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Post by marinoc81 on Feb 27, 2017 21:25:37 GMT -6
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Post by CHIP on Feb 27, 2017 22:16:32 GMT -6
I like that one. To me, I put it in the same category as the B&R WWI trench watch, another piece I like. Different, but the same idea.  |
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Post by Baco Noir on Feb 27, 2017 22:18:14 GMT -6
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Post by marinoc81 on Feb 27, 2017 22:42:35 GMT -6
I do like the bezel on that hamilton, but prefer the breguet hands on the Tissot. Very similar price point bt two great brands
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Post by rw16610 on Feb 27, 2017 23:37:19 GMT -6
I like it, you should definitely get one.
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Post by carl on Feb 27, 2017 23:38:03 GMT -6
That Tissot is a beauty! I tried it on a couple of times at the AD. And case made for the size of the ETA movement, which I think was originally made for a pocket watch. I don't know what you call the strap, kind of a NATO, single piece of leather and pretty thin, but suits the watch. I think I would get a sturdier regular leather strap. Love that caseback, and the wonderful ETA movement.
I have been tempted by it many times over the past few months. And they still have it in the display case. I believe the MSRP is $1295CAD, or about $985USD. It is definitely a very nicely built watch, and you could hardly go wrong at that price. I often leave the shop wondering why I didn't get it, but I put that down to the size. Although, I can usually forgive a larger watch like this because it is not superfluously large. It has to be large to accommodate the movement.
And even at that price, I certainly found no compromise in quality.
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Post by carl on Feb 27, 2017 23:45:42 GMT -6
This is another one I saw at the AD: Alpina KM-710, with in-house automatic movement. We were discussing the origins of this model, and was to do with the German military. Can't remember all the details. It was about $2895CAD MSRP, with the in-house movement. The thing I like about this one and the Tissot is that there is no date window, but the Alpina has the pointer date at 6 o'clock.  |
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Post by carl on Feb 27, 2017 23:51:32 GMT -6
Found this pic on Fratellowatches. The original Tissot pocket watch, on which the Heritage model is based. Damn good resemblance, and that font really gets me:  mass image upload |
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Post by marinoc81 on Feb 28, 2017 8:02:41 GMT -6
Found this pic on Fratellowatches. The original Tissot pocket watch, on which the Heritage model is based. Damn good resemblance, and that font really gets me: mass image uploadWow great photo to show comparison. I agree about the font, it's nice to hear from someone who has looked at it several times |
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Post by carl on Feb 28, 2017 20:46:23 GMT -6
Found this pic on Fratellowatches. The original Tissot pocket watch, on which the Heritage model is based. Damn good resemblance, and that font really gets me: mass image uploadWow great photo to show comparison. I agree about the font, it's nice to hear from someone who has looked at it several times I might just go back to the AD on Saturday, and take another look. With camera in hand this time. The more I look at it online, and some of the wrist shots, the more appealing I find it. Really starting to warm up to that NATO style leather strap as well. In real life, that dial has an almost porcelain look to it. Some might say that the hands would look better if they were blued, like the original. But I can't say that is an issue with me. I find the watch quite attractive just as it is. |
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Post by marinoc81 on Feb 28, 2017 20:49:48 GMT -6
Wow great photo to show comparison. I agree about the font, it's nice to hear from someone who has looked at it several times I might just go back to the AD on Saturday, and take another look. With camera in hand this time. The more I look at it online, and some of the wrist shots, the more appealing I find it. Really starting to warm up to that NATO style leather strap as well. The more I look at it the more I like it too. I will enjoy the UN for a while and then reflect back on it and if I still love it as much, I will buy it |
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Post by stoshman on Mar 1, 2017 16:01:06 GMT -6
Love the pomme hands. Speaking of the '30's, here's my Dan Henry 1939:  |
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