Baco Noir
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Post by Baco Noir on Apr 9, 2024 10:42:17 GMT -6
From what I've seen so far, these are the ones the caught my attention and I was surprised by the last one! Tudor Black Bay Monochrome (https://www.tudorwatch.com/en/watches/black-bay) 41mm case, available with rubber strap, jubilee, or 3 link rivet bracelet - I like the lack of gilt on the hands and dial. I think that elevates the watch in my eyes.  Rolex GMT Master II with black and grey bezel (https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/new-watches/gmt-master-ii) Available on an oyster bracelet with polished center links or jubilee. The touch of green with the GMT hand adds a nice pop of color and the black/grey bezel is classy.   Montblanc Iced Sea 0 Oxygen Deep 4810 (https://www.montblanc.com/en-us/discover/campaign/watches-and-wonders) The name/depth rating is in homage to the height of Mont Blanc Mountain. Titanium case, rubber strap, and stunning blue dial.   |
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Post by rw16610 on Apr 9, 2024 11:39:30 GMT -6
Nice watches! Very cool to see a new LN GMT Master II.
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Post by priamo on Apr 9, 2024 22:21:58 GMT -6
Haven't looked closely but the BB monochrome is very nice. Rolex GMT I like too, polished center links, grey bezel, green accent on hand, black matte dial. This has wow factor for those that dare to wear it.
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Post by rw16610 on Apr 10, 2024 11:18:19 GMT -6
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Post by Baco Noir on Apr 10, 2024 15:10:42 GMT -6
I love it. If I didn’t have the BLNR already, I’d put my name on a list. I’m tempted to anyway, but it’d be years before I’d ever get a call for one. |
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Post by rw16610 on Apr 10, 2024 16:04:11 GMT -6
The wait is indeed a shame. Maybe still put your name down and if anything changes you can always pass on it. Not sure if they take deposits or not, but with these waits a deposit wouldn't make sense.
This is nice for collectors though to have such variety provided over the years as partial justification for some looking to add more of these to the collection.
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Post by priamo on Apr 10, 2024 17:01:28 GMT -6
Are those hooded lugs on that monochrome BB? Not real appealing with the rubber strap.
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Post by Baco Noir on Apr 10, 2024 17:17:42 GMT -6
Are those hooded lugs on that monochrome BB? Not real appealing with the rubber strap. I don’t think so. I think it’s just an end link added to fill the gap. They have been available aftermarket for a long time. |
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Post by priamo on Apr 11, 2024 8:19:53 GMT -6
Are those hooded lugs on that monochrome BB? Not real appealing with the rubber strap. I don’t think so. I think it’s just an end link added to fill the gap. They have been available aftermarket for a long time. That Mont Blanc strap looks better to me anyway than the BB. The end pc. doesn't work with the rubber strap, imo. Those BB end pieces could to be improved, along the lines of the Rolex. Much nicer looking. Why would that red bezel BB have decent end pcs for that jubilee and the mono BB not? Only the BB mono oyster looks ok. Maybe these mono BB are prototypes? Rushed for this event. |
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Post by rw16610 on Apr 11, 2024 12:02:36 GMT -6
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Post by Baco Noir on Apr 11, 2024 15:35:14 GMT -6
Yellow gold doesn’t look right on me. |
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Post by muckymark on Apr 11, 2024 18:23:23 GMT -6
I’ve just been reading the coverage on ABTW, Hodinkee & Fratello. Quite a few pieces caught my eye. I like the Black Bay Monochrome. IMO just a clean simple watch with some pizazz by adding the jubilee bracelet.  I like the idea of the Black Bay GMT but I don’t like the snowflake GMT hand. To my eye it looks weird at the very end of the hand.  I like the Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph. Silver/Black Pandas appeal to me.  This moon phase from Frederique Constant is an affordable and good looking dress watch.  I’m not sure why this one never got any coverage…  |
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Post by rw16610 on Apr 11, 2024 18:53:25 GMT -6
Baco Noir I know what you mean there. It just occurred to me that they've removed Sea-Dweller from the dial and on the site they're now under "Deepsea":  Example below of the previous model: 
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Post by Baco Noir on Apr 11, 2024 19:41:52 GMT -6
I’ve just been reading the coverage on ABTW, Hodinkee & Fratello. Quite a few pieces caught my eye. I like the Black Bay Monochrome. IMO just a clean simple watch with some pizazz by adding the jubilee bracelet. I like the idea of the Black Bay GMT but I don’t like the snowflake GMT hand. To my eye it looks weird at the very end of the hand. I like the Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph. Silver/Black Pandas appeal to me. This moon phase from Frederique Constant is an affordable and good looking dress watch. I’m not sure why this one never got any coverage… I agree with all of this. The snowflake gmt hand seems off. The moonphase FC is good looking. |
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Post by Baco Noir on Apr 11, 2024 19:44:26 GMT -6
Baco Noir I know what you mean there. It just occurred to me that they've removed Sea-Dweller from the dial and on the site they're now under "Deepsea": Example below of the previous model: I saw that too. I like the simplicity of it but it seems odd to change the name at this point. |
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