re: Watch Nerds. Glaschuttes Original?

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if he had said 'one of the chinese brands' instead of 'chinese version' i wouldn't have assumed he meant a knock-off of the watch in question.

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Version in retrospect was a poor choice of words. I was talking about watches from brands like Sugess and Aesop that make bottom-end tourbillons in the $250 to $600 range. Seagull makes much better built and finished tourbillons but they run in the $2500-3000 range and are less likely being bought to just experience a tourbillon.

Sugess and Aesop use things like Breguet hands but aren't even a rough homage much less being a fake.

I still feel like one of the VCs makes the most sense, but I feel like the 1908 will win the battle of the heart.

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I've been jonesing for a good watch thread

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You’re welcome. And you can thank that 40 minute video I mentioned in the OP. Someone named a guy who I am almost sure it was. He does some high end watch nerd videos. Both the watches and video quality being high end.


I own a Sinn 856 UTC and thought I knew little something of German watches. Never heard of Glaschuttes.


That green watch just does it for me. I’d probably go more traditional though. A black or dark blue face is more timeless. IMO.


It’s this or a Tudor for me.


I was able to put a Tudor on my wrist about a year ago and that was a mistake. I was ready to break out the credit and take my lumps from the wife.

I want a new Daytona badly but will have to wait a while on that

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Vacheron Traditionnelle 38mm Pink Gold/White dial/6 o’clock sub seconds

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I think that is the winner. I have the Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 in WG and it is a better watch IMO than my Patek 5070G which was more expensive. The only negative is they don't hold value as well but if you buy used like I did they tend to hold well compared to the used price. VC is by far the most underappreciated of the Trinity mainly because they don't have the signature piece like the RO or the Nautilus to drive Instagram interest. I also like their 2/3 hand dress watch aesthetic better.

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It’s this or a Tudor for me.

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Have you seen this Harrod’s Black Bay? If I had the wrist to wear a 40+ mm watch I would definitely have this one in my sights.

This is my old version of the VC Overseas. I bought this one in 2008. I never have loved it, but I agree the bracelet is great and if you notice, the links form a Maltese Cross. I like the 3 o'clock date window on the newer versions much better, but the dial itself on this one is better, aside from the 4-5 date window. I would absolutely want this watch in a PM version, even more "buts" if I were to buy another VC bracelet watch, I'd probably opt for a 222 as I prefer the 37 mm size of the 222 to the 41 mm size of the Overseas, though the pink gold/blue dial version of the Overseas might make me give pause.

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Have you seen this Harrod’s Black Bay?

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It's a collab edition of the 79230 with Harrods of London. I had the black bezel version of this watch - great looking textured black gilt dial, but I never did like the way the watch wore. Very thick and the side of the case opposite the crown is just a thick wall of steel. The 22 mm lug width with only 2 mm taper bracelet doesn't help the chunkiness. Aside from looking big, I never thought it comfortable on wrist at least to me (this is purely my personal experience with the watch mind you). In fact, I just got rid of my 79320 after owning for just shy of 5 years and wearing it very seldomly.

I still have a BB58 Blue which actually is a very comfortable and well-proportioned watch. I will say I think the green they use for the bezel insert for the Harrod's special ed. is excellent and the bit of green text on the dial and tip of the seconds hand is excellent. I've never seen one in the flesh.

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It's a collab edition of the 79230 with Harrods of London

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Yeah, I was just offering it as an option to the OP because he seems to like green accents and Tudor.

I wear a BB36 (79500) as my every day watch. I can't pull off the slab sides or case diameter of the standard Black Bay.

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Yeah, I was just offering it as an option to the OP because he seems to like green accents and Tudor.

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The nice thing about the Harrod's edition now is you can order it because for a while you had to pick it up in London.

I have the black and burgundy colorways of the original ETA BB and it is a bit of an odd wear. The head fits me more or less fine but I am not picky on fit, evidence by the fact I don't notice a Ploprof after the first 10 minutes. My only real gripe with them is the lack of half link and only 3 pin adjustments in the clasp. It can leave you in between sizes fairly easily: a tad too loose or a tad to tight. Even the T-fit clasp doesn't fix it for everyone. It is sad when you have to go to Uncle Seiko to get a half link for a Tudor to make it fit properly.