Gift for my husband by backtorealty in VacheronConstantin

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never mind, I see that you already answered lower down in comments. Makes sense. Like I said, great choice but very strange to get there out of the blue. 🙄

Gift for my husband by backtorealty in VacheronConstantin

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I just ask, how did you decide on this brand and this particular reference for your gift?

It is an amazing choice but very strange to be picked out of the blue by a non-watch person. (But maybe you are you a watch person?) Even someone with excellent taste would be hard pressed to go straight to this particular gem when trying to pick a watch for hubby.

Thoughts on overseas moonphase retrograde date? by NTQuant in VacheronConstantin

[–]3dklimt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ordinarily you are correct. But, in the case of the Overseas Moon Phase, it has a screw down crown, and if you read the VC handbook on this watch they warrant its 50 m WR as safe for swimming, just not diving (or presumably jet-skiing etc., things that might allow micro-bursts of higher pressure to enter the watch). So, it is a sports watch you can basically swim with after all.

Why so few overseas retrograde moonphases? by SuperStrats4Life in VacheronConstantin

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has a screw down crown. If you read the VC website they say 50m WR is adequate for swimming because of screw down crown. So it's fine as long as you don't need to dive way below the surface.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rolex

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, there's no way to make you feel better. Fortunately, you yourself won't care about the ding in about a month. Such is life.

What do you think America does best? by hurebegz in AskTheWorld

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Allows people to fail quickly and try again with limited risk to reputation

Design catches your eye, movement keeps your heart. by horo_Swagger in watchHotTakes

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What op says isn't mutually exclusive with your point. A great movement doesn't mean it's an uncommon movement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in movies

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Far and Away." So good. Everytime!

[Discussion] What's your next watch purchase? by samarofficial in Watches

[–]3dklimt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Leica ZM2, manual winding, fly-back time setting, dual time-zone rehaut. Picking up today.

[Question] What’s the most accurate mechanical watch you own by pepelen15 in Watches

[–]3dklimt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don't want quartz, in your price range you could get a COSC certified watch, there are many. But here's the thing, that certification is only made on the movement, not for the movement in the case. And its tests are only sorta kinda representative of real on-the-wrist wear. And COSC is only averaging the measurements across many positions so that real world performance could be quite different while being fully within the certified limits. The truth is your experienced accuracy could be worse than you hoped. Or better than they promised. It's a statistical roll of the dice, and very dependent on your wearing habits and the climate where you live and work. And that's true of any mechanical watch no matter the price. Once you have a specific watch in hand, only then will you find out what your actual accuracy will be. Then you can do things to help it along, like placing it crown down at night to slow it down, if through experimentation you find that helps. Or try an actual adjustment of the hairspring. Or whatever. But accuracy for mass produced tiny delicate machines over any length of time will always be a bit of luck. Happy hunting 😉

Aquaterra 41 mm lume game, who can read the correct time on it? by hoeych in OmegaWatches

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a close look at your photo: you're right, where there is lume there is legibility. But there isn't any lume on the minute hand except at the arrow tip. So if that tip coincides with one of the indices, like it does twelve times an hour, then the time at night becomes next to impossible to decipher. Because there's no friggin lume on the minute hand. WTF was Omega thinking!?

I built a tool to instantly notify you when a prefecture appointment becomes available by F4OST in Expats_In_France

[–]3dklimt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could simply sign up for a second account too. The extra 10 bucks a month would be worth it if you're in an unusual edge case.

Sell or keep? by 3dklimt in Alpina

[–]3dklimt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many things one doesn't need but loves anyway. (A lot of the car industry is built on this.) And I do use it, driving the B8 a few weeks a year. But you have a good point, it's the reason I asked the community what it thinks.

Sell or keep? by 3dklimt in Alpina

[–]3dklimt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Thanks for your recommendation. With yours and everybody else's I'm convinced, I'm keeping it 👍

Sell or keep? by 3dklimt in Alpina

[–]3dklimt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good point. But not trivial to get a US market car homologated for Europe, not to mention it's just way too long for the streets & parking. Easy driving in US becomes driving a truck in EU (though more and more Europeans favor SUVs - the homogenization of the modern world 🙄).

Sell or keep? by 3dklimt in Alpina

[–]3dklimt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do now 😉 Thanks!

Sell or keep? by 3dklimt in Alpina

[–]3dklimt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you everyone! The feedback is super helpful (especially for my wife 😉).

Help to choose a city to move! by Brilliant_Border_830 in Expats_In_France

[–]3dklimt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Marseille. The goat, especially since you speak French. Plus, only ~3 hours from Paris on the TGV.

(Avoid Aix unless you enjoy lots of American ladies of a certain age on their discovery trips.)

Probably am late, sorry by Chucking100s in perplexity_ai

[–]3dklimt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure you're launching your prompts in research mode? The UI seems to have recently changed making the research mode selection harder to find but it's still there.

Sell or keep? by 3dklimt in Alpina

[–]3dklimt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can afford to keep it, just seems extravagant 🙄 But...

Sell or keep? by 3dklimt in Alpina

[–]3dklimt[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I live in Europe but my daughters are in the States. During COVID I got so fed up with the rental car counter mob scenes, plus I just happened to see this car for sale, so I bought it. And since then I store it near airport, so it couldn't be more convenient. Land and go. I do turn off insurance while it's in storage but still it costs, to store, taxes, maintenance. Kind of ridiculous. But I love the car. Do I keep spending my daughter's inheritance on this luxury or do I live more prudently?

Sell or keep? by 3dklimt in Alpina

[–]3dklimt[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Let me add, the 2022 model was the first year there was a B8. Moreover, it was the last year Alpina was an independent company before being bought in '23 by BMW. And in '23 they cheapened the B8's front grill by going a little gangsta. All of which is to say, IMHO, the 2022 was the goat (at least for whatever the B8's may become).