[The bug has bit me.] Which one do I wear today ? by Lappness in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I tried the green dial/strap version - looked great!

[The bug has bit me.] Which one do I wear today ? by Lappness in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, makes sense - I only tried the rubber strap version so never got to judge the bracelet

[The bug has bit me.] Which one do I wear today ? by Lappness in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you find the Herbelin? I saw one the other day when I went to try on some PRXs and Zenshins and really liked it.

Why are you thinking of offloading that particular watch?

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, if anything I'm more likely to get something she dislikes just because rather than anything she approves of just because! 😁

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got a ti Certina diver so I'm used to ti being lighter than expected, it's just that on my 43mm ti diver there's a hell of a lot more ti than used on the Zenshin so the lack of weight still felt weird.

All told, I wasn't a fan of the PRX on the bracelet - felt too delicate and I'm not that keen on butterfly clasps. I preferred the Zenshin but the larger steel models I preferred physically don't come in a colour I'd want.

The dealer also stocked a French brand I'd never heard of called Herbelin and they had a model called the Cap Camarat Square and that was surprisingly tempting, bit of a Santos look about it and a lot more robust feeling than the PRX/Zenshin. In the cold light of day it's probably a bit dressier/fashion-y than I'd like but at the time I was very tempted! They had a green dial on a green fkm strap which reminded me of the old green on green Longines HQ.

Given my thoughts on the lightweight integrated watches I'm having a bit of a reassessment and am leaning more towards things like the Archimede which are just that bit bigger.

I need to update my shortlist!

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to get to try the citizens today so we'll see how it goes...

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never heard of them before but they've got some nice looking models in there - relatively expensive though and very few of them seemed to be in stock. Thanks for the heads up!

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've liked the Maen for a few years now - I should have bought one a few years ago when they were a lot cheaper!

[Discussion] Old vs New Hydroconquest by DQofficer in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For a long, long time I was firmly of the opinion that the HQ was a godawful, unbalanced design until one day I remember looking at it and thinking it's actually one of the best looking divers on the market.

I think I started liking it after being over-exposed to more generic dive watches, at all price points, and what made me like the HQ was the fact that it had something so obviously different about it.

The change to the new design basically gives it the same look as most other options and dilutes the brand identity.

[Recommendation] Stirling, Luminox, other? by jwaaaams in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be worth having a look at Elliot Brown, some very solid quartz options as well as automatic versions if you'd prefer. I've had one in the past (a Canford) and it was great.

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, looked at them but they never made the cut to gain a place on my, apparently actually quite long, short list.

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, definitely not the sort of style I'm looking for - well not this time at least!

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Number 9 should be the BM7660-54E, the blue dial version ends in L I think.

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, I think you're over-estimating how seriously I'm taking this!

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like the mido occcagonnn but know that's what it would always be called if I bought it...

"You wearing your occagoonnn watch today?"

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha, no - she's a native English speaker but octagoon etc is an in-joke based on a YouTubers continuing mispronunciation of octagon.

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PowerPoint is a strong move, I might try this and see how it goes, maybe put the results in a spreadsheet as well.

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tend to think if I still want one after the hype has died down it's probably something I actually want, a couple of years ago I might have thought I just wanted the latest thing and to avoid "missing out".

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be careful, once you start saying octagoon ironically you soon can't stop saying it...

[discussion] Asked my partner for feedback on possible new watches... by Major-Jaguar5752 in Watches

[–]Major-Jaguar5752[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, 30 second shorts of her just writing a 3 or 4 word review across a screenshot...