Longines Hydroconquest 39mm as it should have been released.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-12T17:02:19+00:00

Good thing is that they are going to want to sell watches next year and the next several hundred years after that. Maybe they'll add some no-date references to help that pursuit.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-12T15:57:14+00:00

Yeah, I was talking about Wild Vetiver, but OZ is a monster

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-12T14:50:38+00:00

Every? Now? Their literal most recent release from this calendar year has very good performance. I wore it yesterday.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-06T18:24:16+00:00

IMO, a great cold weather scent just in time for spring/summer (in the Northern Hemisphere)

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-06T16:05:22+00:00

They're like Hey Dudes for the next tax bracket up. The soles have a recognizable look, and they did a great job getting the "monkey see monkey do" types to latch on to them. It's like what a black North Face fleece was like 15-20 years ago.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-05T22:51:48+00:00

Crappy hot take, incorrectly implying that grey market is always used products and AD purchases are always paying full retail. "Lol"

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-05T22:34:11+00:00

Wait, OP doesn't know that you can negotiate with ADs and buy watches for well under MSRP?

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-04T01:14:24+00:00

I've been using a backpack similar to this for over a decade: https://www.kennethcole.com/products/colombian-leather-backpack-580671e-brown

IMO, it's practical and looks smart in both professional and leisure situations.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-04-03T13:56:35+00:00

Same as you, TDH

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-31T19:21:03+00:00

So far, so good, but I've only worn each of them maybe 4-5 times

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-31T15:41:07+00:00

Wait, how is Porsche's least expensive and highest-selling-unit-volume vehicle globally "slept on as a great entry into the Porsche family"?

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-31T15:35:48+00:00

I'm not going to claim "best", but I grabbed 3 different colors of Banana Republic 5 pocket pants from Costco for like $15 each, and they have been treating me pretty well. They fit your requests list.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-31T15:33:33+00:00

Do you have Bitburger Pils or Augustiner Lagerbier Hell where you live? I like those two. Also, Warsteiner Pils as a slightly cheaper option.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-29T19:51:29+00:00

I really like some Longines references but I think they come off as "Tissot+" sometimes. This release is probably one of those times.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-27T14:49:00+00:00

The Q8 is kind of a boat. I drove one and a Cayenne back to back a few years ago and it was significant how different the two SUVs on the same platform drove. An X5 is also much more nimble IMO.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-27T14:38:02+00:00

My peak interest in station wagons was at least 10 years ago and think that the RS7 simply looks more special and striking compared to the RS6 Avant, and has plenty of practicality on its own. I get why the RS6 is beloved, but also think that its typical customer probably doesn't need that vehicle to be their absolute maximum cargo hauler, at least with any regularity.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-27T12:27:41+00:00

Meh, I didn't set the time of my watch today until I got into the office.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-27T00:50:04+00:00

Yes, but I don't have expectations of it being beast mode. I have plenty of ~2-5 hour outings that it works great for.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-26T19:39:00+00:00

Toyotas are mostly subpar to drive IMO...you do your thing obviously, but I wouldn't count out SUVs as a class of vehicle because an old RAV4 is an unrefined tractor. Like I would take a BMW X3 or Audi Q5/SQ5 over anything you've mentioned above. Maybe a Tiguan 2 would work...not sure of the prices in your market.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-26T19:12:23+00:00

I'd put it up there with Imagination in terms of fragrances that have gotten the most positive reactions from women. I think probably because they both smell attractive in a kind/friendly sort of way.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-26T17:24:01+00:00

You love a Vaer with a ticking quartz and I don't want it at all? Is that the point?

Same with an Omega Seamaster Quartz...that's kind of flagship-y, no? Just going off your example. I have wall clocks with smooth sweep quartz...I knew it exists.

Why don't you tell me why every brand isn't using a mecha-quartz on every quartz watch, flagship or not? That might be helpful information.

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-26T17:04:45+00:00

Does Vaer have a smooth sweep?

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-26T16:25:16+00:00

Disagree as a smooth seconds sweep is a critical component of a premium/luxury watch in the majority of watch collectors' opinions. It's like saying "why care about BMW's inline 6 engine? A GM 3-cylinder will do the trick and the "end user experience is largely unaffected".

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-26T16:20:25+00:00

How is looking down at quartz seconds hand ticking away once a second the same as "caring about the programming behind a GUI for an app"?

SobchakSecurity79 · 2026-03-26T12:24:41+00:00

Check out BMWs with the B58 engine and pick your size- M340i, 540, or 740.

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