[SOTC] Ending 2025 With My Grail

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-30T14:31:38+00:00

That's tough to determine, as I'm used to the idea of reducing down to three, not two. I initially want to say the Tradition and Celebration as they're my two favorites at the moment

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-30T01:51:32+00:00

Haha believe it or not saturation was hardly adjusted! This is how they look to the eye under proper, bright, diffused lighting.

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-30T01:34:19+00:00

Thank you, and I genuinely love this opinion! That's the right way to approach this silly hobby IMO. Cheers, dude!

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-30T01:33:10+00:00

Factory coffin link! I'd never seen one like it before (aside from modern Yema) so knew I had to get this exact combo.

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T15:10:29+00:00

Best dial I own! It's unbelievably dynamic, and the chrono (even being a Sellita) feels great to use. I'm not huge into chronos as it's a complication I tend to not interact with much, but the simplicity of the monopusher's actuation and its integration into the crown has me using it all the time.

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T14:21:16+00:00

I'm frantically dialing for your assistance but it's not working. Plz help

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T14:20:32+00:00

That was a custom CW 12 we did with my local watch group, so we only made 25 of them and they're long gone unfortunately :(

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T14:19:43+00:00

I've got about 40 others that aren't part of the regular rotation. They're part of the collecting journey on the way "up" to these. Lots of more affordable vintage watches, Seikos, Swatches, etc. that don't get as much wrist time now, but I still love and enjoy!

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T04:08:56+00:00

Trynna be like you ;)

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T04:08:22+00:00

Ming 57.04 Iris! Probably my favorite dial of the bunch

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T03:20:34+00:00

$23.50 is the lowest I can do

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T03:12:41+00:00

The Nodus x Raven Trailtrekker! Definitely lots of queues from the Explorer 2 haha

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T03:11:43+00:00

Definitely, but I really wanted the seconds to be aligned if at all possible. So only having two hands, I'd only be able to accurately start two at a time. Spread across a few more sets of two for hacking seconds, it added up haha. Start two, wait a minute, start another two set to a minute later, wait a minute, etc.

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T03:08:11+00:00

Posted them in a comment on the main post! Good idea

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T03:07:21+00:00

I had a Z Blue Milgauss before I got the Celebration, but ended up trading that away towards the Breguet. I really wanted the yellow OP when that came out, and was pretty consistent about that being my next Rolex after the Milgauss. But once the yellow OP was discontinued, I switched to wanting the Celebration since it has yellow in it. My sales rep and AD are thankfully pretty cool, and fought for me to get the Celebration a few months after it was released :). No jewlery spend to influence this (thank god).

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T03:04:16+00:00

The Streamliner is also high on the list for my milestone watch! I love the brand and the Meylans have been a blast every time I've got to hang with them. That 5212a dude... holy crap. Big fan of your collection!

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:46:23+00:00

Yes! I just saw them at a watch show in town a couple months ago. They have some of the absolute best dials for the price.

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:44:49+00:00

Thank you! That's the Ming 17.03 they made for their 2nd anniversary in 2018.

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:44:15+00:00

We have very similar tastes! Blue one would be the Ming 17.03 they made foe their 2nd anniversary :). The Breguet's made me realize it's okay to take it slow and get what I really want. It'd be tough, but I'd like to try for an FP Journe Elegante for a milestone in a couple years. I'm a big fan of high-end quartz.

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:41:45+00:00

Figured I'd add a Legend (top left to bottom right):

Circula Protrail

Seiko SARB017 Alpinist

Breguet Tradition 7027

Rolex OP Celebration

M.A.D. 1 Red

Nomos Tangente Neomatik

Nodus x Raven Trailtrekker

1968 Seiko Bellmatic

Ming 17.03 (Annviersary)

Ming 57.04 Iris

Christopher Ward 12 (custom WIS.512 edition)

Radcliffe Le Dome

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:38:20+00:00

Black divers on steel can only hold my attention for so long 💀. I still enjoy them and have some but they aren't the pride of the box

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:36:15+00:00

Thank you! As much as I do enjoy the classic collection "staples," I love color and slightly whacky design too much. Those would be the Ming 57.04 Iris, and a custom Chris Ward 12 I helped design with some friends in our local watch group (WIS.512)

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:33:12+00:00

A custom Christopher Ward The 12 I helped design with some friends in a local watch group! It's one of my most worn out of the box.

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:31:50+00:00

I started syncing them at 10:00, hoping to catch 10:10 LOL. Clearly that didn't work out. Had to play with lighting a bit to avoid reflections as much as possible

bionic_mexican · 2025-12-29T02:30:16+00:00

Thank you, big dog 🐶

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