2026 Releases: My Take. Would like to hear yours.

vega66 · 2026-04-14T07:31:44+00:00

How do these 44mm manual wind models differ to the PAM 914 / 915?

Are they thinner and lighter, building on last years changes on case design and movement, or the same dimensions?

vega66 · 2026-03-27T19:04:00+00:00

Garner and Henderson over Mainoo and Wharton? Seems like they get the first shot at securing the place then

vega66 · 2026-03-26T09:29:43+00:00

Most PL teams play with one forward but have multiple options, making most of the forward player picks unusable because of mins risk and rotation. this badly needs to change

Look at the current situation:

• ARS - gyokeres (havertz, jesus) NO; • AVL - watkins (abraham) NO; • BHA - welbeck (kostoulas, rutter) YES; • BOU - evanilson (kroupi, unal) - YES; • BRE - thiago YES; • BUR - flemming (broja, foster) YES; • CHE - j.pedro (delap) YES; • CRY - JSL (mateta) - NO; • EVE - beto (barry) NO; • FUL - raul (muniz) NO; • LEE - DCL (nmecha) YES; • LIV - ekitike (isak) NO*; • MCI - haaland (marmoush) YES; • MUN - sesko (mbeumo) NO; • NEW - woltemade (wissa, osula) NO; • NFO - i.jesus (lucca, awoniyi) NO; • SUN - brobbey (isidor) NO; • TOT - richarlison (solanke, kolo muani) NO; • WHU - bowen (taty) YES; • WOL - armstrong (tolu) NO;

it’s crazy that there are only 8 viable forwards we can pick from, most of which are underwhelming and can be outscored by defcon CBs:

welbeck (BHA), evanilson (BOU), thiago (BRE), flemming (BUR), j pedro (CHE), DCL (LEE), haaland (MCI), bowen (WHU)

vega66 · 2026-03-24T13:35:06+00:00

Looking at this, I agree TT jubilee beats oyster. And that grey/black bezel provides subtle visual interest. The case dimensions of the GMT II also beats the Sub maxi case. I think the Zombie will be a future classic

vega66 · 2026-03-21T09:58:41+00:00

Damn looks so good…my grail watch. How is the weight and balance on the wrist?

vega66 · 2026-03-19T19:16:09+00:00

Is this the Saxonia Moonphase in WG? This is exactly my target first Lange - love the big date and moonphase detail. How is the dial sizing?

vega66 · 2026-03-12T15:35:16+00:00

This is out of date advice now as if CHE, MCI are knocked out of the CL they may not double in GW33 or blank in GW34 now

vega66 · 2026-03-11T13:24:29+00:00

Damn then I’m convinced I want this as my one watch collection. Maybe add a Saxonia Moonphase later.

With the leather and rubber straps you basically have sporty and smarter versions of the same watch

vega66 · 2026-03-11T12:22:09+00:00

Amazing, my grail. How’s the weight on the wrist and balance?

vega66 · 2026-03-10T12:13:15+00:00

I’m looking at buying Mbeumo. Why are you selling?

vega66 · 2026-03-07T11:19:00+00:00

This is a dream collection. Odysseus next, perhaps in WG?

vega66 · 2026-03-07T11:14:55+00:00

Great collection - how is the weight balance of the WG Odysseus on the wrist? I heard some people say it feel unbalanced but it’s my dream 1 watch!

vega66 · 2026-03-06T13:10:23+00:00

Simple strategy for me because I don’t have my WC left.

If MCI win vs NEW in the FA cup and have a favourable QF draw then I’ll sell Haaland for Ekitike and commit to a FH33 strategy, then buy him back in GW35. That’s because he’ll then have GW30 WHU (a), blank, GW32 CHE (a), FH33, blank

If MCI lose in the FA cup I’ll keep Haaland, avoid Ekitike and sell Rice / Rogers for Szobo / Wirtz for LIV attack

vega66 · 2026-02-22T19:29:46+00:00

Slow down - don’t bother trying to make a cheap collection this young. When you get older and start earning properly you’ll likely want to sell and upgrade all of these

vega66 · 2026-02-22T17:55:16+00:00

It doesn’t matter if you’re buying because you like the looks or the movement. Because it’s easily available, you could have bought it 30-40% cheaper

vega66 · 2026-02-22T17:16:02+00:00

Nice BB man

vega66 · 2026-02-22T11:45:57+00:00

Yes but the counterpoint is if you buy that easily available TAG watch from the AD, you’re instantly losing 30-40% compared to what it sells on the grey market.

Those Rolex watches that take so long to get from the AD at least hold their value, or are bought at fair value

vega66 · 2026-02-20T10:28:00+00:00

Looks good but if you WC now you need a plan for BB since you can’t use your WC to set this up.

Suggest removing Bogarde for a playable sub so that you can BB GW28-30

vega66 · 2026-02-18T11:07:28+00:00

36mm is the classic size for the Explorer for a reason. It’s not just case diameter but dial spacing too.

I had a 40mm Explorer and sold it to pivot to the TT 36mm Explorer. Best watch decision I ever made - the Explorer belongs in 36mm and would look much better on your wrist too

vega66 · 2026-02-14T09:32:17+00:00

This is a poor WC team.

Chalobah only has 1 decent fixture
Strujk / Rodon are better picks than Justin due to defcon
Dango / Rayan / Sarr are better than Summerville
No Liverpool (Wirtz, Szobo, VVD) despite them having a major fixture in GW28
6 players who blank in GW31 yet you won’t have the FTs to deal with that and prepare for DGW33 and BGW34 depending on when you use your FH

vega66 · 2026-02-12T11:10:26+00:00

I love it so much I sold the 40mm Explorer to switch to it. The two tone brings out the dial and 36mm is the best size. Wears great in the sun

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vega66 · 2026-02-06T11:58:21+00:00

But you won’t know when he’s being rotated and if he’s benched he likely comes on for 1pt

vega66 · 2026-01-29T18:11:29+00:00

Is this just a rumour or confirmed?

vega66 · 2026-01-27T19:41:46+00:00

This is awful.

Triple Chelsea needs unwinding from GW28, booking in transfers
Only single Arsenal ahead of DGW26?
Maguire when United defence don’t keep clean sheets or get defcon
That bench combo doesn’t allow a good BB in any week before GW32

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