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23 January 2016, 04:51 PM | #91 | |
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23 January 2016, 10:09 PM | #92 |
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blancpain fifty fathoms. dive watch but strap turned into a mess if i got it wet or sweated. plus no memory of an incident but somehow i chipped the huge bezel. the band was the biggest let down. then resale hurt. the BPFF really made me appreciate the rolex integration of metal bracelet. besides that no real let downs, nomos, old gmt, old dj, omega speedie; all good. jubilee's have been the best thing, i really was pleasantly surprised with them. comfort and looks. very nice.
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24 January 2016, 02:03 AM | #93 |
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Daytona. Underwhelming IMO.
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24 January 2016, 02:13 AM | #94 |
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Omega Grey Side of the Moon
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24 January 2016, 12:15 PM | #95 |
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Speedy 9300. Too thick & sold after a few months.
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25 January 2016, 12:36 PM | #96 | |
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I don't understand why Omega keeps making such crappy boxes!! The red Omega boxes are imposible to keep in good shape, they melt down with time like the bad guys in an Indiana Jones' movie =/ |
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25 January 2016, 12:39 PM | #97 |
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25 January 2016, 01:01 PM | #98 |
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interesting topic.
Watches that underwhelmed me... Omega Planet Ocean and Seamaster Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph JLC Geophysic Blancpain Bathyscaphe (the non-chrono version) I can probably think of a few more. |
26 January 2016, 12:04 AM | #99 |
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Panerai Egiazano 60mm. I thought I could be like Sly and rock it. Unfortunately could not..lol. 😱😡
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26 January 2016, 04:40 PM | #100 | |
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100% agree. Even with the slab sides and I do agree the 22mm is too big, I think I'll end up with one some day. Like you said, the rest of the watch is so nice I'm almost convinced I can get over those two minor details. We'll see. For now I have a Sub and can't justify a Black Bay next to it because I want a 16570 EXPII Polar so badly, but if the Sub ever goes I'll probably be snagging a Black Bay to replace it. |
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1 February 2016, 04:28 AM | #101 |
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In the early 1970s I purchased an Omega chronograph. I think it was a Speedmaster Professional. The issue was that when I used the chronograph and stopped it, the hour hand of the chronograph would jump erratically. Sometimes I couldn't tell, for example, if the elapsed time was two hours or two and a half hours, because the hour hand was about a quarter of the way between the two and the three hour marks, with the minute hand on the chronograph straight up at 0 (or 30). After multiple repair attempts by Omega, I asked for a refund. The store refused until I took them to small claims court and the judge ruled in my favor. Then the store paid.
In 2015 I purchased a BALL Engineer II Red Label chronometer. It's an automatic watch that I was wearing 24/7, but after about two months it stopped. After repair, the timekeeping was not within chronometer standards and after about three months it stopped again. After another repair, the timekeeping was not within chronometer standards, and the watch stopped AGAIN about three weeks after I gave it a full manual wind. This time (different store) they gave me a refund with no hassle.
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1 February 2016, 05:08 AM | #102 |
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What about the JLC Geophysic underwhelmed you? Curious because I was looking into those and its always good to get a variety of opinion.
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1 February 2016, 05:49 AM | #103 | |
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And, although this one doesn't classify as a complete disappointment, I also felt underwhelmed when I've tried on the classic DD and the DD2. But I think it's just because I'm used to sports watches, and the semi-sport / semi-dress Rolex watches (DJ & DD family) are simply not for me.
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1 February 2016, 07:12 AM | #104 |
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For me, it was the Milgauss.
I really wanted the GV to be my first Rolex. Spent a lot of time lusting after it online. I finally went to try it out, and somehow I was just totally underwhelmed. It was too tall, just didn't make the bond. I have also felt the same about the Omega co-axial '57 reissue. |
1 February 2016, 11:40 AM | #105 |
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Bought a UN Maxi Marine diver from an AD while in Las vegas a few years back, having it shipped to my home the next business day. Went back the next morning and returned it before it was shipped, just had an overwhelming feeling it was a mistake. Bought a Speedster instead and never considered the UN again.
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1 February 2016, 11:55 AM | #106 | |
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19 October 2016, 06:04 AM | #107 |
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Funny that so many members don t like the Daytona.
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19 October 2016, 06:47 AM | #108 |
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The Hulk, loved it in pics or when I saw it on people, but when I got it I probably didn't even wear it 3 hours in all, total disappointment..
I never liked the Daytona without the ceramic bezel, when they made the 116515 in RG I got one after about 2 years, sold it since as it didn't get the love factor, at the same time that was my crazy buying period, in 2 months 6 watches, plus others i had, but am thinking about getting the SS, it does look really nice and is the only Rolex that I find comfortable enough to wear, though in style I would like more a sub no date, but too thick and heavy for my actual tastes, didn't mind for a few years but I do now |
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19 October 2016, 07:09 AM | #111 | |
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I definitely agree on the 300MC. It looks so nice in the pictures, but when I finally got one, I quickly realized it was way too blingy for my taste with the entire top of the watch polished. For a 41mm watch, 15mm thickness feels like you're wearing a small silo on your wrist. I liked the matte dial, but the faux lume was very weak and short-lived. And I absolutely hated the bracelet. It was very blocky and too wide. I feel that 20mm would have been perfect. Oh yeah, that 21mm thing also bothered me. The watch looked great on every strap but none were perfect fits because of the weird lug width. I ended up switching for a planet ocean 2500+cash and I don't regret it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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19 October 2016, 07:22 AM | #112 |
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There is NO WOW factor on the SS Aquanauts, but there sure is on the RG models, both are totally wow, have the 5167 and I love the 5164, in real both look awesome
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19 October 2016, 07:36 AM | #113 |
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It was the RG I tried on. The dial, hands and indices look cheap to my eyes. You must remember that we don't all like the same things.
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19 October 2016, 08:22 AM | #114 |
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really? Did you see it in natural light and even more in the sun? The day I got mine there was a sunny day in Zurich, it was amazing. Indices I can get it, it's just applied lume, but the numerals with lume are great, I find the dial very cool, for me the hands are larger and with more lume but like the 5712 hands. Strange, but yeah we don't love the same things and it's good, when I see the level of love for the SS 5167 I don't really get it, but love my RG
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19 October 2016, 08:56 AM | #115 |
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Tudor black bay. Beautiful watch in pictures and yet it failed to impress when I got it on my wrist. That case is thick and just sat way too high on my wrist.
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19 October 2016, 09:53 AM | #117 |
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I dig the ss aquanaut, but I could see how it could underwhelm some. It's a crazy amount of money for a bunch of rubber and stainless steel. But sum of its parts, right. Plus the 324 movement.
As for personal let down, I'd say explorer I. I was so excited for it to be my first rolex. Dug the history, loved the aesthetic, read up on the movement, but then I slap it on my fat wrist and it just didn't look right. I guess I was more of the disappointment, ha! Got this instead. Although just a mm larger than the exp i, I think the thicker case made all the difference at the time. |
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19 October 2016, 01:26 PM | #119 |
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Hublot Big Bang (got way back in 2011).. Broke down on me.
Only watch I have had problems with (knock on wood). |
19 October 2016, 06:13 PM | #120 | |
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