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20 May 2019, 03:28 AM | #301 |
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The Barakuda looks great, but I ended up getting over my size hangup and bought a 43mm Bathyscaphe with bracelet. Love the anthracite sunburst dial and the vast dial space.
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21 May 2019, 11:09 AM | #302 |
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Name down on the ‘Kuda here.
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21 May 2019, 12:06 PM | #303 |
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Nice. I keep going back and forth on if me getting the barakuda will be redundant as I have the Milspec. I love the watch, just not sure if it's different enough from the Milspec.
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21 May 2019, 12:58 PM | #304 |
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Not much different than your two speedmasters or GMT/sub imho. Still, yo comprendo. Make that call when you have both in hand
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21 May 2019, 08:12 PM | #305 |
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Fair point... and all the rational I needed to convince myself. Haha
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21 May 2019, 09:11 PM | #306 |
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True, but different price and value retention do. Speedmaster/Rolex vs Blancpain. Hmm, not a fanboy of any brand but there is a difference. Personaly i dont want to go to heavy in a brand like Blancpain. LE's seems to do better but still. I will stick to my Bathy and Mil-spec for now.
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I'll also say that the contrarian in me is really starting to have a distaste for what is going on in the market with brands like AP, PP and Rolex. The speculation, hype, lists, etc. have made it somewhat unbearable. The same can even be said with recent Speedys now (ST1, ST2, Tokyo 2020 editons, etc).
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21 May 2019, 10:27 PM | #308 | |
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As for AP, i have the 15400 which i absolutely love so not much else i desire from them. Maybe a RO chrono one day. At this point i'm looking mostly at Lange. Still a steal if you buy used and a whole different level. |
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Im relatively young and haven't really had time to nurture an AD relationship, so I'm left outside looking in with regards to the popular brands. But, maybe this is me just saving face, I truly do love what brands like Blancpain are doing (more so than Rolex, PP or AP).
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I believe with a bit of effort you can still get one (except blue ofcource) within 3/6 months. Its one of those watches where you can actualy see where you're money went. Dial, bracelet, case finishing are top notch. |
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22 May 2019, 01:34 AM | #311 |
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Since people always have to complain about something....we have 45 MM FF and 40 MM FF. When can we get a 42? ;-)
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22 May 2019, 02:25 AM | #312 |
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Interesting discussion here. I love hearing the perspective from collectors. I am relatively new to collecting and beginning my career so I appreciate others sharing their perspective on the current offerings and availability.
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I think this BP may be my last sport watch for some time, though (if I decide to keep it). I do think I could benefit from a semi-dress watch down the road, and was thinking Urban Jurgensen or Lange
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I am guessing the barakuda will hold its value pretty well all things considered. Strange lack of press though. Did not even garner a hodinkee article and they write up everything.
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Not super exciting but I'm really thinking about getting the new two-handed Villeret extra-plate, very nice and clean with the power reserve in the back and manual wind on top of it all! Comes in steel so should be quite modestly priced.
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I think the barakuda will definitely hold its value. 500 pieces is fairly rare, and although Blancpain traditionally don't hold value well in the secondary market, the limited editions do (as referenced by the no rad, OCs and milspec). The Barakuda also seems to be more universally liked than the milspec or BOCiii. I remember a ton of people hating on the "pokeball" moisture indicator, not really getting the reference. The BOCiii, people thought the world logo was a bit over the top. The Barakuda also puts the date in a proper place, at 3:00. Not jammed in at 4:00 like an afterthought.
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Part of me thinks the combat swimmer is the sleeper but I’m still most excited about the Barakuda.
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24 May 2019, 07:12 PM | #320 |
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Haha, same here.
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27 May 2019, 05:53 PM | #321 |
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I'm really interested in the Fifty fathoms lately. It's on my shortlist of watches to add next. I'm just curious what are typical discounts I can expect from an AD.
I'm considering the grande date. Tried it on a few times already. IMG_20190518_074707.jpg Sent from my CLT-L04 using Tapatalk |
27 May 2019, 08:11 PM | #322 |
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Some more pics from the weekend playing with the prototypes,
there's alot more pics on instagram since it's the easiest way to dump pics off my phone, than trying to link every pic. Blancpain Fifty Farhoms Nageurs de Combat - (gallery) Click for Instagram Gallery Blancpain Air Command - Click for Instagram Gallery And the ones folk are waiting for, Blancpain Barakuda (with side by side comparison to my milspec) - Click for Instagram Gallery |
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Thank you for the great shot endo
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28 May 2019, 12:29 AM | #324 |
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Excellent shots. I may end up really regretting it, but I ended up giving up my Kudu slot. Just thought it was a bit too similar to my Milspec. But I can't wait to see the incomings (I hear the first ones will start coming in Oct).
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The new 45mm Ti BP FF black dial automatic (5015) is the one that has my attention right now. Can’t wait to see one when they hit the street and see what they go for used.
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28 May 2019, 04:44 AM | #327 |
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How is the bezel action on the new models? It Always kind of bug me on the Bathy and Mil-spec. Doesnt feel solid and there is some give when turning right nor does it center 100%. If Tudor can make it feel rock solid on a 3K black bay Blancpain should have no issue doing the same on their 10K+ pieces.
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28 May 2019, 05:41 AM | #328 |
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Same. I really, really like the air command, but my wrists can't pull of 42mm. I wish it was smaller, or atleast the lugs were more compact.
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29 May 2019, 02:28 PM | #329 |
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I had one, but sold it to fund a Kermit and EXP2 42mm. I have neither any longer.
There have been some issues with bezel delamination, and nothing but bezel replacement once that happens. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Yes, i've heard that story as well. Dont think thats the case do with mine. There is simply a bit of give when turning the bezel right on both No problem what so ever but it does make me question Blancpain a bit and its just a bit cheap. If the same on all divers it should have been noticed and fixed.
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