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22 May 2018, 01:20 AM | #1 |
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Just placed the order for my Merci LMM-01
The hand-cranked model with a white dial is on back-order, so I知 hoping to see it before the end of July.
Looking forward to this one Thanks for viewing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
22 May 2018, 04:34 AM | #2 |
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22 May 2018, 05:07 AM | #3 |
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It says "111 BD BEAUMARCHAIS MERCI PARIS", and I guess this is the address of a brick-and-mortar Merci location in Paris (Le 111 boulevard Beaumarchais).
This one was a no-brainer for me: the satin finishing, stepped case, plastic crystal, and hand-wound ETA movement all are features I really go for, and I have been looking for a watch with a white dial. |
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Thanks. Interesting. I had not come across the brand before. I am on the look for a contrasting white dial watch as well. Visited a boutique today. See attached. |
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22 May 2018, 08:14 AM | #5 |
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25 May 2018, 11:04 PM | #6 |
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I happen to own the quartz version of this watch, and I have to say I wear it more than I expected. Hodinkee wrote a "Watch Spotting" article in January that featured the French president wearing one version of the watch:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/fr...-a-merci-watch My dad purchased the watch because of the article and gave it to me as a gift. I am normally a vintage watch fan, which is reflected in my collection. But this is quite nice, particularly for the cost. |
26 May 2018, 03:09 AM | #7 | |
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Question: do the hands have the appearance of blued steel, or are they painted black? |
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27 May 2018, 09:26 PM | #8 |
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Update: my watch arrived a couple of days ago, which was a surprise because the Merci-Merci web site said shipping of white mechanical watches would commence on July 10. Maybe they accidentally left that up from last summer .
I normally skip the unboxing photos, but these are worth posting because someone in Paris took time to wrap my watch in gift paper and to tie a bow around it ❤️. Pretty cool, I say. I知 not a NATO wearer, so I have a Shell Cordovan strap on it痴 way, and I値l post an update after it arrives and I get this watch out and wear it. Thanks for reading! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Congratulations
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28 May 2018, 01:18 AM | #10 |
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Cool watch!
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28 May 2018, 01:53 AM | #11 |
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Just placed an order for one. Thanks for the tip!
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28 May 2018, 04:29 AM | #12 |
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28 May 2018, 04:37 AM | #13 |
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Thanks. The white or black choice was difficult for me. I知 guessing I値l end up with both.
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22 April 2020, 06:45 AM | #14 |
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are you interested in selling the white one?
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22 April 2020, 08:16 AM | #15 |
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An article in Hodinkee this week on their quartz watches.
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I didn’t know about them until now. I looked on the website- their watches make me smile. Very nice.
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