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6 April 2016, 01:04 PM | #31 |
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Very nice! The FF has certainly grown on my over the years
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Love the photos. Do you find the BP to be too thick compared to the sub? I am thinking about a FF but the size is a concern for my skinny wrist.
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9 December 2016, 11:10 PM | #33 |
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Blancpain is cool but Submariner is great.
Thanks for posting
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If Rolex wasn't the staple and the sub wasn't such a classic... I recently flipped my last sub and was thinking of adding a 114060, but the FF might win out. |
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11 December 2016, 08:58 AM | #35 |
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White bread FF is the epitome of a dive watch in my book. A real stunner.
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Never said the AP CE diver is better, just said that comfort wise it puts the other 2 to shame, if to be totally honest I would say that the best diver is the FF between a SS AP diver and it, it is very well made, just don't get how some find the sub is better than the FF |
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For me, with small wrists, the Sub looks okay, the FF looks enormous. So some of it has to do with how a watch works on your wrist.
The FF is very pretty, but I don't care for the askew date window and the large size. And I actually love the cyclops, a Rolex Icon. So each to their own. |
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22 December 2016, 11:59 PM | #39 |
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Great photos. Thanks for sharing. FF grows in me.
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28 January 2017, 06:09 PM | #40 |
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Fantastic, 2 of the most iconic divers in the world!
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I've always loved the Bathyscaphe, and if buying a diver in that range, I really want to try one on in person, but I'm just scared it is too big for me, as I have been much preferring smaller watches. I am also really intrigued by the new 38mm bathyscaphe.
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Great photos. Still prefer Sub
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29 January 2017, 05:06 AM | #44 |
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Crikey that Sub is gorgeous apart from the lugs. The Bathyscaphe in 38mm will need a serious look at.
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Rolex produced the first shallow-depth water resistant watch, the Oyster, in 1926, while Omega produced the first true divers watch (for deep diving, 70m) in 1932:
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/brief-hi...proof-watches/
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Love the look of both. Personally, I find the FF a bit big.
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30 January 2017, 01:55 AM | #47 |
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It wears smaller than its size.
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30 January 2017, 05:41 AM | #48 |
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Nice photos.
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30 January 2017, 01:36 PM | #49 |
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Great pics, thanks for sharing. Always had a weak spot for the ff
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I've only tried on the flyback chrono also at 43mm, on my 6.5" wrist (sorry bad picture)
Was pretty close to wearable, but I just feel like I would like something slightly smaller, so pretty excited about the 38mm, but definitely would want to try them on next to eachother. |
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The sailcloth strap helps make the FF extremely comfortable
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great pics - I love everything about BP apart from the size and the date. They get a lot of love here which says something for the Rolex Forum.
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^^^^^
Though, I wouldn't mind trying on one of the anniversary 40mm pieces.
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Great photos!
My guess is that Blancpain will come out with a smaller FF during Basel 2017. |
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3 February 2017, 01:15 AM | #58 |
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The Bathyscape 38mm wasn't a big surprise, they already did a limited run of that size in 2016 of 30 pieces for Revolution Watch Magazine, however, everyone is waiting/hoping for a smaller FF. I strongly suspect that it is going to happen.
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I wish they did 40 though instead of 38mm. Idk if it would make sense for them to do both the same year but we can only hope.
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