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19 March 2022, 07:35 PM | #61 |
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Guys, you have no idea…..
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19 March 2022, 08:13 PM | #62 |
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You certainly get points for brashness and bravado in reinforcing your cluelessness, which makes it even funnier or sadder. Anyway, you can have the win if you so desperately need it…and no, I am not Joaquin Phoenix.
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19 March 2022, 08:48 PM | #64 |
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Yes I meant the 18k skeleton
Can be bought at list price with 2 month wait. The person that said their movements are junk, has not done a direct comparison between ap movements and gp movements. As someone who owns both an ap and gp, I don't see ap being superior. Also remember when the roo first came out it was also ridiculed.
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19 March 2022, 09:05 PM | #65 |
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When I looked into getting a Laureato some years ago I quickly focused on the 8010 in the center above. From there on they got a lot more sporty for better or worse. In the end it didn't happen. Pretty watches that please the eye but compared to some of the competition less daring and special in my perception. That said, I prefer this design language to the current VC Overseas which is trying harder to be different from the competition (bezel, bracelet, bright blue dial), but as a package looked big, bulky, and less refined and elegant on my wrist than a 5711 or 15202. There I'd take a 222 any time.
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Just take the Chopard alpine eagle and skip this “waiting list/time”
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Lol design moves on——right to direct ripoffs of an actually iconic piece. Still waiting for you to defend your position versus the “I’m too simple to see what you see.” A classic elementary school play here. Enlighten me with your great horological knowledge. Again, I have no issue with you loving the watch or the brand. The issue I have is pretending it’s something it isn’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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The VC is trying harder to be different from the competition? So let me make sure I have this straight—originality, incredible craftsmanship, a brand in the trilogy. That’s a bridge too far for you. Absolute garbage, elements ripped from iconic pieces, trash value. This is a yes. Lol. I rest my case your honor. Enjoy the thread boys. I wish you all the best despite our differences. Even the Lauretrasho fans. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Again, I tell you again not to bother waiting as people like you are unconvincable beyond the position you have chosen to hold. Anyway, I only have an objection to your characterisation of the entire brand as "garbage" when you clearly have little to no understanding of the brand and its horological credentials. |
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I am willing to adjust my position. Help me with it. I’ve handled a GP. It’s not hideous visually but it’s undeniably a ripoff. Help me with the rest. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I tend to agree I would like to see some counter points. I am not saying it’s trash but also think it’s being hyped.
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This thread is getting really funny LOL! Personally not a GP fan, it's my personal feelings about the visually confused styling. But hey, that's just me. The movement looks nice enough.
Besides, anything TPG are pushing gets a punt due to my personal belief of ethics. I do realize this is a rare trait in 2022.
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The three Laureato fans worldwide explaining to you the brand heritage and value proposition. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Is the Laureato the newest hot/unobtainable piece?
It's gaining more attention. Will it hold that attention is the more pertinent question. If you like it the answer to either is pretty much irrelevant. |
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Plus since TPG are pushing GP according to you guys since I pay absolutely zero attention to them unless its 'forced' upon me, I'm now convinced to avoid them. Hey, it's how I roll. I'm not a R Mille customer either, I don't see the value/pricing. Hey, that's me. Go buy a few GP and RM if you love them, cool by me. I'll stand by my Bvlgari pick for innovation, value, and styling. But hey, that's me. Party on.
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Yet yes, some video 'personalities' are what they are. It's not just in the watch hobby. Considering how much money companies spend on buying influencer time for perfume, clothing, shoes, automobiles, golf clubs... and even home lawn mowers and... it's quite the business. Am trying to avoid the 'left turn' into a discussion about paid promotion versus honest enthusiasm. Color me an enthusiast for decades, and boy have things changed over the last few years. ╯︿╰
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The 8010 bracelet has a PP nautilus feel about it.
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20 March 2022, 05:06 PM | #88 |
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Haters are going to hate, no matter what. As one of the previous posters replied, the Laureato came two years after the AP RO and before the Nautilius.
The design language is also very different, having been designed by a Milanese architect who too inspiration from the roof of the Duomo. I picked up one recently. The blue dial absolutely pops and I got it close to 30% under retail. The finish is way superior to the Rolex GMT that I’ve been waiting for years for and the watch wears nicely on the wrist. I think it represents great value and the brand is doing pretty well in Asia, with good brand awareness and recognition. Great history, excellent finish, in house movement, comfortable bracelet, value for money, no long wait periods - what’s not to like? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Nice watch, with heritage and quality, that periodically buzzes in my head.
So far, for some reasons not well identified, it did not make the click in me, so I patiently wait for the right moment, if and when it arrives. For the haters: never say never. Sometimes the position the mind decides to hold today may dramatically change in the future … Quote:
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