[candlejack]

I knew this tread existed, but didn't know it was this big. I feel compelled to share the watch that has dominated my watch interest for the past 5 years (3 years of lusting over, 2 years of ownership).

 

[iFi audio]

I knew this tread existed, but didn't know it was this big. I feel compelled to share the watch that has dominated my watch interest for the past 5 years (3 years of lusting over, 2 years of ownership).

Your watch is really good, I particularly like your strap as it's not the typical leather look. It is very surprising that a watch thread on an audio forum has reached almost 900 pages.

 

[LunaVixen]

Anyone have Sinn here?

 

[michaelwheeldon]

 

[Brava210]

Picked this up at Christmas. Timex Q 1979

 

[Brava210]

I knew this tread existed, but didn't know it was this big. I feel compelled to share the watch that has dominated my watch interest for the past 5 years (3 years of lusting over, 2 years of ownership).

Wow, that is unusual but lovely

 

[KcMsterpce]

My "primary travel" watch. The Seiko Coutura SSG021.
I love the black bracelet, and it's a smart looking watch overall.
This has a radio sync to keep the time up to date. It's supposed to only work in the USA, Germany, or Japan. However, here in Korea I think it's doing a sync because it is accurate to the second.
I don't really care that much about radio sync. What I love is that I can press a couple buttons, switch the time zone to the country I fly into, and let it automatically adjust the time/date accordingly. It's so convenient.

 

[shane55]

My "primary travel" watch. The Seiko Coutura SSG021.
I love the black bracelet, and it's a smart looking watch overall.
This has a radio sync to keep the time up to date. It's supposed to only work in the USA, Germany, or Japan. However, here in Korea I think it's doing a sync because it is accurate to the second.
I don't really care that much about radio sync. What I love is that I can press a couple buttons, switch the time zone to the country I fly into, and let it automatically adjust the time/date accordingly. It's so convenient.

Handsome and useful.

 

[iFi audio]

Just recently I saw this UN Freak and fell in love with it.

 

[Zhanming057]

Just recently I saw this UN Freak and fell in love with it.

I've tried it on and it's one of those watches that looks better in pictures. The materials might be high tech but they end up pretty cheap feeling. When I went to the AD they just got one in, and the 3-4 guys there couldn't figure out how to start the watch and had to watch a Youtube video together.

For a similar level of front-end complexity, consider the (much cheaper and similarly unreadable) NORD Crossnroll.

 

[bigfatpaulie]

Just recently I saw this UN Freak and fell in love with it.

The FREAK is an amazing, innovative, ground breaking watch. Ulysses Nardin is such a miss-understood brand in North America. It's a work of art, and easily miss-understood in such a young market. As such, they are generally an unbelievable deal when then come up. For me, personally, if I was looking for something like this, there is little that can complete. The FREAK is playful but still packs serious watch making. It has refined restraint and doesn't add a bunch of bibbily-bobs on the dial in an attempt to make it seems more complicated then it is. It really has the confidence to carry the purity of its design, unlike some others.

 

[iFi audio]

The FREAK is playful but still packs serious watch making.

When I saw it for the first time, I thought it's going to be upper five figures or so. When I saw around $20k (Freak X), I smiled.

 

[cj3209]

Love this watch...

 

[iFi audio]

Love this watch...

This a very lovely watch indeed.

 

[KcMsterpce]

Whelp, after the first watch I posted 1.5 years ago, I'll finish with my favorite acquisition (I appreciate this one as much as the Omega. It's a tie):
The Grand Seiko SBGM235.
A limited edition release from early last year, the moment I saw it I knew I wanted it. I've always wanted two Grand Seikos... a 9S-based movement as well as a spring drive watch. I don't own a spring drive, but maybe I'll get one in a couple years, if I still have a job and saved the money up for one.
What I love about this watch is how well it catches the light and seems to change appearance. The first picture is a flat lighting, "normal" representation of its appearance. The next couple photos shows how it pops and seems to shift color hues, and the depth of the etching in the dial really shows off its precision.
I'm fond of Grand Seiko. Their watches provide a lot of bang for the buck. Their movements are innovative, and quite a feat of horology (especially for the price). They don't rest on their laurels, and the polished shine on the cases are spectacular.
I think this is a beautiful watch, and I'm proud to have it in my collection. It's also a nice pairing with my Spectre Omega. Both of them are limited editions with a movement that I am intrigued by; both have a unique dial with an interesting pattern on them; while alternately, there is a blue dial and a white dial watch.
So, here are pics: