Horological Meandering

Greetings Purists, I recently acquired a Chopard LUC Sport 2000, and am extremely impressed with all aspects of the watch--movement, casework, dial, hands, amazing markers, beautiful finishing, outstanding bracelet. At any rate, having this fine watch mak...  

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In your list, my fav is the AP. But as a sportwatch, the best IMHO is the Submariner. Strong and reliable. Fr.Xavier

Which I think is a slightly different category from sport watch (more WR and timing bezel). Why do you prefer the AP? DJK

Unless you sharpen your criterias. PP Aquanaut Some Panerais IWC Aquatimer Some Rolexes I think one has to differentiate between sporty watches and sports watches - divers watches and watches you also can take a swim with. Or you can throw them all in the... 

But they are all similar: haute horology, manufacture movements, about 100m WR, no diving bezel, cross-over better than dive watches (i.e. can be worn appropriately in dressier situations). I don't think Rolex compares: 1) because it's a dive watch, 2) mo... 

Wombat, I think you're treading on pretty thin ground there. The Submariner, and indeed any of the Rolex professional series are in my opinion, and I'm sure not mine only, some of the finest sports watches ever made in terms of sheer versatility and durab... 

My original post explicitly and directly asked for the ranking--did you read it? I didn't insult the Sub--it is a classic and will remain so for a variety of reasons, most of which have to do with it's work-horse nature. A dive watch is never truly approp... 

. . . entitled to frame the question as he pleases . . . anyone is equally entitled to post a response asking for clarification, but there is no need to bring an axe to the party . . . at least, not over a matter like this ;-). Fwiw, I feel there's a subt...