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That dial design reminds me of the Dali Lama birthday joke: (as he opens his present) "Oh, boy! My favorite! Nothing!" I think its truly stunning, and made the
more so by the wide bezel which broadens it substantially. I didn't know this before. Thanks for enlightening me! FH
De Beautiful De Bethune
Measuring a svelte 44mm and weighing in at a scant 106 grams. Not so big, but a whale of a presence. Ya? ...
Awesome one!
Those lugs look beautiful, as is the dial and hands. They work very well together from a design language perspective
Thar she blows!
Well, maybe a pygmy whale... Diam.: 45mm Height: 14.5mm Weight: 97g (without strap and buckle) ...and as a bonus: a whole pod! 4 over 44mm ...
Possibly - especially since the Zenith has a titanium caseback (and presumably a lot of air around the El Primero movement inside). ;-) [nt]
Actually, 110g for the GO, with strap and clasp.
Me too, but I attribute it to the Ti caseback and buckle - and the comparatively tiny El Primero inside.
Also, I'm not sure how the density of bronze compares to SS, much less gold or platinum. OK, took the time to look it up, and bronze and SS aren't too far off in density - though both variable, based upon the exact alloy.
Thank you! Given that I'm not that big a guy, I'm not sure how I wound up with four 44mm+ watches, but I enjoy them all.
They all fit with some of my (7" - 7 1/8") wrist showing past the lugs. That could be because they all have short, sharply downward-turning lugs that hug the wrist - even the Zenith.
Whale
These pictures are of Speedwing's watches-he had trouble uploading so I offered to lend him a hand. He owns these Oceanographic watches as pictured here, 1000M titanium, 4000M titanium, 4000M carbon, and a 1000M Carbon in addition that isn't pictured. The...
Here's my heaviest (a platinum Patek 5131) and thickest (a steel Rolex Deepsea)...the nicest part was to figure out the measurements though, since they are both locked up in Italian banks...
...while I'm locked up (in a house) in the United States! ;-) So I resorted to google, and entering "Patek 5131p weight" gives you back 241.8 grams, taken from a watch blog. I just saw that Fram gave a slightly lower number for his 5131P, and I'm sure my ...
A good play, FabR. But really… For me the enamel beauty blinds me to just about any other watch I could name. I knew your Italian coastline city piece. But
this! This is a favorite among favorites. Heartiest congratulations! My-oh-my…. FH
Thanks Fred! For obvious reasons, the 5177G 'Boccadasse' remains my favorite, but I do love the 5131P...
...its dial is indeed outstanding (though less elaborate than other enamel works), and I also like the originality of it being the first-ever Patek rare handcraft in platinum, an excellent choice. Cheers ;-)
Massive Vintage 48mm Breitling Chronomat 0818
I have twin ca. 1968 Breitling Chronomat 0818’s that are massive at 48mm and 14mm thick (weight unknown). These two are in extremely nice overall condition with the white dial version being NOS. This is a manual winding triple chronograph powered by a gor...
Brilliant! Twins (though not identical)! And what a pair. What more does one need but one black-dialed watch, and one white-dialed one? And with those two
slide rules you ought to be able to figure out precisely how many planetary bodies may actually collide when Andromeda collides with the Milky Way in roughly 4.5 billion years! HAGWE! FH
Hello dear Mike! What an interesting Theme you choose for this week end!! Whales are wonderful creatures and Big Whale watches are truly awesome...
... Though my preference in watches is usually around the 38/40 mm diameter cases, I adore Panerai and "forgive" their big size as I consider it part of their DNA and heritage. Taking a look into my collection, I find that through the years I have discove...
Perhaps the PAM would "nestle in" to Shaq's wrist do you think? After all, his shoe size is 22 (and that's not European)! As he says in the Buick commercial, "My shoes
bigger than some hybrids!" Whatever…. My favorite part are the raised pedestals at 15, 30, 45. They look like a Swiss Army invention to be used like a block & tackle! Well played (as usual) Subex! Regards, FH
And thar she blows!...
The Egiziano on wrist, supplied to order. Many thanks Abel! Cheers, pplater.
My Linde Werdelin is a large watch...
44mm and 15.65mm thick... its plenty watch But allow me to go all Crocodile Dundee for a moment.. "That's not a watch.. "THIS is a watch!!!" 55mm of Big-Piloty-Goodness💪🙂 HAGWE Everyone! ...
Thank you, Abel
Your Egiziano makes my Pilot look demure... such a cool piece I've been lucky to try on a few times
Stowa, actually
True, the Stowa and Laco look identical until you crack open the caseback. I happen to think the Stowa movement is prettier ...
A big call out to the guy who literally invented this category...
...El Bim - last seen lurking in the Automotive forum. Here's Bim's Zenith in one of his photos from circa 2010: Cheers, pplater. ...
I remember that pic . . .
. . . but it couldn't have been ten years ago. Seems like last week . . .
I did this one about 10 years ago
it might have been in response to his or vice versa -- I never could settle on the right strap though ... ...
I love this 70s Omega ....
Designed in an era of futuristic possibilities and opportunity.
After acquiring a 910 for your own collection, my highest recommendation would be . . .
. . . sourcing this Flightmaster study. Filled with Flightmaster lore, and well worth every moment spent reading. Art PS - my brother is ordering a copy of Daltrey's book from Amazon. ...
I love your Whale FM dear Art! Here its ...
South American brother says hello! It has been controlling its weight lately! 😄😄😄 Receive my big bear hug and best wishes my dear friend! Abel ...
I'll always remember 2019 fondly as the year . . .
. . . we engaged in your Flightmaster acquisition and restoration as well as pplater's Tasmanian cue project. 😊
My biggest
Linde Werdelin Hard Black II. At 46mm this is a big as it will get on my small wrist. ...
Richard -- that thing is massive!
How do you lift your arm off the table? OR do you just wear it for arm wrestling? ...
A little of both. LOL! It gives me an edge ;-)
This is with the matching bracelet. I prefer it on either the rubber strap or the leather one as it’s significantly lighter and more comfortable. ...
Pretty sure we have similar wrists, Richard . . .
. . . but there's no way I could carry off that LW. The Flightmaster is overpowering as it is . . .
You’d be surprised as I was
The integrated short lugs make this easy to wear. In fact I’d say it wears similar to, maybe even slightly more comfy than the Seamaster Diver 300 which is 4mm smaller on paper. I dare say it’s thinner too. Should be about the same as the Flightmaster I s...
Now… That's just a great watch—and a marvelous picture, by the way. I've always wished that it didn't have all that text on the chapter ring, though. But as I
am wont to say, "If that appeared in my Christmas stocking…." Great post. Thanks! FH
"You don't understand… I coulda been a contender, I coulda been somebody…." Marlon Brando to Rod Steiger, On The Waterfront, 1954
But alas, fellow Purists, having been charged with judging your submissions the following contribution is made only to encourage those of you who have not yet joined this week’s contest. C’mon! Nobody out there with an Ennebi Fondale Bronzo? (A logical ex...
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