Horological Meandering

Damn, you were right!

It must be the typical crisis of the 40 years old people...

In this case, what should I have to say, as I'm much older than you!

Best, Filip, and if you feel depressed, come in Paris, we'l have a funny depression together.

Nicolas.

.. i think a Paris-visit can't be that far away ...

Filip

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here's my Biggest & the Meanest ! but i LOVE it.

 a Flieger made by LACO . it's Diameter is 55mm .exact Replica of the 1940ies B-Uhr.

 a Total Production of 50 Pieces. mine is # 26

 pictured here on my Wrist... yes it is HUGE ,unwearable and i don't feel comfortable wearing it outside the House or Office. in fact i don't wear it  at all but i Stare at it about 200 Times a Day :0)))  

meet my Desk Clock !!

since i'm  HUGE Fan of Pilot Watches. this one is a Must Have . cause a Flieger Collection isn't complete without the Real Flieger Size :0))))

 Cheers

 Tony

it is Pointless to have a Watch sitting in a Safe Hibernating ,even if it were a highly Collectible Piece. i believe a Watch SHOULD BE WORN .

 the fact that i don't wear it  but  "at least" and it's plenty good enough for me to ENJOY looking at that Beautiful Face Many Times a day ;0)))

 WOW. you had the Original ?!!! i know some people would sell their Body Parts to have one o those :0)))))))))

 

 Cheers

 Tony

..and not too large for your wrist, and awesome looking too.. i think you will get many stares from the crowd not because the watch is too large for you to carry on your wrist but because its an awesome B-uhr watch.. Instead of you giving it 200 stares a day, i suggest u wear it on your wrist, with a torn tshirt and military green khaki pants and let 2,000 people stare at it instead.. 

It is a long time I'm thinking about these lovely monsters....

Laco, Wempe, Lange, Stowa, IWC, each of them are very tempting.

Best,

Nicolas.

but I think you should wear it Tony. It looks great in that pic andwith a tee shirt and leather jacket would be fine for weekend wear in my opinion.  Even as you say you have slim wrists, it is big for a reason with cool history behind it, so if people remark about it you can tell  them it's history.

Just my 2c but it realy does look great.

Zac

which was sold recently as I feel that it's simply too big for my relatively slim wrists ...

Now my biggest watches are my Blancpain FF and Pam 190 (both abt 45mm) ...

big enough to draw the ire of some smaller wristed commentators on other forums. Here is a Q&D from the day I bought it:




and on the 24mm OEM Omega Mesh:



and in the wild, me and my son at a local cafe, a lazy Saturday afternoon:



I have a 7.5 inch wrist and the Railmaster is 49mm.  For me it sits very comfortably.

Regards,

Zac



This message has been edited by flightmaster71 on 2010-11-15 22:55:05

It can also be a " Trittico ", no?

Best,

Nicolas

Oh Nick, that Blancpain is sensational.  It looks great on the leather Nato too.  Your making me crave vintage divers again and that is a dangerous craving to have.

Regards,

Zac 

Not in the best condition, but with a lot of history behind.

Thanks for your nice words.

Best,

Nicolas

Eterna KonTiki Concept Diver: 46mm


Seiko SBDX011 Marine Master 1000M "Emperor": 52mm


It's worth noting that they don't wear as large on my 7.5" wrist as they appear in the photos (you can thank the angle and my poor picture-taking skills for the odd perspective), but yes, they're certainly not shrinking violets when it comes to visual presence.

Regards,
Adam