Jaeger-LeCoultre

In these last 8 years, we saw several Community watches, such as the PPRO ABR, the Longines Legend Diver, The Tudor Black Bay or the most recent Rolex GMT MASTER 116 710 Black Blue, affectuously called " The Bruiser ".

.. due to stories & moments of friendship; engraved in my heart..
As for the others, yes - yes my TTR 1931,
with the Fagliano strap is a love, but more a
very personal one..
- the recent posts about the Rouge are impressive
as well, since it has this component of fun and
exuberance, giving her an add'l twist..

If I were to get another Tribute-type Reverso, then
I might go for the white/ blue stamped.or the Choc one
( Guess it's a 1948 series, not sure).

Yes, and finally the Polarises- these maybe are the most engraved
and dearest Community pieces - as I sadly had missed
the Paris ss Edition for the TTP 65, there has remained
the '68, which is a strong love, a very strong indeed !

So, naively ranked, DSAs ( both) first, then the Polaris TTP
and then the TTR 31...

But these are just my quite personal
& humble 2 cents..

Hmmh.. Interesting question..

Best, hs

In the vintage world I have no doubt, the Polaris is the winner.

But in the Tribute world, I would say that the TT DSA is slightly more popular.

That is why I started this thread.

Best, my dear friend.

Nicolas

nico,

If the definition includes the association or naming of PuristS Edition or some design input from PuristS, then the following watches have credence.
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Your définitions are of course, very à propos.

On a site like ours, though I was thinking about a Watch which is adopted by a huge number of our members.

Hence this small and not exhaustive selection of examples.

I must say that your examples are pretty tempting, yes.

Best, Melvyn.

Nicolas

I don't think that we have a "most popular" watch.

The beauty of here is this amazing diversity. Omega, JLC, GP, Seiko, Longines LLD, ABR, Rolex, AP, Patek, Vacheron, GO, Montblanc, UN, Chopard, Independents and the list goes.

What is amazing about Ppro is that no one can identify a common preference.

This truly universal tastes is what makes Ppro an impressing place.

Looking to my meager collection, sorted by number of pieces, I have IWC, Omega, JLC and Seiko.

Do I have any preference among those brands? I don't think so.

Cheers,

Nilo

When I see some endless roll calls, I have a small idea.

Of course you are right that our members represent, such like us, a huge diversity of Watch tastes.

Personaly, I have a problem to answer to this question ": Do you have a favourite brand ", as my watches belong to a bit less than 20 different brands.

But I can say that I have some favourite watches, which don't belong to the same brand.

Best, my friend.

Nicolas

Nicolas,

The fact is that we have so many brands and models here that is impossible to state what is the "One".

Cheers,

Nilo

Almost too well.  

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I put 1931 at the top for both personal preference and for the fact that a few of us would still like to get these and they're not around (I'm including the blue in this one).  Also, there is a black 1931 that I see locally, and it requires tremendous strength not to pull the trigger on that one.  Every color I've seen here is stunning.

Tributes and Vintage.

And to notice that the order of preference may change according to the category.

Interesting because Tributes and Vintage seem to play the same game, but, in fzct, they are not totally playing the same game.

The evidence? I am sure we, you and me, are not alone to change our order or préférences when it comes to Vintage or Tributes!

Best, my friend and thanks for your feedback.

Nicolas

disqualifies me.

Unless you are hunting it on the different collectors markets, of course.

Best,

Nicolas

This message has been edited by amanico on 2014-12-30 09:07:44

I noticed the same JLC models become popular here at PuristS, but I have too little insight to tell which is the most popular.

But the question makes me think about "Community watches". I do own one of them and I like the idea that a considerable part of the exclusive batch has found its way onto the wrists of PuristS.
On the other hand I do own watches that can be found maybe three times in the community and that is fine with me also.
And then there are watches like the Speedmaster Pro that probably can be found in hundrets among us. But still it is not perceived as a Community Watch. Maybe it is too common? The last thought makes me suspect that a community watch needs to be exclusive in some way. That does not necessarily mean expensive. The enthusiasm for the Longines Legend Diver was shared in the community even if there is an ETA movement inside and the watch is very affordable. But the watch is hard to find (especially the no date version) and not popular amongst "average" watch buyers.
The Speedmaster Pro or also the Rolex Submariner would probably qualify as "Community Watches" if they were a little more exclusive. But it seems to me that despite their numbers they may be regarded as a little too "pedestrian" here to be seen as Community Watches. Does this mean that there is a certain kind of snobism involved or is it just a different expression of the of striving for excellence that can be found in many PuristS? I think it is the latter. So much courtesy, sharing and openheartedness can be found here that it must be the latter.

I am happy to be allowed to take part in this great community and therefore I take pride in the words: Ich besitze eine Community Watch!

Have a great new year everybody,
Martin
This message has been edited by stromer on 2014-12-30 08:07:52

Yes, I do believe that a Community Watch has something special, which has nothing to see with Snobism, but something which is more related to the intrinsec value of the Watch.

The Longines Legend Diver has a superb ratio price / pleasure, a captivating dial, and it is so close to the original!

The Tudor Black Bay plays on another register, but it has something very special, too.

These JLC Tributes caught the attention of many here because of their intrinsec ( at least I hope so ) value: Quality, respect to the original ( The TT Geophysic is an exception, here ), and a damn beauty, though they are not show off.

Best,

Nicolas

Hi Nicolas,

I hope I did not upset you too much and I totally agree with what you wrote about the watches you mentioned.

But what do you think about the Omega Speedmaster and the Rolex Submariner? Do they qualify as "Community Watches" in your opinion or rather not?

Best, my friend,
Martin

Rolex Submariner and Omega Speedmaster? No... I don't see them as a Community Watch. They are too popular for that, which means that they can be everybody's Watch.

The mentionned watches have something more, and despite their lack of popularity ( compared to the Rolex and Omega competitors ), they better qualify as Community watches, in my opinion, at least.

Nicolas

I think we are quite close to each other: We seem to agree that the Community Watches are all connaisseurs' watches, no matter what their price point may be.
And I think there is no doubt that PuristS are coinnaisseurs. The narrow difference between true appreciation of the subject and snobism is probably in the way you deal with those who are not part of the circle. Do you look down on them or do you invite them to share your appreciation, passion, knowledge and so on.
In this regard all the PuristS I had the pleasure to meet virtually or in the real world have proven to be beyond any doubt

It's great to have some time to think about things like this

Bye, Martin

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. . . the MIH seemed to be close to being this community's most universally accepted watch.  Not sure when that time passed; for a very long while, though, it was the one watch that almost every Purist admired, and many sought. 

I don't think any watch since has had that sort of broad long-term appeal. 

Best,

Art

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I don't know if it's too common or not, and it has a certain discretion not found in the submariner.

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It took me some time to formulate an answer because sometimes a simple question gives you a headache. Is there a (as in one) community watch? Ask an art-connaisseur what is the most important piece of art? Can you imagine the one and only good answer? I can 't. Because with watches it's not only about technique. It's also about emotion, sometimes history and personal taste as mentioned above. Today I was wearing my Turnograph, great sturdy caliber but not imo technical very special. But at the end of the day something changed (as in emotion), because i had to go to the hospital to drive my 85 year old mother home. Don't ask me why but i had to change my TOG for my TT 1931 ( the 822 is in my opinion not the most exciting caliber). But the watch is my dearest (=emotion). Nico, here is my answer to you.
Oh, btw, my mother will be okay!

Now, as for your answer, the 822 is not the most exciting, but by far not the ugliest nor the worse. 

No, the appeal the interest is elsewhere, with the TT Reverso 1931: The challenge of the thin case which can be flipped, and the sober, siple but strong looking dial.

This Watch is special!

Best, my friend. Take care of your mother!

Nicolas

my mother is a tough old cookie .

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The TT Reverso 1931 or DSA....