Which one would you choose.(warning watch related)
27 August 2009, 02:53 PM
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Breitlings always look better with leather straps IMHO.
Got a Navitimer World. Black face, Black leather strap with white stitching.
Not too keen on the Bentley range TBH.
Got a Navitimer World. Black face, Black leather strap with white stitching.
Not too keen on the Bentley range TBH.
27 August 2009, 08:20 PM
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Yoza, If you don't mind me asking what GFV (after 3 years) did the finance company give you on the GTR.
Rolex, is by far the nicest of that bunch. Although I am biased, I don't like Breitlings with steel straps
Rolex, is by far the nicest of that bunch. Although I am biased, I don't like Breitlings with steel straps
27 August 2009, 08:44 PM
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27 August 2009, 10:25 PM
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Don't like either of the Breitlings. I can also imagine people saying 'oh, so do you have a Bentley then?' And having to say 'no, just the associated watch'
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28 August 2009, 08:40 AM
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I am not likely to use it for work, you use the carparks, you see what goes on.
BattleBus....I prefer BangBus.
As for selling watches, yes I do, none for sale at the moment though.
28 August 2009, 09:03 AM
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As a Montbrilliant Daytora owner i'm biassed towards the Breitlings but i'm not a fan of the Bentley versions. Do you not fancy a Jeager Yoza? I love the Master Compressor Geographic
Next on the hitlist for me is a Milgauss, i've got a friend who lives in Abu Dhabi who's going to look for a green glass version for me
Next on the hitlist for me is a Milgauss, i've got a friend who lives in Abu Dhabi who's going to look for a green glass version for me
28 August 2009, 05:58 PM
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I didnt like the Milgauss as it didnt have a date and was a bit plain, but it has grown on me.
I think its a nice dress watch, and the green crystal is striking, I also like the engineering involved in making it anti-magnetic, the double case is cleverly made.
Here is a shot of my SDDS next to one (belonging to friend), note its size.
I think its a nice dress watch, and the green crystal is striking, I also like the engineering involved in making it anti-magnetic, the double case is cleverly made.
Here is a shot of my SDDS next to one (belonging to friend), note its size.
01 September 2009, 12:07 PM
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Farking hell how big is that
I've still not seen the green glass one yet and i do like the normal glass/black dial combo so if i get the green one and don't like it i can always sell it on
I've still not seen the green glass one yet and i do like the normal glass/black dial combo so if i get the green one and don't like it i can always sell it on
01 September 2009, 12:16 PM
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01 September 2009, 12:38 PM
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They are pretty common, my local AD has two in. One with a white dial and one with a black dial. The green glass versions are still in high demand though!!
01 September 2009, 07:04 PM
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The green sapphire glass model known as (the 116400 GV) was being sold at three times its suggested retail price.
The Rolex Milgauss' main feature is its resistance to magnetism.
The word Milgauss is derived from the French word mille, which means one-thousand, and gauss, the unit of the magnetic field.
The Rolex Milgauss is able to resist a magnetic field of 1,000 Gauss.
A watch is normally considered "antimagnetic" if it can ignore 60 gauss, or 1/17th of what the Rolex Milgauss is rated for.
Rolex was able to achieve the 1000 Gauss rating by encasing the movement in soft iron, which is known as a Faraday cage and using Parachrom-Blu for the hairspring material.
While the watch was built to resist magnestism, I believe that this feature has much less to do with its popularity than the distinctive one off sapphire green glass.
The one with the sapphire green glass is defonately the one to have.
The Green shaphire glass does not have the Rolex crown etched under it at six o'clock, and the reason the model was in short supply was that Rolex had issues with the crystal manufacture, and I believe that is why they didnt etch the crystal.
If you place a GV against a std white or black face Milgauss the extra money/wait is worthwhile.
The Rolex Milgauss' main feature is its resistance to magnetism.
The word Milgauss is derived from the French word mille, which means one-thousand, and gauss, the unit of the magnetic field.
The Rolex Milgauss is able to resist a magnetic field of 1,000 Gauss.
A watch is normally considered "antimagnetic" if it can ignore 60 gauss, or 1/17th of what the Rolex Milgauss is rated for.
Rolex was able to achieve the 1000 Gauss rating by encasing the movement in soft iron, which is known as a Faraday cage and using Parachrom-Blu for the hairspring material.
While the watch was built to resist magnestism, I believe that this feature has much less to do with its popularity than the distinctive one off sapphire green glass.
The one with the sapphire green glass is defonately the one to have.
The Green shaphire glass does not have the Rolex crown etched under it at six o'clock, and the reason the model was in short supply was that Rolex had issues with the crystal manufacture, and I believe that is why they didnt etch the crystal.
If you place a GV against a std white or black face Milgauss the extra money/wait is worthwhile.
01 September 2009, 07:43 PM
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Mmmm. One of the two appeared to have a green tinge to the crystal... I'll be keeping the location to myself on the off chance that its a GV (unlikely though, I think).
The 'soft iron' may act as a Faraday cage, but a Faraday cage is usually that: cage-like.
The 'soft iron' may act as a Faraday cage, but a Faraday cage is usually that: cage-like.
01 September 2009, 07:56 PM
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When you remove the case back you are presented with another case back which is the farraday cage.
The B (and arrow) on the inner case back stands for magnetic flux density, just incase you were wondering..
The B (and arrow) on the inner case back stands for magnetic flux density, just incase you were wondering..
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