Today I want one of these

[Raza]

So I started looking at the Tudor webpage. I do like the Black Bay Blue, but then I saw this.

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Digging the Pelagos 39, too.

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I like both of them as well, but I was hoping for a blue Pelagos 39 and it didn’t happen. I like the chrono too, but the price on that pushes it too close to the SM300, which isn’t a fair because it really shows off what good a value the Tudor is, especially compared to its Navitimer cousin, but I just prefer the Omega.

[gnuyork]

I like that a lot! Reverso aesthetic without the Reverso’s reversing and price tag.

OMG no kidding.

[Strela167]

I'm a sucker for Art Deco, so I like that, too. But I've never found a rectangular watch that looked the right size for my wrist--they've always seems too narrow, except for the Girard-Perregaux models, and possibly the larger Cartier Tank model.

Pity the T18 was a bodge



dial , amazing , case ok but sharp edges , crown , well .....too big for the case , with wrist flecks pulled out stopping the watch
Quartz didn't help eitrher.
18mm strap on a 20/21 case looked right. From memory a little bit small , can't find a wrist shot to confirm though.
So near yet so far , shame

The Alpina to date closest , not handwind , and 22mm strap on a (perhaps) larger case. Not bad though.... waiting for discounts .... we'll see

[uchinanchu]

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https://alpinawatches.com/products/a...c-al-530sac3c6

Wow, that's nice! Hard to get though apparently since they don't make 'em in quantities . . .

[Raza]

Okay, I have a problem now. I was thinking to myself, “You know, one big thing about the Black Bay 58 is that I’d wear it mostly on a NATO” in order to further differentiate it from my Submariner and BB GMT. And then, watching a Britt Pearce video today, well, shit. I got over the fact that the Pelagos FXD can’t take a bracelet. You can see the problem now. These are fairly affordable, well cheaper than a standard Pelagos, and unlike the blue dial Pelagos 39, it actually exists.

[Raza]

Oh no, I’m in a tight spot. Jomashop has a couple pre owned ones at an incredibly attractive price. Crown and Caliber has a ton.

[mlcor]

Oh no, I’m in a tight spot. Jomashop has a couple pre owned ones at an incredibly attractive price. Crown and Caliber has a ton.

Makes one wonder why there are so many available.

[Raza]

Makes one wonder why there are so many available.

It is a niche watch; I’m sure there are plenty who bought it and found it wasn’t quite for them. But there’s lots of many great watches for sale in abundance, I don’t think that’s a knock against the watch. I mean, you could also aso why the Railmaster is on such a deep discount. Not everything resonates with everyone. Also, apparently when if first came out, the first year production was numbered by year, so they are considered collectible? Many of C&C’s FXDs are selling for above retail, I imagine that’s the reason why. Otherwise why would you pay $1000+ over retail on a new watch for a used version of it when there have been no changes?

The thing I’ve been running into this whole time has been that I couldn’t find quite the right fit. The SM300 has the polishing (and price) problem, the Railmaster has the “would I wear it enough” problem, Black Bay 58 has that “is it too close to a Submariner” problem, the FXD had the “it can’t be put on a bracelet” problem. But now, that’s no longer a problem for me. Sometimes things just click; the other strengths of the watch take it over the hump for me. Thinner case that wears smaller than the regular Pelagos, no date dial unlike the regular Pelagos, a darker, less saturated shade of blue with stark white contrasting lume, and surprisingly, it comes in at significantly less expensive than the regular Pelagos. Normally when luxury brands take away, they charge more; so this is refreshing. It seems like everyone who has this thing hands on seems to love it; every review I’ve read or watched has been positively glowing.

[geoffbot]

watching a Britt Pearce video

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[tribe125]

The FXD has that odd number of markers thing, which might bother me.

If the fabric strap is like the one on the BB58, I’d have to change it. Many people love it, but their soft is my floppy.