What time is it? Watches and horology

Looks alright, but $3800! Shit a brick. Are those folded end links…?!

I much prefer their first one with the faux faded bezel and mechanical movement.

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But that’s only slightly more, and I assume because bronze?

It’s obviously about the movement, and them testing the water, but it feels like Bell & Ross where they have the mid range priced stuff that feels like their natural fit and then really expensive stuff for I dunno why.

That bezel really annoyed me.

I’m just full of opinions today!

What I don’t get is the 401 and 400; both now have power reserve for 5 days, they promote the bronze one for the power reserve calling it the 401 when it came out and now we have 400 with 5 days instead of calling it the 401, unless I’m missing something.

That bezel really annoyed me.

Why?

Oh gods no.

😂

Alright people let get ready for @Regal ‘s TED talk about the bezel.

(I actually laughed out loud😂)

Pelagos, also.

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I absolutely love it. Best version of that watch IMO. But yeah, the price is a hard pill to swallow and is obviously why they've not sold out yet - as they usually do with limited editions.

Tudor make the best bezel ever, no question asked.

Same 😂

Short version of my TED talk: fauxtina bad.

I expect 401 = small seconds variant and 400 = centre seconds.

I like Oris the brand but I’ve not seen anything that grabs me in their current collections- but with that said their website is so painful to navigate they might have some great stuff that I simply can’t find.

their website is so painful to navigate they might have some great stuff that I simply can’t find.

I think this applies to all watch brands these days. Every. Single. One.

Out of interest, do you ever wear pre faded/aged jeans?

I actually didn't register that the oris bezel was fauxtina, thought it was just a nicely chosen grey.

no @ me but

pre faded jeans rarely look as good as naturally faded and I have enough raw denim on rotation that I always have knackered/faded denim anyway

Also its a bit different with an item that is meant to last 100 years or so vs a consumable product like jeans.

Ha - no, I’m fully allergic to distressed denim and “relic’d” guitars as well. But then I'm not really attracted to vintage things in general, even genuinely vintage stuff. Not sure why, other than I know that some personality types are predisposed to tradition, etc., and some aren't.

I do like classic design though, which is probably why I seem to end up buying new versions of classics, at least when it comes to watches. Dunno, analyse that?

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

I actually didn't register that the oris bezel was fauxtina, thought it was just a nicely chosen grey.

I much prefer a fauxtina than an actual patina watch that likely to be a little too delicate for daily wear.

Well, the Hodinkee Oris still hasn’t sold out. Which is funny cause in Worn and Wound’s press release they predicted it would sell out in a few hours 😂

ATM, I can’t see Oris being at a price point with the like of Tudor, if that what they’re aiming for.

Ed, we get it, you really rate Tudor. It’s not just Tudor. That’s a Breitling price point, Omega price point. Loads of manufacturers. It’s just too high full stop, irrespective of movement, collaborator, dial differences and so on. Especially when you can get a standard Sixty Five for over $2k less any day of the week.