I saw Russell Crowe tweet this:
https://loupethis.com/auctions/zenith-defy-extreme-buddy-franklin

Yeesh.

Is that real and not a photoshop?

Farmer1906 said:

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That's how y'all like em, right?

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Feel like you just went Ross Perot and "You people"d us.

TXAG 05 said:

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Is that real and not a photoshop?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/rolex/comments/ylbhf4/kinda_want_to_throw_up/

Serotonin said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Is that real and not a photoshop?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/rolex/comments/ylbhf4/kinda_want_to_throw_up/

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That's a little kids wrist, but that thing is still ridiculous

Can we all agree that all of these game day watches need a refresh?

Switching from Aggie watch to Astros watch.

TP Ag '87 said:

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Switching from Aggie watch to Astros watch.

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You *******

Alright guys, we need a topic in here so that I have a reason to check TexAgs. Lets go - here's the game:

You get to build a hypothetical watch collection, use whatever budget you want. You can use your realistic budget, a goal budget, or just blow it out and use Sea Speed's budget. You have to fill each one of the below categories, but you cannot duplicate brands.

Time Only (No Date)
Dive
Field or Pilot
Chronograph
High Complication (tourbillion, moon phase, perpetual/annual calendar, minute repeater, etc.)
Free Space (cannot be a watch that would fit into one of the previous categories, other than Time Only)

I'll give it a shot. Definitely beyond my budget.

Time Only (No Date): Rolex Explorer
Dive: Tudor Pelagos 39
Field or Pilot: Laco Stuttgart Pro
Chronograph: Omega Moon Watch
High Complication (tourbillion, moon phase, perpetual/annual calendar, minute repeater, etc.): Glaschutte Originial PanoLunarTourbillon
Free Space: Vacheron Constantine Traditionnelle (manual-winding)

That's a solid list.

I think the Explorer is the only one I'd completely disagree with on style reasons alone.

TheOC16 said:

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Time Only (No Date): Nomos Zurich Braungold
Dive : Longines Ultra Chron
Field or Pilot : Damasko DA36 with ice hardened bracelet, yellow hand
Chronograph : IWC Big Pilot Spitfire Annual Calendar
High Complication : Omega Worldtimer GMT
Free Space : Vintage - Tudor Advisor

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BBRex said:

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I'll give it a shot. Definitely beyond my budget.

Time Only (No Date): Rolex Explorer
Dive: Tudor Pelagos 39
Field or Pilot: Laco Stuttgart Pro
Chronograph: Omega Moon Watch
High Complication (tourbillion, moon phase, perpetual/annual calendar, minute repeater, etc.): Glaschutte Originial PanoLunarTourbillon
Free Space: Vacheron Constantine Traditionnelle (manual-winding)

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Here's mine.

Time Only (No Date): Tudor BB58-925 Grey (next want)

Rest are beyond my budget

Dive: Rolex Deepsea Black 44 mm
Field or Pilot: IWC BIG PILOT'S WATCH 43 SPITFIRE
Chronograph: Breitling SUPEROCEAN HERITAGE B01 CHRONOGRAPH 44
High Complication (tourbillion, moon phase, perpetual/annual calendar, minute repeater, etc.): Vacheron Constantine fifty Six Moon Phase
Free Space: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Calendar

Obviously a Rolex; anyone on a bigger screen that can tell which?

TheOC16 said:

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Alright guys, we need a topic in here so that I have a reason to check TexAgs. Lets go - here's the game:

You get to build a hypothetical watch collection, use whatever budget you want. You can use your realistic budget, a goal budget, or just blow it out and use Sea Speed's budget. You have to fill each one of the below categories, but you cannot duplicate brands.

Time Only (No Date)
Dive
Field or Pilot
Chronograph
High Complication (tourbillion, moon phase, perpetual/annual calendar, minute repeater, etc.)
Free Space (cannot be a watch that would fit into one of the previous categories, other than Time Only)

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Cartier extra flat wg
Sinn T1 or iwc porsche design ocean 2000
Patek aquanaut 5168G-010 (wg)
Meh, moonswatch i guess? (All 10)
Jlc moonphase ultra thin
Jlc polaris

1. Rolex Explorer (39mm 214270 Mark II)
2. Blancpan Fifty Fathoms No Rad
3. IWC Green Chrono IW388104
4. Omega Speedmaster 321 311.30.40.30.01.001
5. Patek 5270P with Salmon Dial
6. Moser Streamliner 6200-1200

1. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-explorer-214270-review
2. https://monochrome-watches.com/blancpain-tribute-to-fifty-fathoms-no-rad-2021-limited-edition-5008d-review-price/
3. https://monochrome-watches.com/2021-iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-41-iw3881-video-review-price/
4. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/omega-speedmaster-321-397mm-in-steel-review
5. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/patek-philippe-5270p-salmon-dial-hands-on
6. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/h-moser-and-cie-streamliner-centre-seconds-introducing

schmendeler said:

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Obviously a Rolex; anyone on a bigger screen that can tell which?

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Looks like either OP or Explorer.

TheOC16 said:

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schmendeler said:

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Obviously a Rolex; anyone on a bigger screen that can tell which?

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Looks like either OP or Explorer.

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Looked like it had a white dial with steel bezel and bracelet. Impossible to tell whether bezel was fluted or any bracelet links were polished so could've been anything from an OP to Datejust to Explorer II to Skydweller.

Man I thought it had a black dial...

Time Only (No Date): Omega Seamaster 300 bronze gold
Dive: Rolex Submariner white gold with blue
Field or Pilot: My GMT Batman (it's a pilot watch)
Chronograph: moonwatch
High Complication: dunno, I don't like a lot of those
Free Space: a dress watch of some kind I guess maybe a patek

Oops I guess that's two dive watches

This forced me to clean up my wish list and categorize watches so thanks for that.

My list:

• Time Only (No Date): Rolex Milgauss (already own it)
• Dive: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique or the Christopher Ward C60 Trident Pro 600
• Field or Pilot: Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto (this category does nothing for me so this is a flyer pick for me)
• Chronograph: Glashutte Seventies Chronograph Panaorama Date
• High Complication: Glashutte Senator Cosmopolite
• Free Space: Cartier Santos De Cartier Watch or the Anordain Model 1 Green Fume

Love that Moser. Very sci-fi.

Im going to get my first "nice" watch. I want a GMT and I think I'm settled on one of these from CW. Would love to get y'all's opinion on which you prefer or if there's another I should look at under 2k or so.