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Author:  56scooter [ Sun Apr 05, 2015 5:32 am ]
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Had the opportunity to visit the NYC Boutique on April Fools day for the monthly flight night presentation and was told that they had a couple of new watches from Base. At first I thought it was some kind of joke, but when they bought out they tray I was pleasantly surprised! Although I had not been a big fan of the new Navitimer based on pictures that had been circulated, I will say that in person, it is a completely different watch. The new Transocean 1915 was also in attendance and I just love it! This one was #24/1915! Keep in mind that these photo's were shot with my older iPhone inside the boutique, I tried to get a couple of shots in the fading sunlight outside, but for some reason they wouldn't let me! LOL!
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Author:  Matt93 [ Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:25 pm ]
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Thank you for sharing
Author:  Moana43 [ Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:47 am ]
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Agreed -- thanks for sharing!

If I lived in NYC, I would love to attend the monthly "Flight Nights" -- sounds like a fun time. Interesting that some of the Basel pieces have already arrived at the Boutique. I had originally wished that the 1915 Transocean would have used a different font for the numbers, but it is actually growing on me. Sounds like your own reaction to that piece was quite favorable.
Author:  P51 [ Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:39 pm ]
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Thank you for the comments on the blue Navi. I agree, this looks better than in the official pictures and still has my interest.
Author:  nwalker001 [ Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:22 pm ]
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Thanks for sharing, the Navitimer looks much better than the press photos
Author:  jnelson3097 [ Tue Apr 07, 2015 6:46 pm ]
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I'm still a big fan of the TO Chrono 1915 although I still think it would look better on the brown strap.
Author:  riles2078 [ Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:46 pm ]
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Never been a big fan of the navitimers, but the limited edition is really unique.
Author:  Driver8 [ Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:54 am ]
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riles2078 wrote:
Never been a big fan of the navitimers, but the limited edition is really unique.

That's one way of putting it! :wink: :lol:
Author:  wessa [ Fri Apr 10, 2015 5:53 am ]
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Driver8 wrote:
riles2078 wrote:
Never been a big fan of the navitimers, but the limited edition is really unique.

That's one way of putting it! :wink: :lol:


Which to me translates along the lines of "most of the Navis look naff but this black and blue thing is not bad".
Strangely enough I do agree with 50% of that statement.
Author:  Novacastrian [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:58 am ]
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Dropped into the Sydney boutique as they were unboxing the new offerings...

The chronoliner wears smaller than its 46mm because of the shorter lugs. I like it.
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The new SO looks much better but I gave them a pretty hard time on retaining the rubber bezel: told them to send the feedback to head office... Ceramic!!!
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Author:  Matt93 [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 3:56 am ]
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Thanks for the pics Novacastrian. I had convinced myself that the Chronoliner was too big for me, but your comment & pic makes me want to take another look.
Author:  mktbubble74 [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:42 am ]
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Got a picture of the Unitime Pilot with gold bezel? Anxious to see this live....NYC boutique doesn't have it yet.
Author:  wessa [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:45 am ]
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Novacastrian wrote:
Dropped into the Sydney boutique as they were unboxing the new offerings...
The new SO looks much better but I gave them a pretty hard time on retaining the rubber bezel: told them to send the feedback to head office... Ceramic!!!
[img]http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/16/a2bd79a1b5494380dc6e424af68541a5.jpg[/
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


No doubt, the SO with a ceramic bezel would have been the one to die for;-)
I hope we see one soon.
Author:  Novacastrian [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:58 pm ]
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Matt93 wrote:
Thanks for the pics Novacastrian. I had convinced myself that the Chronoliner was too big for me, but your comment & pic makes me want to take another look.


Yeah Matt. I have smallish wrists (just under 7 inches). So i think on 7 inches and above it'd be a great fit. Not too tall either.
Author:  Chronomat01LE [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:36 pm ]
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wessa wrote:
Novacastrian wrote:
Dropped into the Sydney boutique as they were unboxing the new offerings...
The new SO looks much better but I gave them a pretty hard time on retaining the rubber bezel: told them to send the feedback to head office... Ceramic!!!
[img]http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/16/a2bd79a1b5494380dc6e424af68541a5.jpg[/
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


No doubt, the SO with a ceramic bezel would have been the one to die for;-)
I hope we see one soon.


Don't think they will do one unless the SO goes in-house one day. I think the SO is one of their signature entry level pieces so I guess they want to keep costs down.
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