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| Author: | sharkman [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | OH MY! |
I couldn’t resist this deal. My first gold dress watch. 40mm, antique opaline white dial, a dual time, and a flourished day/night indicator. All on a gorgeous brown alligator strap with rose gold bi-fold spring loaded deploy. And made by one person sitting at one bench, beginning to end. My new (to me) Blancpain Dual Time. (the Skyracer is DEFINITELY going back on the FS thread now!!!)    
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| Author: | mfserge [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OH MY! |
The fire sale all makes sense now!!! What a pick up!  congrats and enjoy your first red gold watch!!
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| Author: | john123 [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OH MY! |
Very nice Tom, and something completely different for your collection. I really love the look of gold dials with brown gator straps. Congrats on a great addition!!! |
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| Author: | anez [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OH MY! |
Gosh, that is amazing. Look at the detail on the day/night (misread this at first glance! That's even cooler and a more unusual complication), and it's DB, too... Generally not a fan of gold watches, but this is incredibly understated and elegant, and looks perfect with the brown (croc? The scales look teeny for alligator, if they are gator it looks like a really good skin) strap. I bet the quality of detail on this is absolutely superb, you're a very lucky guy. Enjoy and wear it in good health! 
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| Author: | Budlum24 [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OH MY! |
Very nice! I'm not personally a fan of YG watches but, you can't go wrong with practically anything from Blancpain. Now you just need a FF. Congratulations on yet another great piece. You are definitely moving up-market! |
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| Author: | RXPete [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:47 pm ] |
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I love it!! It looks perfect with your shirt and suit jacket. |
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| Author: | sharkman [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:43 pm ] |
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Budlum24 wrote: Very nice! I'm not personally a fan of YG watches but, you can't go wrong with practically anything from Blancpain. Now you just need a FF. Congratulations on yet another great piece. You are definitely moving up-market! Terrible lighting - it's actually rose. |
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| Author: | mfserge [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:45 pm ] |
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How does the day/night indicator work? Does it switch to night at the same time everyday? I've never seen one before and I'm curious as to how it operates. |
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| Author: | Budlum24 [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:24 pm ] |
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sharkman wrote: Budlum24 wrote: Very nice! I'm not personally a fan of YG watches but, you can't go wrong with practically anything from Blancpain. Now you just need a FF. Congratulations on yet another great piece. You are definitely moving up-market! Terrible lighting - it's actually rose.  I suppose the part where you explicitly said "rose gold" should have cleared that up for me.
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| Author: | MacApple [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:30 pm ] |
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She is pretty!!! |
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| Author: | sharkman [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:33 pm ] |
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mfserge wrote: How does the day/night indicator work? Does it switch to night at the same time everyday? I've never seen one before and I'm curious as to how it operates. Yeah. The hour hand only moves with the crown pulled out to the first stop. So you set the time and the date with that. And of course you can go forward or backward. The hour and minute hand set at stop 2. And the day/night - moon, stars/sun - move as well. As does the second time zone at 12. The applied rose gold arabics are lume filled but apinted over white so as not to give off a greenish tint, except when needed. The bifolds on the clasp do not snap in, rather they are spring loaded somehow. All in all pretty cool. To me, this is just the bomb. |
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| Author: | RJRJRJ [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:57 pm ] |
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I had a dressy Blancpain a while back and it looks like these two might even share the same case style. The finishing on these things is superb. Big congrats on the pickup.   
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| Author: | sharkman [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:05 pm ] |
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Nice! They also had a pre-owned Leman chrono alarm that was cool, but too busy on the dial IMO. It's nice thinking that one man (woman) saw the assembly of this watch through from day 1 to finish. |
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| Author: | Altair [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:31 pm ] |
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Fantastic pick up sharky! The level of finishing and movement on these watches is remarkable, Blancpain really is an understated brand. That specific model is very versatile, its both dressy and the hands add a touch of a Sporty air to it. I have become more interested in extremes over versatility but would have loved to pick something like that up. Congrats again! |
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| Author: | Altair [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:39 pm ] |
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By the way cool threads my man!! That looks like a great shirt! |
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