Now I understand why it's a Blancpain Lemon....
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| Author: | rhequest [ Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:16 pm ] |
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hey everyone, thinking about getting either a jlc master control (40mm) for about 3.5K or a blancpain leman grand date or the villaret big date (also 40mm) for about 5K. anyone have any opinions on either watch? which is "better" or at least a better bang for the buck? any thoughts would be appreciated. jason |
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| Author: | Alien [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:59 am ] |
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If You want to collect the watch and put it into a displaycase, buy the Blancpain, if You want to wear it, get the JLC. There is a saying: Never sell a Blancpain to a repetitive customer, You will lose him. They make a lot of service trouble. Best greetings Thomas |
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| Author: | sportback [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:44 am ] |
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Now I understand why it's a Blancpain Lemon....
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| Author: | rhequest [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:56 pm ] |
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hahaha, really? learn something new everyday. i've only been seriously looking at watches for the last couple of months, so i'm slowly expanding my horizons. i didn't know blancpains were that troublesome. what kind of problems do they typically have? well i am looking for something i could wear a couple of times a week to rotate with my chrono evo and possibly a second breitling i might be buying behind my loving wife's back (shh . . . ) thanks for the advice, i'll have to do some more research. |
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| Author: | sportback [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:35 pm ] |
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Try a Panerai.... 
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| Author: | rhequest [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:17 pm ] |
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hmm possibly later, at first i was very much in the lingman camp, but the more i look at them the more appealing they look. but right now i'm deciding between the blancpain and jlc, and a bentley 6.75/motors/motors t or possibly one of the navitimers. so much to buy, so little money haha. |
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| Author: | sportback [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:55 pm ] |
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I understand the problem! I still can't decide whether or not to sell my 6.75... This is what I'm wearing today 
It's kinda nice to know there are only 399 others like it in the world...makes it rather special to me! |
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| Author: | sportback [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:59 pm ] |
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PS - no, the picture isn't backwards - it's a left handed version, originally made for Italian Navy frogmen as they wore their depth gauges on the left wrist...cunning these Italians
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| Author: | rhequest [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:47 am ] |
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that is a beautiful watch, the left-handed crown is pretty awesome. decisions, decisions. let me know if you plan on selling the 6.75. i tried looking for one at an ad in korea, but they are completely sold out. not just the ad, the entire country, not a single one left . . . |
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| Author: | Alien [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:57 am ] |
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The big problem on Blancpain are the very fine movements. To make them extra thin, they work with extremely fine parts. So they are prone to damage. |
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