Monaco, 1969, Steve McQueen, LeMans...

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Flicking through Watchville this morning my eye was caught by an article on Hodinkee about three watches including a classic blue dial Monaco. But, as usual, my eyes glazed over half way down since it was merely regurgitating the same tired pap that every single article uses over and over and over again.

Blah, blah, Steve McQueen, blah, blah, LeMans, blah, blah, 1969, blah, blah...

Yes we know all these things, everyone who would visit a specialist watch site like Hodinkee knows all of this stuff... they cannot fail to know for God's sake. If it was an article in Esquire or some other 'fashion' magazine, where the writer is talking to people who probably wouldn't know these things, then yes, by all means, educate and inform, but imagine if you opened your copy of Volkswagen Beetle magazine and every other article started

The Volkswagen Beetle or 'People's Car' came out in 1938, blah blah, Ferdinand Porsche, blah blah, Hitler, blah blah....

I know 'history' is important in the watch community, but even the most ardent and devoted 1133B fan must surely be tired of reading this same spiel repeatedly.

It is, in the words of the immortal Jake Harper, 'redumbnant'.

 

[Jim Dollares]

Could not agree more!

 

[JesseLovesGrace]

I know what you feel.
It is like when you want to google for "how to make pork chop". And you found an article written by Anthony Bourdain, introducing the history of pork chop dates back to..........shape of pork chop is ............You need to use pork to make pork chop........the pork in different culture and different religion.......... and blah blah blah......
And you find nothing about how to make pork chop

 

[kappa_md]

Unfortunately, Hodinkee is also guilty in, “writing an article about a watch so they can sell watches.” They even clearly made a link from the article to their online
watch shop
Write (win) on Sunday, Sell on Monday

 

[Pitfitter446]

The poor journo has to file an article of xxxx words and isn't the sharpest tool so goes the easy way, regurgitate the same old stuff to pad out the piece, how many times can somebody review a watch to the masses, I’ll just keep giving this stuff a miss.

Edited: Jan 9, 2021

 

[ASW]

McQueen wore a Monaco? Wow, everyday’s a learning day....

 

[SteveP]

kappa_md

Unfortunately, Hodinkee is also guilty in, “writing an article about a watch so they can sell watches.” They even clearly made a link from the article to their online
watch shop
Write (win) on Sunday, Sell on Monday

Odds on they have one for sale tomorrow.

 

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What's even more 'amusing' / 'annoying' is when YouTube watch reviewers try to impress with their knowledge by quickly 'researching' some info and not quite getting it right.

But then, some YouTube watch gurus still think 200M means you can dive to 200M.

 

[JesseLovesGrace]

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What's even more 'amusing' / 'annoying' is when YouTube watch reviewers try to impress with their knowledge by quickly 'researching' some info and not quite getting it right.

But then, some YouTube watch gurus still think 200M means you can dive to 200M.

There is one guy, I forgot his name, says"it has 30 meters of water resistent, so you are pretty safe to take it to the pool."
I was like......

 

[abrod520]

SteveP

Odds on they have one for sale tomorrow.

This was part of their weekly vintage watch sale, wasn't even hidden

 

[abrod520]

Agree about this stuff, they're all the same articles. Especially sales posts like these where you have to justify your high price

 

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ASW

McQueen wore a Monaco? Wow, everyday’s a learning day....

How did you not know this?


Also, rumour has it that Omega was the first watch on the moon, but I don't know if I believe that!

 

[ASW]

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How did you not know this?


Also, rumour has it that Omega was the first watch on the moon, but I don't know if I believe that!

Haha. Now I’m confused whether my sarcasm has become statement... Big McQueen fan, big Monaco fan, love the historical images. Don’t need to read the same blurb on repeat.

 

[NGO1]

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Blah, blah, Steve McQueen, blah, blah, LeMans, blah, blah, 1969, blah, blah...

and my favorite line of all “McQueen 1133B recently sold for $2.2m”

(To be fair, $13k is fair market value)

 

[OttoWilliam]

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What's even more 'amusing' / 'annoying' is when YouTube watch reviewers try to impress with their knowledge by quickly 'researching' some info and not quite getting it right.

But then, some YouTube watch gurus still think 200M means you can dive to 200M.

Technically you can, while destroying the watch at the same time

 

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Wouldn't it be funny if the moon landings were faked.... oh the look on those Omega-fan-boys faces.

 

[dtf]

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Wouldn't it be funny if the moon landings were faked.... oh the look on those Omega-fan-boys faces.

Hah! Once again proving that 'fools seldom differ', I was just typing "if it turns out the moon landings were faked, will Omega release a First Watch on the Fake Moon edition?"

OttoWilliam

Technically you can, while destroying the watch at the same time

I think you could, provided you didn't move at that depth?

 

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dtf

Hah! Once again proving that 'fools seldom differ', I was just typing "if it turns out the moon landings were faked, will Omega release a First Watch on the Fake Moon edition?"

In gold, limited to 11969 pieces...