you get it wet?! The horror

 

The bb58 really is a masterpiece and is probably the closest we have come to universal agreement on any watch. The glassbox has always felt like a swing and a miss, it’s hard to look past the milky ring, although maybe it’s better on the wrist?

 

Great write up on the BB58 @imagwai. Enjoyed reading that.

 

The "ring" is more of a distortion affect to me, rather than what I'd call milky (like the Speedy's). I really don't notice it much on my black dialed dato 45.

Regardless, I agree that the glassbox has a lot more flaws compared to the BB58, yet it's won the first two COCO WOTY votes. Not so sure that it will win this year, my money says no. But if the rumors of a glassbox panda are true, I'd bet it takes the 2023 WOTY again.

 

I think the 2023 WOTY is a given at this point...

 

I dont notice that milk ring on wrist at all

 

Exactly why I need to keep recruiting, to combat this negative vintage influence.

 

recruiting for the Cult Of The Grand Carrera?

 

Well, TAG Heuer in general would be a start! But ultimately, yes, Grand Carrera ownership would be a long term goal..

 

Thanks guys.

Yes, the glassbox has a few flaws. I don't notice a milky ring, but I do notice that the minute track is quite distorted and difficult to use (mostly when setting the time). It could be a little thinner too. But overall, I think it's a fabulous watch really, and worthy of watch of the year.

Still, would be nice not to have a glassbox again this year. Hopefully it'll be something else and then return next year with the panda

 

Just now able to read the post, @imagwai. Great article on the BB58. Thanks for sharing. The blue is lovely, and it’s so cool that your affection for the piece has only grown with time.

 

Who wants to see more Charlie on the blog?

 

Your is silver…

 

Is this the first year without a glassbox? So the contest might actually be close this year. TH might surprise us with a late release of the panda
Since the panda will have a silver/white dial the milky ring won’t be much of an issue.

 

Ummmm, red Carrera is not a glassbox?

 

Ah yes, may I blame it on Monday? Thank you very much. Go red!

 

Tomorrow, as a prelude to the WOTY reveal on the 24th and 27th, I will be filling in the gaps with my personal WOTYs (actually top 3) for all the years the blog has been going before the COCO started, so that's 2016-2019. Can you guess what I picked?

 

Nobody will guess 2018. Nobody. Ever. No chance.

 

And Jim doesn't count cos I already told him what it was.