The blue and black do nothing for me, but the green just looks so good with the steel bezel in my opinion!
Nosing in my nearest Chisholm Hunter today they had a green aquaracer in the window on what appeared to be a bead/sand blasted bracelet, didn't go in as shop was busy, not seen a bracelet like that before.
I find it quite hilarious how when the 40mm Aquaracers came out I really didn't like them that much and I would NEVER have thought I would have bought one.
Funny how that goes, I felt the same way initially about the 300's
Your silver 300 is the only one that might change my mind
I am the complete opposite. I was initially drawn to the Aquaracer 300, ended up with the Seamaster, but didn’t rest until I got the Aquaracer. The only question for me, was which one. The more I look at other models, the more I come back to potentially buying another Aquaracer 300 or even 200.
I kind of still wish I had also bought the Bamford one, but I just could not get past a couple of shiny spots on the bracelet in the AD which meant, over time, that was likely to happen and there’s no easy way to resolve that. I can live with scratches but not shiny spots. Happens with the brushed steel but takes seconds to resolve.
I've noticed a pattern where the watches I fall hard for long-term are the ones I initially don't get super excited about. Instant crush and boner alert means I get bored fast. I wasn't too keen for any of my current favourite pieces when they were first released.
Congrats Rob! I think that's a stunning pic, better than anything I've seen on-line before! 👍
Not one, but two recent additions to my collection (alas, neither is a TH)…
First up is the (now outgoing?) Casioak GM2100, which I managed to snag a tidy discount on. My first ever G Shock! This is a really cool watch which ticks so many boxes; legibility of the screen could be better, and it looks like the newer versions have fixed this to some extent, but it’s a great looking thing that wears and feels great on the wrist. Perfect holiday/cardio/hiking/tool watch.
Second acquisition was the PRX Powermatic 80 with a green dial. I’m really impressed with this watch so far, and I’m not sure why I didn’t pull the trigger sooner; the dial is a wonderful colour with an amazing amount of depth, the bracelet is really nicely made and the Powermatic 80 is running only +4 seconds fast after 9 days of wear…very impressive.
I find it quite hilarious how when the 40mm Aquaracers came out I really didn't like them that much and I would NEVER have thought I would have bought one.
Yeah I won’t be selling that one. Been admiring and reading about it a lot. Probably the best sub since the 14060m, at least for people who like vintage Rolex.
I liked those from the start, especially the blue one. Reminds me of the blue 2000. I would be worried about scratching the bezel although I don’t seem to have this anxiety about the 2000. New watches do that to you I guess.
