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<\/a><\/p>\nA nice looking watch, not too big, at 40mm.\u00a0 Ugly ass cyclops magnifier over the date.\u00a0 There is a 44mm available as well.\u00a0 Neat, but pointless crown guard at 3 O’clock.\u00a0 Way overpriced, over $4,000.<\/p>\n
The next was the Radiomir:<\/p>\n
A beast at 46mm or so.\u00a0 I have to say, it didn’t hang over my wrist like I thought it would.\u00a0 Unless you are legally blind, you will be able to read this watch.\u00a0 I liked the look of it, then I looked at the back.<\/p>\n Jesus, the movement filled the case.\u00a0 I looked it up later, 44mm diameter movement.\u00a0 They basically took a hand wind pocket watch and attached to your wrist!\u00a0 As a comparison, the Seiko 7S26 is 27mm across, the Seiko 4206 is less than 23mm. \u00a0 I am sure it is solid engineering, but BIG movements are cheap to make.\u00a0 At $4,800, I was not impressed.\u00a0 A pretty face with a cheap movement don’t work for me.\u00a0 They even have temperature compensating weights on the balance.\u00a0 A feature not needed in 100 years. \u00a0 It adds cost and does nothing for accuracy.\u00a0 Much like a tourbillon. which does nothing as well.\u00a0 (More on these points on a longer post I am writing.)<\/p>\n Overall, they were very nice looking, but very expensive watches.\u00a0 They are very desireable now, but what about 10 to 20 years down the road?\u00a0 You can get watches that look very similar, with probably better movements for about 1\/50th the price.<\/p>\n Finally got to see some Panerai watches.\u00a0 As you may know, they were the official watches of the Italian navy, including their divers.\u00a0 They are huge, almost ugly, but very popular, with many homages out there.\u00a0 I was able to try some on at C.D. Peacock. The first one I \u2026 Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>by <\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"