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Money no object...... what would you buy?

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#1 · (Edited)
I see a lot of watches online and most with £1m+ price tags I wouldn't even keep in the watch box :D
For me I would factor in service costs ect however...... if money was no object to you what would you pick?

For me I'd be wearig a few bregeut's and wondering why I wasn't invited to cocktail partys after the drama from last time :D

What would you pick and the first person that says a Jacobs and co gets a very hard and uncomfortably long........... look! (might even be a shake of the head after 10 mins) :D
 
#4 ·
I would get an omega speedmaster , a Milus snow star for casual wearing , a longines hydro conquest, nomos for smart occasions , Rolex explorer 1 and 2 polar one , I’m picking up the Raymond Weil complete calendar , a few seikos like the Willard , so not much different from my collection now 😆

I don’t think I would be as extravagant as most people as I don’t really like any watch that’s worth over £20k , I just think they start turning into more hype pieces than pieces of horology that I’m interested in , I think most watches are too blingy once you go past a certain point except German watches they look understated

ohh yeah I would have to get a grand seiko spring drive also , probably my ultimate grail piece
 
#7 ·
Outside of my current smattering . . . .

an FPJ Chronomètre Bleu,

and

a Moser Mayu.
 
#10 ·
This is tricky, there are many very expensive watches, but there are many features that make watches expensive that I don't want and put me off a watch.

Complications make watches thicker, heavier and less reliable. Some like perpetual calendars are actually really annoying on a watch that stops a few days after you take it off. Too many complications also make the dial fussy.

Precious metals are not only expensive, some aren't very good for watch cases. Gold is too soft, scratches easily and wears away over time. Platinum is heavier than stainless without looking better (in my opinion) than stainless.

I've decided I don't like integrated bracelets so no Royal Oak, VC 222 or Nautilus for me.

I have to say I am extremely happy with my GS sbgx263 slim, comfortable, elegant, understated, very little text on the beautiful dial and incredibly well finished. It is also as accurate as any watch needs to be and has in my opinion the best hands fitted to any watch at any price.

Cost no object, I would buy a hand winding GS spring drive or a JLC Reverso duo face.
 
#16 ·
My “grail” I.e. unobtainable in my lifetime (lottery win excluding) is the Parmigiani Tonda Rattrapante GMT. But I could also be tempted by a Moser Stremliner Small Seconds Blue Enamel, Schwarz Etienne 1902 or a Gronfeld 1941. I’m not that fussy really!

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Have you ever considered a Ming?

Has a passing resemblance to a Tonda. :D
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#19 ·
I need reading glasses, so no need for date or day complications. I've never understood the need for a moonphase. I passed my PADI diving exams 35 years ago but don't need a diver any more. I've a stopwatch on the activity tracker I wear when teaching Taekwondo.

So I might see if @Duncan U. would sell me his Grand Seiko. Or maybe I'd get a Longines Conquest. That's all I'd need
 
#23 ·
I would build a watch of my own liking but make a brand new movement that never needs servicing , also it would be thin , light , expensive , 0 cyclops , atleast 6 holes of micro adjust and finishing better than grand seiko , I would make a few more for forum members , and then I would get hold of all of the content creators on YouTube and pay them for a sponsor to say it’s the best watch in the world and nobody except us elite watch enthusiasts will have one , I promise !!!