Have you checked out the White and grey versions of the watch? They're stunning but I suspect that the AT in blue would look even more fantastic. In the end, the AT isn't going to suit every one's tastes. Personally, I'd be happier if they just had Craig stick with the PO throught out his tenure the same way Broanan had the smp. However, it would be nice if we could get more and clearer shots of Bond wearing the AT.
Have you checked out the White and grey versions of the watch? They're stunning but I suspect that the AT in blue would look even more fantastic. In the end, the AT isn't going to suit every one's tastes. Personally, I'd be happier if they just had Craig stick with the PO throught out his tenure the same way Broanan had the smp. However, it would be nice if we could get more and clearer shots of Bond wearing the AT.
Can't say that I have, because I haven't. There are so many other watches that I would probably buy before the AT. Like the Tudor Back Bay. Now there is a watch! I too wish Craig's Bond had stayed with the big Seamaster P.O., but it's all about marketing, or should I say, selling. Same goes for all the LE Omega watches. The fact of the matter is they sell. Moreover, as much as we may hate to admit it, Bond is a great salesman. If Bond owns it, we want it, and the public at large wants it. Yes, it's madness, but it's fun and I am as afflicted as the next man.
DG
So, what sharp little eyes you've got...wait till you get to my teeth.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
The Black Bay, that is!
I wonder, if they will be allowed to make their own movements in the future, the brand has great potential.
I can't believe, that people still fall into Deatons "an argument is an argument is an argument...." trap. Glad that there are knowledgeable people out there who voice their concerns with this.
We are not alone and even if we would - won't change my opinion.
When I have first seen the AT many years ago, I was really badly surprised how boring is was but still had many similarities with the current Datejusts. Omega can do so much better, however, I guess that this "stealth concept" is selling pretty well as you are not stepping on many toes with that kind of design.
Speaking about watches, I have recently fallen for this:
I'll never be able to afford one (unless I am selling my Olin skis) but even if I would, I don't think, that I'd be brave enough to buy it.
I am still kicking myself,t hat I did not buy that Datograph last year, when the price for used ones where 50% of what they are currently going for 8-)
President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Please read my post again. I have stated that he says that it's an Explorer.
But that does not say, that he's correct
Some months ago, he came up with a regular production Seiko TV Timer insisting that it was screen seen in Octopussy which was so obviously wrong
That is all a load of bull as the watch in the movie was a Seiko branded Suwa Seikosha prototype and the serial numbers on this particular watch lead to a production date, when the movie Octopussy has been long in the bag
President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
The Black Bay, that is!
I wonder, if they will be allowed to make their own movements in the future, the brand has great potential.
I can't believe, that people still fall into Deatons "an argument is an argument is an argument...." trap. Glad that there are knowledgeable people out there who voice their concerns with this.
We are not alone and even if we would - won't change my opinion.
When I have first seen the AT many years ago, I was really badly surprised how boring is was but still had many similarities with the current Datejusts. Omega can do so much better, however, I guess that this "stealth concept" is selling pretty well as you are not stepping on many toes with that kind of design.
Speaking about watches, I have recently fallen for this:
I'll never be able to afford one (unless I am selling my Olin skis) but even if I would, I don't think, that I'd be brave enough to buy it.
I am still kicking myself,t hat I did not buy that Datograph last year, when the price for used ones where 50% of what they are currently going for 8-)
You are correct, I made a "typo". I meant Tudor Black Bay, or more precisely Tudor Heritage Black Bay:
A great looking piece with Connery Bond watch DNA.
By the way, that is one interesting looking watch you have pictured there. Who makes it? It's hard for me to make out the brand with my old eyes.
DG
So, what sharp little eyes you've got...wait till you get to my teeth.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
In my opinion the most creative watch brand from the last years, the shown UR-110 retails with US$ 125.000,--
And I can't wait for Sir Miles chiming in and complain again about my bad taste in watches
In my opinion the most creative watch brand from the last years, the shown UR-110 retails with US$ 125.000,--
And I can't wait for Sir Miles chiming in and complain again about my bad taste in watches
In my opinion the most creative watch brand from the last years, the shown UR-110 retails with US$ 125.000,--
And I can't wait for Sir Miles chiming in and complain again about my bad taste in watches
I took a lot of well-deserved banter for that purchase
Wow, that is an expensive watch! As for the Ebel, I can understand why you like it. Sometimes, watches make an impression on you at a certain point in your life, and you spend years tracking it down. Moreover, the fact that Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett wore one, one of my favorite T.V. narcs, makes it quite collectible.
DG
So, what sharp little eyes you've got...wait till you get to my teeth.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
These watches are made by a SEAL, R.E. Smith in Coronado, California and have gone through BUDS. The watches are worn by more U.S. Navy Seals than any other watch presently making the claim of being the watch of the U.S. Navy SEALS. RESCO stands for R E Smith COmpany.
Tudor Black Bay is next on the list.
DG
So, what sharp little eyes you've got...wait till you get to my teeth.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
I did not want to wear the eagle/trident logo. Personally, I feel that only SEALS should wear it. I also thought about the sterile version, but I also wanted to show my pride in our U.S. Navy SEALS. So I chose the older logo that dates back to the UDT's, Freddy the Bullfrog. That's a stick of dynamite in his mouth, not a cigar.
From RESCO's website:
"bull•frog (blfrôg, -frg) n.
Any of several large, heavy-bodied frogs, chiefly of the genus Rana and especially R. catesbeiana, native to North America and having a characteristic deep resonant croak. The term “BULLFROG” is also used to identify the longest serving active duty US NAVY SEAL or FrogMan."
The crown system is taken from the Elgin canteen watch worn by UDT's during World War II. Hamilton also made a version of the canteen watch but with a chain attaching the "over crown". This is also from the Resco website:
"The Bullfrog is a heritage piece that honors the FrogMen of yesterday and today and was designed to be just as tough as the men who it was designed for. Taking inspiration From the Elgin Canteen, the first watch issued to the Teams, it features a canteen style hinged crown. The dial maintains RESCO’s simple and readable dial layout with the addition of the SEAL Trident or “Freddy The Frog” limited edition icon in gloss on a matte dial. As with all RESCO watches, the BullFrog Heritage is built and tested at our facility on Coronado Island, the location of SEAL Team One, where it all began."
DG
So, what sharp little eyes you've got...wait till you get to my teeth.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
Sir MilesThe Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,771Chief of Staff
) great that you never disappoint me, Sir Miles.
I have seen so many watches in my life so my passion for Urwerk is a result of a long-going process. Now that you like the AT now, there is not much hope, that you can reach the end of the journey like I do currently. You simply don't have enough years left to brighten up
President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Don't mess with Bumtoys, Sir Miles, he's read all the dell deaton books, and he has the Fischer Price 'My first book of watches recommended by Dell Deaton' (1st edition of course).
I thought this topic was the Skyfall watch not every brand of watch going. Just for info i spoke to Omega yesterday and the AT should be available either August or September for around £3300.
Sorry I have tempted you with the Resco. I'll take your word for it about Cartier and the Pasha since I don't read or speak German apart from a few words that are stowed in my seaman's ditty bag, and they are not for polite company. I seem to recall that the Elgin and Hamilton canteen watches were designed in the 1940's, so you are probably right. It does not surprise me because there is very little new in watch world. One borrows from another and on and on it goes.
DG
So, what sharp little eyes you've got...wait till you get to my teeth.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
I thought this topic was the Skyfall watch not every brand of watch going. Just for info i spoke to Omega yesterday and the AT should be available either August or September for around £3300.
It is about the Skyfall watch. But sometimes discussions like this get broader, but they do get back on topic. Thanks for the pricing information on the AT. I'm racing out to get one at this moment. Not!
DG
So, what sharp little eyes you've got...wait till you get to my teeth.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
Did you watch the tv program on this last night ? A remarkable piece of engineering...and made even more astonishing when you consider the year in which it was most likely built !!
YNWA 97
Sir MilesThe Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,771Chief of Staff
) great that you never disappoint me, Sir Miles.
I have seen so many watches in my life so my passion for Urwerk is a result of a long-going process. Now that you like the AT now, there is not much hope, that you can reach the end of the journey like I do currently. You simply don't have enough years left to brighten up
So...you are saying that as you look at so many watches you now prefer something different - that being this Urwerk thing ? It just looks like a kids toy, I'd expect it to squirt water )
Markus, a watch should tell the time - and maybe show the date too - nothing else....there is a lot to be said for understated elegancy... B-)
Yes, I do like the AT...it's design is simple and it's all the better for it....then, even when I'm pi$$ed I can still tell the time )
i too like the AT i tried one on and was surprised how elegant it is. The blue face will make a big difference. i love my watches too, but the non bond ones shown on here other than the resco are awful and i wouldnt be seen dead wearing them
What you have to appreciate about these strange looking watches, the quality and workmanship that goes in to them, everything is mechanical , I don't think they are meant to be worn.
I was lucky enough to be shown these watches in person by Markus on our trip to London, I was under the same impression as your self SirMiles, but after holding one and seeing what is going on inside I found it quite amazing, not to my taste, but I'm sure all the petrol heads with money would enjoy having one in their collection -{
Indeed the engineering of all these crazy complication and craftmanship at Urwerk is simply stunning. And I am sure, that yiu agree that that GBP 600000 watch that we saw was very conventional compared to everything from Urwerk for a fraction of that price
Looking forwards to assist you with your first Urwek purchase - whenever you are ready
President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
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Can't say that I have, because I haven't. There are so many other watches that I would probably buy before the AT. Like the Tudor Back Bay. Now there is a watch! I too wish Craig's Bond had stayed with the big Seamaster P.O., but it's all about marketing, or should I say, selling. Same goes for all the LE Omega watches. The fact of the matter is they sell. Moreover, as much as we may hate to admit it, Bond is a great salesman. If Bond owns it, we want it, and the public at large wants it. Yes, it's madness, but it's fun and I am as afflicted as the next man.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
The Black Bay, that is!
I wonder, if they will be allowed to make their own movements in the future, the brand has great potential.
I can't believe, that people still fall into Deatons "an argument is an argument is an argument...." trap. Glad that there are knowledgeable people out there who voice their concerns with this.
We are not alone
When I have first seen the AT many years ago, I was really badly surprised how boring is was but still had many similarities with the current Datejusts. Omega can do so much better, however, I guess that this "stealth concept" is selling pretty well as you are not stepping on many toes with that kind of design.
Speaking about watches, I have recently fallen for this:
I'll never be able to afford one (unless I am selling my Olin skis) but even if I would, I don't think, that I'd be brave enough to buy it.
I am still kicking myself,t hat I did not buy that Datograph last year, when the price for used ones where 50% of what they are currently going for 8-)
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Please read my post again. I have stated that he says that it's an Explorer.
But that does not say, that he's correct
Some months ago, he came up with a regular production Seiko TV Timer insisting that it was screen seen in Octopussy which was so obviously wrong
That is all a load of bull as the watch in the movie was a Seiko branded Suwa Seikosha prototype and the serial numbers on this particular watch lead to a production date, when the movie Octopussy has been long in the bag
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
You are correct, I made a "typo". I meant Tudor Black Bay, or more precisely Tudor Heritage Black Bay:
http://www.tudorwatch.com/en/heritage-black-bay/
A great looking piece with Connery Bond watch DNA.
By the way, that is one interesting looking watch you have pictured there. Who makes it? It's hard for me to make out the brand with my old eyes.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
here is their webpage, beware - you'll be drooling a little
http://www.urwerk.com
In my opinion the most creative watch brand from the last years, the shown UR-110 retails with US$ 125.000,--
And I can't wait for Sir Miles chiming in and complain again about my bad taste in watches
P.S. have you seen my latest acquisition?
http://ajb007.co.uk/topic/38314/incoming-new-watch/
I took a lot of well-deserved banter for that purchase
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
The watch not the price -{
Wow, that is an expensive watch! As for the Ebel, I can understand why you like it. Sometimes, watches make an impression on you at a certain point in your life, and you spend years tracking it down. Moreover, the fact that Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett wore one, one of my favorite T.V. narcs, makes it quite collectible.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
{[] Kan, same thoughts here....
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
No, not yet. Waiting for the delivery of my Resco Bullfrog first, sometime this summer.
http://www.rescowatch.com/
http://www.rescowatch.com/collections/the-bullfrog
These watches are made by a SEAL, R.E. Smith in Coronado, California and have gone through BUDS. The watches are worn by more U.S. Navy Seals than any other watch presently making the claim of being the watch of the U.S. Navy SEALS. RESCO stands for R E Smith COmpany.
Tudor Black Bay is next on the list.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
Which version did you go for?
Too bad, that they did not go for a screwed-on crown but for the Cartier Pasha system.
It's effective, but it's Cartier
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
I pre-ordered this one:
http://www.rescowatch.com/products/freddie-ss
I did not want to wear the eagle/trident logo. Personally, I feel that only SEALS should wear it. I also thought about the sterile version, but I also wanted to show my pride in our U.S. Navy SEALS. So I chose the older logo that dates back to the UDT's, Freddy the Bullfrog. That's a stick of dynamite in his mouth, not a cigar.
From RESCO's website:
"bull•frog (blfrôg, -frg) n.
Any of several large, heavy-bodied frogs, chiefly of the genus Rana and especially R. catesbeiana, native to North America and having a characteristic deep resonant croak. The term “BULLFROG” is also used to identify the longest serving active duty US NAVY SEAL or FrogMan."
The crown system is taken from the Elgin canteen watch worn by UDT's during World War II. Hamilton also made a version of the canteen watch but with a chain attaching the "over crown". This is also from the Resco website:
"The Bullfrog is a heritage piece that honors the FrogMen of yesterday and today and was designed to be just as tough as the men who it was designed for. Taking inspiration From the Elgin Canteen, the first watch issued to the Teams, it features a canteen style hinged crown. The dial maintains RESCO’s simple and readable dial layout with the addition of the SEAL Trident or “Freddy The Frog” limited edition icon in gloss on a matte dial. As with all RESCO watches, the BullFrog Heritage is built and tested at our facility on Coronado Island, the location of SEAL Team One, where it all began."
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
Then wait no longer my friend...that 'watch' - and I use that term advisedly - is an absolute abomination X-(
I'd be more than happy to take a hammer to it....and on the plus side hitting it repeatedly could only improve its looks !!!
I thought the Germans were supposed to have style and refinement ?
I think, Markus that you are just looking for the most hideous watches to show here
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I have seen so many watches in my life so my passion for Urwerk is a result of a long-going process. Now that you like the AT now, there is not much hope, that you can reach the end of the journey like I do currently. You simply don't have enough years left to brighten up
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
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Dammit, they are growing on me now Look what you have done!
But that cap system to preserve wr has been invented by Cartier 1932 and used later by other companies.
http://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Cartier_Pasha
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Sorry I have tempted you with the Resco. I'll take your word for it about Cartier and the Pasha since I don't read or speak German apart from a few words that are stowed in my seaman's ditty bag, and they are not for polite company. I seem to recall that the Elgin and Hamilton canteen watches were designed in the 1940's, so you are probably right. It does not surprise me because there is very little new in watch world. One borrows from another and on and on it goes.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
It is about the Skyfall watch. But sometimes discussions like this get broader, but they do get back on topic. Thanks for the pricing information on the AT. I'm racing out to get one at this moment. Not!
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Did you watch the tv program on this last night ? A remarkable piece of engineering...and made even more astonishing when you consider the year in which it was most likely built !!
So...you are saying that as you look at so many watches you now prefer something different - that being this Urwerk thing ?
Markus, a watch should tell the time - and maybe show the date too - nothing else....there is a lot to be said for understated elegancy... B-)
Yes, I do like the AT...it's design is simple and it's all the better for it....then, even when I'm pi$$ed I can still tell the time
I was lucky enough to be shown these watches in person by Markus on our trip to London, I was under the same impression as your self SirMiles, but after holding one and seeing what is going on inside I found it quite amazing, not to my taste, but I'm sure all the petrol heads with money would enjoy having one in their collection -{
Indeed the engineering of all these crazy complication and craftmanship at Urwerk is simply stunning. And I am sure, that yiu agree that that GBP 600000 watch that we saw was very conventional compared to everything from Urwerk for a fraction of that price
Looking forwards to assist you with your first Urwek purchase - whenever you are ready
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!