The watch thread.

CatmanV2

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mjheathcote said:
I'm looking to buy the Mrs a watch for her birthday, and she likes the Omega deville.
Was looking at Montblanc as an alternative.
Not sure which would be a better watch at around the same price approx £2.5k.
The Omega that is a quartz, and has the name, or the Montblanc which is a new name in watches, but an automatic.
Or any other similar styled watch?

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Personally I prefer the Mont Blanc. Mont Blanc is an established brand. Sure, not so old in watches, but getting to 25 years....

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Probably little known fact about Montblanc:

Today, Montblanc forms part of the Richemont group. Its sister companies include luxury brands Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chloé, and Baume et Mercier. Montblanc is owned, through Richemont, by the South African Rupert family.

The old man, Anton Rupert used to live in a fairly normal, unfenced house around the corner from me in Stellenbosch. no pretensions, despite being a billionaire.

The family also owns a car museum on a wine estate, which is worth a visit if you are ever in the area.

https://www.fmm.co.za/
 
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sionie1 said:
Errr Montblanc have been making watches since 1858, so not that new.
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No idea about watches, I am not even aware the company traded as Mont Blanc that far back, thought they started using the Mont Blanc brand in the 1930’s
 
CatmanV2

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Scaf said:
No idea about watches, I am not even aware the company traded as Mont Blanc that far back, thought they started using the Mont Blanc brand in the 1930’s
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I love their pens. Their shops are quite fun as well :)

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mjheathcote said:
I'm looking to buy the Mrs a watch for her birthday, and she likes the Omega deville.
Was looking at Montblanc as an alternative.
Not sure which would be a better watch at around the same price approx £2.5k.
The Omega that is a quartz, and has the name, or the Montblanc which is a new name in watches, but an automatic.
Or any other similar styled watch?

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They are both nice I’d say figure out first if your wife wants the convenience of quartz or the mystique/faff of mechanical. Even autos regularly need winding and adjusting.
 
sionie1

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The Montblanc is 30mm, the Omega 24mm so it might depend on her wrist size. £2.5k should see you into Cartier Tank Must De territory ( also quartz) the small one is 22mm in width, they are also a lovely watch on a lady. The face of the Montblanc is lovely though.
 
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Mr S said:
I cant see it on their website anymore, maybe im being stupid
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It's not on their website. But you can still buy them from other stockists. I need to get another myself.

Like here:

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Shop Designhütte Watch Winder Piccolo - Starter Set with Adapter Perfect for Breitling Rolex Omega Tag Heuer Tissot Hamilton etc ✓ free delivery ✓ free returns on eligible orders.
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mjheathcote

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mjheathcote said:
I'm looking to buy the Mrs a watch for her birthday, and she likes the Omega deville.
Was looking at Montblanc as an alternative.
Not sure which would be a better watch at around the same price approx £2.5k.
The Omega that is a quartz, and has the name, or the Montblanc which is a new name in watches, but an automatic.
Or any other similar styled watch?

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To close this off bought the Omega, and she is very happy.
Happy Wife = Happy Husband, as we all know!!

I've just bought myself a new daily smartwatch, to replace my 4 year old LG Watch Sport, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.
Things have come on, as slim as a normal watch, eSim LTE automatically when away from my phone (you don't need an official expensive contract to do this...) swim proof, tells you are alive etc etc. I know the Apple iWatch can also do this, but so boring and I'm not into Apples!
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CatmanV2

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mjheathcote said:
To close this off bought the Omega, and she is very happy.
Happy Wife = Happy Husband, as we all know!!

I've just bought myself a new daily smartwatch, to replace my 4 year old LG Watch Sport, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.
Things have come on, as slim as a normal watch, eSim LTE automatically when away from my phone (you don't need an official expensive contract to do this...) swim proof, tells you are alive etc etc. I know the Apple iWatch can also do this, but so boring and I'm not into Apples!
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Very nice. The Omega that is ;)

Still tempted by an Exospace, but it's going to be obsolete far too fast.

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mjheathcote

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CatmanV2 said:
Very nice. The Omega that is ;)

Still tempted by an Exospace, but it's going to be obsolete far too fast.

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And that's the problem.
Was so, so, tempted by the original TAG Connected, and the Montblanc Summit 2+
The TAG even today still doesn't allow you to take phone calls, forget about any independent LTE connectivity.
With sales and company discount portal, bought the Samsung for only £269, and it has a lovely stainless steel body and you can put on your own straps.
 
CatmanV2

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mjheathcote said:
And that's the problem.
Was so, so, tempted by the original TAG Connected, and the Montblanc Summit 2+
The TAG even today still doesn't allow you to take phone calls, forget about any independent LTE connectivity.
With sales and company discount portal, bought the Samsung for only £269, and it has a lovely stainless steel body and you can put on your own straps.
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This is going to be the issue with all high end connected watches. In fact I rather doubt the concept will survive. I recall the original TAG connected they pretty much admitted as much and part of the deal was to put a Carerra movement in it when the electronics were EOSL. But that was about the same price as buying a new Carerra anyway!

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CatmanV2 said:
This is going to be the issue with all high end connected watches. In fact I rather doubt the concept will survive. I recall the original TAG connected they pretty much admitted as much and part of the deal was to put a Carerra movement in it when the electronics were EOSL. But that was about the same price as buying a new Carerra anyway!

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Yes I recall the deal, but wasn't really a deal and an automatic I would have wished to own anyway.
I wish sony would sell their new wena smartband in Europe, a nice compromise.
 
philw696

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I don't know if it's just me but I really like to see fingers and moving parts on my timepieces.
 
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