I still prefer the GMT II, which I think is the best watch Rolex make. But I did try the YM 40 on back to back with a Sub before buying one. Next to it, the Sub was so clunky. It felt more like a Seiko.
The problem with the YM is, posting pictures of it is usually pointless. Online it just looks like a silvery watch. In person it’s an absolute feast of texture wrought in platinum, rhodium and stainless steel.
Yes, it’s a silvery gray. Very versatile. It’s not as striking as black, as hum-drum as white or as trendy as blue.
This one? https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvK-dF4NYo5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Or my other Overseas? The Chronograph was a text away. It got me in line for the gold model 18 months later.
It’s a Color 8 Horween shell cordovan strap some small-time strap maker in Vietnam made me.
How do you feel about the Sarpaneva face?
The FreakX surprised the hell out of me and has every bit earned a spot in my collection and regular rotation. Some days I do consider reaching even deeper into the Freak line, but what I love about FreakX is how approachable a form factor it is; the other models don’t have crowns and wind from the caseback, for example. It’s the gateway drug to Freak land, apparently.
Ulysse Nardin watches are actually quite durable. Did you know they brought the silicon hairspring to the world of horology? Now even Patek is using them.
It gets comments and questions, and I can always tell who the watch collectors in the room are from the lingering gazes. I’ve never come across another guy wearing one. But most people, of course, don’t notice watches at all.
It’s light and made out of titanium, and has lots of fun and unusual hidden design flourishes. I wouldn’t say I “bang it around” but I wear it quite comfortably. Sometimes I long for even more of that visual intrigue and Freak DNA. But the restrained look does make it fly under the radar and makes it more daily-able.
This one is the old Luminova with a “Swiss only” dial.
Yeah I loved the Snoeflake when I first got it. But Seiko killed it for me by just making SO MANY limited release dials with all those silly names. Whit Birch, Cherry Blossom, Green Birch, Diet Birch. It just got silly and I can’t take the Heritage line seriously anymore. The snowflake was the OG “cool dial” heritage spring drive. No longer.
The Santos, however, was the first ever wristwatch. Timeless yet still kind of edgy. For me it was a must-have.
I like Patek plenty! Just has never been a priority for me and I prefer VC as far as Trinity manufactures go.
Yep, I love the DJ36! Easy wearing, but a nice bit of glimmer.
About $10k for something basic.
Leave it on a watch stand in your place, somewhere very out in the open. If it disappears, problem solved and you learned who you can’t trust. If not, it continues to tell you your visitors are honest.