cboy
Well-known
Why want just a watch when you can have a cheat sheet for photographers on their wrist! Lol
Lensman not a Leicaman
Horage Lensman 2 Exposure: A $5,500 Watch Made for Photographers
Lensman not a Leicaman
Horage Lensman 2 Exposure: A $5,500 Watch Made for Photographers
raydm6
Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
Some new ones released:
leica-camera.com
Leica ZM 11 & ZM 12 | Watch for every moment
Timepieces of iconic design language with Swiss automatic movement
mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
They're reasonably attractive watches. But they don't especially appeal to me - mostly because I already have decent enough, reasonably attractive, reasonably good watches which sit in the spots those might fit in my watch-wearing (which has probably cost me more than it should, but not nearly as much as cameras and lensesSome new ones released:
Leica ZM 11 & ZM 12 | Watch for every moment
Timepieces of iconic design language with Swiss automatic movement
).There was a time, as it were, when I might have seriously considered them: but I already have a watch or two which I like more, where I might consider fitting these (at considerably less expense in some cases).
...Mike
wayben
Established
I don't buy cameras from watch companies, don't see myself buying a watch from a camera company either.
Wayne
Wayne
JeffS7444
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Per Highconsumption.com, prices range from $6775-8150 USD, which IIRC, is considerably less costly than prior offerings. Looks alright, but if you removed the branding, I dunno if I'd notice it amongst any number of other wristwatches.
raydm6
Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
Hmm, you just gave me a thought: I wonder what a Rolex camera might look like
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Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
The specifications for the watch's movement are okay, but not remarkable. The 60-hour power reserve is nice, but they really should've provided an indicator, considering the price.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
I looked at the Leica watches again. They're nice, but I think I'd like an Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch more if I bought another high-end watch. Anything that gives me remembrances of the Apollo program is a draw for me.
The 1960s era Omega Seamaster De Ville that I bought myself as a gift last holiday season is now by far and away the watch I enjoy and wear the most. My Longines Master Class and Lindberg Chronograph are not getting as much arm time as they ought to now, and my Praesidus A11 replica, Tom Rice edition is what I use when I'm out on the bicycle or walking.
So many wonderful obsessions to enjoy.
G
The 1960s era Omega Seamaster De Ville that I bought myself as a gift last holiday season is now by far and away the watch I enjoy and wear the most. My Longines Master Class and Lindberg Chronograph are not getting as much arm time as they ought to now, and my Praesidus A11 replica, Tom Rice edition is what I use when I'm out on the bicycle or walking.
So many wonderful obsessions to enjoy.
G
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
As when buying a camera, you might enjoy the time you spend doing the research. Since the original manual-wind Speedmaster that went to the Moon (caliber 321), Omega has introduced successive Speedmasters in different calibers and even automatic wind.
All the nuances from caliber 321 to the latest are summed up nicely on this site:
OMEGA Speedmaster Movements 1861 vs 1863: Key Differences
The Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch is available with two different movements. What's the difference between the Caliber 1861 vs. the Caliber 1863?
www.bobswatches.com
In 2000, I bought this manual-wind Speedmaster, caliber 1863, with display back.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
dct
perpetual amateur
Nice gadget! And beautiful mechanics, especially the K2 micro-rotor calibre.
Price tag is unfortunately beyond my budget.
Price tag is unfortunately beyond my budget.
Bill wrs1145
A native Texan
Branding?
x-ray
Veteran
I’m just not into the “status” thing and never have been. Not to say I don’t appreciate nice things but there are just more important things in my life. My ex gave me a Rolex that I wore off and on for twenty some years and actually like other watches I have better. I found my $30 Timex kept just as good or better time and didn’t cost $1000 every few years to get serviced. I wound up selling it because I didn’t get into Rolex. I’m actually getting that way about owning Leicas. When I started using them for work in 68 there wasn’t the mystique surrounding them and have to admit it’s a bit of a turnoff now.
When I retired my wife gave my a Mickey Mouse watch, garden variety, commemorating 55 years of business which I felt was very appropriate. I absolutely love wearing it and it gets more attention than my Rolex, from children😁.
My all time favorite watches though are my dads 25 year watch from 1975. It’s a rather rare Bulova automatic chronograph that has a Tag movement. My second is my Bulova Accutron space view from 1967 and third my Bulova Accutron stainless I received for graduation in 1966.
They’re unusual in that they use a tuning fork at 360 cps to regulate the time and were used by the astronauts and nasa in the space craft.
When I retired my wife gave my a Mickey Mouse watch, garden variety, commemorating 55 years of business which I felt was very appropriate. I absolutely love wearing it and it gets more attention than my Rolex, from children😁.
My all time favorite watches though are my dads 25 year watch from 1975. It’s a rather rare Bulova automatic chronograph that has a Tag movement. My second is my Bulova Accutron space view from 1967 and third my Bulova Accutron stainless I received for graduation in 1966.
They’re unusual in that they use a tuning fork at 360 cps to regulate the time and were used by the astronauts and nasa in the space craft.
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Richard G
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Maybe Leica introduced watches to combat one of their biggest problems in one of their core markets. Amateur photographers with an M Leica or two, or worse, an LTM Leica or two, don’t know what time it is, and don’t care what time it is. And this affects the group of them who then also own digital M Leicas. Mine are from 2012 and 2013, cameras that came out in 2010 and 2012. My youngest film Leica is an M6 from 1992. My most recently serviced film Leica is from 1958. Then we learn here to use the wonderful Zeiss ZM lenses. And then like X-ray we brew a certain distaste for what Leica has become and go X-pro or Zf.
It is impossible that I would buy a Leica watch, no matter how good it is. I had a quartz Omega for some years, the first watch I bought myself. The need to replace the battery at inconvenient times led to the family’s watch supplier in 2010. I want a steel bracleted, waterproof, automatic watch with a second hand and the date and a large crown, all as plain as possible. You’re kidding. I’m not. OK, well there’s this Raymond Weil, or this Oris. Have you heard of these brands? I’ve heard of Raymond Weil. So you will take the Raymond Weil? No, I’ll take the Oris. Even as he took out two links of the bracelet I think he was ready to accept this was all some elaborate time waster he’d been fooled by. He only smiled once the $1100 or so was taken from my credit card.
That watch needed a service several years later. There was one place in Melbourne. The technician looked at it with his jeweller’s loupe. A piece was loose inside. I had dropped it. His disapproval of me, was part of his defense of the watch and its movement. I got no credit for bringing it to him.
Next door was a second hand watch dealer. I figured my skill with second hand cameras and lenses and cars might see me into a good spare automatic. I repeated my 2010 spiel. They were guarded. I looked at a few Rolexes. Seriously ugly I found them. There was one interesting watch, another Oris. It doesn’t have a steel band..? It’s nylon, waterproof. It will do. It had a domed glass and weird beyond deco principal Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9. I sent a picture of it to my son outside after buying it. The Oris 65, nice, he texts me. It is not tall for an automatic. And it is the only watch I can confidently tell the time with in the middle of the night in the dark here without my glasses on. I thought my wife would hate it. She loves it.
For Leica level luxury my son conceived my 60th birthday present, a Tudor Black Bay chronometer. It’s a Rolex ancestor of sorts, less showy, brushed chrome lugs. No date mercifully. Keeps seriously accurate time. Loses 5 seconds a fortnight. Bigger in height than I’d like.
That Oris 65 is beside the bed. No box or papers. It’s like one of my Leicas with minimal branding.
No Leica watch for me.
It is impossible that I would buy a Leica watch, no matter how good it is. I had a quartz Omega for some years, the first watch I bought myself. The need to replace the battery at inconvenient times led to the family’s watch supplier in 2010. I want a steel bracleted, waterproof, automatic watch with a second hand and the date and a large crown, all as plain as possible. You’re kidding. I’m not. OK, well there’s this Raymond Weil, or this Oris. Have you heard of these brands? I’ve heard of Raymond Weil. So you will take the Raymond Weil? No, I’ll take the Oris. Even as he took out two links of the bracelet I think he was ready to accept this was all some elaborate time waster he’d been fooled by. He only smiled once the $1100 or so was taken from my credit card.
That watch needed a service several years later. There was one place in Melbourne. The technician looked at it with his jeweller’s loupe. A piece was loose inside. I had dropped it. His disapproval of me, was part of his defense of the watch and its movement. I got no credit for bringing it to him.
Next door was a second hand watch dealer. I figured my skill with second hand cameras and lenses and cars might see me into a good spare automatic. I repeated my 2010 spiel. They were guarded. I looked at a few Rolexes. Seriously ugly I found them. There was one interesting watch, another Oris. It doesn’t have a steel band..? It’s nylon, waterproof. It will do. It had a domed glass and weird beyond deco principal Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9. I sent a picture of it to my son outside after buying it. The Oris 65, nice, he texts me. It is not tall for an automatic. And it is the only watch I can confidently tell the time with in the middle of the night in the dark here without my glasses on. I thought my wife would hate it. She loves it.
For Leica level luxury my son conceived my 60th birthday present, a Tudor Black Bay chronometer. It’s a Rolex ancestor of sorts, less showy, brushed chrome lugs. No date mercifully. Keeps seriously accurate time. Loses 5 seconds a fortnight. Bigger in height than I’d like.
That Oris 65 is beside the bed. No box or papers. It’s like one of my Leicas with minimal branding.
No Leica watch for me.
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Richard G
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Impressive device. But too many CHF for me. The Art of Photography guy is so professional. He could talk under water. And I like his periodic celebration of particular photographers.
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
This is a very successful analogy. Both are companies that back in the 40s-60s made some of the best cameras/watches that rightly gained the reputation of being the best tools in their fields.
More recently though, they just re-issue the same recipe again and again, injecting a bit of mystique on their products.
As far as the Leica watch goes, I have not heard a single word about it in every watch forum I am member of.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Ah, but that only adds to the mystique... This said when I found that a CLA of my vintage Omega Constellation would cost North of $1.000, I bought an $80 smartwatch instead. It tells me the time and keeps track of my blood pressure and the weather
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p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
If you want my opinion get s £20 Rotary from the mid-60s and the chances are it will be working great. If you shop around you can service it for £120 or just get another one.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
It is a handsome watch but Mrs. OtL is keeping a close eye on my watch collection and I'm on probation.