Blancpain Barakuda

[Bradystraps]

What a stunner. And they got the date wheel placement correct to boot!
Now, do I have $14K laying around doing nothing?

[Aaron Shapiro]

Any idea on the case size?? If this isn’t 45mm it could be a stunna.


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[Bradystraps]

Any idea on the case size?? If this isn’t 45mm it could be a stunna.


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40.3mm X 13.2mm thick

[jimyritz]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

[Chocodove]

Any idea on the case size?? If this isn’t 45mm it could be a stunna.


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40.3mm X 13.2mm thick

Perfecto.

[JP Chestnut]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

That's less than a ceramic LV Rolex costs these days, and like $10,000 less than a GMT2. I'm not sure this one is particularly expensive in the current scheme of things.

[Torrid]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

That's less than a ceramic LV Rolex costs these days, and like $10,000 less than a GMT2. I'm not sure this one is particularly expensive in the current scheme of things.

It’s sad we have to preface it with those terms. It’s lunacy price wise. Are there enough buyers in the world to sustain this? Maybe my outlook has changed, but I changed jobs months ago, doubled my income and I feel even less likely to part with large sums for a watch seeing how quickly the prices go up.

[dukerules]

Prices are crazy in the luxury watch world right now... But this is yet another watch I would buy over a ceramic Rolex for the same money.

[JP Chestnut]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

That's less than a ceramic LV Rolex costs these days, and like $10,000 less than a GMT2. I'm not sure this one is particularly expensive in the current scheme of things.

It’s sad we have to preface it with those terms. It’s lunacy price wise. Are there enough buyers in the world to sustain this? Maybe my outlook has changed, but I changed jobs months ago, doubled my income and I feel even less likely to part with large sums for a watch seeing how quickly the prices go up.

I make a comfortable living, and I don't even know what my collection is "worth" these days (probably a lot). However, when you start looking at what $15,000 will buy in watches versus in everything else...

I could justify a Sub at $6,000. I can't at $12,000+. Maybe I'm just not rich enough for the watch game, but I'm in the 90-95th percentile of earning. Are watches really now a "one percenter" thing?

[gr8sw]

nice size, but you'd have to like brown lume an awful lot... the price is another story

[Torrid]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

That's less than a ceramic LV Rolex costs these days, and like $10,000 less than a GMT2. I'm not sure this one is particularly expensive in the current scheme of things.

It’s sad we have to preface it with those terms. It’s lunacy price wise. Are there enough buyers in the world to sustain this? Maybe my outlook has changed, but I changed jobs months ago, doubled my income and I feel even less likely to part with large sums for a watch seeing how quickly the prices go up.

I make a comfortable living, and I don't even know what my collection is "worth" these days (probably a lot). However, when you start looking at what $15,000 will buy in watches versus in everything else...

I could justify a Sub at $6,000. I can't at $12,000+. Maybe I'm just not rich enough for the watch game, but I'm in the 90-95th percentile of earning. Are watches really now a "one percenter" thing?

I guess they are. At $6k I’d be a buyer. I love the Sub. I’ve done what many others have, I picked up the Seiko Marinemaster thinking that was the best answer and didn’t love the proportions. I’ve bounced through a few including revisiting the Tuna again and I’m just not feeling it. Who knew this hobby could make you feel poor with a 6 figure income?

[JP Chestnut]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

That's less than a ceramic LV Rolex costs these days, and like $10,000 less than a GMT2. I'm not sure this one is particularly expensive in the current scheme of things.

It’s sad we have to preface it with those terms. It’s lunacy price wise. Are there enough buyers in the world to sustain this? Maybe my outlook has changed, but I changed jobs months ago, doubled my income and I feel even less likely to part with large sums for a watch seeing how quickly the prices go up.

I make a comfortable living, and I don't even know what my collection is "worth" these days (probably a lot). However, when you start looking at what $15,000 will buy in watches versus in everything else...

I could justify a Sub at $6,000. I can't at $12,000+. Maybe I'm just not rich enough for the watch game, but I'm in the 90-95th percentile of earning. Are watches really now a "one percenter" thing?

I guess they are. At $6k I’d be a buyer. I love the Sub. I’ve done what many others have, I picked up the Seiko Marinemaster thinking that was the best answer and didn’t love the proportions. I’ve bounced through a few including revisiting the Tuna again and I’m just not feeling it. Who knew this hobby could make you feel poor with a 6 figure income?

Even a MM300 is expensive now, and almost no different than the watch they used to sell for like $1100. The days of $800 MM300, $1500 2254s, and $4000 Subs were so much more enjoyable.

[Torrid]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

That's less than a ceramic LV Rolex costs these days, and like $10,000 less than a GMT2. I'm not sure this one is particularly expensive in the current scheme of things.

It’s sad we have to preface it with those terms. It’s lunacy price wise. Are there enough buyers in the world to sustain this? Maybe my outlook has changed, but I changed jobs months ago, doubled my income and I feel even less likely to part with large sums for a watch seeing how quickly the prices go up.

I make a comfortable living, and I don't even know what my collection is "worth" these days (probably a lot). However, when you start looking at what $15,000 will buy in watches versus in everything else...

I could justify a Sub at $6,000. I can't at $12,000+. Maybe I'm just not rich enough for the watch game, but I'm in the 90-95th percentile of earning. Are watches really now a "one percenter" thing?

I guess they are. At $6k I’d be a buyer. I love the Sub. I’ve done what many others have, I picked up the Seiko Marinemaster thinking that was the best answer and didn’t love the proportions. I’ve bounced through a few including revisiting the Tuna again and I’m just not feeling it. Who knew this hobby could make you feel poor with a 6 figure income?

Even a MM300 is expensive now, and almost no different than the watch they used to sell for like $1100. The days of $800 MM300, $1500 2254s, and $4000 Subs were so much more enjoyable.

$2,800 these days new. I think the going rate when I had one last was around $1500 used and now certain models are over $2k.

[Bradystraps]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

That's less than a ceramic LV Rolex costs these days, and like $10,000 less than a GMT2. I'm not sure this one is particularly expensive in the current scheme of things.

It’s sad we have to preface it with those terms. It’s lunacy price wise. Are there enough buyers in the world to sustain this? Maybe my outlook has changed, but I changed jobs months ago, doubled my income and I feel even less likely to part with large sums for a watch seeing how quickly the prices go up.

I make a comfortable living, and I don't even know what my collection is "worth" these days (probably a lot). However, when you start looking at what $15,000 will buy in watches versus in everything else...

I could justify a Sub at $6,000. I can't at $12,000+. Maybe I'm just not rich enough for the watch game, but I'm in the 90-95th percentile of earning. Are watches really now a "one percenter" thing?

I guess they are. At $6k I’d be a buyer. I love the Sub. I’ve done what many others have, I picked up the Seiko Marinemaster thinking that was the best answer and didn’t love the proportions. I’ve bounced through a few including revisiting the Tuna again and I’m just not feeling it. Who knew this hobby could make you feel poor with a 6 figure income?

Even a MM300 is expensive now, and almost no different than the watch they used to sell for like $1100. The days of $800 MM300, $1500 2254s, and $4000 Subs were so much more enjoyable.

Exactly my sentiments. I don’t think I could ever justify spending 14k on a watch. I’ve already resolved myself to capping at 10k for a vintage 16800 some day.
Perfectly happy with my SMP ceramic and MM300 as my “luxury” watches for now.

[Ryeguy]

I just picked up another boat, so my watch collection is now in “enjoy what you’ve got” mode.

I’ll always appreciate luxury watches, but I’d rather take the kids fishing or exploring the coastline than pay what Rolex is asking today.

My MM300 is more than adequate.

[Torrid]

I just picked up another boat, so my watch collection is now in “enjoy what you’ve got” mode.

I’ll always appreciate luxury watches, but I’d rather take the kids fishing or exploring the coastline than pay what Rolex is asking today.

My MM300 is more than adequate.

Maybe I’ll eventually go for the MM300 and call it even. I liked almost every thing about. If I can deal with the thicker case and just not use the bracelet I’d be golden.

[Bradystraps]

I just picked up another boat, so my watch collection is now in “enjoy what you’ve got” mode.

I’ll always appreciate luxury watches, but I’d rather take the kids fishing or exploring the coastline than pay what Rolex is asking today.

My MM300 is more than adequate.

Maybe I’ll eventually go for the MM300 and call it even. I liked almost every thing about. If I can deal with the thicker case and just not use the bracelet I’d be golden.

Once I put my MM300 on the crafter blue, I began wearing it much more. It’s a great fit for the watch and blows the bracelet away IMO.

[dinexus]

Does Blancpain really not think the 40mm cases are commercially viable for anything but a super-expensive LE?

[gwells]

the luxury watch market has mostly left me behind. i could buy one and pay cash, but i'm just not spending 5 figures on a watch.

[Torrid]

I just picked up another boat, so my watch collection is now in “enjoy what you’ve got” mode.

I’ll always appreciate luxury watches, but I’d rather take the kids fishing or exploring the coastline than pay what Rolex is asking today.

My MM300 is more than adequate.

Maybe I’ll eventually go for the MM300 and call it even. I liked almost every thing about. If I can deal with the thicker case and just not use the bracelet I’d be golden.

Once I put my MM300 on the crafter blue, I began wearing it much more. It’s a great fit for the watch and blows the bracelet away IMO.

That’s how I wore mine mostly. I had movement issues too and I think I should have just had it fixed, but when it went for service I was told it would have to go to Seiko because the hair spring or mainspring was the issue and parts weren’t available outside of Seiko. Hindsight now as for what I sold it for with known issues and what I paid for it the amount lost pales in comparison to what one would cost me now.

[bnabod]

BP has always appealed to me but in this case I am not a huge fan of that brown lume but it is nice to see the case in a reasonable size . TBH these days I am in selling mode /consolidation mode because I simply don’t need 12 watches. Gluttony over need kind of deal and I could use the cash somewhere else .. the whole grey market Rolex crap has about taken the fun out of the hobby for me . I have tried many other brands, omega too thick, iwc too big ..., which is why I focused on Rolex but I am not waiting three years for a watch and BP is too pricey on sub 42 mm the watches...

[Chocodove]

I just picked up another boat, so my watch collection is now in “enjoy what you’ve got” mode.

I’ll always appreciate luxury watches, but I’d rather take the kids fishing or exploring the coastline than pay what Rolex is asking today.

My MM300 is more than adequate.

I actually just sold my Sub last week. It was worth way more than I paid and I got over retail even from a grey dealer. This after wearing this particular example for almost two years. Crazy.

A lot of non-watch stuff to do with that money, especially with my first little one on the way.

[Joeprez]

That BP is a great looking piece, and great size too!

Regarding current watch prices, there's no reason for a 3 hander, SS watch, to cost more $6,000. For any brand.


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[logan2z]

I love this one...but at $13,400 USD

That's less than a ceramic LV Rolex costs these days, and like $10,000 less than a GMT2. I'm not sure this one is particularly expensive in the current scheme of things.

It’s sad we have to preface it with those terms. It’s lunacy price wise. Are there enough buyers in the world to sustain this? Maybe my outlook has changed, but I changed jobs months ago, doubled my income and I feel even less likely to part with large sums for a watch seeing how quickly the prices go up.

I make a comfortable living, and I don't even know what my collection is "worth" these days (probably a lot). However, when you start looking at what $15,000 will buy in watches versus in everything else...

I could justify a Sub at $6,000. I can't at $12,000+. Maybe I'm just not rich enough for the watch game, but I'm in the 90-95th percentile of earning. Are watches really now a "one percenter" thing?

I think there are still reasonable deals to be had in the luxury watch world, you just have to be willing to look beyond brands like Rolex.

Personally, not much has piqued my interest for a long while but the new Zenith A384 reissue has changed that. The case shape might be polarizing but I really like it and the movement is obviously very significant horologically. If the 37mm size works for me then I will seriously consider picking one up (unfortunately I missed an opportunity to try it on at a Zenith event at Topper this week ).

With an MSRP of $7900 and the typical Zenith AD discount, I think the watch could be a real bargain. I'm surprised there hasn't been more chatter about it from some of the more slight-of-wrist DWCers.

I'd take this over a SS Daytona in a heartbeat (for a fraction of the price and no multi-year wait).

[Ryeguy]

I just picked up another boat, so my watch collection is now in “enjoy what you’ve got” mode.

I’ll always appreciate luxury watches, but I’d rather take the kids fishing or exploring the coastline than pay what Rolex is asking today.

My MM300 is more than adequate.

I actually just sold my Sub last week. It was worth way more than I paid and I got over retail even from a grey dealer. This after wearing this particular example for almost two years. Crazy.

A lot of non-watch stuff to do with that money, especially with my first little one on the way.

Congratulations!

Boats and luxury watches have nothing on discretionary income removal compared to kids.

Just wait until you price out strollers.