‘grail’ is a stupid term

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‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by dinexus » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:01 am

...But what it does sorta accurately describe, is something that cannot be readily obtained even if one has the funds.

So for as cringe-worthy the term, I’d say this has been mine for the last few years. They pop up from time to time, but never in the right condition, and never when I have the funds available. One did earlier this summer, but I slept on it and missed out. Ultimately couldn’t really justify the absence of practicality so I bought a modern variant instead, all the while wishing I’d gotten this one instead.

Well, another popped up over the weekend – originally boutique-purchased, single owner, and an absolute safe-queen (hell, I’m not even sure the bracelet’s been sized) – and I had the funds ready to go...

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by jswing » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:09 am

376.0822?
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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by Joeprez » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:10 am

rockmastermike wrote:
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LOL, I was just about to post this.

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LMLE bitches.


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Post by jswing » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:36 am

Nice, congrats!

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Post by gwells » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:46 am

that's fantastic. quite jealous.

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by Chocodove » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:48 am

Best PO variant. Congrats.
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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by hoppyjr » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:51 am

Winning!

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by dinexus » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:57 am

Chocodove wrote:
Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:48 am
Best PO variant. Congrats.
Couldn't agree more. I'm really blown away by how crazy modern this thing looks and feels, despite coming from 2011. Was light years ahead of its time from a design and technical standpoint, but still nailed the dimensions. This thing with a Master Co-Ax would be a fucking screamer.

This is the Planet Ocean as far as I'm concerned.

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by Joeprez » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:59 am

Congrats, best PO variant indeed!
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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by rockmastermike » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:03 am

Outstanding! Congratulations!

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by dinexus » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:06 am

jswing wrote:
Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:09 am
376.0822?
hahaha thankfully I'm not crazy enough to wade into Speedmaster territory.

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by jswing » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:13 am

dinexus wrote:
Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:06 am
jswing wrote:
Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:09 am
376.0822?
hahaha thankfully I'm not crazy enough to wade into Speedmaster territory.
Yeah, it was just a wild guess. I knew it was an Omega, and my mind immediately went to the supposed "holy grail" of Speedmasters based on your subject line.

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by hoppyjr » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:27 am

dinexus wrote:
Chocodove wrote:
Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:48 am
Best PO variant. Congrats.
Couldn't agree more. I'm really blown away by how crazy modern this thing looks and feels, despite coming from 2011. Was light years ahead of its time from a design and technical standpoint, but still nailed the dimensions. This thing with a Master Co-Ax would be a fucking screamer.

This is the Planet Ocean as far as I'm concerned.
I agree that this with the Master Coxial motor would be stellar. As she sits I wouldn’t kick her off my wrist. ;-)

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by dinexus » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:35 am

hoppyjr wrote:
Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:27 am
dinexus wrote:
Chocodove wrote:
Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:48 am
Best PO variant. Congrats.
Couldn't agree more. I'm really blown away by how crazy modern this thing looks and feels, despite coming from 2011. Was light years ahead of its time from a design and technical standpoint, but still nailed the dimensions. This thing with a Master Co-Ax would be a fucking screamer.

This is the Planet Ocean as far as I'm concerned.
I agree that this with the Master Coxial motor would be stellar. As she sits I wouldn’t kick her off my wrist. ;-)
Thankfully I have this to keep the Master itch scratched.

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Decent pair, if I don't say so myself.

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by Zidane » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:41 am

Congrats! I love mine. Best PO design they've ever done...followed closely by the normal 2201.50.

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by CGSshorty » Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:10 pm

Beautiful. Congratulations.
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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by River Rat » Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:49 pm

To me a grail is a watch that you could never afford completely out of reach were you can only dream of like a Rolex Submariner from 1958 my birth year that I will never own due to price that's what I call a grail some thing all ways out of reach you will never own. Now the ones you can afford you told your self it was a grail is like the flavor of the week they all ways change so really there not a grail took me a long time collecting watches to figure that out. My first watch I thought was a grail was a Eterna Kontiki Super IFD and then it was another and another so the flavor of the week.

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by unixshrk » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:40 pm

That’s Hot!

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Re: ‘grail’ is a stupid term

Post by blkgsl » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:52 pm

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