@@WatchYourFront_ , yes now availability is much. I bought my moonswatch mission to moon one month ago . 2 years ago availability is not much , and we must queue in front of the store and little chance to get mission to moon.
Congrats on your new white Omega Speedmaster. Alhamdulillah, mine is Swatch moonwatch , mission to moon in black color. Insya Allah , someday I will have Omega Speedmaster.
Nice video and great choices for travel. I was recently on vacation as well and first time bringing multiple watches… I brought the following: Tag Heuer Aquaracer for swimming Cartier Santos for evening dining Seiko Prospex Seitona and Seagull 1963 during the plane rides
@@WatchYourFront_ i was on the fence on the Santos but I wanted to pay a visit to a Rolex AD thinking they may have something since it's a touristy place so wanted to wear something a bit higher end. But to no avail, I got the same nothing for sale treatment 😝
The Tag Heuer would have been my choice too. I have another great holiday watch for you, but unfortunately it's a bit too big, namely the Laco "Hamburg". You should read the story behind this watch, it's very interesting. I have to admit, I also find it too bulky. But sometimes it depends on the watch, not every big watch, in terms of size, is really big on the wrist. For example, the Omega Apollo 8 doesn't look that big on the arm.
Hi George, great to see you again. I will have a read up on that watch, thanks for suggesting. Funny you mentioned the Omega Apollo 8. I was just looking at it the other day. Do you like the new itiration of that watch?
@@WatchYourFront_ I really like the new Apoolo 8 with the minute rocket. But I have to pass because the price is just too high for me. I feel the same way about the IWC Ingeneur, I like it a lot but it's also too expensive. But if I had the money, I would buy the Apoolo 8 straight away. I'm still on the waiting list for the Rolex Yachtmaster and it's supposed to come this year. I need the money for that now.
@@georgeii2629 i would have to try it on first. If it feel and fits well, the only objection is the price. Same as you. That and I already have a few Speedy in the collection so it's kinda tricky.
@@WatchYourFront_ There are simply too many beautiful watches. Although it has been said for some time that the trend towards large watches is waning, unfortunately too many large watches are coming onto the market. Take Rolex, which now has an average size of 41/42 mm. For me, 40 mm is usually the limit, but I would perhaps make an exception for special watches such as the Apollo 8 and a Reverso. What does your wife think about your passion for watches?
@@georgeii2629 there is always an exception for the things that you like. My wife rarely spends on anything. But yet she supports me whole-heartedly in this financially illogical hobby/passion. I am her only exception haha.
Why did the salesladies lie to the other customers? If no Rolex is available, why did they sell to one or special customers? That hardly seems fair. But I'm happy you win while 90% of us are losers.
How neat! I'm surprised the Polaris Geographic wasn't introduced at Watches and Wonders. This is a big release that has only been mentioned on a few channels. One immediate difference I noticed from the MC Geographic is that they fixed the crown which turns the city disc; on the Master Control version, the crown could only be rotated in one direction, otherwise it would unscrew off!
I think if they did that, the Duometre would get overshadowed and most of the attention would focus on the Polaris, my opinion. JLC still have some more releases later this year I'm told! So stau tuned. Thanks for the info on the Master Control! This Polaris is a winner.
That Polaris Geographic dial is gorgeous. However, the crown is too offset towards the back of the movement and you can see this in the Master Control Geographic too. It's likely that because of the crown offset, they need to use a smaller crown compared to any other Polaris: the diver, chrono, perpetual calendar, and the Memovox all have their crowns right in the middle of the case. Once you see this it's hard to unseen: the Geographic crown will often look offset and disproportionately small.
Thank you for the long write up. I'm trying to see what you mean by the smaller crown. In the video, during the side by side comparison I can't quite see it. Is it that obvious?
@@WatchYourFront_ I think it's more about the offset and less about small, the effect is kinda like Speedy Reduced vs. Speedy Pro. It might look smaller simply due to having only one crown at the right side.
The crown is right in the middle of the case, the second "crown" and location gmt function is off set, they set this where most put the He release valve like on the SMP i think it fits perfectly. Also as its off set it makes no sense to have a larger crown on the off set side as it unbalances the watch and its kind of in the way
@@donoghue666 By offset I don't mean that the crown is at the 2 o'clock or 4 o'clock position, yes it's right at 3 o'clock. But I mean its position between the crystal of the watch and the back. If you look at the whole Polaris line up, take the official website picture, all but the Geographic have the crowns relatively middle in the case, also the crown of all other watches almost blocks the whole side wall of the case, simply measuring from the pictures, they have a crown about 6.5 - 7mm diameter. The Geographic, in comparison, have the crown close to the back and blocks only 2/3 of the case side, again from the pictures, the diameter is about 5mm. Note that the Geographic (and the perpetual calendar) is one of the thinner watches among Polaris, so if they use the same crown, it should have a similar visual effect as the perpetual calendar. You can see the same pattern in the Master Control Geographic and Calendar. Also on the old Omega Speedmaster Reduced. This usually happens when a feature is not natively built in the movement, but as an add-on module, and hence the original timing module is moved towards the back. I think if this watch would look even better with the same crown size and center crown position as the other Polaris. Same for the two Master Control mentioned.
I think 40-42 is the sweet spot for a sports watch but that is just IMO. I havent tried on a 38 in forever but been obsessing about a 38.5 on RU-vid, some micro brand, so hoping I like smaller sizes
@@steveeschweiler8603 Agreed. Legibility for a sports watch especially a dive watch is important. For the Geographic, if it was any smaller, the dial might be too cluttered.
I have this watch. I'm not sure what people do to their watches to scratch the AR coaching but mine is still pristine after 4 years (2020 model). And if it does scratch, just replace it with Omega.
How interesting! I did not know they were cost cutting on their higher end models too. No other watch channels have mentioned that JLC no longer uses German silver for the base plate. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Yep it's quite an apparent difference if you have seen the previous model. The colour/sheen of the metal gives it away. Still a great watch, just overpriced imo.
