Mostel
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Little dated
Mar 09, 2016,18:07 PM
I loved this watch years ago...
yes the brushed gold is really cool.
Blancpain's execution is at a very high level.
Size is nice.
Love the red-tipped seconds hand!
Legibility, excellent.
But the large date is kind of like a fad whose time has past... only Lange and GO are 'allowed' to do it anymore, IMO. And only because they essentially invented it, and it's in their true DNA.
But here, it's sort of like remembering when everyone did it... and now... everyone has stopped doing it... virtually every one...although Parmigiani just did it with an exquisite outcome... it usually appears to me... passe.
So that does not work for me on this watch.
I also don't love the hands... again, kind of dated... not 'dated' in a vintage Rolex kind of timeless way... but dated in a dated way.
Finally, I have a problem with Blancpain in general... if you don't buy it 'far under market' you get collosally burned on resale.
I would say its one of the softest brands out there. (undeserved! but it is what it is).
Relevant or not, it has prevented me from ever buying the brand again.
So please, be sure you really, really want to keep a Blancpain. Especially a gold one.
Hope this was not too tough, but again, I really wish someone had been a little blunt with me years ago!
Good luck.
This message has been edited by Mostel on 2016-03-09 18:11:54
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Thanks for the pic The date is fine for me. The brushed red gold with black dial is a real beauty! Cheers Robin
