Watchlords

.........but every so often they do something like this.



https://shop.hamiltonwatch.com/h2459533 ... 0-74017755

Yep, very disconcerting..and Glycine has done the same in the past..

Yet another movie tie in

🤢🤢🤢🤮

Well, luckily it’s a limited edition.

Interestingly, I didn't have anything against it until I learned of the comic book tie-in. Then, I wanted to hammer a Cabriole table leg up my fucking ass.

Cue stuhrling original

The original Ventura is an iconic watch. This is kinda spitting on its grave

Yeah, no. Didnt care for Elvises(?), sure dont care for that one.

Nothing new, really - they've been farting around with the Ventura for about a decade now. They still do make traditional ones, but in most cases they're quartz, so I don't cotton to them.

The Ventura design is my wife's favorite, and still probably her favorite watch of all time.

Focus groups?

My first wife's favorite watch.

Fuck yeah, I'd rock that!

Two thoughts:
1. The original Ventura was not a particular good watch. There was a race toward electrification and in getting there first Hamilton had many QC issues... essentially setting the stage for unbridled success of Bulova’s electrified tuning-fork Accutron for over a decade;

2. This avant-garde reimagination of the original has the same aesthetic appeal of modern gaudy 22” wheels on a classic ‘55 Chevy Bel Air... which is to say none.

I change my mind. Just tried this on at the AD and it looked cheap. Disappointed. I really wanted to like it.

You really should give Hamilton another chance, many people are fans...

Nuvolari wrote: ↑

July 30th 2019, 6:29pm

1. The original Ventura was not a particular good watch. There was a race toward electrification and in getting there first Hamilton had many QC issues... essentially setting the stage for unbridled success of Bulova’s electrified tuning-fork Accutron for over a decade;

Yep. They were so bad; I've read reports that the early ones would just konk out and that was that. Hamilton took a bath on returns and bad will. Amazingly, a lot of the early ones are now selling for many times what they originally did (no shocker, I realize, and forgive the pun), but I can't tell you the number of times I've read stuff like "it's working now, but ..." and statements like that, by the sellers. Gotta agree, Nuvo - Bulova just picked up the ball, did it right, and ran with it.

Nuvolari wrote: ↑

July 30th 2019, 6:29pm

Two thoughts:
1. The original Ventura was not a particular good watch. There was a race toward electrification and in getting there first Hamilton had many QC issues... essentially setting the stage for unbridled success of Bulova’s electrified tuning-fork Accutron for over a decade;

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hope that ChronoMatt does not see this post. He has quite a collection of vintage Ventura watches.

2. This avant-garde reimagination of the original has the same aesthetic appeal of modern gaudy 22” wheels on a classic ‘55 Chevy Bel Air... which is to say none.

Ouch!

bedlam wrote: ↑

July 30th 2019, 12:23am

The original Ventura is an iconic watch. This is kinda spitting on its grave :evil:

The Elvis80 Ventura is automatic and $500 cheaper than that Spideleton thing.