I was a big lurker on r/watches before ditching Reddit for Lemmy, so this is my attempt to add some content here!
The Yacht-Master has been my grail watch forever, and one I thought I would never buy. Mainly because I could never imagine being in a spot where I could drop that kind of money on one watch. But somehow things suddenly lined up last week and I went for it. This is the 35mm version, the 168622, and I think it’s beautiful, comfortable, and functional. I’m a big bezel user for timing things on land, and bi-directional is so much better than uni-directional. There’s also an element of “I made it” that, right or wrong, I’ve always associated exclusively with the Rolex brand. Maybe it’s just because I’ve pined after this particular model for so long that it’s taken on that significance.
I’m still in the honeymoon phase but I’m looking at my other watches and thinking that they all represented some facet of the YM that I was trying to capture. I don’t think I need those other watches anymore…. Just one inexpensive watch to thrash around. In fact, the watch I used to wear the most, a Spirit 37 champagne, might be the first to go.
Congrats as well. Beside for the "graal" achievement, also for going 35mm - I hate the current trend of humongous, train-station-sized clocks people are wearing. And yes, for perfect-pasta-cooking, bidirectional bezels are the best.
Not in the same bracket, but in the same style, I used to edc a Breitling Colt. These divers are solid watches, and unless you're doing construction work, not much can kill them.
I'm doing a bit of construction work right now, so the old Casio Marlin is out, it's Pepsi Time!
Don't forget they need maintenance every 5 years or so, you'll keep this thing forever.
And no, do not sell the Longines; first because obviously besides a Diver any decent human being needs a Pilot, and second (and serious), you will find the subdued, classy aesthetic to be what you need sometimes, rather than the flashy, bold Rolex.
Next you'll need a chronometer of course.
I love mine