Micro Tournament Round 1 Day 4: Autodromo Vs. Beaubleu

Rules: • Voting is based on the overall brand, not the individual model or sample photo. • There are no rules on how you should choose, but you are welcome to civilly debate quality, value, heritage, etc. • Voters are encouraged to look at the hashtags for threads on individual brands or visit their sites. • Poll closes apx 11PM ET 3/15. • Be respectful of all the brands and members, even if the vote does not go your way. This is meant to be lighthearted fun to raise awareness of 64 microbrands. • Ties will go to the brand with the most unique user-owned photos of their watch on this thread. Good luck and have fun! All posts and results will be tracked under #microtournament
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Beaubleu all the way! There is so many "automotive 70s vintage" inspired watches out there...

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This is tough for me. I love a unique way of displaying time, but I’ve had my eye on the green Safari Group B since it came out.

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Beaubleu for incredible case design and sexy lugs (+additional points for circle hands).

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Every Beaubleu watch looks the same. Maybe in the future when they have more models.

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SmallBlind

This is tough for me. I love a unique way of displaying time, but I’ve had my eye on the green Safari Group B since it came out.

Ditto for me. I own and love my Group B, but I really appreciate that Beaubleu is doing something different.

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I have 3 Autodromos and love them. Great design and quality

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ray_deen

I have 3 Autodromos and love them. Great design and quality

Which 3? If you have a Group B I’d love to see what strap you use.

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AllTheWatches

Which 3? If you have a Group B I’d love to see what strap you use.

I have 2 Prototipos and 1 series 1 group B. I use Maratac Nato straps on it

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AllTheWatches

Which 3? If you have a Group B I’d love to see what strap you use.

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AllTheWatches

Which 3? If you have a Group B I’d love to see what strap you use.

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ray_deen
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Cool! We have the same Group B. I have it on a red nato for now, but recently ordered a custom short leather single pass because I do not find myself wearing it enough because of the nato bulk on the side.

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Again, an easy one for me. While I'm a big gearhead, I'm generally not a fan of automotive watches, most of them leave me cold. I've never been a fan of Autodromo. I just recently learned about Beaubleu, and they're nicely done watches. I particularly like the hands, even knowing they're not an original design. They're copies of the hands of the Raketa Copernic, which have been around for many years. I used to own one, pic attached. Mine was made in the eighties. It was designed by a Russian designer in their St Petersburg factory as a tribute to a personal hero, Copernicus. The hands resemble the orbits of the planets as Copernicus discovered. They do make new ones still, much nicer than the one I had but not as nicely done as the Beaubleu.

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Poll closed for this matchup. Congratulations to Autodromo.

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Cars are the bane of my existence, and Autodromo's aesthetic does nothing for me. They're garish, and remind me of the thing I hate. The Beaubleu I actually find quite interesting and attractive. But if that is all they do for very long, they'll be a one trick pony.