The race to the bottom -- or -- is this the best value Traveler's GMT on the market right now (Titanium too!)?
At $425 shipped (after applying the "Extra15" coupon) for a fully lumed dial, titanium case, bracelet, sapphire crystal and Miyota 9075 Traveler's GMT movement, the Bauhaus Aviation 2868M-5 from PointTEC (the company responsible for such brands as Zeppelin, among others) may be the best value traveler's GMT watch on the market right now:
https://conteenium.com/product/bauhaus-aviation-automatic-gmt-2868m-5/
Would you agree? How low can the market go for a Miyota 9075 traveler's GMT powered watch -- have we hit the point where prices can't really go any lower?
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Jay
My problem isn't that I want a watch....it's that I want ALL the watches.
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Is Bauhaus even a real company? How long have they been around?
Is Bauhaus even a real company? How long have they been around?
It’s a real company…they’re owned by PointTec, the same company that owns Zeppelin watches.
I got an Invicta GMT with a Swiss Ronda 505-24 for 50 bucks USD at Jomashop. The 2 Im building will cost that much too. NH34 GMT around 100 CDN
I'd say yes that at $425, it is indeed the best value, but it comes at the cost of style. This ultimately feels like a watch that was designed by an engineer instead of an artist. Even the part that would've sold it to me, the full lume dial(Yes, I also bought the Zelos Mako Frost GMT) looks passionless. As much as I hate to say this, aesthetically it feels like a poor man's homage to the Grand Seiko SBGM021.
I'd say yes that at $425, it is indeed the best value, but it comes at the cost of style. This ultimately feels like a watch that was designed by an engineer instead of an artist. Even the part that would've sold it to me, the full lume dial(Yes, I also bought the Zelos Mako Frost GMT) looks passionless. As much as I hate to say this, aesthetically it feels like a poor man's homage to the Grand Seiko SBGM021.
Fair enough! I don’t think that this holds a candle to the Zelos in terms of style, either. My inquiry was solely price based.
Also, congrats on the Frost! An inquiring mind wants to know — which number Frost did you get? I ask only because I wound up with 053 and @Ichibunz got 054.
Fair enough! I don’t think that this holds a candle to the Zelos in terms of style, either. My inquiry was solely price based.
Also, congrats on the Frost! An inquiring mind wants to know — which number Frost did you get? I ask only because I wound up with 053 and @Ichibunz got 054.
I wouldn't know until tomorrow since DHL shipping got delayed by a day. That said, I got it through the same bug you made a thread about so it should be around 60-80 since I got my Blacktip GMT through the same way, and that piece was 63/200.
I wouldn't know until tomorrow since DHL shipping got delayed by a day. That said, I got it through the same bug you made a thread about so it should be around 60-80 since I got my Blacktip GMT through the same way, and that piece was 63/200.
Please post back here once you find out!
Please post back here once you find out!
Got it. No. 114
Got it. No. 114
Very cool! Enjoy! Also, you should totally do an NWA!