A lovely day in London - Baltic, Oris, Grand Seiko
Today I had an appointment at the Baltic Showroom in central London with a friend. Afterwards we had a wander and dropped in to Oris and Grand Seiko. The staff at all three outlets were brilliant - the type that will have customers coming back. So - here are the things I learnt:
- At Baltic - I can say the MR01 in 36mm is the perfect size for me. Makes the 38mm Baltics look too big. Also that - in the flesh - the blue MR01 is the dial to get - rather than salmon.
- At Oris. Firstly - the prices went up 10% today! Secondly - the little boutique near Bond street tube has some lovely accessories and apparel - I bought that jumper. They also sold a bear one and various boxes. Thirdly - I really liked the 38mm big crown with Cervo Volante strap - especially the blue dial.
- As for Grand Seiko. Prices also went up 10% today. Seiko is to follow on 1st March - so get your Seiko purchases in quick!.. We tried the 34mm Skyflake and the 38.5mm Omiwatari. Such beautiful things. The omiwatari in particular is perfect apart from two things. If I was picky - I’d love a slightly less shiny Omiwatari in about 37mm - that would be a Goldilocks watch!
Fairly new to watch collecting. Super fast collecting journey! I've had a bit of everything, small gold pretty watches, large rugged watches, vintage British field watches. From Casio to Patek and eve...
In the words of Ice Cube: Today was a good day!
Some good boutiques! That new Seiko boutique is very nice - upstairs has everything!
Any other pics?
Any other pics?
Alas no - I may have just bought a sale 38 big crown pointer date online. So pics of that to follow tomorrow hopefully.
nice choice...my wife has a big crown...I need to get on that wagon
Holy crap, Oris and Grand Seiko have raised prices by 10% each and Omega has raised theirs from 4-7%. Yikes.
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and a great color!