Wow! Would you happen to know what features made the trench watch so far superior to pocket watches? Or was it just the fact that it was so widely distributed?

that’s wild, it makes sense now that you say it but I didn’t realize how dominant they were. 
 

it kind of reminds me of how us enthusiasts think of Seiko as a plucky underdog brand because  they’re not Swiss, but like…. No they’re a massive corporation. 

Looks great! Would you be able to share any wrist shots?

Not much to add to the above except, I really do agree. I liked the BBP a lot - to the point where, when the first live images came out, I was drafting a text to my AD to put me on the list for one. I held off, and I'm glad I did. It's a great watch and nothing against it, but, I feel like I just have a mental block. I feel like every time I look down at it I'd think damn, that's beautiful...but what if I had just saved up a bit longer for an "actual" explorer. Now I know that's not a fair comparison and getting an exp2 at retail is probably impossible at this point. But just knowing that there's a sleeker, slimmer, nicer version of that watch out there hampers my ability to connect with it to some degree. 

I say all this as an owner of a BB36. Which, to whatever part of my lizard brain that prevents me from wholeheartedly loving BBP, is jussst different enough from an explorer 1 or OP to consider them distinct entities. But I guess this is all part of what watch collecting is about, huh. You learn a little bit about yourself along the process.

I’ve never liked the SMP300. I  have always found it kind of… idk, tacky isn’t the right word, but just, a little overdesigned and the design elements never seemed harmonious to me. Just feels very typical semi gaudy 90s design.  the current gen smp300, especially  with white dial, improves on that. 

but, in green? Oh man. this thing just jumped from bottom of my list, to somewhere in the top 5. can’t wait to check this out in person.