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Wow, this is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing your tour around the Weiss factory. So freakin cool.
@hurryupandwait, proud Lorier Falcon SIII owner here, and you're definitely not alone in these thoughts and struggles about comparing the ownership of the Falcon and Explorer. At the end of the day for me, these are two very different watches that stand on their own in terms of what they each represent as sports watches, and how I ultimately feel inspired by them.
I think a lot about how ambitious it was for Lorenzo and Lauren to consider all historical sports watch designs into creating the Falcon. On the dial, the 369 numerals are iconic to Rolex, and I absolutely love the broad arrow hand design inspiration from Omega. The original construction of the case, bracelet, and movement are excellent. Lorenzo and Lauren thoughtfully and successfully created a watch that pays tribute to what we love everything about classic sports watches at a very approachable price point, and this inspires me to wear my Falcon anywhere and everywhere.
The Rolex Explorer is iconic and through and through a fantastic watch. I'm often drawn to the allure and novelty of owning one of these references one day. But I think it also represents a level of prestige that conflicts with my interest in wanting to use it as a sports watch in every sense of the word. For a watch that was designed to pay tribute to exploring and adventure, the price point alone certainly doesn't inspire me to wear it anywhere and everywhere.
I just listened to a Worn and Wound podcast about "What Tool Watches Mean to Us", and this really hit some interesting points about how I feel about the intersection of luxury goods being viewed and used as "tool watches".
https://wornandwound.com/podcasts/the-worn-wound-podcast-ep-330-what-tool-watches-mean-to-us/
I don't know much about Glycine watches, but every time I see these I completely geek out over how the dial is designed.
