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The age-old watch enthusiast question - What's your grail?

iliketowatch

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This doesn't exactly relate to replica watches, as for many of us our holy grails are simply impossible to replicate. For me, this is undoubtedly true.

For many, the concept of a Holy Grail evokes images of an object of such beauty, power, elegance and exclusivity that simply to gaze upon it risks setting one off on a face-melting, wallet-burning, reason-abandoning quest to procure it. But while that Holy Grail may be The Singular Object for each of us, what is perhaps more interesting is that most of us will have a completely different concept of what makes a Holy Grail. Of course, since this is a purely subjective thought experiment, there are no wrong answers (as long as your answer doesn't include the word "Invicta"), and answers to this question will be many and varied.

What is your holy grail? Why?

Does your taste in Grails trend to the more traditional?

If so, the perhaps yours is the Patek Phillippe Skymoon Tourbillon?

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or the A. Lange and Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon?

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Or are you more of an avant-garde style?

If so, perhaps something from Urwerk like this Red Gold Urwerk 110?

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Or this Richard Mille RM 57 Dragon Tourbillon in Red Gold?

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These few examples are just a tiny percentage of the fantastic examples inhabiting the upper echelons of haute horologie.

So I put the question to you - What is your holy grail? And why? And, if so inclined, include your thoughts on what makes a Holy Grail.

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For me, no manufacturer captures my interest like Jaeger leCoultre. They make incredibly complicated watches which are simultaneously gorgeous and technical marvels. As my modest collection shows, I have a predeliction towards the sports watch, and I feel that, to my eye, there is simply no better example of magnificently engineered beauty than the Jaeger leCoultre Master Compressor Extreme Lab 2:

While this watch's movement does not have a tourbillon or grande complication, with 569 parts, 70 jewels, and several unique functions, it is one of the most complicated movements JLC has ever made.

From the 2014 Catalog:

"Several innovations make this watch an instrument dedicated to explorers of the extreme: a crown-integrated function selector, a digital counter indicating the chronograph jumping minutes, a manual stop-seconds device, a circular power-reserve indication, as well as an at-a-glance GMT function display."

Many of the pictures you see below are borrowed from Hodinkee, and JLC.

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So again, I ask - what is your Holy Grail? Show us pictures, provide some information and explain why!


I am really looking forward to seeing all of your responses!
 

soze

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Christophe Claret Blackjack

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The video explains it all as to why it's one of my grails.

 

Fiveostang

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You asked lol here's mine
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But as far as reps go I already have mine.
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soze

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Beautiful! Is that a Franken Muller? Gen dial?
 

soze

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Yes. I believe you can play full games of Blackjack.
 

iliketowatch

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You asked lol here's mine
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But as far as reps go I already have mine.
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Awesome choices, of course I love that Duometer! Your Muller is quite nice as well.

So 2 out of 3 so far are JLCs!

Who's up next?

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marper

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How much are these Christopher Claret watches? I cant find pricing. I bet 1 million dollars??!!
 

soze

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I think it's close to $200k for the Blackjack.
 

Fiveostang

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I've been thinking about this and I may have a second choice as well.
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sub4me

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I don't have one watch that is a must have. I can acknowledge the desire and admiration of very fine watches however I have a line that I won't cross when it comes to the price of any watch. I don't give a F what it is, because no matter the cost or perceived elegance no single watch can ever be enough when your stuck in this habit. I'm being serious here, there's no cure for this shit, it's a sickness really.
 

electric

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Just waiting for a decent smooth quartz version?? Is there such a quartz?
 

rockpool

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My grail would be matching his-and-hers Van Cleef and Arpels Poetic Wish - A great video can be found on Youtube.

To have something so unique and artistic - that would be a grail indeed.

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Ubpfc

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As a casino Manager for 20 years I love that Christophe Claret. My grail is the Platona, Ice Blue.
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iliketowatch

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Some really interesting choices here guys! Very outside the box on the matching his/hers pieces rockpool!

Keep em coming!
 

adamweby

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The freak is awesome!

My grail has been a rose gold hublot. Im fortunate to have a nice V6. oddly enough though I love my AP diver 3.5 a lot better. I wear it daily.
 

iliketowatch

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Here's a cool grail Hublot I saw at the Hublot boutique in the Caesar's Forum shops in Las Vegas:

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