Blancpain and a ceramic version 50 fathoms bathyscape in either a 38mm (only in steel) or in a 40mm. 43mm makes so little sense to me. Just closing your market.

Also, “it must get great gas mileage”, nope 36mpg (EPA rating in the US). Worse than my Ford fiesta at the time which was 14k (back in 2014).

Thank you! Got it this summer and couldn’t be happier with it. It’s been fairly efficient with my grandma-styled driving too.

Lol the walls in my house are all painted gray (with the trimming painted white).

I love the Polar Explorer II, but like the other commenter said too, it’s too big at 42mm. I hate that they went from 39/40 to 36/42 for the Explorer models. 40 (47-48 L2L) is like my max for size. The YM wears slimmer (and better) than my GMTII despite being the same size.

I purchased the Rhodium dialed Yachmaster back in 2021 as my second purchase from my AD. Prior to this, I wasnt a fan of most Rolex watches, in particular the ones I always saw in the wild (the Sub, the Explorer, and a variety of fluted DJs). It was the first watch I wanted from the brand, but I ended up purchasing a domed bezel DJ to grease the wheels (since sold).

Following this, I did buy a VTNR earlier this year (I’m left handed) but still think the Rhodium DJ with the blued seconds hand is their best looking watch. The way the light catches the dial doesn’t happen on many of their other watches. What do you all think?

Not sure your style but Longines have several:

1. https://www.longines.com/en-us/p/watch-flagship-l4-374-4-59-6

A few different sized dolcevitas:

2. https://www.longines.com/en-us/p/watch-longines-mini-dolcevita-l5-200-4-71-6

3. https://www.longines.com/en-us/p/watch-longines-dolcevita-l5-255-4-71-6

Yep I run 100A on my panel. I had to get my panel expanded because I ran out of space on it. This was done before even having an EV because I wanted to add panels. That cost me $1200. I then bought the charger and had it installed for another 1k. I live in a top 5 COL area in country too.

We heard this before these companies started releasing cars. It’s been 6 years since the Bolt/Niro/Kona came out (first mass market 200+ mile range EVs) and Hyundai/Kia’s strategy has been to release a bunch of 33-50k cars with 250-350 miles of range (and their sales keep rising) while the other mfgers started moving towards 70k and up vehicles. Ford bumped up their Mach E prices too by essentially making you spend 60+k if you wanted AWD and close to 300 miles of range.

I think as Hyundai/Kia hit better scale, open their factory here in the US to unlock the rebates, gain access to NACS, they’ll be able to meet Tesla in pricing and infrastructure and beat them on design. Software is somewhere they’ll struggle to compete, but I prefer having tactile buttons for a bunch of things compared to everything locked behind menus on a touch screen.

I mean Hyundai and Kia’s sales continue to rise. I think I saw an article yesterday that they are not slowing down and instead are ramping up their Georgia plant here in the US. They’re going to be neck and neck with Tesla towards the end of this decade, if not earlier.

It’s a smidge too big. I feel your pain. This is my dream dive watch if they made the ceramic version in the 38mm. Maybe one day they will.

The metal clasp on my wife’s purse, or worse, her engagement ring. Waiting for the day that the diamond scratches the sapphire glass, but so far it’s only scratched bezels, case, etc…I keep forcing myself to walk to the right of her but it’s not always possible.

I think they’re too thick. I thought them too and they’re closer to 14mm thick.