My first...and very impressed. Love to see your Carl F. Bucherer

[SaintMickey]

Don't see a lot of Carl F. Bucherer around and that might be why they've never been on my radar.

Walked into a large AD who had just about everything but Rolex and out of everything...Omega, IWC, Breitling, Tudor JLC, Chopard and more... this had to go home with me. Heritage BiCompax Annual Calendar

I haven't been able to take it off.

[~JJ]

Wow, never seen that one before and love it! Great looking sub-dial design and large date. Enjoy that one!

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by ~JJ

Wow, never seen that one before and love it! Great looking sub-dial design and large date. Enjoy that one!

Thanks. It knocked me over when I saw it. A lot of watch and couldn't believe the discount.

888 Released in 2021....
https://escapementmagazine.com/artic...ion-2021.html/

These are very interesting if you like color...


https://masterhorologer.com/2022/06/...etown-edition/

[ap1]

I agree a great mostly unknown brand, at least here in US. I tired one a few years ago, for like 30 off. It was a 44 chrono and a bit too big for me

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by ap1

I agree a great mostly unknown brand, at least here in US. I tired one a few years ago, for like 30 off. It was a 44 chrono and a bit too big for me

I think I tried similar ones on 4 or 5 years ago and I remember it being large. 44mm is a no go for me so I completely forgot about the brand. 7 1/4" wrist and I only reluctantly wear a 42mm.

Seems they are a lot more popular in Europe and Asia from what I'm seeing...but that's ok by me! Nothing worse than seeing 5 people sitting near you with a Submariner on. LOL that's why I never wear mine.

[djnick]

Originally Posted by SaintMickey

I think I tried similar ones on 4 or 5 years ago and I remember it being large. 44mm is a no go for me so I completely forgot about the brand. 7 1/4" wrist and I only reluctantly wear a 42mm.

Seems they are a lot more popular in Europe and Asia from what I'm seeing...but that's ok by me! Nothing worse than seeing 5 people sitting near you with a Submariner on. LOL that's why I never wear mine.

Yup love seeing stuff you dont see on the wrist every day and this one checks all the boxes

[stormshadow]

Very nice piece. Enjoy!

[PBJ1925]

Congrats, looks great! Wear it in health.

[Bearxj86]

Reminds me a bit of the Lange dato...

[uniqueMR]

Very nice, congrats.

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by Bearxj86

Reminds me a bit of the Lange dato...

HA! Without the price!

Although modeled after one of their older 1950's BiCompax with the addition of the big date it could be mistaken from far, far far away.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPg_RVrx96A&t=18s

[BNABOD]

Nice Mickey it is a great watch at a great price

[DoricSpiker]

Great looking watch. Congrats


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[1968scode]

Congrats! I have the reverse configuration and it’s a great piece!

[Largoshark]

887/888…cool limitation number!

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by 1968scode

Congrats! I have the reverse configuration and it’s a great piece!

[beshannon]

Looked at that watch last year, great timepiece.

I have my Speedmaster but did like the Bucherer

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by beshannon

Looked at that watch last year, great timepiece.

I have my Speedmaster but did like the Bucherer

I'll never sell my LMOTM Speedie but...its going to get no wrist time for quite awhile.

For me an absolute classic everyone should own but doesn’t hold a candle to the Bucherer…in my eyes.

[gnuyork]

Ooh, now that's quite nice. Well done. How thick is it?

[rolexandlange]

Philippe Dufour himself has been spotted around town wearing the Bucherer Blue version of this watch this summer.

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by gnuyork

Ooh, now that's quite nice. Well done. How thick is it?

14.15 which for a Chronograph Annual Calendar ain't bad...there are 3 hander divers that are 15mm + which makes no sense to me b/c the movement doesn't need that much case.

Thoughts?

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by rolexandlange

Philippe Dufour himself has been spotted around town wearing the Bucherer Blue version of this watch this summer.

If that isn't a testimony I don't know what is!

[59_Burst]

Wandered into a jewelry store in St Armand's Circle in Sarasota and bought it on the spot- actaully had it sized and wore it out of the store, my wife had to remind me to grab my Submariner laying on the glass case as we walked out.

4 year in and still wear this quite frequently- Lots of "Nice watch- what is it" when I travel. Just grabbed a blue and black rubber strap for it last week and need to stop by the AD to have it swapped out for summer.

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by 59_Burst

Wandered into a jewelry store in St Armand's Circle in Sarasota and bought it on the spot- actaully had it sized and wore it out of the store, my wife had to remind me to grab my Submariner laying on the glass case as we walked out.

4 year in and still wear this quite frequently- Lots of "Nice watch- what is it" when I travel. Just grabbed a blue and black rubber strap for it last week and need to stop by the AD to have it swapped out for summer.

Looks great on your wrist! Got to have "wrist" to wear that one!
That is a beast of a diver.

https://www.carl-f-bucherer.com/en/w...10632-23-33-21

[59_Burst]

Originally Posted by SaintMickey

Looks great on your wrist! Got to have "wrist" to wear that one!
That is a beast of a diver.

https://www.carl-f-bucherer.com/en/w...10632-23-33-21

Yes it's a big boy watch for sure- yet wears really well. I've had some really big divers that I hated on the wrist, but this one feels good as a daily driver.

[Fsonicsmith]

right smack in the middle of downtown and asked if they had any Rolexes. Nope. Saw some Carl Bucherers. Always liked the Scubatec but did not see any. I asked the manager who was dressed up in an Italian suit if he had any more and he said he had something that might interest me. He went upstairs and came down with this. After we negotiated a price he offered my wife and her friend glasses of Champagne (or water, coffee, tea) which they were happy to accept while he ran the paperwork and sized my watch. Got a tax refund at VIE. Quite the experience. A very chique watch salon. I prefer the blue rubber band on this watch and it is quite comfortable. The clasp mechanism is more elaborate, sturdy, and comfortable than the bracelet on my 2021 Rolex Batman.
I bought it knowing full well that unlike my Batman the value has dropped by 60% just wearing it out the door. Don't care. I like it a lot and swam with it in Lake Ohrid Macedonia (but opted to take it off swimming in the Aegean Sea later that week).

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by Fsonicsmith

right smack in the middle of downtown and asked if they had any Rolexes. Nope. Saw some Carl Bucherers. Always liked the Scubatec but did not see any. I asked the manager who was dressed up in an Italian suit if he had any more and he said he had something that might interest me. He went upstairs and came down with this. After we negotiated a price he offered my wife and her friend glasses of Champagne (or water, coffee, tea) which they were happy to accept while he ran the paperwork and sized my watch. Got a tax refund at VIE. Quite the experience. A very chique watch salon. I prefer the blue rubber band on this watch and it is quite comfortable. The clasp mechanism is more elaborate, sturdy, and comfortable than the bracelet on my 2021 Rolex Batman.
I bought it knowing full well that unlike my Batman the value has dropped by 60% just wearing it out the door. Don't care. I like it a lot and swam with it in Lake Ohrid Macedonia (but opted to take it off swimming in the Aegean Sea later that week).

Looks great. So many people buy watches for the wrong reasons. You bought it for the right one...you like it.

I got over a 30% discount on the Heritage BiCompax but I was pretty close to buying it with much less a discount...but that discount well...made it a no-brainer.

Since I bought it it has gotten 80% of my wrist time.