King of Prussia Watch Tour

[samson66]

Checked out the many fine watch stores at King of Prussia Mall yesterday west of Philadelphia. What an amazing place for watch nerds. Full-on BOUTIQUES for Omega, Breitling, Tag Heuer, IWC, and Panerai not to mention a beautiful Bucherer Rolex/Tudor AD and yes ... a SWATCH store (no Moonswatches in stock naturally) . Thought I'd post a few pictures from my watch day. Great time and lots of good folks to talk to at those stores. I even visited a Mido AD on the way.

By the way, the Omega '57 40.5mm is a total knockout! The bracelet is the most comfortable and smoothest I've ever put on my wrist, from any brand. That watch is gorgeous. Seriously thinking of picking up a green dial.

[Chewbacca]

Wonderful. Thanks for posting the pics.

[Bazil]

Lovely watches there ..

[Cambo]

Nice!
I’m not a real Tudor fan, but that chrono really looks great.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by Cambo

Nice!

I’m not a real Tudor fan, but that chrono really looks great.

That's funny you mention the Tudor. I had never tried on a TT Tudor, but for me the look didn't work at all. I also am not a fan of the screw down pushers. I found them a chore to operate and to screw back down. Nice watch but (again) I found for me the TT gold/stainless look just does not work for me. YMMV

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[NLM]

Nice posted pics.

Was at KOP yesterday.. Saw the Omega sign (looked like my DeepSea) with a nice blue dial.

Looked like Louis Vuitton is adding a second shop just across from their original store.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by NLM

Nice posted pics.

Was at KOP yesterday.. Saw the Omega sign (looked like my DeepSea) with a nice blue dial.

Looked like Louis Vuitton is adding a second shop just across from their original store.

Omega is renovating their boutique on the first floor. They are in a temporary location on the second floor that looks every bit as nice as any other boutique. The new one should be REALLY nice!

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[1William]

Nice pictures.

[blufinz52]

Sounds like you had a good time. Thanks for the pics Mike!

[JRell]

Great pics that’s for sharing! The BLNR on jubilee is a standout, how did you like it?

[samson66]

Originally Posted by JRell

Great pics that’s for sharing! The BLNR on jubilee is a standout, how did you like it?

Really enjoyed it. I have a DJ41 on jubilee and I thought it wore pretty similar with the DJ being a touch more comfortable due to its smaller size and weight.

I was extremely impressed with the new Submariner. They got it to near perfection with the redesign. The wider bracelet, slightly larger case, slimmed down lugs, nailed it!

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[Jack T]

Good post, looks like a great place to spend the day. And some shine for Mido, a nice brand with some very good models.

[Krash]

I used to live up there. I don’t remember the Panerai and IWC boutiques. They must be relatively new. I definitely remember the Omega and Tag Heuer boutiques.


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[ashall]

The Panerai and IWC are part of the Tourneau/Bucherer store now.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by ashall

The Panerai and IWC are part of the Tourneau/Bucherer store now.

Yes they are attached but separate, like a IWC/Panerai store with a pass through into the Bucherer AD. Rolex kind of has it's own section in a similar way on the other end. It's a nice setup

[trippinjimmy]

I’m assuming the ‘57 bracelet is similar to their Apollo 50th, and while very comfy/nice looking, its not as buttery as the jubilee. Tbh, if I could get a microadjust on the 007, that new GS bracelet is better to wear than the A50 as well…but it doesn’t have one.

Glad you had fun - love that iwc, but my wrist is too small for it.


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[samson66]

Originally Posted by trippinjimmy

I’m assuming the ‘57 bracelet is similar to their Apollo 50th, and while very comfy/nice looking, its not as buttery as the jubilee. Tbh, if I could get a microadjust on the 007, that new GS bracelet is better to wear than the A50 as well…but it doesn’t have one.

Glad you had fun - love that iwc, but my wrist is too small for it.


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I haven't tried the Apollo 50th bracelet so I can't compare, but it does look similar. It just felt so smooth and light, almost like a jubilee feels. It has micro adjustments too. All I can say is for me it is the best Omega bracelet I have ever tried on and right up there with Rolex and a select few others.

[trippinjimmy]

Originally Posted by samson66

I haven't tried the Apollo 50th bracelet so I can't compare, but it does look similar. It just felt so smooth and light, almost like a jubilee feels. It has micro adjustments too. All I can say is for me it is the best Omega bracelet I have ever tried on and right up there with Rolex and a select few others.

Tool-less micro?


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[ap1]

Originally Posted by trippinjimmy

Tool-less micro?


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There is a one position slider in the clasp that is push button. It’s great but should have been more positions . My guess is bumps out 1.5mm

[samson66]

Originally Posted by trippinjimmy

Tool-less micro?


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You push a button and slide for a total of 2.30 mm of adjustment. Three position in, middle, and out.

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[samson66]

Originally Posted by trippinjimmy

Glad you had fun - love that iwc, but my wrist is too small for it.

The new one (pictured) is only 41mm and substantially thinner than the previous model. You could totally wear it with no size issue IMO.

https://www.iwc.com/us/en/watch-coll...ograph-41.html



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[trippinjimmy]

Originally Posted by samson66

The new one (pictured) is only 41mm and substantially thinner than the previous model. You could totally wear it with no size issue IMO.

https://www.iwc.com/us/en/watch-coll...ograph-41.html



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I’ve had it on the wrist…wasn’t a fan. Longish lugs and kinda tall too.


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[Yobber76]

KOP is a great mall. My Corp. HQ was a few miles away, so I checked out the stores a couple of years ago. Thanks for the posts!

[1665fan]

The mido seem to have the best anti reflective Crystal of them all! Nice pics

[samson66]

Originally Posted by Jack T

Good post, looks like a great place to spend the day. And some shine for Mido, a nice brand with some very good models.

Originally Posted by 1665fan

The mido seem to have the best anti reflective Crystal of them all! Nice pics

I was surprised how much I liked the Mido watches. I may pick up that rose gold (plated) and black diver. Nice and thin, clean dial, comfortable rubber strap with deployant. For <$900 hard to go wrong.

[jdcdpm52]

I was at a conference in King of Prussia in 2018 and that mall was amazing. I spent a couple hours doing the watch tour like you did. The conference is back and in person again this November and I am going…not for the conference itself, but because I have an excuse to go to the mall and watch explore! (I live in a watch desert where all you can get are citizen, movado, bulova at every chain jewelry story). I highly recommend anyone in the area stop there. An aside, watchbox/govberg corporate headquarters and store are just a short drive away from King or Prussia as well. I haven’t ventured there yet but may!

[DtownRRS]

Thanks for posting! I live about 20 min down 202, need to stop out and check out the new places.

[sanman28]

What did you like better....speedmaster 57 or speedmaster black? And how did they feel on wrist?

[samson66]

Originally Posted by sanman28

What did you like better....speedmaster 57 or speedmaster black? And how did they feel on wrist?

Oh the 57 for me. The DSOTM is a great watch, and it is lighter than the standard SS versions which helps. Sort of hard to compare a strap model directly to a bracelet model, but the size and profile of the 57 is just so much easier to pull off. It has a dressier feel too. A sports watch that could totally be worn in dress situations. As I said earlier the bracelet is buttery smooth. I've never been a big fan of Omega bracelets, but this '57 bracelet is leaps and bounds over my Moonphase bracelet. Doesn't have that heavy or sharp edges feel that some of their other bracelets have.

I'd go '57 all the way. Blue or Green for me. But is you are into sandwich dials the black is fantastic too.

[sanman28]

Originally Posted by samson66

Oh the 57 for me. The DSOTM is a great watch, and it is lighter than the standard SS versions which helps. Sort of hard to compare a strap model directly to a bracelet model, but the size and profile of the 57 is just so much easier to pull off. It has a dressier feel too. A sports watch that could totally be worn in dress situations. As I said earlier the bracelet is buttery smooth. I've never been a big fan of Omega bracelets, but this '57 bracelet is leaps and bounds over my Moonphase bracelet. Doesn't have that heavy or sharp edges feel that some of their other bracelets have.

I'd go '57 all the way. Blue or Green for me. But is you are into sandwich dials the black is fantastic too.

Is the dark side of the moon too big for daily wear?