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My wife let me decorate! My MCM dream apartment is coming together.

Turned 50, launched the last kid, downsized from the family home, surviving this crazy world. My first Rolex was a well worn DJ 36 with an engine turned bezel that graduated college and law school with me, timed all the contractions for both kiddos births, and survived one kid tossing it at the head of the other (everyone was ok). So for the next 25 years I wanted Kermit along for the ride. Over the moon. Can’t stop looking at it.

(PS. The amount of times I went back to edit out the serial numbers I missed 🤦🏻‍♂️)

Not my style. Not my style. Not my style…. More like can’t afford it since it was priced more than my house when we bought it. But to be honest. If I could. Definitely my style. Adored the look and feel. Never seen one like this before. Can a watch like this feel understated? I don’t know, but it certainly didn’t feel gaudy on the wrist. And I’ve never felt the weight of this much 18 karat before and it wasn’t over bearing.

On a note. Should a grail be impossible or actually attainable? Like, there are watches I want, that with time and discipline and a little good fortune I could feasible afford. Then there is this. Unless I have a rich Aunt somewhere I don’t know leaving me a fortune i’ll only ever be able to try on.

Thoughts?

Got my Ascent HAQ pre order from Dec last year delivered earlier this week. One word - Amazed.

This has everything I love in a watch with the added bonus of it being a HAQ in a collection of more than 20 mechanicals.

The case design and finishing is superb. The broad mirror polished flanks combined with the female end links make the watch wear smaller than the 39 it measures. It’s just comfortable on the wrist.

The hands are frickin amazing considering the price. The j style bracelet is very comfy and in my opinion suits this watch style better than the O. It has a smaller OTF clasp which gives the best of both worlds too.

An added bonus is that the seconds hand hits each marker about 75% of the time, which I’m more than happy with.

The colour?! Impressed more than I hoped.. I love it. In lower lighting it’s not as potent, but it certainly achieves its hot pink look when the light increases. For ~ £300 I’m very impressed, and yes whilst it is made in China I don’t give a fuck. Happy to pay the extra to a “microbrand” than a factory brand (I have those too).

This was my first Erebus, and probably my only one as nothing else really interests me from their designs, but this one for sure is a keeper. Well done Jody and team.