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Glycine Airman Bronze Automatic Watch
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Glycine Airman Bronze Automatic Watch
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Glycine has been producing quality timepieces since 1914. The Airman is perhaps the most recognizable timepiece in its collection Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downTruelove1
2730
Feb 1, 2019
I know... I guess they've had success inflating list prices with Invicta .. Guess it doesn't matter what price you say it's worth, it only matters what someone is willing to pay. It's just kinda ridiculous.
nelsojak
45
Feb 1, 2019
Truelove1100% agree. I do like glycine watches it just feels kind of....scammy now.
johnnylarue
508
Feb 1, 2019
TragiqueIt’s a classic design—hard to mess it up too badly. Agree about the size.
Wing0949
14
Feb 1, 2019
Darn.. pretty tight. I like the added crosshairs to the dial. The blue gradient dial is pretty neat. But, if I'm being honest, the brown actually works better. But, too bad they only make this in 44mm. I could stretch such a fit on my 6.875" wrist. I've worn at least as large, if not larger, and the slim profile and well down angled lugs do help to fit around a lot of wrist sizes better than the seemingly long lugs might suggest.
Iguana sells these for about $1700.. I think that's MSRP.. i wouldn't pay that much for this watch. It's an artificial price hike to make it seem like you are getting a great deal when you find it for $100's, if not $1000's less. Invicta is one that commonly comes to mind on such marketing tactics.. maybe no surprise we're getting similar vibes with Glycine since Invicta bought them. But, manufacturing-wise, it has no effect on the quality of Glycine watches. They are still made in the same Glycine factory in Switzerland, as far as I know. And, from my experience. All the ones I've ever bought post-Invicta have been great and some of the most accurately running automatic watches out of the box I've owned.
I'd say new around $600 and under for any Glycine is fair and about right. Thank god for MD for the best prices on all Glycines. I can't find a better source and they seem to dig up seemingly long discontinued models in very good supply out of thin air.
But, apparently, they did make an Airman 18 in bronze at some point. See it here and had sold on Chrono24 (https://www.chrono24.com/glycine/airman-18-airplane-bronze--id2953212.htm#gref) Who knows? Maybe MD can find a good dig and pull some of these Airman 18 in bronze out from thin air as they seemingly are able to do with models I thought were long discontinued and not that readily available anymore. I would certainly be curious to entertain an Airman 18 in bronze. For me, the Airman 18 is the perfect build and size for the Airman series. ***Actually, the Airman 18 in bronze is not genuine bronze. It's actually plated in bronze-like color. So.. never mind... I'd be happy with just the Airman 18 in stainless steel... OR, if they will produce the Airman bronze in a smaller size.. at least down to 42mm would be something I could work with.
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Wing0949
14
Mar 2, 2019
I don't recall. But, if it's like all their other Airman drops, I believe it was about $599.99
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r-gordon-7
54
Feb 3, 2019
I am a Glycine Airman aficionado with five Glycine Airman watches in various different styles and sizes, ranging from a tiny 36 mm No. 1, to a large 46 mm Airman 17. Two are GMT and three are Purist models. None are any of the newer "Invicata era" models, as in particular, I do not care for the new style bezel. This is the only new model I want - and it is exactly the configuration I want - bronze, 44 mm size, brown dial & strap, GMT model - and (importantly for me) with the old style bezel (i.e. with the triangular/arrow-shaped odd-number 24 hour bezel markers, not the new style with thin lines in lieu of the triangular arrows, looking more like dividers than hour markers). So, I am extremely pleased to have gotten in on this drop for this particular watch, to be my sixth Airman - the only new style Airman I've wanted.
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Eddy-Ginie
39
Feb 3, 2019
r-gordon-7Airman 17 = 46mm , Airman 18 = 39mm ;o)
I have an Airman 18 GL0227 from here https://www.massdrop.com/buy/glycine-airman-18-automatic-watch
r-gordon-7
54
Feb 3, 2019
Eddy-GinieSorry - a typo - at 46 mm of course I meant Airman 17! Now corrected. Thanks, Eddy-Ginie, for catching it.
Verwilderd
368
Feb 1, 2019
Too bad there’s not a purist option....or if glycine would just make both hour hands have a 24 hr sweep instead of a 12 on the main and 24 on the gmt. I love 24 hour faces watched.
tony.hill
96
Feb 3, 2019
Don't buy oversized bronze watches. A passing fad and money down the drain. This is an example of the "Invictaisation" of a great watch company which I feared.
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