slai Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I've been hooked on Heston Blumenthal's shows lately, and I've promised myself I would make the trip to the UK to eat at his restaurant sometime in '08. He wears a very prominent watch in all his shows but I have no idea what it is...any clues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Well....from the looks of his grimy hands...He needs a pair of rubber gloves for a start!!... :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Lol! Tried to Google it, but I guess this is you too: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_make_of_wat...Blumenthal_wear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 LOL! No that's not me...but don't bother trying to google. I exhausted my search engine options before posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jot9011 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Looks something like a Richard Mille...but not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section8 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I dunno, but Mario batali was wearing a nice IWC Big Pilot on Iron Chef last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Looks like either a Baume & Mercier or Bulgari. And I believe Batali wears an Ernst Benz, a watch brand for which he has been conscripted to act as an ambassador (they give him watches & he wears them for publicity) (Leonid Khankin, Managing Director and Chief Creative Officer of the Ernst Benz brand at left, Batali at right) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Batali was definitely wearing a big pilot though. As far as chefs go, looks like Tyler Florence has also joined the big pilot ranks. Heston of course has to be different...in keeping with his dishes, his watch probably doesn't even display the time unless the air around it is chilled down to -29.538509C then treated with an atomizer spraying a fine rose-scented mist while in a vacuum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrischy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Looks like a Raymond Weil Don Giovanni Cosi Grande... 1 of my favorite Watches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellomen Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Looks like a Raymond Weil Don Giovanni Cosi Grande... Yes that's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Looks like a Raymond Weil Don Giovanni Cosi Grande... 1 of my favorite Watches... Whoa...that's a nice watch! Never heard of it until now. Not sure that's Heston's watch however - doesn't look like the Weil comes with a blue dial, and Heston's definitely has a blue dial (pretty sure it's not the AR coating) Website also shows that all the chronographs have white subdials while Heston's is the same colour as the dial. Maybe an older model? The case does look spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrischy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 You can get the Cosi Grande with a blue Dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Alright, I want a Cosi blue dial on rubber strap now. Thanks and good eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrischy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I want a Rep of it... The Gen is expensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Looks a lot like my Ebel Tarawa......only in black dial......! Edited January 8, 2008 by TTK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Slai, I dined at Anthony's in Leeds (West Yorkshire UK) before Christmas........one of Heston's protege's ... Snails fingernails with fish poo , followed by pigs cheek and what looked like espresso spittle.........lets just say I was hungry ( and broke) afterwards..... The ultra slow cooked rib of beef is to die for though ....try it at home...!!! FGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'd settle for this one actually. Yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Looks a lot like my Ebel Tarawa......only in black dial......! Hmmm...the plot thickens...I'll just have to get both. FGD, have you been to the Fat Duck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrischy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 TTK, your right... Nice Ebel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Yeah, I think TTK is right. The waves on the case are visible on the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrischy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'd settle for this one actually. Yum. To die for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Well, I was going to answer that he sometimes wears a JLC Reverso and other times wears an Ebel that TTK has. ps. His roast potato method really does produce the finest roasties we've had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hmmm...the plot thickens...I'll just have to get both. FGD, have you been to the Fat Duck? love the ebel and the RW first.. No ...but I have a mate (who did the beef) who has never been the same since ....I'm sure he boils eggs in Unicorn tears only now.... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Well, I was going to answer that he sometimes wears a JLC Reverso and other times wears an Ebel that TTK has. ps. His roast potato method really does produce the finest roasties we've had. I've never seen him with the Reverso. Then again, being on this side of the Atlantic, I've only seen him on his Perfection shows and the Christmas special...holy crap..the Christmas special...my jaw was on the floor and my head shaking side to side punctuated with hysterical laughter. He's a madman! Alright smart guy, what dohis lab and sous chef wear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Alright smart guy, what dohis lab and sous chef wear? From what I can remember, a Citizen/Seiko sort of thing and the other had a TAG. I could be wrong, but that's what my memory is telling me. Only once I'd moved away from the area did I find out I lived walking distance from two of the three Three-starred restaurants in the UK, one being the Fat Duck. Ok, when I was in Paris, there were three-stars all over, but ... it's not the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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