Thanks, it really is a great color and the coloring of the embossed panel really makes the texture pop. Sorry to hear about your loss, I've had a bag stolen too so I know what that's like.
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Thanks, it really is a great color and the coloring of the embossed panel really makes the texture pop. Sorry to hear about your loss, I've had a bag stolen too so I know what that's like.
Guilty as charged!
I had the Christal before too, and loved it! Gave it to my mom because I can't rotate between that many watches. While my watches are now all automatic, the Christal I owned was quartz so if I didn't wear it enough, essentially I was wasting the battery. If I get a Dior Christal again somehow, it will have to be an automatic version.
Aesthetically, I like the ceramic Dior VIII more than the Christal because it appears more streamlined. It also looks like Dior went more upscale with the Dior VIII, giving it an anti-reflective sapphire crystal (actually makes the watch look a lot more expensive) and also highly polished multi-faceted indexes which sparkle in the light. The Christal doesn't have either.
Also, I like the all-black colour of the Dior VIII. While stainless steel looks good on a watch, it doesn't beat the intensity that black ceramic has thanks to its saturated colour.
Thanks for the first hand info. I agree about the streamlined appearance on the VIII. The christal pieces (sapphire crystals?) set into the stainless steel have a heavier and chunkier feel than the single pieces of ceramic. I'll have to do more thinking I guess lol
Thank you. I was lucky I had insurance, or else I would have been even more upsetting than it already was.
Sorry to hear that you had your bag stolen! What a traumatic experience that must've been!
@Prada Prince good to hear that you insured your belongings!
The Christal is heavier and chunkier than the VIII. The setting of the sapphire crystal pyramids into the strap and bezel makes the Christal more unique than the VIII.
By the way, the stuff I said about the Christal relates to the older Dior Christal 38 mm chronograph which I used to own. The newer one has the same dimensions as the Dior VIII ceramic. I am still lusting after the newer blue Christal 38 mm automatic:
This is one of my favourite blue watches.
Going for a slightly more "rugged" look today with the Gaucho 
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:The Christal is heavier and chunkier than the VIII. The setting of the sapphire crystal pyramids into the strap and bezel makes the Christal more unique than the VIII.
By the way, the stuff I said about the Christal relates to the older Dior Christal 38 mm chronograph which I used to own. The newer one has the same dimensions as the Dior VIII ceramic. I am still lusting after the newer blue Christal 38 mm automatic:
This is one of my favourite blue watches.
That certainly is a gorgeous shade of blue. I was initially looking at the older ones so now I have even more to consider.
Out and about with my large Diorama... It really is one of my favourite bags!
Continuing in the Dior vein, I coupled it with my DiorReflected sunnies...
Continuing in the Dior vein, I coupled it with my DiorReflected sunnies...
In the post office with just my wallet. I usually leave my bag in the car when I come here. I pulled out this old wallet because I thought it'd match these shorts and I'm quite pleased lol.
Loving your Rasta wallet! And nice pants! Even your shoes are coordinated!
Thanks, I thought about going with the yellow but decided the green was a bit more unexpected. Paired with a green
Gucci satchel
Nice! This Gucci bag reminds me of when they used to make more colours of the Gucci canvas. They even had some beautiful sparkly ones.
Have you considered a Dior Rasta bowling bag? I think it could look great on a guy as long as it's the largest size of it. It's the one that looks a bit elongated. The smaller bowler has nice proportions, but I prefer larger bags on guys.
I just had to google it lol, couldn't quite picture the bag. I like the style/shape but the tricolor theme from Rasta has always been a put-off for me. I liked the wallet because the red is only inside and the other colors are minimal. I'm super weird about mixing too many colors that don't go together well and the Rasta colors (even outside of the Dior collection i.e. Jamaican flag colors) have always bothered me. For this reason I wouldn't buy a Rasta collection piece with the colored stripes. I've been toying with another Gaucho in the darker brown/saddle color or a saddle/double saddle bag. Still undecided though.
It's a few years old from what I think was an outlet only canvas. They used to have the sparkly lurex ones too but I never pulled the trigger on one. I live pretty close to a Gucci outlet... dangerous. Oh and to stay on forum topic they have a Fendi outlet too