Finally joining the flock; my "first" watch.
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What an exciting day!
Other than flirting with a (admittedly very nice) Tag Heuer some years ago which was "borrowed" and destroyed by a sibling, I haven't worn a watch since childhood.
Imagine my delight when finally a typically fruitless search for my old timepiece came up positive, and before I could blink an exact model of my very first watch was winging its way over from an exceedingly tanned reseller in sunny Greece.
It has a precision German movement, typical from the watchmakers of Ruhla, and a very ingenious, and humourous, second "hand". I must say it's lovely to own a real piece of timekeeping history with a much greater heritage than a more modern manufacturer like Rolex or Breitling, although I am sure they are nice, just not for me.
Indeed, ruhla (little "r", as they are styled) were the first German watch in space, so really are a significant brand from East Germany's famous triangle of watchmaking (Ruhla, Weimar and Glashütte).
The condition is super mint, easily a 9.8. It has never been worn and the stainless steel body and glass are completely free from any imperfection, even under magnification (and my background is QM in precision engineering!).
The lack of paperwork doesn't bother me in the slightest as this is a watch that is very much going to be shown off and worn regularly, enabling me to not only enjoy the watch for what it is, but also as an invoker of fond childhood memories. It will never be sold on.
Anyway, here she is:
Look at that camp little fellow! I've seen warm lettuce that was less limp than that cat's wrist!
The red strap will accessorize with a lot of my outfits but I plan to add a mustard yellow strap as that was the colour of my original from about four decades ago, and it will match my favourite hat. May even add a black strap for business/funerals.
As you can see, it is equally at home in the office:
as it is when leisure time calls:
The diminutive size really suits my slender wrists and hands (I've even done a bit of hand modelling in the past!); a lot of more common watches really dwarf me with their ungainly bulk, and weight.
Anyway, that's enough showing off to you lot, I'm off to spread the joy of my new watch with the world!
Happy watch-wearing comrades!
Other than flirting with a (admittedly very nice) Tag Heuer some years ago which was "borrowed" and destroyed by a sibling, I haven't worn a watch since childhood.
Imagine my delight when finally a typically fruitless search for my old timepiece came up positive, and before I could blink an exact model of my very first watch was winging its way over from an exceedingly tanned reseller in sunny Greece.
It has a precision German movement, typical from the watchmakers of Ruhla, and a very ingenious, and humourous, second "hand". I must say it's lovely to own a real piece of timekeeping history with a much greater heritage than a more modern manufacturer like Rolex or Breitling, although I am sure they are nice, just not for me.
Indeed, ruhla (little "r", as they are styled) were the first German watch in space, so really are a significant brand from East Germany's famous triangle of watchmaking (Ruhla, Weimar and Glashütte).
The condition is super mint, easily a 9.8. It has never been worn and the stainless steel body and glass are completely free from any imperfection, even under magnification (and my background is QM in precision engineering!).
The lack of paperwork doesn't bother me in the slightest as this is a watch that is very much going to be shown off and worn regularly, enabling me to not only enjoy the watch for what it is, but also as an invoker of fond childhood memories. It will never be sold on.
Anyway, here she is:
Look at that camp little fellow! I've seen warm lettuce that was less limp than that cat's wrist!
The red strap will accessorize with a lot of my outfits but I plan to add a mustard yellow strap as that was the colour of my original from about four decades ago, and it will match my favourite hat. May even add a black strap for business/funerals.
As you can see, it is equally at home in the office:
as it is when leisure time calls:
The diminutive size really suits my slender wrists and hands (I've even done a bit of hand modelling in the past!); a lot of more common watches really dwarf me with their ungainly bulk, and weight.
Anyway, that's enough showing off to you lot, I'm off to spread the joy of my new watch with the world!
Happy watch-wearing comrades!
t, just ignore them. 
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