My little collection

[vixen1700]

Stowa Antea 1919
Bering quartz
Tissot quartz
Skagen quartz
Swatch auto.




Traska Freediver
1952 Girard Perregaux
Stowa Flieger Klassik
1969 Omega Seamaster
Orion Sylph
Marloe Coniston Steel
Christopher Ward C65
Seiko SKX007
Yema Superman
Longines Conquest Heritage
Seiko Recraft
Guinand Series 155

Have a 45 year old Yema on its way to me.

Also need another box.

Edited by vixen1700 on Sunday 3rd May 13:34

[Mk1974]

[Doofus]

Mk1974 said:

We don't see enough Panerais around here.

And we can barely see those ones!

[Bobberoo99]

There are some great collections being posted, really like the fact that nothing is looked down on, keep on posting!!!

[richthebike]

Doofus said:

Mk1974 said:

We don't see enough Panerais around here.

And we can barely see those ones!

I was about to take the P for using that yellow microfiber cloth to keep them cosy, but Doofus beat me with a funnier observation!

[Doofus]

richthebike said:

Doofus said:

Mk1974 said:

We don't see enough Panerais around here.

And we can barely see those ones!

I was about to take the P for using that yellow microfiber cloth to keep them cosy, but Doofus beat me with a funnier observation!

It has to be in the running for "Crappest Photo On PistonHeads: 2020"

[richthebike]

I do like the lurking in the background some of these watches have mastered. Is that a SDDS closest to the box? Is it an Alpinist in the far right? Is that the Wolf 15 slot box?

You've basically teased us with a proof of life photo

[T6 vanman]

Posted on another thread but ….

I do have a few more watches in the collection, Again comedy hour compared to others collections but I like & wear them


Birth year Rolex (My only Rolex), This I have worn for "Dress" occasions
Seiko SPS001, Bought in the Jan sales this year brand new from a Seiko dealer …. It's a 2007 limited edition a very special watch
Certina DS special turtle sanctuary edition, Bought as I had planned to use this as my "main daily watch" but the Ball still gets that task
Breitling Seawolf, My first 'proper' watch bought when I achieved a promotion - Was my "Main daily" for 4 years
Rado white ceramic, Because I wanted a white ceramic & it was 70% off in the sales
Meistersinger Singular, Because I wanted a single hand watch, Ironically as a chrono it has Hours minutes and seconds hands,

Some great collections out there

[CardShark]

richthebike said:

Cardshark: you've made me miss my Darth Tuna!
Also, the BB36 is excellent. Does it get out much?

I'm wearing my Tuna as I type, I'd like a full fat model at some point (as in a monocoque case version) however we'll see what the future brings. The 36BB hasn't been worn for a good while, it had a 2 week solo run on holiday last September as it was the only watch I took away with me and it's probably had a few look-ins since but not many and certainly not in these past lock down weeks.

That's a very classy Breitling, BTW

[CardShark]

Mezzanine said:

I have been hanging around watch corner on here for many years and there have been three or four consistent posters who post watches that constantly chime with my taste - CardShark being one - so it’s nice to see the whole collection

I have to say I still think that Stowa MO stands out as my absolute all-time favourite of yours. You could put it next to vintage Subs and 5711’s and I would still take the Stowa.

It was cool for me to get them all together TBH, I only have one watch box (the plan being that I wouldn't exceed the 10 spaces, that went well... ) and I've never had them all out of their individual boxes at the same time. The MO is easily the most commented on watch I own both here and out in the real world and works well with a T and jeans as well as something smarter - it's a very versatile piece.

[Drl22]

Some very nice collections here. Here is mine; never looked at it all together like this but they all seem to be variations on a clearly defined taste of mine!

[Not Ideal]

^^ lovely pieces ! How old is the AP ?

[Doofus]

I'm developing a real admiraton for the Royal Oak.

Which is a shame..

[Drl22]

Not Ideal said:

^^ lovely pieces ! How old is the AP ?

Thanks. It’s a 2018 watch and I love wearing it but am also terrified at the same time of marking it up.

[ukshooter]

I posted in another thread the new G Shock I've just acquired. There are 2 watches I would like to one day add to the collection, a Vacheron 1972 and a Patek 5030. Just taken a picture of the watches I currently have which is below along with the 2 I would like to get.

I think I shall thin the herd and get rid of a few now.

[Rich.H]

I have enjoyed reading this thread, have a little time on my hands, so thought I would add my contribution...



Omega Speedmaster Racing Schumacher Edition

I purchased this, my first mechanical watch, the day after my daughter was born in June 2002. It has her name and D.O.B engraved on the inside of the clasp and over the years, has been promised as her 21st birthday present. Whether that will actually happen now is debatable as she has becoming a sassy young woman with a mind of her own. She has designs on her Mum’s 31mm steel Datejust with white Roman numeral dial instead. I wear this in June every year at least...

Rolex Daytona

I secured this at list price in 2008 after a 5 year wait. The wait was planned as I declared my interest with our local dealer in 2003 when we bought my wife’s first Rolex, well ahead of my 40th birthday in December 2007. I passed on a black dial variant in that actual month and my watch arrived the following March. This was pretty much my daily wearer for nearly 10 years, with the watch below the only competition...

Omega Speedmaster Professional (3572.50)

I purchased this from a Japanese eBay seller in late 2009 and deliberately chose this reference - a combination of Hesalite and a sapphire display back to show the Caliber 1863 movement. It came fitted with the original bracelet but I swapped that out for a black leather strap pretty much straight away as that was the look I was after. It’s current on an Erikas Originals MN strap. I have always had an interest in the Apollo program and so visited the Kennedy Space Center earlier in 2009. A significant promotion at work needed celebrating and this was the obvious choice! I will be wearing this on my next visit to Florida, to witness an Artemis launch....

Rolex Explorer

This is the latest reference, purchased at list price from WoS in March 2017 and as an early 50th present. Early, as I could see availability was beginning to become patchy. By this time, my local dealer had sadly closed which left me looking for an alternative. I really do love this watch and it has become my most frequently worn piece - a habit formed whilst the Daytona was away to be serviced

So, apart from a Swatch System 51 and an old Pininfarina G-Shock, that’s your lot. I am missing a bit of colour and a GMT movement and quite fancy a Tudor Black Bay GMT. I bought my son a BB Heritage for his 21st and feel like I have discovered the brand far too late...perhaps the GMT will be secured to mark our ability to travel widely again.

Thanks for reading

Rich

[Not Ideal]

^^ lovely collection and great to see you buy pieces for milestone occasions.

[SturdyHSV]

I thought I'd weigh in my little collection



In purchase order,

Rado Ceramica XL Chronograph

Bought approximately 12 years ago, I saw a Ceramica in an advert or something when I was a teenager and having always liked watches (but stuck to the gadgety Casio types mostly) I just loved the look of it with the flush body and strap etc. Fast forward a few years and I treated myself to my first 'proper' (by my standards) watch, and proceeded to wear that 24 / 7 (have always slept with my watch on) for 10 years.

When I say 24/7, the only thing I didn't do was swim in it, but sauna, shower, bath, all the other silly things, yeeep, and it has been faultless. Being a quartz it also serves a use as being a reasonable enough reference to set the time on whichever watch I'm putting on (although appears to be wrong currently I've noticed from the picture, which is interesting, possibly due a battery!)


Rado True Open Heart

I have thus always had a soft spot for Rado, nobody knows the brand so it doesn't have any 'show off' image attached which I like, at some point I stumbled across the Rado True Open Heart and I was quite taken. They did a 500 run of the matte grey body / strap with dark hour markers and hands before then doing a standard run of the gloss black ceramic with shiny features. This was enough to put my buying desire on hold, I didn't want a flashy bright polished ceramic and the mother of pearl dial looked so much better with the dark markers etc. to my eye.

Either way I had an ebay search saved (I didn't know about Chrono24 etc. at the time) and one of the grey ones came up at a Cash Converters of all places! Unseen ebay deal done, and upon arrival it was not a disappointment. The dial is mesmerising in different light, the grey of the ceramic is also a lovely deep hue that pictures don't pick up well, the hands and indices are also a lot more interesting to look at in person, and after many months I discovered it also has a miniscule amount of lume which was unexpected...

This totally opened my eyes to the joy of an automatic movement too (the ETA in this magically only loses 1 second a day as well which was a surprise) and from then on the collection plans grew a bit...


Junghans Max Bill Chronoscope

I do love a Chronograph, and the sheer clean beauty of the Max Bill meant I had to have one. It's a great looking watch on, and despite its simplicity the dial is somehow just so 'right' to look at. It came on a tan strap which I swapped out for a slightly sportier one, this watch suits most straps though so I may pick up more to swap around on it.

I also enjoyed the 'wobble' from the Valjoux 7750


Christopher Ward C60 Ombré

I have never been a fan of dive watches, but something about this watch looked so good in pictures... I quite like there to be something 'interesting' about a watch, and the aging process of a bronze case appealed to me, I also thought a big chunky dive watch would make a good 'daily', and being that it's 600m water resistant I know it'll survive largely anything that happens to it!

The bezel is a matte ceramic which I find a lovely modern contrast to the aged looking bronze, I loved the trident seconds hand, and when the watch arrived.... I was disappointed.

I don't know why, but I think my existing dislike of dive watches meant I just fundamentally didn't 'like' what it looked like, and the hour indices and hands just somehow looked cheap, it's hard to articulate really. Anyway, I popped the watch on, and somehow 'on the wrist' it actually looked really good, and upon seeing it in the mirror when brushing teeth etc. I thought it actually looked very nice on. It became the daily for most situations, although I've found the spring bars over the last 6 months are very prone to flicking off now, so considering the price of the straps individually from CW (£70 ish) I wasn't too impressed there...

The lume is VERY strong as well which makes sense.

With the collection bolstering, the desire for something a bit more 'interesting' was growing, and we ended up with...


Romain Jerome 1969 Moon-DNA Heavy Metal Meteorite

After seeing a JLC meteorite dial on here that became a bit of a fascination, and stumbling across this 'Moon-DNA' with the moon silver (actual moon dust mixed in with silver) disc / moon on the back was another idea that I just thought was such a cool 'thing', and the idea that I would actually own both a piece of meteorite and (however miniscule) a piece of moon was just something that made the inner geek in me a bit happy.

Comfortably my most expensive purchase (second hand, naturally) it was also a Christmas treat to myself for some significant steps made towards sorting my home life out.

Despite the slightly odd appearance, it actually looks quite smart on, and is currently the closest I have to a 'dress' watch, although it's still seen visits to work as I have never thought of a watch as something to sell, so have no qualms about wearing them.

Upon landing a dream job I wanted to get a watch to celebrate the occasion. Given the job then the only sensible commemorative option was a TAG given they're a sponsor, but comically enough I actually struggled to find one that I like enough to merit the prices! I felt a blue dial would add some nice variety to the collection, and also despite not typically being a fan, wanted a stainless steel bracelet, again for some variety.


TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16

Having tried on some of the options, I was presented with this Calibre 16 to look at simply because the ones I thought I liked based on online pictures I just didn't like on my wrist. I had dismissed the 16 because in the pictures online it just looked awful, but as soon as it was put in my hands I thought it looked really rather brilliant.

Once it went on to my wrist the decision was made. I'd always liked the little red tipped hands and chrono pusher too and had always quite fancied a watch with them.

Anyway, I thought I'd wait for probation period and so on before taking the plunge, and ultimately decided that using the first championship bonus to purchase the watch would be a nice way to keep the purchase relevant / commemorative of the job.


Currently the TAG is the daily wear, and I've only really been looking for a nice dress watch now (with a properly decorated movement) to complete my little collection for the time being.

Dress watch wise, a Glashutte Original PanoMaticLunar is what I'm settled on. In terms of ticking boxes for the collection, it has the well decorated movement, a moonphase, a big date complication, blued hands, but most importantly I think it looks spectacular and is remarkable value for money for the quality.



Naturally an A Lange & Sohne would be the dream, but I am not in a financial situation where that sort of money is 'watch money', that's very much 'import a 900hp Ute from Australia' money

Edited by SturdyHSV on Wednesday 6th May 12:53

[Not Ideal]

^ that Glashutte looks lovely. Almost like a mini Lange...

[Mezzanine]

The Glashutte is a good call, as above it has the look of a Lange but at more affordable price and without skimping on quality either.