Rate Your 2009: Watch Edition!

[sidicks]

Easy one for me:

Bought This Year: None
Sold This Year: None
Most worn: Breitling Montbrillant
Lusting After: BRM R-50-T / TN (BRM-848)
Must Own in 2010: Another Breitling, maybe a Datora
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): BRM 896
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Tag Heuer

Sidicks

[996nick]

Bought This Year: IWC Ingenieur (steel on a steel bracelet - the "old" version), SKX-007, Yakobies modified seiko 5, poljot mechianical alarm (looks like a flieger type watch)

Sold This Year: none - still trying to build my collection

Most worn: Brietling Navitimer

Lusting After: A good dress watch - JLC

Must Own in 2010: JLC

Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): JLC reverso grande date

Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Graham

[Balmoral Green]

Stuart said:

derivative mish-mashes of every other design under the sun, or horrendously overdone. For me, the watch equivalent of a Harley Davidson belt buckle or a Zippo lighter with a Jack Daniels logo on it. There we are, I've said it.

I take your point, and agree too. I still like a fair few of them though. BG junior likes his, good cheap yet grown up proper watch for a boy.

[fluffnik]

In 2008 I did not have a watch habit, in 2009 I found this forum...


Bought This Year: Several vintage Seiko autos, several Accutrons, some others.
Sold This Year: None
Most worn: Orange Seiko 6119
Lusting After: JLC Futurematic steel, Accutron 214 Astronaut A, Spring Drive Seiko, Franck Muller Crazy Hours...
Must Own in 2010: Accutron 214 Astronaut A

[deejuic]

Stuart said:

ShadownINja said:

Stuart said:

Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Werthers original flying watches. Enough already!

You can't dislike all of them on the website? Well, I suppose you could dislike flieger-style watches as well as classical looking watches on top of the crazy divers' watches...

I can, really I can. Horrible derivative mish-mashes of every other design under the sun, or horrendously overdone. For me, the watch equivalent of a Harley Davidson belt buckle or a Zippo lighter with a Jack Daniels logo on it. There we are, I've said it.


OK, maybe I like one - the one that RacingPete bought last year. Not because he wears it but because it is a nice watch. The rest though, or at least all of the ones that I've seen on the site, not for me . Sorry about that...

F*@king hilarious! I love it. Stay true to your guns. I would agree that most of them are way over the top and rip offs of lots of other better watches...but for the money, probably not that bad if you find one that you like.

[deejuic]

Bought This Year: Seiko Monster, an omega pocketwatch conversion, and a aeromatic skeleton
Sold This Year: none
Most worn: Panerai Base
Lusting After: Vacheron Constantin American 1921
Must Own in 2010: nothing really - unless something catches my eye
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): any of the crazy Urwerk designs
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Graham - I don't want to wear a can opener

[andy_s]

Bought This Year: Sinn EZM1 LE 37/250
Sold This Year: None
Most worn: Rolex Explorer II white face, the Sinn's getting time now though, on a NATO/Gasgasbones which suits it very well.
Lusting After: Oh gawd, probably a South African Air Force Lemania but it won't be cheap. Also thinking of bespoking a Tutima.
Must Own in 2010: M5 (1965) Bulova Accutron Spaceview (damn your eyes CF), Lator vintage chronograph, a JLC for either me or my good lady wife, Reverso stylee and a Stowa Antea Klien Sekunde still tugs at my sleeve. A vintage Blancpain FF is gaining interest as well. I'll stop now. Oh and to partially restore my old Seiko Sport 100 from 1983, the first quartz chrono. Now I'll stop.
Favourite Design (Manufacturer or specific Model): I have to be predictable and say Sinn as far as utilitarian design goes. Urwerk for when I'm fantasising about oligarchness and JLC for the internals.
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Anything gaudy.

Some really interesting selections on this thread - hope you all get to where you want to be in 2010 for the pics alone!

[Stefan SRT8]

Bought This Year: Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute, Breitling Navitimer Olympus, Breitling Chrono Avenger, Breitling Super Avenger Black Steel, Seiko Orange Monster
Sold This Year: Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute, Breitling Super Avenger white dial, Breitling Seawolf
Most worn: Breitling Navitimer Olympus
Lusting After: IWC Portuguese Chrono Auto
Must Own in 2010: IWC Portuguese Chrono Auto
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Breitling
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Rolex

Edited by Stefan SRT8 on Tuesday 29th December 09:42

[Asterix]

Quite quiet for me this year.

Bought This Year: JLC Reverso, Casio Pro Trek something, JLC Ideale (for wife), Omega Ladies Bond Seamaster (for wife as well), couple of G-Shocks as gifts for wife's family.
Sold This Year: None
Most worn: Rolex Sea Dweller
Lusting After: Lange anything realy
Must Own in 2010: Nothing - hoping to have baby so love and money will be directed that way
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Lange or Glashutte
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Loads - so much tat around that I can't believe people will wear.

[lowdrag]

I seem most boring here.

Bought Seiko Monster, black dial
sold Breitling Navitimer Red Arrows Ltd Edition, Breitling Superocean
Most Worn IWC Spitfire chrono
2010 Notabloodyclue - until I really have to own something but possibly a Breitling Superocean Heritage or IWC Heritage.
[b]Most favoured make[b] IWC and Seiko
Most disliked make Sadly Rolex. Lovely watches but for me the image has gone awry.

Edited by lowdrag on Tuesday 24th November 09:34

[Fittster]

Bought This Year: Night Monster, Heuer Skipper
Sold This Year: None
Most worn: Night Monster
Lusting After: Zenith Super Sub Sea, Omega Lobster, G-Shock
Must Own in 2010: Longines diver legend
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Omega Flightmaster (shame I'm to skinny to pull it off)
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Panerai - (All a bit too similar looking for me).

Edited by Fittster on Tuesday 24th November 09:40

[CommanderJameson]

lowdrag said:

Most disliked make Sadly Rolex. Lovely watches but for me the image has gone awry.

How do you mean?

[Johno]

Bought This Year: Stowa Marine Original (del Jan 2010)
Sold This Year: Nothing
Most worn: IWC Pilot Chrono
Lusting After:Jorg Schauer Edition 14 Black face
Must Own in 2010:Jorg Schauer Edition 14 Black face
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): I like watches with under stated elegance and good engineering - too many to list
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model):I don't like shiny blingy timepieces with poor design and poor engineering - Unfortunately Breitling seem to be getting more bling as I used to lust after a Blackbird, but not sure I want a Breitling on my wrist anymore . .

[lowdrag]

CommanderJameson said:

lowdrag said:

Most disliked make Sadly Rolex. Lovely watches but for me the image has gone awry.

How do you mean?

Sadly, some of the people I meet who have no love of watches but have bought just to show they can afford a Rolex when a Seiko would really have done. They are just showing off their purchasing ability and have the personality to go with it. Nothing against the watches at all - own movement, great watches; just some of the people who wear them.

[sneijder]

See a pattern yet ?

Sold This Year: None

Carry on !

[superocean]

Bought This Year: Breitling B1, Breitling B2, Omega Seamaster 300
Sold This Year: Nothing
Most worn: Omega Planet Ocean
Lusting After: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Must Own in 2010: Omega Speedmaster 'Snoopy'
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Omega
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Graham

[hwassall]

A first post on this forum...

Bought This Year: Seiko Black Monster, Casio Mudman, Stowa Marine Original Matt (received yesterday). These purchases are all your fault...
Sold This Year: Breitling Windrider Shadow Flyback, to fund the Stowa...
Most worn: Monster
Lusting After: IWC Portugese 7 day Reserve but the Stowa gives me a similar look with a white face and blue hands and so I am not sure any more.
Must Own in 2010: Sinn 856s, Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean. Again all your fault...
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): IWC Portugese / Stowa MO
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Anything with diamonds on. I'm not a fan of Franck Muller or other manufactureres where they have gone 'arty' with the design.

[DAVE-W]

Bought This Year: 2002 Omega Seamaster 120 as a nice start
Sold This Year: None
Most worn: Omega Seamaster 120
Lusting After: Breitling SuperOcean Heritage (black face) with mesh bracelet, Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, black face and bezel with leather strap, Sinn 657 with black leather strap
Must Own in 2010: Sinn 657 with black leather strap (read as most likely purchase for 2010!
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Omega
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): BRM

Edited by DAVE-W on Thursday 26th November 13:48

[jq74]

Bought This Year: AP Royal Oak Chrono RG
Sold This Year: Chopard MM, Hublot SuperB, Rolex Daytona SS
Most worn: Bvlgari Diagono Pro Chrono, Classic Rolex Datejust 16234
Lusting After: elegant Chopard dress watch, classic Rolex Daydate in WG
Must Own in 2010: See above...
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): AP Royal Oak
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): Graham Swordfish

[W00DY]

Bought This Year: Stowa Marine Original, Accurist GMT303, D&G mole
Sold This Year: None
Most worn: Accurist GMT303
Lusting After: Sinn 856
Must Own in 2010: Seiko purple night monster
Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): JLC
Least Favourite Design (Manfacturer or specific Model): BRM