My collection, and where to next?
Discussion
Good morning thought i would share with anyone who interested my little collection of watches.
The Cyma Triplex in this photo is what first got me interested in watches, it is my grandfathers pride and joy which i was given at 18 years old. He died when i was 5 so have very little memory of him, so it is nice that this has been passed down to me and has created a passion.
The Omega Constellation was a 21st birthday present from my parents, i think the year after they bought me this they changed the constellation into a far bulkier watch which I'm sure has its fans but for me i prefer this one with its slimmer profile.
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The Oris was bought due to Goldsmiths fantastic sales team, my wife and i had only gone in for a new battery for her Gucci watch and walked out with not only the battery but also a new Gucci for her, and this Oris for me. Having seen the price that these watches are being sold for now (which i still think is good value) I'm glad i got it! This is probably the watch i wear the most as it seems to shake off any bad knock with barely a mark on it and in my opinion looks as good under a suit as it does with a T shirt and shorts.
The Glycine Incusore was bought, about two years ago mainly due to the fact that it was a automatic pvd watch at a good price. I have managed to take a little nick out of the coating on the lug but its small enough that only i can see it! I do like this watch but due to the fact that I have caught it once and damaged it whilst i do wear it i try to be very careful with it, which while not removing the enjoyment of owning the watch has taken a little of the shine off.
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The next picture is proof that i was there at the start of the G-Shock revolution!
The blue one was bought for me as a present from my beautiful wife, and the gold one was bought in majorca after about a week of thinking about whether i needed a watch so similar to the blue one i already had. As found by many these watches can take just about anything and only look better the more abuse they get!
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The next watch took a lot of getting, when they were first released i really wanted one but was just trying to find my feet and get some money behind me so couldn't justify it, by the time i could afford it of course it had stopped being made! I then decided to place a deposit on the soon to be released Monaco 69 but when i went to pick it up it was not what i had hoped for, so cancelled the order luckily at no cost and set about getting the Microtimer. It took several years and a few forum posts in this section to actually get one at a price and in a condition i was happy with.
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The Rado is another watch which i have had for years, it is rarely worn as i don't feel all that comfortable wearing it due to the fact it looks special. I may be misguided but in my head all my other watches just look like either stainless steel watches or like their more than likely fakes and so don't worry about wearing them anywhere, but this watch makes me feel a little bit of a target. I understand this probably makes sense to no one but me!
The Rolex Submariner was bought last Sunday using money which my Nana had given me in her will after passing away at 90 years and 3 days. She was the only grandparent that I have actually known and was married to my Grandad who gave me the Cyma. She asked for me to spend some of the money left to me on a watch to remember her by. I was going to get a Tag Heuer Monaco to partner the Microtimer, and went into the shop to negotiate a price on it, but fell for the Sub instead. It's a watch i've often looked at and thought one day, so felt that this was the perfect opportunity. If I'm honest i kind of feel that a Rolex should have the bubble for the Date, but i like the uncluttered nature of this watch so when weighing this up with the fact that it was and extra £1200 for the date i went for the non-date version.
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So thats my collection, I hope at least someone enjoyed my ramblings. Please feel free to comment as interested in opinions of my collection and where i should go to next, currently liking the Franck Muller Master Banker from watches.co.uk at less than £5k it seems like a good bargain.
As said i would like to hear opinions this means good or bad, i understand that i have a few expensive quartz watches which are not to everyones taste.
No opinion will offend as it is yours and not mine, so your entitled to it.
Thanks for reading and have a good day.
The Cyma Triplex in this photo is what first got me interested in watches, it is my grandfathers pride and joy which i was given at 18 years old. He died when i was 5 so have very little memory of him, so it is nice that this has been passed down to me and has created a passion.
The Omega Constellation was a 21st birthday present from my parents, i think the year after they bought me this they changed the constellation into a far bulkier watch which I'm sure has its fans but for me i prefer this one with its slimmer profile.
[/url] The Oris was bought due to Goldsmiths fantastic sales team, my wife and i had only gone in for a new battery for her Gucci watch and walked out with not only the battery but also a new Gucci for her, and this Oris for me. Having seen the price that these watches are being sold for now (which i still think is good value) I'm glad i got it! This is probably the watch i wear the most as it seems to shake off any bad knock with barely a mark on it and in my opinion looks as good under a suit as it does with a T shirt and shorts.
The Glycine Incusore was bought, about two years ago mainly due to the fact that it was a automatic pvd watch at a good price. I have managed to take a little nick out of the coating on the lug but its small enough that only i can see it! I do like this watch but due to the fact that I have caught it once and damaged it whilst i do wear it i try to be very careful with it, which while not removing the enjoyment of owning the watch has taken a little of the shine off.
[/url]The next picture is proof that i was there at the start of the G-Shock revolution!
The blue one was bought for me as a present from my beautiful wife, and the gold one was bought in majorca after about a week of thinking about whether i needed a watch so similar to the blue one i already had. As found by many these watches can take just about anything and only look better the more abuse they get!
[/url]The next watch took a lot of getting, when they were first released i really wanted one but was just trying to find my feet and get some money behind me so couldn't justify it, by the time i could afford it of course it had stopped being made! I then decided to place a deposit on the soon to be released Monaco 69 but when i went to pick it up it was not what i had hoped for, so cancelled the order luckily at no cost and set about getting the Microtimer. It took several years and a few forum posts in this section to actually get one at a price and in a condition i was happy with.
[/url]The Rado is another watch which i have had for years, it is rarely worn as i don't feel all that comfortable wearing it due to the fact it looks special. I may be misguided but in my head all my other watches just look like either stainless steel watches or like their more than likely fakes and so don't worry about wearing them anywhere, but this watch makes me feel a little bit of a target. I understand this probably makes sense to no one but me!
The Rolex Submariner was bought last Sunday using money which my Nana had given me in her will after passing away at 90 years and 3 days. She was the only grandparent that I have actually known and was married to my Grandad who gave me the Cyma. She asked for me to spend some of the money left to me on a watch to remember her by. I was going to get a Tag Heuer Monaco to partner the Microtimer, and went into the shop to negotiate a price on it, but fell for the Sub instead. It's a watch i've often looked at and thought one day, so felt that this was the perfect opportunity. If I'm honest i kind of feel that a Rolex should have the bubble for the Date, but i like the uncluttered nature of this watch so when weighing this up with the fact that it was and extra £1200 for the date i went for the non-date version.
[/url]So thats my collection, I hope at least someone enjoyed my ramblings. Please feel free to comment as interested in opinions of my collection and where i should go to next, currently liking the Franck Muller Master Banker from watches.co.uk at less than £5k it seems like a good bargain.
As said i would like to hear opinions this means good or bad, i understand that i have a few expensive quartz watches which are not to everyones taste.
No opinion will offend as it is yours and not mine, so your entitled to it.
Thanks for reading and have a good day.
Nice start 
If you fancy the master banker it might be worth keeping your eyes open for one of these:
http://annunci.ebay.it/annunci/orologi/como-annunc...
They don't come up often, but it's all Muller, just with a medusa head on the dial.
If you fancy the master banker it might be worth keeping your eyes open for one of these:
http://annunci.ebay.it/annunci/orologi/como-annunc...
They don't come up often, but it's all Muller, just with a medusa head on the dial.
I like the seamaster and planet ocean omega's but in my mind wondering if getting a broader spectrum of makers would be a fun way to go.
Jayb sorry but i really don't like that, to me its all out of proportion.
Are the franck muller watches worth the (secondhand) money? Also what are the chances of a Richard mille coming up for less than £10k, which is the limit I have set for any purchase right now.
Jayb sorry but i really don't like that, to me its all out of proportion.
Are the franck muller watches worth the (secondhand) money? Also what are the chances of a Richard mille coming up for less than £10k, which is the limit I have set for any purchase right now.
Thoughts for next watch are currently,
Jlc master compressor.
Something sinn.
Jlc atmos I know its a clock not a watch but still counts.
A zenith chronograph.
Keep coming back to the master banker franck muller.
Going to Birmingham tomorrow definitely not buying anything but do believe they have a watches of Switzerland so would be silly not to look!
Jlc master compressor.
Something sinn.
Jlc atmos I know its a clock not a watch but still counts.
A zenith chronograph.
Keep coming back to the master banker franck muller.
Going to Birmingham tomorrow definitely not buying anything but do believe they have a watches of Switzerland so would be silly not to look!
Some random thoughts as I look at your collection:
1. only one white dial
2. no complications to speak of, except the quartz which don't really count ...
3. no colour at all really
4. hard to be sure of course, but they generally seem to be quite small watches
5. no diver
So do you want to keep the same style(s) or branch out ... ?
Some suggestions ... similarly random:
... a traditional flieger style would keep to your simple black theme, but add size (I know you have the Glycine sort of in this space)
... a mechanical chrono would add a good complication and could be white (or colour) dialled - perhaps a Zenith Rainbow El Primero with the colour dial? or the black dial and keep the theme ...
... a GMT for a different and useful complication ... Sinn 856 would fit well to your current collection and perhaps cross the dover off the list as well
... a marine chronometer would add size and a white dial, I suggest the Stowa MO is the stand out candidate here
... for the diver it is hard to look beyond Seiko for the incredible value for money, and could also add colour - Orange Monster perhaps? Though an Anonimo or Kobold might be a more left-field sort of choice.
Anyway a few ideas hope they are useful.
1. only one white dial
2. no complications to speak of, except the quartz which don't really count ...
3. no colour at all really
4. hard to be sure of course, but they generally seem to be quite small watches
5. no diver
So do you want to keep the same style(s) or branch out ... ?
Some suggestions ... similarly random:
... a traditional flieger style would keep to your simple black theme, but add size (I know you have the Glycine sort of in this space)
... a mechanical chrono would add a good complication and could be white (or colour) dialled - perhaps a Zenith Rainbow El Primero with the colour dial? or the black dial and keep the theme ...
... a GMT for a different and useful complication ... Sinn 856 would fit well to your current collection and perhaps cross the dover off the list as well
... a marine chronometer would add size and a white dial, I suggest the Stowa MO is the stand out candidate here
... for the diver it is hard to look beyond Seiko for the incredible value for money, and could also add colour - Orange Monster perhaps? Though an Anonimo or Kobold might be a more left-field sort of choice.
Anyway a few ideas hope they are useful.
For chronograph I do like this http://www.chronoswiss.com/watch_details.php?id=28 and believe very well made, bit may be wrong. Only problem is that I would go for the black dial again.
I'm also a fan of this http://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/103_Ti_Ar_UTC.htm but again its black, and whilst I know sinn have a good name is this the top money for one?
I also like the Cartier tank watches, assumed until recently poorly made but have been told different.
I think the thing I need to remember is that whatever I buy it won't be the last, dont think I would ever sell one so plenty of time for bigger variations however I am starting to see the need for something different. Before this thread I was of the opinion that all in my collection had something different about it, but beginning to see a pattern now!
I'm also a fan of this http://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/103_Ti_Ar_UTC.htm but again its black, and whilst I know sinn have a good name is this the top money for one?
I also like the Cartier tank watches, assumed until recently poorly made but have been told different.
I think the thing I need to remember is that whatever I buy it won't be the last, dont think I would ever sell one so plenty of time for bigger variations however I am starting to see the need for something different. Before this thread I was of the opinion that all in my collection had something different about it, but beginning to see a pattern now!
Hey Kazste!
Nice collection! Where would I start? A watch box if you have not already got one!
After that I would put a nice leather strap on your grandfathers watch (hopefully thats not too unspeakable!) keep the bracelet good and give it a nice dress watch vibe...
After that chronograph / pilot / motorsport inspired watch I think. Perhaps something like the Monaco you talked about? The Zenith you mentioned would be a good move or something like a Sinn 103 ST SA or 756...
Then get a lairy G-Shock thats more for looks and a bit of colour as Tertius said, than for actual rugged use.....!
Nice collection! Where would I start? A watch box if you have not already got one!
After that I would put a nice leather strap on your grandfathers watch (hopefully thats not too unspeakable!) keep the bracelet good and give it a nice dress watch vibe...
After that chronograph / pilot / motorsport inspired watch I think. Perhaps something like the Monaco you talked about? The Zenith you mentioned would be a good move or something like a Sinn 103 ST SA or 756...
Then get a lairy G-Shock thats more for looks and a bit of colour as Tertius said, than for actual rugged use.....!
Right then, you asked for a lairy g-shock to add some colour how's this!
Hope this is lairy enough, did get a watch box but not too nice so will look for another and possibly a watch winder.
Next one will possibly be a franck muller master calendar as reading some posts made me realise I need a white face watch and a chronograph.
Hope this is lairy enough, did get a watch box but not too nice so will look for another and possibly a watch winder.
Next one will possibly be a franck muller master calendar as reading some posts made me realise I need a white face watch and a chronograph.
Nice collection and as previously said, nice to have a story behind your watches too. Its nice to have something like a watch to remember people by. My grandad also passed away when I was young, some years later my grandma gave me a gold ring that belonged to him. It gets a lot of nice comments and interest from people and I would need life changing amounts of money to part with it.
As for where to go next, I think you need a Seiko Monster in your collection.
As for me, I would love an IWC Spitfire.
As for where to go next, I think you need a Seiko Monster in your collection.
As for me, I would love an IWC Spitfire.
Not seen a Seiko monster that I like as yet, dornbluth could be a option. Grail watch is either a Richard mille or a urwerk but couldn't really go above £10k and even that would take quite a bit of saving for. Another possible is the Cartier tank francais
Have also seen a tag I like, white chronograph with blue outer numbers, but can't find the model at the moment.
Have also seen a tag I like, white chronograph with blue outer numbers, but can't find the model at the moment.
Hi
I was just wondering about the security issues of posting one's goodies up for the whole world to see. I looked at your profile to see how easy it would be to find your address...
...quite easy I'd imagine.
Anyhoo...the point of my post is your name is 1 letter different to mine, and I too live in the Nottishamshire area!
I was just wondering about the security issues of posting one's goodies up for the whole world to see. I looked at your profile to see how easy it would be to find your address...
...quite easy I'd imagine.
Anyhoo...the point of my post is your name is 1 letter different to mine, and I too live in the Nottishamshire area!
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