Montine.

[j4ckos mate]

Well
You spend ten minutes on eBay and your hooked aren’t you?
Current fleet is the Apple Watch and am Armani one my wife bought me a couple of years ago.

I quite like both of them, but wanted something that it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I lost.
So after thumbing through Argos, rubbish I hit upon the idea of buying something that looked like my dads watch.
(A zodiac one from the 60s in the safe but I know it’s of no value)

But hadn’t got the huge sentimental value while because he isn’t with us anymore.

So after looking on the auction sites and setting myself a limit of 50gbp thought I’d see what I could get.
In the end I found this.
Fully aware of its nil interest in an elitist forum, but to me it’s great
Infact it’s liberating, knowing that if I damage it, it’s not the end of the world.
In some ways it’s like my Daughters Peugeot 107.

Worth nothing, but when I need a little errand or somewhere to nip to my wife’s suv and my firms van are too much of a faff.
I pinch her keys and shoot off in that.
Anyway, find attached my little gift to myself.

Ps a new leather brown strap is on the way.

[Brads67]

Nil interest ?

I for one think its a million times more worthy than the two watches you already own. They are of zero interest compared to the 50 quid ebay job.

[lostkiwi]

Agreed. Far more interesting than any smarwatch that will be obsolete in 5 years (or less) and unsupportable in 10.

Also makes a pleasing change from the endless Rolex/Tudor posts.

[j4ckos mate]

Cheers fellas.
I have to wear the others
Because I didn’t purchase them!
Don’t mind the Armani one, but I know it’s just a fashion piece.
Senior management works in retail and the staff discount she got made it daft not to get it.

It’s a very addictive hobby though,
I like the idea of wearing it, and it’s probably got a story to tell.
Or at least I’d like to think it has.

By now I would be thumbing though an instruction book for an anonymous Casio watch trying to work out if I’m setting the month or the date.

[seefarr]

Yup, that's where it starts. "Look at this lovely bargain vintage watch I've grabbed for next to nothing". Next it'll be "But if I just spend a little bit more...." Then you'll be importing hard to find models from Argentina and Japan, and new-old-stock straps from Saudi Arabia. Suddenly you've got a half dozen 45 year old watches and only one wrist to put them on.

Guess how I know?

Don't, whatever you do, check out the "Under £200 watch" thread.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Barchettaman]

Aw mate, that’s a cracking little piece.

And so it begins! Next month you’ll be buying a Zenith El Primero

[Hoofy]

Barchettaman said:

Aw mate, that’s a cracking little piece.

And so it begins! Next month you’ll be buying a Zenith El Primero

[j4ckos mate]

Put a new strap on.
Looks abit nicer to me.

[Brads67]

Lovely.

Nice watch for bugger all money.