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A Seiko 6105-8110 from July 1974. Not the best one but I love the style of the case and the crystal reflexes. Just like the movie, Apocalypse Now - 1979, it "smells like a victory". A great weekend to all, Nilo...  

Seiko is one of my favorite brands. Cheers, Daos

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Morning tea time ......  

And your watches as well ! You even made me turn around my laptop to identify your wife´s watch - your wife either has a excellent taste in watches or is very obedient to her husband´s equally superb "propositions" . Hope you enjoyed your coffee! Best reg... 

Hi Doc, Sorry to make you stand on your head. Here’s another pre-rotated shot of the Reverso Memory. Obedient is not how one would describe my lovely wife. The obverse is more apt, and a Reverso therefore seems appropriate. She does, however, have excelle...  

And my compliments to your wife´s excellent tastes in whatever matters ! Have an enjoyable WE, anaesdoc

Great pictures too! Cheers, Daos

With coffee! Another stunning pair! Your wife have great taste..! HAGWE Blomman

Some baristas go to such lengths to make nice patterns in the crema (is that what its called???). I'm sometimes in two minds whether to break it up straight away or show some respect and preserve it a while. Regards, Richard.

Hi Richard, You are absolutely correct about crema. This is the brown coloured layer of fats, dissolved flavenoids and aromatics that floats on the surface of your coffee due to the release of carbon dioxide from the beans during extraction. Good latte ar... 

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and a great Reverso!

Andrew, if my wife likes watches as your wife, i am sure i will get reverso for her. reverso looks very elegant for lady too. stefan

Thanks Stefan, The Memory is housed in the 39x23mm Classic case, so is a little larger than the standard 'ladies' Reverso, but on bracelet it suits her perfectly. She picked this out very quickly, not because of the continuous flyback minute counter, but ... 

hi Andrew, you just reminded that your wife's watch is Reverso Memory? it is discontinued and was just produced in one year or so. very interesting function, but not sure why MJLC did not continue to make it in longer term? maybe Nico knows the answer? st... 

Hi Stefan The Reverso Memory (Ref. 255.08.82), as far as I can tell, was discontinued in 2002 after being produced for 3 or 4 years. All I can assume is that it did not sell well. But that just makes it all the more interesting. The main dial is just perf...  

Your pours on the lattes? HAGWE! Best, Jed

In fact the coffee machine is warming up as I type this reply. Off to make the morning macchiato (x2). A

Your coffee and your Sub is almost matching! You have a splendid Sub, Andrew. Are you considering getting another Vintzge Rolex, now? Best, my friend. Nicolas

So many nice watches out there, and I try to keep variety in my modest collection, but a gilt dial 1675 would be hard to resist. Andrew

That it is not an unaffordable Vintage Rolex! A Sub, a GMT...Your bases would be nicely covered... Best, Nicolas

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I like your Constellation! Cheers, Daos PS -- I'm wearing this one: Stowa Marine Original...  

thanks Daos, proper pics are on the Omega page, but i thought i'd go for a bit of art this week to brighten the weekend up. best Graham

Can't get this one off my wrist...truly is a great watch the perfect time keeper so far. My GS has a spell on me....And I like it HAGWE all...  

It's a great looking watch. Regards, Richard.

I'm really enjoying this watch for the vintage styling with a modern technical marvel movement, its mesmerizing ! one of my all time favorite for sure Drew

I've gotta try a Spring Drive one day. Best, Jed

Very nice! HAGWE Blomman

I really have been diggin the Vintage Omega's lately...Just might have to save up for one....well....maybe after I get my JLC NSA. Best Drew

thanks Drew, just a bit of a laugh pic wise. there's no real need to save up for a nice vintage Omega unless you want a mint 57 speedie or SM300. for the cost of the NSA's strap you could buy a perfectly decent constellation. best Graham

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My Friday wristscan shot at an elevation of 762ft above Honolulu at the top of Diamond Head I brought along my trusty travel watch, a Breitling Aerospace, overlooking the famous Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii: Have a great weekend! Regards, ED-209 This...  

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Hi Ronald, Is your aerospace the same dial color? Regards, ED-209

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Have a great weekend Jed! Regards, ED-209

HAGWE every one! Blomman...  

Interesting Pics ! MCMX definately would not be my beater. Drew

The perfect beater! Strong built and in a size that goes well with both suit and leisure. A perfect one to bring to the gym, go diving or hiking, just put a rubber strap on and you are ready to go! Best Blomman

of a great daily beater.... HAGWE... cheers

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a bit of an Andy Warhol moment going on there Blomman. looking down the page it seems i may have started something today :-) best Graham

I got inspired by your very cool pic! Best Blomman

very creative work on that first photo. Very nice!!! HAGWE Richard.

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Another Memo I thought about a lot on the way to my perfect Memo. So, I found my perfect alarm, why can't I find my perfect Reverso? Love your MCM on the red strap. A dynamic combo. HAGWE, respo

...have you seen a RG Reverso Minute Repeater? Perhaps, one of the most "perfect" Reversos out there IMO. Cheers, Daos

I have not YET handled even the Chronographe Retrograde that I shamelessly lust after. But the Minute repeater is, for me the OTHER most awesome Reverso from that 1990s rose gold anniversary collection. Both are just stunning examples of what MJLC can do.... 

Thanks Respo – the red strap together with the red details on the MCM is my favourite! If it was easy to find the perfect one… It wouldn’t be any fun! HAGWE Blomman

by the way, nice watch with nice pic which makes me wild! stefan

Thank you Stefan Maybe the MCM should be your next Memo to add to the collection?! HAGWE Blomman

and nice Red Strap. Tony

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Had a celebratory dinner tonight (Thursday) so this seemed a good choice, and planning to wear it tomorrow as well. Best, Jed...  

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Dressy and a little playful. Very nice. Andrew

So I guess it IS versatile! HAGWE! Best, Jed

Wore the green kermit for an afternoon swim at the pool where I did 30 laps. Wearing my speedy on a nato for washing plates later at work. Tough work but it's needed. I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU LOOK AT THE BRIGHT GOOD LIFE AHEAD OF YOU AND SMILE GRAHAM! It'll b...  

Thinkin about putting on a Nato on my GO Nav.....I'm inspired by your photo. Best Drew

It fits better than the common omega bracelet i've learnt to dislike. Post some pics! Have a awesome week ahead!

life's too short to worry Cookie and having now seen the election result i can smile as the nicer bunch of liars got the biggest vote :-) best Graham

Just a quiet one with my Nautilus By the way, the MAC photouploader is not working currently. I tried several times over a couple of hours today with no luck. Had to use flickr for this particular post. I left a note on the Help Desk. HAGWE Richard....  

what else does somebody need

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Caramba, Richard, what a superb picture! Best, my friend. Nicolas

have an Extra Beer for me will ya ?! ;0))))) Cheers Tony

A cold one, some nuts and a classic sports PP… Richard, it seams you got it all covered! HAGWE Blomman

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over here they slaughter sheep and shut the farms down if any of them get blue tongue. best Graham

...SARS no!!!...  

LOL!!!!!!!!

Hi Graham, The blue tongues we have down here are a type of large skink. They have bright blue tongues and will hiss at you and display this when cornered. But they are basically harmless and quite slow moving and make great pets. And they love snails and...  

friday shot...... great watch and very relaxing.... cheers

Trusty Speedy & the cat ... But will be changing to the LLd with steel JB bracelet .. . Hagwe everybody ... Filip...  

hey Mr Bim, the JB Champ looks good on the LLD. perhaps speak over weekend G

Picture as best Friday shot.!!

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You outdo yourself each week. Nice contemplative photo with great use of shadow fir mood. Inspiring. A

Fathoms !...  

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Can’t get the FF out of my head…! Looks great HAGWE Blomman

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That's my kind of Cabaret! Best, my friend. Nicolas

HAGWE, -- Richard.

And a very nice detail that the date shows 7, not 07! HAGWE Blomman

Jaeger-LeCoultre today Best Regards Livius...  

nice sketch Livius. photoshop makes a big difference if you want a fun pic and hopefully some others will follow us. best Graham

Popart...  

great bit of popart. would look good as a poster. Graham

. . . powerful stuff, Livius . . .

Have great weekend!!...  

superb watch Lek. i tried one on the other week and loved it to bits. there are so many little things that make it great with the shape and time display being the 2 most obvious. best Graham

Of a very cool watch, Graham! HAGWE Blomman

thanks Blomman. i've only this week added the bracelet to it and it makes a total package that is better than the sum of the 2 seperate parts IMO. best Graham

Is it an org Omega bracelet? The mid section looks similar to JLC bracelet. Best Blomman

yep, its an original 60's Omega rice beads bracelet which this watch would have been on if the buyer had wanted to pay for it. best Graham

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to explore the ballasts...  

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Hey ! Huge ballasts ! What kind of boat ?

when the temperature will live up to the date. Come ooon it's May already, we need two digit temperatures!! (Maybe it's too optimistic to time this on a 30 min chrono?) I really like the psychedelic theme in many of the pics this week as started by Graham...  

come on Nikolaj, stick a psycho pic on the forum. i hoped everyone would pic up on the fun when i posted mine, and it looks better than the original pic :-) best Graham

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thats more like it Andrew, lets go for a pop art weekend. best Graham

but I seem to have lost my photo editor in a recent reinstallation of my laptop and I cannot find the installation CD I must say that there are several very nice artistic pics this week. I very much liked yours and also the colour pencil version of the Gr... 

i fully agree with you Nik. the Grand Seiko is extremely good. i need to learn to play more with photoshop. best G

Ah, so there is my perfect Reverso. But on someone elses's wrist. Ah, well, it does look great on your wrist, Nicolaj. HAGWE, respo

Is a stunning piece! Would love to read/see some more of it! HAGWE Blomman

Not as psychedelic as Blomman's but very artistic. Particularly like the effects on that bracelet. Regards, Richard.

thanks Richard, it actually looks better than the original pic which is a sad reflection on my photographic skills. best Graham

I added this 10 year old Pt ALS 1815 to my collection yesterday, recently serviced and looking brand new. I just love this piece, wearing it on a dark oxblood strap Have a great weekend! Henrik...  

... still speechless Congrats! Nice trilogy you have now Oliver

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very elegant.... enjoy it.... cheers

I like it a lot! respo

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i always thought Cartier were jewellers who made quartz dressy pieces, but i'm learning over the last couple of years that they are actually superb watches. best Graham

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Weird as always, Graham. Have a good time this weekend. Recently acquired from a fellow Purist - manual wind 36000 bph chronometer 18k dress watch circa 1966. The only one of this exact model I have ever encountered. Best, Ginger...  

I also had no idea of the existence of such a watch by GP (which does not mean that much regarding my widespread ignorance). But as usual, you don´t like it overly classic - at least this is my impression when looking at the watch-strap combination !... 

Hi Ginger That one is stunning.... Have not seen another example. Good Hunting Bill

sorry for the delay in responding to your nice comment. i prefer to answer them all on a sunday after everyone has posted. i thought i'd have a bit of a laugh with photoshop, but as usual others have done a far better job than me. best Graham

Or at least it seems that way sometimes! Even screws retaining the ti observation port are triangular, to match the head of the hand, and the crown which is a very silly thing to operate (but there's a tool in the kit to help tired old fingers to turn it)...  

what's the smiley Face above the Date is for?! looks like it changes to something else?! cheers Tony

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i really like a lot of Silberstein watches, but i always worry that they are a bit too funky. i know i own some weird watches, but i'd want to know i can sell it if i have to. you dont seem to sell watches so not a problem for you. i might look out for on... 

. . . so I'm taking the family to a restaurant Ed and Ming introduced me to a few years ago . . . . . . and wearing his '56 Longines Conquest as befitting the occasion . . . cordially, Art...  

I really like the way you honour your father! HAGWE Blomman

. . . in keeping with Graham's theme for the week . . ....  

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. . . taken earlier today while prepping Mother's Day dinner. This bacon avocado from the family farm is a little larger than average . . ....  

for your Dad... enjoy the day!! cheers

. . . introduced me to a few years ago, I Cugini, that specializes in Italian seafood . . . a very special day for all of us.

let me play with some Polaroid´s ... ... a sexy lug ... ... perfectly finished pusher ... ... the crown ... ... just a detail from the backside ... ... just a detail from the dial ... ... and finally the wristshot with "psychedelic" colours - not the watc...  

love the pictures. GREAT Watch of course.!!

Love the details on that ALS! HAGWE Blomman

Me too, that´s why Thanks blomman.

Looking good!!! HAGWE, -- Richard.

Thanks Richard

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Can't get rid of it. Thanks for this psychedelic moment of pleasure. Best, Nicolas

Well, in fact it sees a lot of wrist time in the last weeks, but I change my watches several times a day - at the moment Thanks Nicolas

I love to change my watches several times a day... Mainly when I'm on holidays. It is really fun to choose the perfect watch for the perfect moment. Best, Nicolas

and thus we are able to enjoy our whole collection... cheers

that must be embarrassing showing a closeup of all that grime between the lettering best Graham

it is not a safe queen ...

WOW, Graham, you have started the ball rolling today with special effects on your Constellation with rice bracelet, it looks really interesting and nice. for me, i am wearing Omage Geneve housed with cal.601 which is my favorite movement. nothing is fancy...  

A timeless piece. HAGWE, my friend. Nicolas

... by the way, dates for my trip to London is almost confirmed, likely to be on the 2nd and 3rd weeks of June, will let you know soon, see whether it can fit your schedule during that period. stefan

We'll try to make it coincide with our Annual GTG! Best, Nicolas

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i know you own nearly all the 601's ever made, but i managed to get one before you bought them all up i've also just picked up my second 560 calibre at a cheap as chips price. i thought i'd better as Hans is trying to own the whole 3000 ever made. best an... 

Going for a run with the Garmin and then a little workout with the Sinn. HAGWE Bill...  

I wear mine every morning, rain or shine (& snow) But I consider it a tool, like my running shoes.... cheers

Does everything but make breakfast. Great feedback tool by every stretch. HAGWE Bill

it does not make breakfast..... but.... after using it, you enjoy breakfast even more.... cheers

And freakie horse enjoy, cheers, Ed...  

Will take mine from the safe soon! Thanks for the idea, and have fun! Best, Nicolas

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An old love back on the wrist... HAGWE, All. Nicolas...  

i love that Ulysse .... Have a great weekend ! El Bimbo

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LOL LIPOP

... have been waiting for your contribution, finally see yours here. you must be feeling happily with the "Sonata" this Friday please extend your happiness to this weekend too! stefan

This WE, as it was the case all the week, another Ding dong watch... Best, my friend. Nicolas

Behave this weekend ;-) Best! -- Richard.

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The sound is even better than the image... Best, my good friend. Nicolas

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Not the mother of all, as you know which is the Mother.... But certainly the Queen of them all! Best, Nicolas

I tried it on some time ago – mmm, me like!!! Really like the 24h alarm set. Best Blomman

In a Duometre? Best, 666

Because then I have to eat ramen noodles for the rest of my life… I am going down to the AD and try on the Memo Int for the first time tomorrow! Unfortunately mime haven’t arrived yet. Waiting for my special number… Best 333

Here, in Paris, I didn't have the time to see the definitive one in the flesh... Each time one arrives, its owner comes and buys it. Best, Nicolas

Promise to bring the camera! Best Blomman

Is to see if the date window doesn't eat the alarm ring... If no, I will go on it. If yes... Best, Nicolas

This pic… Guess if my heart started to race when I got it in my phone! Best Blomman...  

Will check asap, but it looks like it is eating the alarm ring. I had contradictory informations about that detail... Can't wait to read your report. Best, Nicolas

But I really hope not! Best Blomman

In my thinking JLC should have moved the date window to the right so the frame of the window aligned with the alarm ring. Best, my friend Blomman...  

How should they do this? The place of the date is defined by the size of the movement, which is to small for the watch ... Cheers Oliver

Would need a new movement. But, there are a lot of things that can be done without physical move the window. You can make it appear to be moved… NOTE! I love this watch and I think JLC have done a fantastic work while creating this one! I don’t want to st...  

and I like your solution, but now the movement looks even smaller - at least to me. Oliver

IMO, this one good enough for me… A report will follow over at the JLC-forum in a few days! Best Blomman

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I didn't wear it for some months, now, that's true. But I think it will have a lot of wrist time, these next months. I will soon celebrate its 6th Anniversary! Best, Nicolas

Just imagine it in 40 or 50 years time, like many of your other vintage pieces. Very nice. Andrew

6 years together is still something! It saw my Daughter's birth, it went with me everywhere in the world, we shared good times, and bad times, too. That is also the true value of this watch, for me. Best, Nicolas

seen this one for some time...... great combination of complications.... HAGWE cheers

With white gloves, it is perfect... Best, Nicolas

but there is another project on the way..... cheers

Out and about to a beautiful place. HAGWE...  

Where are you hiding, my friend? Have a great time! Best, Nicolas

All is good. Weather here is... well there is no better ;-) Arrived in time before Shabbat. Back to base fro Tuesday. All the best to you and yours.

You're there with our Bijo? Wow! Enjoy, and let's talk soon! Best, Nicolas

fresco ... at least that's what photoshop says ... A well-known Freak ... Filip...  

i recognise that pic Filip. it was my bottle of perrier. i dont know how some old UN watch got there though :-))) best G

And watch! HAGWE Blomman

HAGWE everyone! -- Richard....  

Love how they display the date! 2 instead 02. HAGWE Blomman

2 is for dress and 02 is for the engineer/aviator. Nicolas who is a very bad boy, is impatiently waiting for a 3 digit display ;-) LOLOLOLOL HAGWE, -- Richard.

the same time. I love that moon Oliver

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HAGWE... cheers

GS in Color Pencil...  

it looks so natural, as if a child had sat and patiently coloured it in. best Graham

Hi all First off nice one G.... Here is my early 70s vintage Zenith Defy with original GF Zenith signed flip loc bracelet ! This was the one that I was shipped from Turkey and took almost 4 weeks to arrive at my door stop ( 3 days to get to the USA) and t...  

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A psychedelic rendition of a simple subject, as requested: .... and a more conservative view: Cheers, pplater....  

photoshop or apperture? cheers

... what makes you think it isn't original artwork???? Cheers, pplater.

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HAGWE. -- Richard.

Starting with this.... ...Then this one.... Loving them both!...  

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