Tim Jackson
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Was surprised when I received this Silberstein many moons ago...
Oct 14, 2016,11:51 AM
For a b'day present from my ex wife...note also it is the watch I've owned the longest, since 1994. I love it today as much as when I received it.
I had first seen Silberstein's watches in Richard Paige's old shop on Union St. in San Francisco, Paris 1925 in 1992 and was mesmerized as to the design and execution of his watches. Unlike anything I had ever seen...a true maverick.
HAGWE all,
Cheers,
Tim
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You knew . . .
By: Dr No : October 13th, 2016-12:09
. . . this was coming. No surprises here Alright, folks . . . let's see the watch in your collection that's imbued with an element of surprise. I've a few, but the one that was totally unexpected . . . . . . is the Senator Sixties. As in, receiving a cold...
Out of character....
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 13th, 2016-13:35
Yes, I was surprised the first time I saw this one on your wrist... Feels a bit out of character from your normal taste! Not beautiful, but ... A bit out of character. Best Blomman
Lip surprise! :)
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 13th, 2016-13:42
I got totally surprised by this "small but yet strong" watch! The Lip Dauphine: I get a kind of "Geophysic" wibe from this one... Another surprise is that despite its name this watch do not have Dauphine hands! HAGWE Blomman ...
Intended, perhaps, for owners . . .
By: Dr No : October 13th, 2016-14:42
. . . of the Renault bestowed with the same appellation? [image credit: Wikipedia] Haven't seen one locally since the early '70s. Truth be told, I'd rather have the LIP. ...
NOS...
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 16th, 2016-04:50
Will try to make som decent movement shots. Best Blomman
Surprising...
By: ztirual : October 13th, 2016-14:06
How much diversity and creativity there can be on a 5cm2 surface. It never ceases to amaze me. ...
:-)
By: ztirual : October 14th, 2016-09:16
Excellent! To each his/ her own.
Very nice thread Dr No.....
By: watercolors : October 13th, 2016-14:11
love your Glashutte, it is presented very handsomely. Right before I got my Sinn 657 , I had my eye on a new Omega from an AD. I almost drove to another city to pick it up. I changed my mind and bought this one. Originally I intended to wear it for twenty...
Good one Nicolas.....
By: watercolors : October 15th, 2016-00:47
+1 , Brother, Sister, Father, Mother and a couple of kids. No worries I am pretty good with patience, like they say here in Canada: 'Good things for those who wait" Thank you my friend. Best Edward
Predictable answer
By: jml_watches : October 13th, 2016-14:37
Well I suspect most will already know what my biggest surprise in getting a new watch is. Yup - I'm afraid it's back to my Urushi dialed Seiko The surprise- well documented on Seiko forum has been many fold. The speed of the decision (still amazes me) and...
I'm surprised . . .
By: Dr No : October 14th, 2016-11:28
. . . that I let mine go. Fortunately, it only went across town. (Btw, the date function is fine, just sloppily set.) ...
Distracted by last photo
By: jml_watches : October 13th, 2016-14:46
While most purists will have been pinned to pictures of your senator, being a birder totally distracted by shorebird shot Bit of googling & guesswork My top guesses Marbled godwit Hudsonian godwit But best guess is a Willet Ideally I just need to see one ...
Great pic
By: Mostel : October 13th, 2016-14:49
nt
Actually, I didn't know...
By: TheMadDruid : October 13th, 2016-17:37
it was coming. Putting that aside, it's the beauty of this watch that surprised me. And continues to. ...
Feel the same . . .
By: Dr No : October 14th, 2016-11:44
. . . about my Karrees - awestruck on first sight, and entranced ever since. Art
Always liked
By: halkcb : October 13th, 2016-18:36
the Senator Sixties for its simplicity and elegance! This was purchasedat a retailer in Bangkok hours before takeoff when i spied it at the shop----totally inexpexted With the assistance of a fellow purists i acquired this after it was no longer available...
A few unexpected finds here as well . . .
By: Dr No : October 14th, 2016-21:46
. . . in that less traveled venue, pawn shops. Drop in for a look, mostly nothing to see. When there is, though . . . . . . it's like striking gold. Art ...
I'll join with another GO
By: rnaden : October 14th, 2016-02:27
While I love the Sixties, there's no secret there, it is what I expected and more. The PanoInverse on the other hand, was the one that surprised me. I didn't quite take to it when I saw it in pictures, thinking the balance was off and the time registers w...
Same as Nicolas with his Sonata: cold . . .
By: Dr No : October 14th, 2016-21:55
. . . at first blush, warmer with experience. As a dyed-in-the-wool G O fan, the PI was also difficult to appreciate at first. It took years of acclimation prior to personal acceptance. The liminal Glashütte, as I like to call it. Thanks for participating...
This one....
By: fernando : October 14th, 2016-04:27
which doesn't get much wrist time but is such a classic! Just sublime. HAGWE! fernando ...
Comparing notes . . .
By: Dr No : October 15th, 2016-10:54
. . . with Alkiro? Amazing how two watches, separated by the better part of a century, could be so similar . . .
Spot on Art!
By: fernando : October 15th, 2016-18:59
Classics are always in fashion.
this one
By: Tyo : October 14th, 2016-05:10
since I was supposed to go to the grocery shop on that day... ...
LOL :-)
By: Alkiro1 : October 14th, 2016-09:00
Best wishes Alkiro
LOL! [nt]
By: amanico : October 14th, 2016-22:29
The surprise happened yesterday! Well 2 surprises actually.
By: NT931 : October 14th, 2016-05:39
This was an impulse buy, as it was an inexpensive vintage from an obscure brand, and it was 38mm, and NOS, all the way from Chile. I'm a sucker for manual-wind, subdialled three-handers, and I sort of grabbed this without too much thought. It arrived yest...
haha I was thinking the same thing!
By: NT931 : October 14th, 2016-06:18
I googled "Rolls Watches" and sadly drew a blank... Anyway, here in Singapore we have Royce chocolates from Japan, and I love chocolate, so maybe one day I will juxtapose my Royce watch with Royce chocolates to merge my 2 passions in life!
congrats Bro!
By: chuck19 : October 15th, 2016-00:59
looks really nice.. I like it very much and that strap goes so well.. Cheers !
You knew . . .
By: Dr No : October 16th, 2016-08:41
. . . this was coming. Watch-tower?
I have two surprise GPs I can show
By: crown comfort : October 14th, 2016-06:09
The following two GPs have been real surprises to me. Mainly, because I did not have them on my hunt list and both were quick impulse buys as they presented them as a very good opportunity. Furthermore, they have been surprising me since I own them: The V...
To impulse buys!
By: NT931 : October 14th, 2016-06:21
and may serendipity occasionally strike in our horological pursuits!
This one - Got it without thinking too much of it ...
By: nilomis : October 14th, 2016-06:13
But it was a great surprise and is a wonderful travel watch: The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra GMT for GoodPlanet: Grade 5 Titanium shines and is very lightweight: Did anyone notice that I'm hooked on blue? Cheers, Nilo ...
Winning shots!
By: Alkiro1 : October 14th, 2016-09:08
Best wishes Alkiro
The best kind of surprise . . .
By: Dr No : October 14th, 2016-14:04
. . . is when it turns out to be a prize. A vintage XX with all the accoutrements - bravo!
a "petit plaisir
By: psfparis : October 14th, 2016-08:17
a caravelle diver: full of charm, full of personnality, unexpected and even not hunted watch ;-) i got it like a fruit falls from the tree - big surprise ! ...
Was surprised when I received this Silberstein many moons ago...
By: Tim Jackson : October 14th, 2016-11:51
For a b'day present from my ex wife...note also it is the watch I've owned the longest, since 1994. I love it today as much as when I received it. I had first seen Silberstein's watches in Richard Paige's old shop on Union St. in San Francisco, Paris 1925...
All have had a surprise element to them, Art...
By: AlexSunrise : October 14th, 2016-15:46
But this year´s catch although an unexpected find, ended up being a most pleasant surprise! i A Good Ol´ Speedmaster. These are such a joy to wear! Will have a tequila or two this weekend to your health, dear Art! Cheers, Alex ...
You might be surprised to learn . . .
By: Dr No : October 14th, 2016-18:49
. . . it's been well over a year since I've had more than a sip. And that bottle of Alacrán is still in my pantry, practically untouched! Just 'cause I retired doesn't mean you have to, though. Salud , Alex! Warm regards, Art
In that case, Art
By: AlexSunrise : October 15th, 2016-10:39
I will have to track down some cases of Casta for you so I am not the only one toasting ;-) Un abrazo, Alex
Gracias, Nico!
By: AlexSunrise : October 15th, 2016-10:42
Great weekend to you too, mon frere! Alex
Thank you, dear H!
By: AlexSunrise : October 15th, 2016-10:41
There´s always a seat for you at our table! Great weekend to you too, Alex
two Pams
By: chuck19 : October 15th, 2016-00:52
here are two of my favourite Pams The element of surprise are the blue screws! cheers ! ...
haha...
By: chuck19 : October 15th, 2016-04:58
in my eagerness to post and probably misread the theme a little
My surprise.......
By: Baron - Mr Red : October 15th, 2016-01:36
.......well.....it is the Polaris..... All of a sudden, I own three. I wake up one morning and my love is Rolex dive-watches. It seems that I woke up the next morning and i have grown a collection of JLC Polaris! I have been going through a process of rat...
Yes why??
By: Alkiro1 : October 16th, 2016-09:14
Best wishes Alkiro
Now I get the drift . . .
By: Dr No : October 16th, 2016-09:36
. . . of your earlier comments, Joe. Peregrinations and destinations . . . and, at times, revelations along the way. Art
its like life....
By: Baron - Mr Red : October 16th, 2016-10:45
......until you realise that everything is not like life, but is life.
It has to be the...
By: S F : October 15th, 2016-03:01
E873. Totally unplanned, was not looking at this at all. Was hunting for a 1675 and this came from nowhere. At first I told myself to be focused but in the end.. Ahhh.....just take it as it comes. Cheers! SF And in BW...... ...
I wished.....
By: S F : October 17th, 2016-07:39
It is a 2.9 m serial.... ...
Great watch and a great story behind dear Art!...
By: Subexplorer : October 15th, 2016-07:08
I love the GO Sixties. As a matter of fact I own a blue dial with date example. My only Glashutte... for the moment! For this week end WS I will show my first modern Seiko bought rather unexpectedly last week when I discovered that the brand had opened a ...
I'm never surprised when a fellow aficionado discovers . . .
By: Dr No : October 15th, 2016-16:15
. . . how wonderful a value modern Seikos represent. My weekend will be filled with the National League Championship Series playoff games this evening and next, interrupted by a gathering of vintage Omega enthusiasts tomorrow afternoon. It's going to be a...
Frankly my dear Art I.....
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : October 16th, 2016-07:04
think that all my watches were surprises so let me share latest and greatest Ahhh the agony of choice Yours Wishing everyone pleasant week D ...
Bravo [nt]
By: Baron - Mr Red : October 16th, 2016-07:17
All of them? . . .
By: Dr No : October 16th, 2016-08:14
. . . I'm not sure whether to offer congratulations or condolences ;-) . . . ...
In memorium of H.M. King Rama IX of Thailand
By: MTF : October 16th, 2016-08:51
The late King Bhumibol the Great (Bhumibol Adulyadej) was the 9th monarch of the Chakri dynasty. His 80th birthday was celebrated by ORIS in 2007 with a 1927-piece limited edition watch with the royal insignia at 12 o'clock and the numeral 9 in Thai scrip...