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Wrist Scan for Friday 6th of March is Open!! Theme "Defining Grail Watch"
Hello dear Friends! Wrist Scabn is open and you may post in this same thread! As announced last Wednesday I will have the pleasure of hosting this week end edition and I am inviting our members to participate sharing with us their Grail Watches. We are sp...
Grail pair of vintage dress waches
Life is funny! As a collector of vintage jumbo manual-wind time-only (JMWTO) watches, with jumbo being defined as 36mm and up,it's often harder to find these. Especially for vintage VC and PP. Jumbo VC's are a bit more common than jumbo PP's, but they're ...
Thank you so much dear NT931 for sharing these two Grails!! I´m sure you´ll get the one you have in your soul to complete the trilogy!
These are two marvellous pieces which I can feel makes you very happy! Keep enjoying and loving them and good luck with your hunting for your third Grail!! Hagwe! Abel
The Grail for me...
is a journey and not a destination. This is something that I have learnt along the way. So many “stops” on this journey and these are just a few to share with you this weekend. Great theme Abel. ...
That´s a great definition of Grail Watch my dear Captain! "A Journey not a Destination" can answer my opening questions!
Some Lovely Grails you share! Didn´t know there was a 6238 Pre Daytona in you collection! That´s a most charming timepiece I love so much! I just wonder what could came next in your list! But these are things that can make for an interesting chat next tim...
The journey is longer than I originally expected
and hopefully time for many more enjoyable stops along the way. I hope to have the opportunity to share them in good health with you my dear friend.
Wow...your Lemania 😍😍😍
Of course Nautilus Chrono but the Lemania is an absolute heart breaker ! Best, Mahesh.,
So, for me a Grail Watch is a watch I highly desire or desired. A Grail is a watch I own or I will own. Nothing to see with the value. It may be expensive, or not.
Here are some of mines. I am definitely a lucky collector. ...
Ahh my dear Nicolas!! I know we share very similar "gustos" my friend! All those watches are Grails for me too. Yes, you are fortunate having these dream watches come true...
... and I´m very happy for you. All of them ar superb examples of its class. I specially love the FF vintage which I have been lusting for long. I agree completely with your definition of Grail. Thank you so much for sharing Grails and thoughts! Hagwe! Ab...
Mi gran placer Nicolas!! Ah yes, the FF is now in another level. Guess it is a train I missed now. You have made a good move with your FF collection, and I´m happy for you. I only wish...
... you will let me try one of them during my next visit! Buen fin de semana amigo mio! Abel
A receptionist asking you:"Do you need a wake up call?"
"No. Thank you. I have got an alarm watch. It is an automatik." I cannot forget that scene! I was laughing in silence because that woman would most probably know nothing or not much about watches. I certainly knew what you were meaning 😀. Top pieces!!! ...
You must remind me to tell you a story ...
About a friend that made a big mistake using a hotel phone 😉
You are a lucky man! Totally agree on your
Grail definition. Not available for judging on this Patek Not available for judging Best to all, Tim ...
Hello Timerider!! Thank you for sharing your Grail Watches! You are a Lucky Man as well! ;) Beautiful timepieces...
... all of them, but I´m specially in love with your salmon dial Breguet and your Lange Datograph. Breathtaking timepieces!! Glad you found your Grails and I wish you you´ll get the other ones in a near future! Hagwe my friend! Abel
Fantastic collection!!
most of them are THE absolute grail (that couldn't be obtained) for me you definitely a lucky collector, my friend and i'm lucky enough to join this forum & be able to look at your pictures of those grail watches. cheers
Two beautiful Grails Tyo! The Breguet La Tradition is in my Grails wish book too. I was very near to catch one a couple of years ago, but finaly I couldn´t make it. A superb timepiece...
... agree with you: it is a Masterpiece. But why you wouldn´t wear it ?? That´s part of the beauty of collecting timepieces: we can wear Masterpieces like this in our wrists. Not doing so means not enjoying them at full I feel. The Reverso Rouge is a char...
I don't because where I live I prefer to wear bracelet or rubber
it's more convenient
Ahh yes, but you can remedy that! You can wear your Breguet with a sporty nylon or rubber straps so you can enjoy it more. Some guys will think it is a heresy to wear such...
... an important classic watch this way, but if leather is the reason not to wear it, I would do it. Your Breguet is a true beauty which deserves to be worn, and you as an owner deserve to enjoy (no matter the straps!). That´s my view of course. This is a...
For me branding is more important than a particular model...
Seamaster PO Chrono (I also own Speedmasters) is the watch… But more importantly it is the brand ethos that really matters. Is there provenance? Do they really make the best gear?… Or is it all for show? Do they stand behind their products?… What is their...
I also have..
the Seamaster PO 2500 movement. This is a beater that I wear over my parka when I’m snowboarding etc. I love collections but tend not to collect. Having said that I LOVE the Omega Roulette Seamaster (the one with the football timer on it) the Kennedy Tank...
Grails
IMHO every piece I get is a grail. I never knew whether I can get it or not. (due to rarity or specific limited number or other reason). Most of all due to limited budget, I have to always ask myself, is it another true love or just passion and desire.
Good answer Gelato Monster! These are questions we collectors do ourselves some times: which? where? when? Budget allow? ...
While love, passion and desire are part of our game... Always! May be you can share some of your Grails with us? Hagwe! Abel
Like Captain and Amanico said a grail watch can be a cheap watch or a expensive one but its all about the hunt and the journey towards getting or owning that watch
I fully agree with them and thats why most of my watches are ,,grails,,imho . I am proud to own them and most of them tell a particular story as well . So its hard to just pick one or two to post here . Will pic a few but at no particular order. I don’t w...
Thank you so much Watchonthewrist for sharing with us...
... your Grail Watches! I can well understand your point. All these superb watches are true Grails for us!! Keep enjoying them so much!! Hagwe! Abel
Outstanding indie watches! I see you have a liking for salmon dials :)
Love the Chronometer Contemporain and the bespoke Kudoke!
Those all definitely qualify as grails!
A very well thought out and impressive collection!
Amazing post Watchonthewrist
Love the Gronefeld, Mosewr and amazing Vianney Halter. GEO
Grail Spam !...
That’s a whole new thing. A fabulous and well thought out collection.
damn...i was exactly looking for these plants that grow watches ;-)
love your Reverso Bleu !
A wonderful way to start dreaming Gelato Monster!
And your dreams kept coming so beautifully!! Does your plant receive any special treatment to grow like this? Lol! Thank you so much for sharing your dreams my friend!! Hagwe! Abel
Oh my friend!! Another dream come true!!
Superb!! Keep sweet dreaming my friend! Cheers! Abel
Thank you. It is my simple dream for enamel
Perhaps is is nothing the. expensive ultra class brand enamel I can only admire.
Grail is something that led towards start of a new journey or something very elusive like a horizon...
in that way...everything started with this 'quartz' watch....but i still have it & whenever i see it - it brings me memories from 2009 ! I've seen this pic posted by one of our fellow purist (Credits to our fellow purist, but unfortunately i don't rec...
That LC is amazing my friend (looks like a Amanico pic 🤔)
The first watch is always something special. I still own my frist watch .will never part with it
Hello Dear Mahesh!! I love your definition of Grail...
Elusive as a horizon is so true in most of them!! Patience and perseverance and a dose of help from Lady Luck can make those dreams come true! Besutiful way to begin your journey. No matter movement type or price main thing is that it started the fire of ...
wow...Abel - i didn't know you've this one !
when i got a chance to visit JLC, i shared this pic and asked about it too... in deed it is a very very gorgeous piece - i often don't download a pic of watches posted by someone, but the pic i posted is at least in my phone for few years now ! when you'r...
Superb present Grail Watch dear Brauner!!
And an intriguing shot of the Grail you have on your sights! May your dream come true soon!! Hagwe my friend! Abel
Since "The Grail in "reality" is/was mostlikely a modest cup ...
... that turns live into a perpetual event, there can not be an end. Having said that and to refer to your points you have made to me a grail watch is rare. A limited piece in a relative low number from an haute orology house defines that category. Like t...
Beautiful definitions of Grail Watches you share with us...
... my dear friend Moritz! I completely agree with your thoughts... split seconds is a fantastic complication to have in a chrono ... and any of the grails you show ate Grails in my book. The Breguet La Tradition is in my sights since long ago. I was very...
Thanks Abel for a nice and thought-provoking theme this week! :-) Since "grail" has already been defined extensively (and in various interesting ways) by other friends in this thread...
..Let me also add my personal and very theoretical definition... My "grail" must: 1) Be created by my favorite watch brand; 2) Carry an iconic, 40+ year-old movement on one side and a masterpiece on the dial, authored by the most talented contemporary art...
Love the 4th photo, dual wielding some heavy wrist weaponry with an outfit to match!
And the last one as well, just perfect!
A breathtaking beauty indeed. A fabulous timepiece. May be next time you can connect with it or let it go forever. It is something strange...
... our relation with watches, and how we feel with our Grails. Thank you for sharing these great shots. Hagwe! Abel
Thanks, the thing with the 6102 is how much more amazing it looks in the metal than in the pictures! I remember I was trying it on inside, but they asked me to go outside under the sun...
If it was beautiful inside, it was literally *irresistible* outside!! We had a special appointment in Milano to discuss it again a few weeks later, after which and much consideration I (reluctantly!) decided to pass...but this 6102P is a true marvel, they...
I can well imagine that dear Fab. Truth is that the experience of examining a watch in the metal is supreme. Much more in the case of these...
... So important pieces which we consider Grails. This has been my own experience and it can be an exhilarating feeling every time we have in our hands and wrists the pieces we have been lusting through magazines, books, or internet pictures. Best, Abel
The 6102P is great, but I much prefer yours regardless
Far more attractive and wearable!
Thank you so much my dear Fab! So glad you like the theme ! I love your definition of Grail Watch and that you have fullfilled it completely.
Your sublime PP Bocadasse ticks all the boxes on your list. And is without doubt a Grail in any book. Not easy to find a piece which fills so completely our dreams! I wish you'll keep loving and enjoying it so much in the best of good health my friend! Ha...
Thanks my friend, the more I think about it the more I realize I got really lucky with this piece! :-)
The problem this year or in the near future will be to find another one that I will love as much, but this in a sense makes the search and the wait even more fascinating! Cheers.
My big pleasure dear Fab! I can well understand you: as much as we are happy to find such a marvelous Grail Watch at same time it sets...
... a high standard for a next Grail to meet. Agree that this makes more fascinanting the hunt whichever the time it takes. Good luck with your hunting and enjoy so much your Boccadasse and your watch collection along your journey. Best! Abel
I only have one watch, and it's a grail that will be difficult for me to surpass...
I had been looking at watches for about 3 years and not buying any, but then I spontaneously bid on this Moritz Grossmann sight unseen in the last hours of an online auction a bit over a year ago. A perfect size for me at 36mm wide and 8mm thick. One of b...
I was thinking that I do not know this MG 🤔
The reason is simple: a piece unique. A very, very nice MG!
Hello Jleno! You share a very interesting and unique story and a fabulous timepiece. That's a different approach to collecting (a single piece) and to...
... define Grail. I remember reading a long debate discussing if a collection could be composed of only one piece. The debate was long, the conclussion was yes, it can. Because most probably it will became a link in a long chain of pieces which be replaci...
Thanks for your comments!
As cool of a 1-watch collection it would make, I'm sure I'll be tempted to get more. That being said, I don't see myself ever trading or selling this one!
wow...that dial is immaculate, elegant & very understated !
i equally like the 'side-step' sub-seconds dial...kinda quirky touch. Best, mahesh.,
Very late to the club. I hope, not too late 😊
A grail watch for me is a watch I love and adore for many years. A watch that appeals to all my senses. It has to be a piece I desire heavily. So intensely that I think of it before I fall asleep and when I wake up again. It has to represent core values l...
Never is late to read such a thoughtfull post dear Thomas! I share with you the feelings you describe about the Grail Watches we own or we look ...
... forward to own in the future. Now your Grails: a minute repeater is something which I have in my wish list since long ago. A watch like your IWC would be a sublime way to fill that. A marvelous piece which I have listened thanks to you. A marvelous ex...
Thank you for your kind words, dear Abel!
Yes, I fully understand your thoughts and feelings about a MR. It is such an anachronistic and romantic marvel. Both - a MR as well as a PC - especially remind me of the value of time and how fast it is passing... Cheers, dear Abel, and HAGWE, too! Thomas...
My big pleasure dear Thomas!! Absolutely agree with...
... your comments and share your feelings about MR and PC complications. Thank you for your kind wishes. Same to you! Abel
That's so nice!
You have made my day! And I just saw your pure Moser and the Moser of your „boss“ which are true marvels, too! Have a great Sunday Thomas
The grail is always...
the next one but perhaps this one at the time, I thought was the end all. Best fernando ...
Thank you Fernando for sharing your Grail Watch. This is a modt ...
... marvelous timepiece. I know well. I had a unique opportunity of having one on loan for a few days at home enjoying it so much. I showed in a separate post yesterday and intend to post more photographs soon. The movement is breathtaking with its tridim...
my mind is double-split between the dial side & the 'devil side'...sorry i mean the movement ;-)
& of course you're walking towards the 'hall of fame' in photography !
My current grail is . . .
. . . an Omega ref 2410 rg chronometer . . . . . . with grey dial. I believe this one belongs to Erich. The Omega central was a grail for a very long time; even if I could afford one today, it's possible I wouldn't take the plunge. It's still my idea of a...
I´m happy you found your grail dear Art. And I wish you´ll find your ref 2410RG Chronometre grey dial some day soon my friend. The Omega Central...
... is a fabulous watch I would love to own. But I ignore its price and have a lot of priorities in my wish list of Grails! Lol! Your black dial Connie is a unique watch related with your birth date and with a unique story behind which makes it more uniqu...
Hmm... defining grail watch. Well I have a few that could qualify but in an effort to narrow it down I'll pick the latest that might apply. One that's been a long process to aquire but has
finally landed, Micro rotor... thin.. fits under my tux sleeve!.... well, at least one of us has a Tux! ...
Thank you so much InDebtButOnTime for sharing with us your Superb Parmigiani Fleurier! Elegant and classy... and thin enough to fit under your tuxedo sleeve!! Great!
A beautifully finished movement complements its regal dial. Quite a Grail Watch! Thank you so much again for your submission this week end! Cheers! Abel.
Here are my entries for grail watch
I was completely in awe from both the dial design and technical movement design perspectives when Zeitwerk was first released in 2009. Its dial design is deceivingly simple yet quite complicated. It became my grail instantly. It continued to wow me year a...
More photos
At another baseball game At a car event with another impeccable German machine ...
Hello Mj23!! A wonderful timepiece you share here as your Grail. The Zeitwerk is really an awesome design which I also have in my personal wish list of Grails.
So innovative and audacious, specially for a brand so traditional as Lange it is a superbly made and attractive timepiece. Keep enjoying it so much! Cheers! Abel
Great theme Abel, I'll play!
For me grail watch by definition is the piece that you do not have and desire the most; as such grails evolve as you acquire those desired watches or taste evolves. So I'll go with the watch that I currently desire the most, think of it since I tried it o...
Thank you so much Alex for sharing your beautiful Grail (no need to tell you how much I love this watch) and also for telling us about your own definition of "Grail". I agree with...
... your point of view about what is a Grail Watch and always feel happy and very fortunate when I can reach a piece I have been coveting and hunting for a very long time. I wish you´ll keep loving and enjoying your Moonshine so much! Hagwe! Abel
