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Nothing like repeated exposure to Time and Newsweek..
Oct 29, 2019,06:16 AM
When I was a kid. I remember staring at those Explorer II polar ads. Which explains this a couple decades later..
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How Did Your Journey Begin...
By: elliot55 : October 24th, 2019-09:19
... Whenever I meet a passionate watch collector, I am always curious to know how it all started. As I’ve posted on this very forum, my journey began when I purchased that Submariner some thirty years ago. And in the years since I have accumulated a whole...
One watch guy from age 17 a Rolex.
By: Bill : October 24th, 2019-10:27
Wore the damn thing for fifteen plus years. Swimming, showering doing everything with it on the wrist. Still in the collection first Rolex till this day. In 2001 a small opening a second Rolex platinum Daydate. Traded when i got the bug. Got the full illn...
Excellent Topic!
By: baufoam : October 24th, 2019-10:59
My first watch, “The One that Started it All” is a Rolex GMT Master in Steel with a Jubilee bracelet. Bought it for myself at the ripe-old age of 21 in November of 1986. Paid High-End retail from a Authorized Dealer in Los Angeles. Happy to say, I still o...
It Is A Fantastic...
By: elliot55 : October 24th, 2019-11:06
... And iconic timepiece. I rue the day I traded away my "coke" bezel with jubilee bracelet. Looking back, it was a misstep. But hey, we look forward, right?
It's A Healthy...
By: elliot55 : October 24th, 2019-11:05
... Addiction. Affliction? Those are some great pieces, my friend.
1974 is precisely when it all began
By: cazalea : October 24th, 2019-21:54
My Grandfather Carl died suddenly, and I went back to Texas with my mother and aunt. I was 23. My grandmother took me in their bedroom and gave me my grandfather’s two gold watches - an Omega bumper-wind wristwatch, and a Hamilton pocket watch. Eventually...
Ha! No Complaining Here...
By: elliot55 : October 25th, 2019-12:51
... My friend. Love that IWC. And the dial on the Omega is gorgeous. The updated hands aren't so bad either. Have a great weekend. - Scott
First watch for me was a Movado piece...
By: Dave G : October 25th, 2019-23:00
given by my parents for high school graduation in 1985. Not a great horological piece but sentimental. It started a 35 year journey and many hundreds of pieces acquired. Dave
Was It The Movado...
By: elliot55 : October 27th, 2019-10:43
... Museum piece? Iconic to say the least. And a superlative gift for one who made it through the rigors of high school - Scott
Great Color...
By: elliot55 : October 27th, 2019-21:45
... Reminds me of a DOXA, except with a very yellow dial.
My first “good” watch was as expensive as a Rolex.
By: rdenney : October 28th, 2019-17:39
But I demanded TECHNOLOGY, not tradition. This was my high-school graduation present: Alas, it generated respect for technology, but not love for watches. And my grandfather wore a Tradition watch from Sears—not a bad watch, actually—but not something to ...
Both Are Beautiful...
By: elliot55 : October 28th, 2019-18:50
... That Hamilton is really cool. Hamilton made the 'Pulsar' James Bond wore in Live and Let Die.
Which is one reason I wanted it.
By: rdenney : October 28th, 2019-20:21
But I had a buddy who had the previous Hamilton QED, which was the same as the Pulsar, with the little magnets stored in the clasp that were used to set the time. I had to have one after seeing his. Mine has the next generation movement, after Hamilton wa...
I'm sure I've told the story before, but since you asked . . .
By: Dr No : October 28th, 2019-19:10
. . . here's the synopsis: Young No was transfixed by a full calendar that belonged to a relative. He (speaking in the third person) would stare at it on his Aunt's dresser for minutes on end. And it's been downhill ever since.
My Guess Would Have Been...
By: elliot55 : October 28th, 2019-19:37
... That a Young Dr. No saw Keith Richards wearing an Omega... and it was all downhill after that.