Horological Meandering

Hello Everyone, hope all is fine. Here’s a question: If you could only have one watch to keep, what would it be? It doesn’t have to be a watch in your collection currently. Aspirations are more than welcome as they drive the hobby. I pondered hard and sur...  

The datejust has always been my favorite watch and the one I feel emotionally attached to the most ...  

I can definitely feel it can be an only watch. And a very regal daily watch it is. Nice!

It does the job of an everyday watch really well

It can be worn in all seasons and for all occasions depending on the choice of strap or bracelet. Running a close second would be a JLC Reverso. ...  

Ok, if I had two guns on my head, and that I was forced to choose... Then... I would choose the guns. ))) More seriously, I think this one: There is something very romantic to end with the watch which started all, in my love for watches... ...  

Excellent choice. They don’t make them like this anymore. So elegant, and charming.

For me it would have to be a dive watch, not only for water resistance but also for lume and the bezel as a 60min timer and to take daily abuse. In the current state of my collection it would be a hard choice between my pam25 or my searambler.

The beauty and the Beast at the same time. It is an excellent choice my friend.

I can dress it up or down, it looks good on a leather, rubber or bracelet. It is water resistant enough. There really just isn't something it can't do! I've had mine since 2003 or 2004 and it is still, by far, my most worn watch.I absolutely love it. ...  

This one steals my heart too. I believe, it could be my only watch too. Wonderful!

A single collection piece would have to be able to show others that you are a watch collector, a watch lover. My Breguet would be such a watch. ...  

Love it. I had the privilege to handle this piece only once at the AD. It costed a bomb but I couldn’t put it down. It is the most Breguet of Breguets in my mind.

Very well put.

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It is hard to fit both criteria in and succeed. This is the superlative.

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Could have a whole town made to match the dial on his watch? Or was that the other way around

But if I must keep only one this one: ...  

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If I have that, it could also be an only watch piece. I will be contented and smile whenever I look at it.

Good question. I think, for me, a rose gold Seamaster trilogy piece, if it exists. Or a SM300 heritage in gold, with a black dial, if it exists, with a rubber strap. Ooo that will be my end-all piece. This piece I got recently kinda fits the spec too. If ...  

Definitely says a lot since this is a new one as well!

That looks AWESOME on the green strap!😍

You are deeply in love with this one! And I can easily understand you. I’m happy to know you love it so much!! Cheers! Abel

It also gave me the desire to own more Vacheron as I am really loving my traditionnelle as well! Cheers my friend

… always love the watches we buy but some watches inspires us a deeper connection. It’s like a magic we discover in some watches which make them very special to us. The CdV is one of those timepieces no doubt. Keep enjoying it so much and let’s see which ... 

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Indeed, perfect one watch. I miss my old kermit. It’s traded away and it could have been my only piece. Oddly, I just thought of an analogy. A good wife/girlfriend is only appreciated when they are gone, and one looks back to realize how good they were. W... 

And no access to the Internet for many years!

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For me no Rolex, no Omega, even no Patek or VC. Just my Grand Seiko Snowflake. What a luck that I must not decide for a one-watch-collection ;-))

Here is mine! ...  

Gold is beautiful, rare and regal. I love Gold.

Love your post!!

What would be the criteria for making the decision? The watch I love the most? My grail? …but does it have to be practical for most situations? Versatile? Robust? These criteria can bring conflicting answers. A compromise between these criteria may also n...  

I love FPJ. Handled a few and it was a privilege to do so. Wow!

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So nice

But then the options will tend to be too practical such that the choice becomes an appliance more than a source of joy. In my mind, I initially blurted out Sub! But then I say to myself, that would be like giving up on life, ain’t it? So I go for the watc...  

The one that got away…I admire this piece

without any doubt. ...  

I must go see this piece in real life.

How does one find one piece which is beautiful, versatile, classic? No wonder so many chose Rolex! For me it will be a watch that I don't yet own, probably not even in by top 5 of the wish list given my current collection. But if we are talking about one ...  

So nice and the price is astronomical. The curvature is a hidden detail. Love it!

Richard Mille RM009 - only seen pictures and read articles and doubt that I will ever see one but love the look.

RMs are so avante garde

Hi I know lots of people are going for robust divers or similar, but thought I'd take a different approach. Might not be the most robust or the most versatile, but would give me lots of pleasure. I'd have to go for my grail watch Photo credit Art. ( Thank...  

And this piece is a masterpiece I see

It should come with bracelet, screw down crown and caseback, has date (just in case i need it), good legibility, and comfortable (not to thick or wide). And has lume even if it minimal. So this one (or if IWC are not stupid , the new incoming Ingenieur) :...  

It is a joy

But I would gladly have all of my trouser pockets altered to carry this treasure. I'd also need two bodyguards to make sure it stayed on watch would cause me to give up wristwatches forever. Oh well, at least I can dream. Great weekends Kurt ...  

Rumour had it H.Graves found it to be a bad luck charm. Something about a drowning incident.

The Patek 89 was introduced in the 1990’s.

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I never got the call=c

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in rose gold and traded it to Paul Duggan for a double split. I should have kept the Patek but hindsight is always 20/20. Kurt

Regards

Regards

. . . Black Connie. Impractical, but then, neither is true love. 😌 From all the watches in the world? Maybe this: PP ref 3939. Tourbillon. Steel, one of one. 33.3 mm. I even had it on my wrist once. ...  

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Great choice!! Cheers my dear friend! Abel

And that Patek “tourbillon on the rear” is sublime.

. . . because it would probably spend almost as much time in their service department as on my wrist, but oh, what enjoyment it would bring!

would keep me happy I think. Best Andreas ...  

Love it!

Here are the reasons for my choice: 1. It's a very good mid-tier watch with not much like it at around its retail price 2. It's a shadow of a watch. The colours of this iteration make it difficult to notice, even when it peeks out from under a sleeve 4. I...  

I like grey the most

… your question. Just one watch? May be a twelve watches collection? What about a six watches collection? Just one? Only one? After much thinking I arrived to the answer: my first “serious” watch. My first Rolex. My only watch through many many years befo...  

A 2-liner. Nice patina on it. A perfect only watch!

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This is the marvel.

In that situation, I will just give it all up and be done with it altogether 😂 If it is a condition that i must keep one watch then it will be the evergreen 1675 GMTM gilt. ...  

It can also be my only watch. Perfect!

For me it must be waterproof, extremely versatile, lightweight and unostentatious. Ironically, I have two 1018s and I don't wear them frequently because most of the time I don't need a waterproof watch and when I need a waterproof watch I tend to wear som... 

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Love the bracelet and curves on it. Great choice!

…and feels like a quality, well made piece. I like it!

His watches are mesmerizing to me, even if they lack the incredible finishing of other makers. It's the thought of the man's process--picturing him sitting at his bench filing a gear or making a tiny screw--that's where the value is for me. Of the watches...  

I respect that watch. It is solid and well made

If possible, I would love to have a two watches collection instead. And they will be these two. If it is compulsory that I can only keep one, it will be the Daytona as I think as an overall package, it will be a perfect one watch collection. ...  

I like the Lange. It looks great on you. The Daytona I respect. It is a very elegant chronograph. The thin-ness is spot on.