Horological Meandering

Last Friday I traveled to Paris to spend some time... Paris is a special city to me... a simply beautiful city, great friends... and simply stunning watches... what more can you desire?. I visited a "museum"... a museum because this kind of stores are a d...  

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i sold all my vintage watches 2 years ago with the intention of buying newer watches, but since then i've aquired about 15 or more vintage pieces. i cant help it as they attract me even though some are far more money than the modern equivelant. i was goin... 

a vintage post of all our Purist friends. The modems are in danger, indeed LOL. There is a strange thing in the vintage models... generally, they have a great History behind them... and this is amazing. Thanks for you input Best Emilio.

I'm quite sure that many of us would agree with you, my friend. There are many treasures in your pics, with some stunning pieces like the Panerai 6152-1, or some great Rolexes, without speaking of the Lange Pilot or some very rare Omega Speed. When you sp... 

With all these marvels you can loose the notion of Time...LOL This wasn´t a store... this was a museum. Rolex, Panerai, Lange, Breguet, IWC, Omega, JLC.... a true collection of nice and amazing pieces... all together... simply a dream. Lots of vintag... 

you were able to spend some time in Vintage heaven! You brought back fond memories. Merci, Tim

it was like living in heaven, indeed. You can be a vintage lover or not, but all of us would enjoy in this kind of places.... la creme de la creme were there, and an important part of the History of watches was there. Best Emilio

Very nice story n great pic... I also a vintage watch lover..... Thanks for sharing Best Chung

If you are a vintage lover, like me, this pics are a pleasure. But the pleasure has been mine, sharing it with all of you. Thanks for your input. best emilio

The vintage watches are all incredible. Thanks for all the nice pics. Cheers

It was like a dream... a vintage dream. thanks my friend. best emilio

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Emilio, Thanks for sharing the pics! Lots of cool 'toys' to play with! -MW

Remember that I said that: all of us want to be Peter Pan, these are our toys.... we want to be childrens for always!. And certanlly, that´s not a museum.... it´s a toy store LOLOL. A pleasure share it with my Purist brothers. Best Emilio.

with a lot of passion, nice pictures and lots of great watches ! Congrats again for the two additions in your collection, two legends among the diving watches. Cheers Jeff

with this kind of watches... the passion is sure. Thanks for your nice comments... the two new ads in my little collection are the result of our passion in these marvels. Thanks for all of you for your knowledge. Best emilio.

A petty i couldn't be there. The Omega's are really fascinating too, actually , the Speedmaster is the first watch that took my attention as a young boy ... . And as for it's reasonable pricing it could by my next purchase (no idea if i should buy a new o... 

Filip, your not an old man so you must go for a speedy from your birth year. they are so robust that after a service they'll be like brand new, but with more character. best Graham

a 1969 speedmaster would be nice ... BUT i will need your expert-help on this one ... i will PM you (when work calms a bit down .... :-( ) Omega brings out a 40th anniversary speedmaster too, as i very much like the latest Speedmaster-models i might consi... 

Really it was a pity that you weren´t there with us. The evenig was simply superb... we´d have enjoyed like to kids But the best of all is that another time we can have these kind of moments. Thanks for your nice input and, indeed, you have true... 

Me imagino que te sacarían de allí a la fuerza no ? Saludos

No, no, me ocupe de el! Un Abrazo. Nicolas

Cuando se cansaron de nosotros nos invitaron amablemente a abandonar la tienda.... When they were bored with us, they invited us to go out of the store... PD: el pequeñajo ese soy yo, Nicolás estaba arrancando el coche. PS: Here I am... Nicolas ...  

Some real classy and rare birds there. Thanks for sharing.

A pleasure for me, my friend. And you have true... so many rare birds where there.... a simply moment of pleasure Best Emilio

3 hours in the shop is not long though with so many great pieces around. Did the shop recondition them or they are in original condition? Kong

Certanlly, the condition of all the watches was superb... this store is a true museum... For what I saw, it seems that all the watches are in original condition, but revised and serviced by them. So, impressive original vintage watches in a perfect condit... 

However I prefer they are in original condition (as recondition can be done anytime later). What TIME has worn out over a long period could not be replicated They are truly impressive. Emilio, a question .... Do you think the next generation like the 'Gen... 

First, sorry for my late answer my friend, long hard job day... Second, I think like you... I prefer a true vintage piece, with it´s signs of long life, that a reaconditioned watch... sometimes, they have less soul that the original ones. In my case, I th... 

Firstly congrats to the Blancplain FF! From the pictures, it is in extremely good condition! Really need luck to find such nice original condition piece...indeed that's the word..Soul. Glad for you. It is even sweeter to look at it after a hard day at wor... 

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SUPERB SOUVENIRS!!!! Thanks for showing us all these marvels from the past, Emilio, and again, congratulations on two magnificent watches! Disfrutalos! Abrazo, Alejandro

you have true amigo... a great trip, a great day and great trip souvenirs. Thanks for your input and happy that you like this "trip to the past" Saludo emilio