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I agree with you, but this means you shrink your universe to current production models
Jul 29, 2022,10:47 AM
Vintage, or even recently discontinued models, are a significant part of my inspiration and collection.
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Cursed Artefacts: Are they real?
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-03:21
Many of my watch collecting friends will never purchase a used watch unless they know the history of the watch. Some even go as far to believe it is a risky thing to purchase a dead person’s watch. Well, we hear stories of people purchasing houses, art, a...
Good one
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-09:13
Well said!
When you look at prices of Victorian houses in London…
By: mrds : July 29th, 2022-07:07
it seems plenty people are quite happy to live in dead man‘s homes. I don’t see any issue with a dead man‘s watch. I have no idea of the health of the original owner of my 1948 VC Chronograph, and that’s ok. Although I would never bid on, say, Hitler‘s wa...
Well said!
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-09:13
Comparison to Old Victorian houses is a good one.
Same here.
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-09:14
I seldom if ever buy used watches. I kinda believe in hexes and don’t wanna find myself caught in one.
Drive carefully me
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-09:17
Sounds familiar. Where did the engraving come from?
Ooo that would be phenomenal
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-09:41
Silly me. But if someone bequeathed a Paul Newman Daytona to me, I wouldn’t sell it unless I go homeless. It is the watch to have in any serious collector’s collection. Now, I’m trying to convince my friend to trade his Rolex sub with me, with his name be...
Lol. Yes, that's common.
By: Ruffian : July 29th, 2022-10:32
Derek Bell, when asked where was the Heuer Autavia that Steve McQueen gave him (and that now bears his name), said it was probably stuck in between his sofa cushions or something!
Henry Graves believed
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-09:16
That his supercomplication Patek was a harbringer of bad luck. Do you believe in bad luck, or is it only in one’s own mind.=\
I'm not a believer...
By: andrea~ : July 29th, 2022-09:34
Bad luck is just a matter of unfortunate circumstances in my opinion.
Inscribed watchcase and my brief story
By: chippyfly : July 29th, 2022-13:04
I buy "used" watches at auction very happily and have a number I cherish. A few years ago I bought the WG Movado 1940 shown below (again), which came from the collection of the estate of a dead Dutch Baron. The deal was post-auction where it had failed to...
Beautiful story
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-13:09
I read it twice to fully grasp the effort you took to restore the other watch. Wow, the Dutch Baron had so many pieces.
You are very brave
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-15:48
Lemme tell u what happened to me. House I live in used to be owned by a dentist. He sold the house without declaring his mother died in the house. He told the neighbours to keep it a secret from the new owners (me). The first night I stayed in the house, ...
Yes indeed
By: Cookies : July 29th, 2022-15:59
Come to Sydney. U can ask the dentist, he works nearby and is almost retired. I asked the other neighbours if it was true. They said, yes, an old Armenian looking women lived in that room. Fits the description. It’s not that scary. Just a mystery.
I believe this happens
By: Cookies : July 30th, 2022-01:22
If it could happen to me, it could happen to anyone too. Another true story from my step-father. When he was young, he lived with his brother and parents. I believe it near Scotland. He and his brother both had a nanny who was fiercely protective of them....
interesting photos, many watches have a history
By: Quinto : July 31st, 2022-14:46
some are supported by great characters and others by deplorable people for humanity, when we endorse sentiments and appreciations to matter and especially to watches then they acquire a plus either for our enjoyment or for our morbidity. For example, many...
Very well said
By: Cookies : August 1st, 2022-09:48
I hope i will one day acquire a “dirty dozen” military piece, and a vintage panerai. Those are so beautiful. I have a vintage Breitling which was from the war era. Have not gone back to my home in Singapore, where I left it. It is quite tiny, at 32mm, on ...