Horological Meandering - Nicholas, i never took you for a vintage man, but this must be 3rd or 4th

Nicholas, i never took you for a vintage man, but this must be 3rd or 4th

Jul 18, 2008,11:21 AM

in as many weeks. if your going the vintage route then i think some of your others like the JLC skeleton MR should come my way

i sold all my vintage pieces, but my last 5 or 6 purchases have been 60-70's era. i dont know whats going on as i'm missing some of the great vintages i had. you post the sm300, blancpain ff etc and i think 'i miss owning one like that,........ and that etc'. if i could buy them back i would.

i have to get my freakie friend out of the safe to remind me why i did it. after a cuddle with the silicium escapement i feel better again

i'm currently looking at the holy grail of grand Seiko's the 1960 GS 3180, the very first watch to bear the Grand Seiko name. no doubt it will be out of my league

btw, i love the dial, a lovely dark brown, very similar to Marcus' Breitling, but achieved through age and patination. i havent quite figured out the 12, 13, 6 and 91 on the dial yet though perhaps my glasses need changing.

nice watch as are all the others you show.

Graham

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A quick view on the Longines Diver Vintage

By: amanico : July 18th, 2008-03:55

At the Beginning of the 60ies, or at the end of the 50ies, some manufactures released very nice Diving Watches, like Vulcain with its Nautical, JLC with the Deep Sea Alarm, Enicar with the Super Divette, the Sherpa, etc, with this specificity that there w...

Your both happy and Lucky

By: Bill : July 18th, 2008-09:39

Hi Nicolas Thanks you for putting this awesome review together so quickly. Bill

My pleasure, Bill!

By: amanico : July 18th, 2008-10:22

Thanks for the nice words, my friend... Speaking of a so nice watch is only pleasure, not work... Best. Nicolas

Nicholas, i never took you for a vintage man, but this must be 3rd or 4th

By: G99 : July 18th, 2008-11:21

in as many weeks. if your going the vintage route then i think some of your others like the JLC skeleton MR should come my way i sold all my vintage pieces, but my last 5 or 6 purchases have been 60-70's era. i dont know whats going on as i'm missing some...

Let's be clear, Graham

By: amanico : July 18th, 2008-11:53

I'm not a Vintage Man, I'm a Man who loves Vintage Watches...LOLOL A few years ago, I made a short trip on Vintage Rolex Watches, and don't forget that I'm a sucker for patined dials... With Vintage, it's a bit a Love / Hate relation, very passionate... I...

our stories will only end with our demise me thinks.

By: G99 : July 18th, 2008-14:28

i think and hope our stories will continue until we are no longer able to function properly i did of course mean that your collection was centering on vintage watches. if you are a vintage man then i must be too my 64 friend and i refuse to be a vintage p...

LOL, Graham...Thanks for your understanding! LOL [nt]

By: amanico : July 18th, 2008-14:38

NIce :-)

By: monochrome : July 18th, 2008-11:25

Thanx Amanico for this equisit review of the old Legend Diver. In the Netherlands we are still waiting for it to be released, although it was shown on the Basel fair of last year. I think you have a wonderful watch with this classic beauty and like you sa...