JoshTheCanadian
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Jan 14, 2022,22:15 PM
I had never seen the engraved center before, but as someone obsessed with celestial complications, I was flat out stunned. Plus, a GMT is just so handy.
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The Next Frontier – Part I
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-03:52
In the late oughts, I started my journey as a watch enthusiast in earnest. I had always had at least a passing an interest in watches – owning and wearing, at various times, a Casio calculator watch, a Casio G-Shock, a Victorinox, and others I cannot now ...
Wow
By: takman : January 14th, 2022-04:44
What a read and thank you for sharing. I have a lot in common with what you wrote and it almost felt like I was reading my own story. I’ll be a father for the first time this year so I am also looking to add a special piece to the collection. The VC 1921,...
Small world!
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-05:23
I am a native of Vancouver - I grew up in Kitsilano, in fact! The VC 1921 is an absolutely magnificent watch. If I do, indeed, increase my watch box to 8, I think that one has a surefire shot of making the cut. Funny you mention the Reverso - that is one ...
The Reverso…
By: takman : January 14th, 2022-22:39
Is definitely a must have in my opinion, there’s something for everyone in that model family. Yes, the Alpine Eagle has grown on me as well. Imagine if they ever gave it the LUC treatment, although it’s no slouch in it’s current state. I have to admit I s...
Fantastic post
By: Brandon Skinner : January 14th, 2022-05:25
Good luck with whatever direction your journey takes you!
The second is, indeed, an attractive option.
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-14:22
I get the feeling, however, I need to hit the brakes with my collection and gain (regain?) some perspective. It is very easy to fall down the rabbit hole...
This is a very wise advice!
By: diracpoint : January 14th, 2022-21:58
With so many options available, sometimes our brains need some time to figure out what we really want!
Like many in this hobby, I am a little crazy.
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-14:21
And I am drawn entirely to new watches - I cannot stand knowing that my watch had a life before me. I know this forecloses me to a lot of beautiful watches in the hobby, but for now, it is something I can live with. I have considered a birth year watch (a...
What an interesting post
By: Pelle_thorstenson : January 14th, 2022-10:35
I began my Friday by reading this twice and in several ways it contains food for my own thoughts when it comes to watches. Many thanks. Bon weekend. Pelle
Thanks, Pelle! I am glad you enjoyed the post.
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-14:23
Sometimes I feel like writing is the best way to gather my thoughts. Further, it is a pleasure to help contribute to this wonderful platform, even if my writing and photography are not up to snuff.
Thanks, Orahu!
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-14:24
To get a little off topic - which pen or pens are you looking at? I have a few nice pens (nicest among them, a Nakaya Dorsal Fin II), but my writing is so piss poor I have not dived too far in to the hobby!
Montblanc forms the corpus of my pen collection —
By: orahu : January 15th, 2022-12:19
And the last three MB three pens or so, that I bought, sit in their boxes. I bought them mainly because I could, they are works of art that highly appealed to me, and I already have so many pens inked up, I don’t need more to choose from for my daily rota...
Wow!
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 16th, 2022-16:37
I had never seen the NOS F. Scott Fitzgerald pens before, but they are absolutely stunning! That has to be one of the more stunning MB's I've seen. Good luck on your proposed acquisition!
Lots to think about here.
By: Jay (Eire) : January 14th, 2022-15:34
For me, option 1 is almost not an option. There are too many games to play, and posturing required. The idea of building a collection over time with certain brands (not just Patek) which was the norm for decades is no longer realistic for most collectors ...
Right now...
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-15:56
I am looking at a custom option, based on the GMT-6, with an engraved motif. Definitely not going off the shelf! It is not going to be crazy - but it is going to be stunningly poetic, based on what I have in my head.
I neglected to response to some of your other comments...
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-22:06
I currently agree with your comments on option 1. At this particular point in time, it is very difficult to view it as a legitimate option. Jack Forster's article in Hodinkee today very accurately summarized my feelings on this. Also, because I am terribl...
Sublime!
By: amanico : January 14th, 2022-22:07
Right?
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 14th, 2022-22:15
I had never seen the engraved center before, but as someone obsessed with celestial complications, I was flat out stunned. Plus, a GMT is just so handy.
Blue/gold may be my #1 option...
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 16th, 2022-16:36
However, I have also given thought to platinum/salmon/black - almost a 5270P colorway - or just a platinum/salmon. Still vacillating on a lot of details, but hey, I've got some time to figure such details out!
So, in my view...
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 19th, 2022-01:20
And if past precedent is any indication, I do not imagine that I will wear it daily. While I am reticent to call it a special occasion watch, because it will get daily wear, day-in-day out, I often turn to my sports watches (I am a father of a young child...
As am I!
By: JoshTheCanadian : January 21st, 2022-03:53
And what a nice list. Grand Seiko and Zenith are two that I often think about adding to my watch box!