Emil Wojcik
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Wow...
...it's great that you still have your first purchase! I wish I still had mine, or any one of a dozen or so others that I had in my younger days. It's only recently, maybe the past two years, that I've started collecting again. The Datejust is the only watch I have left from when I was collecting back in the '80s. The rest were purchased recently.
Emil
My modest collection...
I just wanted to post a couple photos of my favorite watches, mainly because the only way I can figure out how to get an avatar to post is to have it created from a photo already posted. So here they are...a modest group by many PuristS standards and even...
Nice vintages and I particularly like the AP, too.
.. thanks for the photos and I am glad to post them here because you can do that only for the purpose to make Avatar on Help forum, as do many people You have a nice collection. Post more pics, please (on each brand forum if available)! Ken
Thanks Ken...
The AP is my favorite. It's what I'm wearing as I type and spends more time on my wrist than any of the others. AP has always been my favorite brand. I'll post each photo in their appropriate forum, too. Emil
Thanks Davo...
I guess I am proud of them, but with some of the watches in these forums they sometimes can seem rather...well, meager if I must say so myself. But that's OK. It gives me something to strive for.
Thanks...a vintage piece from my younger days...
Thanks! I love the color of that dial. And I still have a very strong attraction to vintage pieces even though newer models are starting to grow on me. At the moment I'm trying to find a set of original hands to replace the damaged ones currently on the w...
I can match one of those!
And perhaps not the one that you might have guessed... The watch pictured above is the first one I ever bought for myself (on a 1971 student trip to Europe -- 40 years ago this month!) -- and is still in my possession. Thanks for posting your collection! ...
Wow...
...it's great that you still have your first purchase! I wish I still had mine, or any one of a dozen or so others that I had in my younger days. It's only recently, maybe the past two years, that I've started collecting again. The Datejust is the only wa...
Thanks, I'm starting to believe you guys...
...I guess it's a decent collection after all. I think I just miss the watches I had when I first collected years ago - watches that unfortunately are long gone and will take me years to replace. And the salmon dial is the reason I bought that Rolex in th...
Not in any way a modest collection..
..really nice collection indeed. I liked the Millenary series when I first saw one in 2000? Please share more pictures Hagwe Hans
Thanks. My Millenary was made in 2000...
...and since that was APs 125th anniversary, getting one that was documented to have been made in that year was part of the appeal of this particular watch. And along with all the other papers, it came with an AP Happy 125th Anniversary card. Plus, since ...
I second that salmon dial Rolex...
..and also like that Breitling chrono. Been think about those lately....
The Breitling's a great watch..
...I've been really impressed with it since I got it. Since the bezel's so small, it's very hard to see any scuffing that comes from the heavy usage this watch gets. It still looks almost new even though It was worn daily for at least four years ( I got i...
Very nice, especially that AP.
For many reasons it reminds me of the late 1990s. - SJX
Thanks SJX...
...I agree about the AP looking very 1990s, which is part of why I like it. Since I first collected back in the mid '80s, I was used to smaller, vintage watches. So when I started buying watches again, not too long ago, I just couldn't bring myself to buy...
It is far from being a modest collection Emil...
First of all, glad to see that you managed to get your own avatar. Your collection is very nice, I especially like the Datejust. Thanks for the pics! Fx