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The first and hardest craving.
A very nice question that brings back memories of sleepless nights, doubt, lust and want 
Very early in my watch collecting career I stumpeled upon IWC's mark 11 on the Internet. Completely besudden I literally dreamt about the watch,and couldn´t dismis it, in spite of what I considered a ridiculous pricetag.
I mentioned my plight to my newfound watchmaker friend who mentioned, that I might quell the thirst by a IWC mark 12;
The ideer seemed a good one, and I duely made the first of many deals in railroadstations. But NO !! The mark 12 just didn´t cut the mustard, and the restlessness continued.
Like a cunning addict I came up with the ideer that the cheaper JLC mark 11 would satisfy the ever burning desire, so away I went to another railroadstation and an other deal. Again the releave was short lived and 3 month later I finally caved in:
I still own and enjoy the 3 watches, the mark 12 beeing the only saphireglass in my collection and designated daily beater.
Yours
Jacob
Ok collectors... Do you remember when you got your first grail watch?
Hello everyone.... I would love to hear your story about getting your first grail watch ..... Also as a follow up do you still have it ? If does it still hold a special place in your collection ? or did you trade it off for the next grail ? Looking forwar...
It's good to have always at least one Rolex.
I got the last today. Wife is another story. In our culture only one at the time but on that field I have been a flipper... Best, Kari
Sorry but ...
My first grail was a ... Breitling (long gone). My first Omega was a Moon Watch, gone. As of now, I only have a single Omega watch (Solar Impulse). From time to time I have a "brand crisis" and at this moment is with Omega. Cheers, Nilo
Interestingly....
...especially to where this is posted, my first grail watch was my Speedy Pro...and is still a watch that gets a lot of wrist time. One of those go anywhere watches for me. Not a new picture, bu I still love it as much as when I was a teenager and dreamin...
Third watch
My first watch aged about 7 years (1950) was a cheap Newmark; too big for my tiny wrist and with a tick so loud I thought everyone in the room could hear it. Sadly the watch died, probably from immersion in a bath at boarding school, so was lost. My secon...
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My First Grial was a Speedmaster that I buy back in 1996 from AD. I still remember when I was saving money for get it :). I use it with great pleasure! Now I get a new Planet Ocean Ti Liquid Metal and is my daily beater. I really love this watch!! Kind re...
Vintage Seamaster
I really wanted an original vintage Seamaster, and I finally found this one from an estate seller on ebay. A couple of years later and my grails are very different! This is still one of my favorites. :-) ...
Not only do I remember, Bill . . .
. . . you were responsible! I first saw this Connie posted on another forum many years ago, and could never get it out of my mind. Then one day about six years ago, I saw an ad on that same forum by the owner, who was looking for a Speedy Mk II. I offered...
So hard to quantify...
... but it's probably my 911 Flightmaster. These days it's less about the "grail" and more about the sheer enjoyment of being open to something new that may come my way. ...
The first and hardest craving.
A very nice question that brings back memories of sleepless nights, doubt, lust and want :-) Very early in my watch collecting career I stumpeled upon IWC's mark 11 on the Internet. Completely besudden I literally dreamt about the watch,and couldn´t dismi...
my grail watch was the UN Freak which i got in november 2007
i had wanted it since i first saw it on the cover of the 2001 watch yearbook. i sacrificed a huge collection to get it and loved every minute of ownership. sadly due to my wives not sticking around like a bad smell does i had to sell it in 2011. at least ...
my first watch was a heirloom from my uncle......
early Breguet military chronograph in steel. that is still with me. the first watch, i paid for, was a rolex datejust 2 tone. i traded that one for a NOS Omega speedmaster. long gone, but sparked my interest in Omega. i started to research the speedies, w...
Sad but all too True...
My Dad was a clothes Horse, among other excesses. He almost always wore custom french cuff shits, tailor-made suits and brown or black gators. Mom had his Jeweler get him a custom set of cuff-links, tie tac and watch from Lucien Piccard, see bad scan. It ...
Sorry to hear that Miki....
Sorry to hear that Miki. We here so many stories of burglaries which not only mean the loss of valuable items, but often means the loss of fsmily heirlooms with lots of memories. I sometimes wonder, if the burglars knew the history behind these items, wou...
Sad to see a loss of a part of the family,
Hi MikiJ That is a hard felt loss... I have so few "family Heirlooms", lost in moves , theft etc..... It really just hate to say this "sucks" when something like that occurs ... Insurance does not make you "whole" and no matter what you get it will only r...
Bill, are you referring to a Omega grail?
Anyway, after a few speedies later, I have to say my current straight lug pre-moon 321 is my Omega grail... Mech.
No, any watch can be a Grail....
Hi Mech Any item can be a "grail" ...... That goal that is just out of reach.... For the longest time it was a Steel screwback cased Omega 30 mm chronometre with a Rg movement. Then a Tissot World time bumper... etc.... The target moves but the game is al...