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... the help of Lady Luck!! Cheers!! Abel

And luckily the times still allowed for picking them up afterwards 😊👍🏻

fine shots, and for sharing this passion. FH

fairly similar story of my acquisition of my BP. It took place after a rather liquid lunch on New Year's day 2005,when i decided to visit the nearby AD who had the watch on display for about a year. After a short session of trying a few pieces and banteri...  

very nice piece, have a great weekend as well....

Keep enjoying it !

Hagwe! Abel

... it was quite an horological adventure!! Cheers! Abel

Another great piece 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

resolve to save money for my dotage! Beautiful watch. I'm sure this crosses your mind every time you strap it on. Bravo! FH

. . . that everyone must be tired of them. The best of them, though, pale in significance to the friendships we've made on this site. I treasure each and every one of the friends found here, and sure the same goes for all of us. One happens to be an infre...  

... People we get to know thanks to it. I enjoyed so much reading and I am sure these cues will remind this story and a good friend behind them forever! Cheers! Abel

That’s definitely one infrequent poster I wish we’d see more often around here. NickO

Now tell that Aussie he’s missed by many around here and needs to start posting again. Honestly, Australians. NickO

Honestly! ;-) Cheers, pplater.

of course, although this story is not about watches, but it's about the community and friendships created within, through the watches, and that may be all about it, isn't so?..... thanks again, y

Simply wonderful and perfectly illustrates the bond within our community.

Thanks for sharing this, Art 🙏🏻

Thanks, Art, for those very generous sentiments. And for being Art. Cheers, pplater.

We'll all be waiting for the final pictures of the cue. And one thing about your stories, perhaps many times told. Some of us are relative newcomers and will enjoy them for a first time! Don't hold back! Have a fine week. FH

Both the IWC and the Blancpain ones! And a fabulous WS theme as well 👍🏻

I have been interested in watches about thirty years. When I became interested in them there were no internet, no watch magazines or not even many friends who would have shared this same passion. There are lots of great brands with nice models that I like...  

that's an example for exactly what I was hoping to see and read, why we are personally attracted to particular brands....very nice photos and great dial on this Panorama Date Seventies, especially the last photo, y

Thanks for the GO story and some very appealing pictures of the Seventies 👍🏻

And these nice shots of your beauty! Yes, its difficult to stay away from our dangerous influencers here! Lol! Hagwe! Abel

But to your watch… I love this model, and was anxious to try one during the Topper visit I describe in this thread. But, Oh! It looked terrible on me! And I thought that pano date would be so great to have. Ah, well… Another watch will pop up. But I agree... 

As a matter of fact the amount of lakes and ponds is more than 188 000 even if the country is only 338 000 square kilometer large. There are in the middle of Finland long ways to drive on the road seeing beautiful lakes and landscapes around of you. The l... 

I’m sure that we all have one watch in our collection that for some inexplainable reason just fits our life as well as our wrist. For me it’s this the watch in the photograph. Its like an old friend to me, we’ve been through some highs and lows, traveled ...  

I completely agree, It blends classic and contemporary design to perfection .

It’s a very personal bond.

Great shot and I can certainly see how the watch would be a great companion 👍🏻

Being a Nautilus it’s impervious to Champagne and other substances ) ... As for photos, it’s somewhere amongst friends ! ...  

That’s truly living the watch dream!! All the best my friend! Hagwe! Abel

moonphase and the slightly funky asymmetry of the dial. Of course Nicolas is right, this uncluttered chronograph is classy. "Enjoy the hell out of it," as we Midwesterners say. And thanks for sharing! FH

Well, I believe that all the watches that are real keepers do have a strong stories behind them. Here is mine: When my great grand father celebrated his golden anniversary in the 70s, he gifted a Patek 2573j to each of his two sons. A while later, those t...  

You definitely made the best choice if you had to sell one. If ever you have it restored make sure you ask Patek to handle it in Geneva.

Wabi sabi and all Imperfection creates a stronger bond

personally I wouldn’t have it touched unless it was to conserve it in some way.

thanks a lot for sharing those watch biographies here....yes, each watch has or will have it's story... greetings, y

Thanks for sharing it! I wonder if the two will get reunited again 😉

Thank you for sharing! Hagwe! Abel

Thanks so much for sharing this moving story. FH

Both children are not amused, since I will be away the whole next week, so an executive summary will be all. The first is probably well known to most here - and it’s about how I got here in the first place. We just got our first child and my wife insisted...  

thanks for those two entries and the history of both watches...I was now aware on the Chopard story, but it's great that it combines the arrival of a child with your history at WatchProsite...great story and I like also the GS story...both watches look pe... 

In many ways they are totally different choices but they make a great pair.

Confirming that our best watches are those with nice stories! Cheers! Abel

I'll have to look it up for dimensions. The sloping chapter ring is attractive, as well. And the whole "gestalt" is "solid," "tool." A fine design, even if the date intrudes. Have a great ( and safe) trip! FH

I did not enter the world of watches to find an “only” watch. In my reading of forum posts I did run across the occasional fellow who would speak with great reverence about the watch that he had found. And while I could see a certain advantage to feeling ...  

supportive! Thanks, amanico!

watches life stories....almost closing the thread and good things coming in... what did we have here...???...watches, background, food, Schubert, András Schiff....all good components.... thanks for joining in...y

I don’t have time now to tell the whole story but I had almost the exact same experience with my Royal Oak. Cazalea ...  

And knowing you, we will find out about the story at some point 😉👍🏻

. . . as television narrator?

Freddie talks too much!" Thanks for reading the story. Have a great week. FH

I'm not yet sure on the Submariner, but as you identified, the watch did move me. I have tried or experienced many watches over the years, it is "special" when that feeling comes along.

story." In any event, now you know that I really do know that feeling of surprise and amazement. You can't really go wrong between the two. The Daytona will always have a greater resale value, I suppose. But I wouldn't let that influence me very much. Goo... 

Thanks for taking the time sharing this with us - and I really hear you 😊 Glad you finally found the watch you were looking for, even if it was not the one you were looking at 👍🏻

and they hardly block the chrono registers at all. Appreciate the opportunity to share this story! Have a fine week. FH