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Although I am not sure which one will be my last acquisition this year, this is certainly one of the highlights of the year. SS Grand Seiko first - not officially documented (Seiko is really poor at keeping records), this is certified genuine Grand Seiko ...  

Nice piece!

. . . around the same time as . . . . . . the apricot handle cue. Both are in this video. "What puts the 'ape' in apricot?" Other Class of '15 inductees will be posted later after fresh photos are taken. Art ...  

Very nice!

... beautiful cue to boot! Enjoy both in good health my friend!1 All the best Hagwe! Abel.

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. . . in more dramatic fashion, with just enough energy on the cue ball to sink the 8 after lapping the table on three banks! My favorite, though, is the one-bank kick on a ball . . . Escape from Alcatraz . . . frozen to a rail. That one drives opponents ... 

Has a very quiet but long lasting appeal IMHO. Cool pic, too

. . . but when they're restricted to the number of dials an urushi artisan can produce, and affordable (which is not the same as attainable!), how can one say 'no'? My only quibble is that it's a bit too large for aesthetic comfort. I wouldn't wear it wit... 

My Speedmaster Gemini 4 commemorative. Limited, hard to find. I'm glad that the seller offered it to me. Hard to capture the blue tones of the dial. Photos from today's morning. The B&W side of this morning A wonderful weekend to all, Nilo ...  

Very cool.

. . . the Gemini IV mission. One of the lesser known Speedmasters, and a personal favorite, too. Art

A, very, very nice Speedy, indeed. Congrats! Nice one! Ken

or in Space

That beats this number (Moon, Space etc.), by one or more orders of magnitude!!! Cheers, Nilo

Than I want. Now serious: To answer your question requires visits to some dungeons where they are protected by vicious guards. One day I will do the count. Cheers, Nilo

Very nice, really pops out with the sunshine in the second picture

It would not be the latest acquisition, in fact I got it last year. Still, it acompanied me as a daily wearer over large parts of the year and even if it finds its lace on the wrist less often now than in the first nine months of the year, it is still a p...  

... I mean, the Chopard gang... Ken

I will not complain as I found with a lot of happiness these lovely ones... HAGWE, All. Nicolas ...  

These are some of my favorites of all time and a certain salmon colored dial!! Best to all, Tim

And for the first time in my collectors life, I will get all of them! Till next year, as I still have many to service. The cost is pretty high, which substantially affects my watch budget, I must say. But the pleasure to have all these beauties in good sh... 

You point a very important and interesting aspect of our hobby/passion which is little discussed among us: the maintenance required by the watches in our collection and the high cost and its incidence in our budget of this most important matter. As you we... 

.. servicing vintage pieces are very different from servicing the modern ones. Great collection. Ken

Given how all the pictures watches have it Lovely collection!

Great that they\'re still being produced.

Sure - and a great collection of them you have, too!

The 2 first ones and especially the 2nd with all the charming writings, the shades of grey, the nice condition with its patina... it is beautiful. Congratz again. Cheers, Mark

.. & the SuperOcean is a special Beast, dramatic & eclectic with strong appeal ! And well, the Milspec a marvel, anyway.. I guess, alone with these uber-cool ones, guess. your heart has rejoiced, once they come back in new grandeur & shine.. And true, at ... 

Such as the Geophysic, in service right now, your intuition is right, there may be a " new " watch before the end of this year. Next year will be the same problem. I fear I will have to save for 6 or 7 more watches to service. And so on... But I hope to b... 

my daily beater. I must say it is keeping good time throughout the whole year HAGWE Edward ...  

I am happy for you owning such a reliable piece. Great watch! Ken

your kind words are highly appreciated Best Edward

the ausschmucken goes well with an european made watch!!! Cheers Edward

While German is my most frequently used language these days, it completely fails me in the \'ausschmücken\' type activity vocabulary The beauty of PuristSPro is that one learns about the most unplanned things

They've gotten very little wrist time recently for reasons that have been the subject of numerous recent posts. But I am thrilled to have added these two. Hope everyone has a great weekend! ...  

... and I would be very happy to own those, too! Ken

HAGWE D

Cannot go wrong with a combination like that! The Cabaret is slowly but surely becoming my favourite Lange.

Always cool to admire them on the forum Cheers, Mark

The GP Deep Diver..... And thew GP Olimpico! It has been a good year! HAGWE Blomman ...  

Congrats to both of you.

I am head over heals with these two themes! Best Blomman

...with a long history and legendary movements, models. Great catches! Ken

Can't more than agree what you wrote! Best Blomman

But I am working on it! Thank you, my friend. Best Blomman

I must say the funky Deep Diver (very left) really impressed me on the wrist. Need to find me one

Your Deep Diver collection needs one of these for sure! Best Blomman

more like commitment, determination and hunting down HAGWE D

With focus comes commitment, determination and hunting, my friend! BEst Blomman

.. But I know, I know.. The shop, that never sells ! Best, hs

Thank you, my friend. You know the rule, once in, never..... Best Blomman

great watches to enjoy!! Hagwe my friend!! Abel.

Any you are still missing, or is a fresh theme in the pipeline?

But that will not stop me from starting to look into new themes...! Best Blomman

But I found two great pieces for me. And thanks go to Purists here. Hagwe Joe ...  

... please wear in the good health for a long, long time! Ken

Especially this VC about which I posted the picture of a "cousin" lately (if I'm not wrong). Cheers, Mark

Looking for a pretty serial number. I know...I know...I should have grabbed one as soon as it was launched but procrastination is my downfall. I'm not really into Chinese numerology or 'fung sui' so you would think it can't be that difficult. There are no...  

I need to add, next year - this year I'm done, a Chopard to my stable. Cheers, Nilo

Good luck with your hunt!

I never expected the usual Chinese 888 to be available; I did not ask for it because I'm not so fixated on numerology. I used to collect #4 of limited editions because it was the only number not popular in Singapore and Japan. I had less competition from ...  

The black one is my latest ... ...  

14790 grey dial ...  

I imagine you're a "little" excited to open it Cheers, Mark

Nice pic! Ken