Cpt Scarlet[Moderator - Cartier - WristScan]
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I like your Omega...
Jul 06, 2019,03:49 AM
I think it’s my current favourite Seamaster.
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WristScan weekend 5-7 July, 2019, Let's Watch Your Stories
By: Izhik : July 5th, 2019-06:50
As communicated yesterday, I am your host for this weekend WristScan session. As a theme I have decided to give all our friends here the opportunity not only to show great photos of great pieces they have in their collections, but also to personalize a li...
Two watch brand as well.
By: iceheller 1945 ✌️ : July 5th, 2019-07:39
The king and the soldier! Got this air king last year after trashing Rolex for more than a decade in various forums. And when it reached the time to get a in-house movement watch for myself, I realised not many companies really manufacture in-house moveme...
You lucky man Nicolas!! Great story of that wonderful...
By: Subexplorer : July 5th, 2019-10:46
... FF!! Superb shots you share!! I didn’t know that your love for GMT’s started with a promise in your youth!! Nice to know that!! Two wonderful watches and stories behind my dear friend! Hagwe and abrazos!! Abel
My hero was Steve McQueen . . .
By: Dr No : July 6th, 2019-16:03
. . . in Bullitt. And while I probably won't get the Benrus he actually wore in the film, a military 1A like yours (gone, I know!) is still on my list. Art
I remember seeing . . .
By: Dr No : July 6th, 2019-17:29
. . . Bullitt when it was released, and thinking, "That's who I want to be when I grow up!" Reality is considerably different ;-) . . .
:) [nt]
By: amanico : July 6th, 2019-03:52
Two brands
By: Jurry : July 5th, 2019-09:18
For me there are two brands that ignited the watch fever Rolex: way back when we were married for 12.5 years we bought each other a Rolex Datejust Bicolor. I still have mine and it’s been a true companion. Never broke down never been opened never been ser...
thanks for sharing this here Jurry...
By: Izhik : July 6th, 2019-02:22
seems that Rolex is a common trigger for watch collection.... but the story that linked you both to VC is special....was so glad to hear and read that...I just wish you, your wife and family much health and many more watch discoveries to be done....I thin...
Great story Jurry ...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 6th, 2019-03:33
I would like to wish both of you but especially your wife good luck and in good health for the future.
A hobby shared...
By: KMII : July 6th, 2019-16:55
Is a wonderful thing. Great story and a fantastic picture 👌🏻
Hello dear friend Izhik!! Great to have you hosting WS this week end!!
By: Subexplorer : July 5th, 2019-10:59
Always believed that our most cherished watches were those with a good story behind. You show two superb watches with a great story backing them as a nice starting of this thread. I’m sharing two watches. The 16750 GMT I showed with its complete story a c...
Thank you Abel for sharing these two watch biographies with us....
By: Izhik : July 6th, 2019-02:29
that GMT has such vibrant colors on the bezel, but of course it's history it is what makes it really so special...as always, real stories are associated with emotions, as I believe it is also in this case...indeed a family piece and watch with family root...
Great story’s Abel and...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 6th, 2019-03:38
Your photos are superb as ever. Look after that wonderful GMT Master !
Here is my story of one brand I'm collecting
By: Jocke - Bad Santa : July 5th, 2019-12:42
After a few visits at Baselworld I got my eyes wide open for a company named Glashütte Original this was in 2005. We was invited to the company and they treat us as the stars we are so we feel at home from day one. Just two regular guys that love watches ...
thanks Jocke for taking us along with you in this Glashütte journey....
By: Izhik : July 6th, 2019-02:51
things are always better understood with the appropriate background, and that's very true when we realize how our affinities for particular watch brands were and are still evolving... I must say, some magnificent photos here....I looove that lume of the S...
Great post Jocke ...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 6th, 2019-03:46
I think it gives us a good sense of your passion for the GO watches and some great photos 🍻
Hello from Phuket.
By: fernando : July 5th, 2019-18:35
My only watch for the holidays. Has served me well so far. HAGWE! Fernando ...
;) [nt]
By: amanico : July 5th, 2019-23:58
I like your Omega...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 6th, 2019-03:49
I think it’s my current favourite Seamaster.
Jaeger Lecoultre is among my top 3 brand
By: Tyo : July 6th, 2019-05:32
I’ve been lucky enough to collect some of them, and could find NOS some model I couldn’t afford when they were released being at that time a student The Reverso Rouge wasn’t NOS but almost ...
Yes
By: Tyo : July 6th, 2019-15:04
My main concern is I don’t appreciate that much the new line. They are bigger than before and I don’t like that. I wanted the WT Geophysic but way too big for me .
Your 'Blanc Pain' story recalled memories of a
By: halkcb : July 6th, 2019-07:15
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...
Gosh, I've told my watch stories so often . . .
By: Dr No : July 6th, 2019-16:46
. . . 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...
Pfffft!...
By: pplater : July 7th, 2019-08:37
Honestly! ;-) Cheers, pplater.
thanks Art for sharing this here...
By: Izhik : July 7th, 2019-01:31
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
Great story Art ...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 7th, 2019-04:36
Simply wonderful and perfectly illustrates the bond within our community.
(Not blushing; sunburn!)...
By: pplater : July 7th, 2019-08:41
Thanks, Art, for those very generous sentiments. And for being Art. Cheers, pplater.
My GO story
By: Jari from Finland : July 7th, 2019-00:31
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...
There are many lakes in Finland
By: Jari from Finland : July 11th, 2019-09:13
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...
Constant Companion ...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 7th, 2019-02:35
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 ...
Thank you Nicolas...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 7th, 2019-02:50
I completely agree, It blends classic and contemporary design to perfection .
Thank you ...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 7th, 2019-04:13
It’s a very personal bond.
Excellent question....
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 7th, 2019-06:01
Being a Nautilus it’s impervious to Champagne and other substances ) ... As for photos, it’s somewhere amongst friends ! ...
Lol! [nt]
By: Subexplorer : July 7th, 2019-08:56
A tale of two brothers
By: VinnieD : July 7th, 2019-03:04
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...
Great story of two watches...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 7th, 2019-03:12
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.
I completely agree...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 7th, 2019-03:15
personally I wouldn’t have it touched unless it was to conserve it in some way.
I will unfortunately need to make this short...
By: KMII : July 7th, 2019-05:47
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...
short, but very definive...
By: Izhik : July 7th, 2019-05:54
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...
I love the combination...
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 7th, 2019-06:10
In many ways they are totally different choices but they make a great pair.
👍🏻 [nt]
By: KMII : July 7th, 2019-19:17
This is a story of a watch I never thought I’d be interested in.
By: halgedahl : July 7th, 2019-07:50
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 ...
Oh lala....that's excatly what I had in my mind....
By: Izhik : July 7th, 2019-08:27
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
Fred, well done and well told!
By: cazalea : July 7th, 2019-08:34
I don’t have time now to tell the whole story but I had almost the exact same experience with my Royal Oak. Cazalea ...
Wonderful shot...
By: KMII : July 7th, 2019-19:27
And knowing you, we will find out about the story at some point 😉👍🏻
Good post!
By: MichaelC : July 7th, 2019-10:49
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.
What a great story!
By: KMII : July 7th, 2019-19:26
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 👍🏻