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It is certainly a very broad, charming reference!
Apr 24, 2022,15:04 PM
And exploring it further definitely a worthwhile pursuit. Great sample shot, too 👌🏻👍🏻
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The WS for the 22nd of April - ‘New Beginnings’ - is live
By: KMII : April 22nd, 2022-15:26
As announced yesterday the theme this weekend is New Beginnings. What I mean is for you to imagine a situation. Where you have all your current knowledge and experience of watches but not a single watch. What would you start your collection with in that c...
I suppose I will kick off the proceedings…
By: KMII : April 22nd, 2022-15:36
Of the collection was to start from scratch again I would definitely add the following straight away: I think the following would also make it in immediately… This one as soon as I could find it, so five or take six years later… 😂 Definitely this… And thi...
Hi KMII …
By: Cpt Scarlet : April 22nd, 2022-15:53
Interesting thoughts on your collection and the question of starting your collection from scratch. I also find it interesting that your first serious watch that started this was your Chopard.
It was…
By: KMII : April 22nd, 2022-19:48
My first post here, the first serious watch, and look at where it led to 😂🤷🏻♂️ I certainly have some regrets, too - not getting the Cartier CPCP 2396C, when offered by a dear friend for a fair price (today it’s more than 4x that), for one 🤷🏻♂️ Sure, bac...
Thanks for sharing this …
By: Cpt Scarlet : April 22nd, 2022-22:05
The Cartier is a very cool watch. Perhaps one day another opportunity will come along. As for values we have to look elsewhere as other options still exist.
I do not quite…
By: KMII : April 22nd, 2022-19:48
Compete in the sense of the entries being considered in the competition, more as in setting the scene 😊👍🏻
Glad you like it!
By: KMII : April 23rd, 2022-06:33
Goes to show that a well proportioned 34mm watch works as well today as it always has 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻
Thoughtful and informative …
By: Cpt Scarlet : April 23rd, 2022-16:46
A Rolex Submariner is definitely a great starting point for your collection and following it up with something from Omega and Panerai sounds like a good plan ! Less greedy… it’ll never happen ! Stay just the way you are my dear friend !
What a fantastic quartet, Abel!
By: KMII : April 23rd, 2022-20:11
And with the possible exception of a dressy occasion you cover all the bases, and with pieces that would be sourceable even nowadays! And I fully understand what you’re saying by ‘less greedy’ 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻
:)))
By: Subexplorer : April 24th, 2022-14:25
Hi Abel! Love the
By: Stoikos : April 24th, 2022-12:30
Vintage Sub with the diving instrument, the 70s style datejust quartz, and the Explorer in the lap of that exotic lady! 🍻
My 'high horology' collecting journey began....
By: InHavenPro : April 22nd, 2022-16:03
in 2006 with one of the least expensive Speedmaster versions. It then proceeded to 2 TAGs - the Monza and Grand Carrera C.36, and the Longines Evidenza. This stretch of 'collecting' however ended in 2010 with the peak of the Great Recession looming, so I ...
Thank you Cap!!
By: InHavenPro : April 22nd, 2022-16:44
I wholeheartedly appreciate it . Cheers to that, Filip
It's likely going to be....
By: InHavenPro : April 23rd, 2022-01:41
the first one I buy next! Ideally, years down the line, I'd love to get one PP as well, but I'm not nearly as decisive on which one that may be as I am with the JLC/VC/Omega set........ (and also, I won't be spending $200K on a Patek LoL )
I agree v👍
By: Cpt Scarlet : April 24th, 2022-11:22
Precisely,
By: InHavenPro : April 23rd, 2022-21:30
The other ones hopefully won't take quite as long a time as this AMVOX has, those circumstances were truly one-of-a-kind, but I am in no particular rush, I have a couple of watches to enjoy, and when the 'stars align', I will make my subsequent purchases....
After putting my thinking cap on . . .
By: Dr No : April 22nd, 2022-19:59
. . . a clear pattern emerged. A vintage collection would not be viable, as going that route requires time, education, and most importantly, reliable watchmakers and parts sources. No one coming in cold should attempt assembling a vintage-themed collectio...
Good call Art …
By: Cpt Scarlet : April 22nd, 2022-22:14
Firstly, I completely agree with you about the vintage route being exceptionally difficult to navigate without experience and specialist backup and second, I would definitely recommend a Speedmaster at a perfect foundation to starting a collection.
Very interesting theme my friend,
By: Watchonthewrists : April 22nd, 2022-20:39
You made me think hard about this . Not as easy as we think to start all over again but with the knowledge from now i would definitely jump straight into independent brands I guess. I started like almost all collectors with the big brands but nowadays i w...
Anything but independents would have been a huge surprise from you 😉
By: KMII : April 23rd, 2022-03:53
And your final sentence very much resonates with me - many of my pieces now have an emotional significance and are tough to think of separating from. Starting from scratch I would most likely follow the less is more approach as well 😊👍🏻 And while all of y...
Still learning to pull the trigger
By: jml_watches : April 22nd, 2022-20:43
Hi Think a large number of what I have wouldn't change, but might be acquired differently. The key bit over learnt is that if it feels right then it probably is. So I'd aim to have fewer regrets about not buying stuff. These would still be on the roster R...
If I were to start from scratch…
By: RabidManatee : April 22nd, 2022-21:53
I guess these three would be a good start: Grandpa’s Omega: My (most) daily wearer: (with an accidental cyclops) And this: Some fantastic selections from others here as well. And I might have a new one in the next day or so… ...
A great selection…
By: KMII : April 23rd, 2022-03:59
And I simply love that accidental cyclops - always keeping a tongue in cheek is part of the journey, too 😁
Thanks!
By: RabidManatee : April 23rd, 2022-13:20
The accidental cyclops really was an accident. I sat down after doing a few things in the kitchen and there it was. I thought it would make an interesting picture 😁. Cheers!
🙏
By: RabidManatee : April 24th, 2022-00:04
Thank you so much. Not bad without the cyclops either.
By: RabidManatee : April 24th, 2022-00:04
The Explorer is a very easy watch to wear — practical but still interesting. And it wears its scratches well. Might have something new next weekend. And yes this forum, especially a couple of members, is/are to blame 😉.
🙏🙏😉
By: Subexplorer : April 24th, 2022-16:07
Now that’s interesting…
By: KMII : April 24th, 2022-05:49
Wasn’t aware you pressed the reset button 18 months ago. The choices are superb and very understandable - I see in many ways our tastes align 😊 Good luck in securing the ones you are still hunting 👌🏻🤞🏻
🙏🙏🙏 cheers!
By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : April 24th, 2022-16:20
Beautiful Moser 👍…
By: Cpt Scarlet : April 23rd, 2022-17:01
Perfect choice for a collection.
thanks M!
By: terbaboom : April 24th, 2022-08:36
So well chosen!
By: KMII : April 24th, 2022-05:51
Nice, elegant collection - something I appreciate a lot 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻
Hi KM. Hagwe🍻
By: Stoikos : April 23rd, 2022-17:29
If I were to start again, as much as I love all the watches in my small collection (and a few that I still wish for), I’d slim it down and simplify to stick to just the first 3 I ever purchased, which were the first to immediately capture my imagination a...
What a trio 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
By: KMII : April 24th, 2022-05:52
Sea Dweller, Reverso and Pogue - you really cover all bases with just three pieces 👌🏻🙌🏻
I would start like this or that
By: brauner : April 23rd, 2022-20:39
Like I did with Girard Perregaux Vintage, rich history and reasonable price Nivada Grenchen, same, good connection between new and vintage ...
Wonderful duo, Brauner!
By: KMII : April 24th, 2022-05:54
There is indeed a treasure trove of a history from GP and at the moment it’s still borderline available. Likewise your Nivada is a great example of a Phoenix successfully resurrected 👍🏻
Great theme
By: Cookies : April 24th, 2022-07:24
I like this hypothetical question. It’s been more than a decade of being addicted to acquiring watches. Sometimes I look at my watches and wonder if I bought them on impulse. Some pieces grew more beautiful in my eyes, some became regrets. My regrets: 1) ...
Dear KMII, if I could restart......
By: S F : April 24th, 2022-09:37
I would have paid more attention to the GMTM, particularly the 1675. Same reference but with many different variations, some known, some unknown, each one has its own distinct charm which to me is a totally different and unique watch. Cheers! ...
New beginnings…
By: Cpt Scarlet : April 24th, 2022-11:13
Hello dear Kristjan and friends. Starting a collection from scratch today would in my opinion be very exciting. Especially armed with several decades of knowledge. The landscape for watches is very different today but I still believe that you can have a l...