But in the interests of the Olympic Ideal, here may Seiko SCVL002 aka 6810-8000. Made in early 1990s in tiny numbers (before the re-launch of mechanical GS), with Seiko‘s thinnest hand wound movement.
I found mine relatively quickly but have not seen another one since 😊
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : February 14th, 2019-08:42
Dear friends Here we are Lucky Punch wrist scan For me it is little blue marvel by G-P Only 350 pieces made both blue and white dial so it is rare....very rare Condition perfect Price next to nothing Catch.... on pictures dial looked completely destroyed ...
1/ The early Fifty Fathoms Milspec: A friend of mine who was in Philadelphia called me at 4 AM to tell me that he was offered a Vintage Fifty Fathoms, nice looking, in its condition. He was not interested, but asked me if I was. I asked him to send me som...
Patek released the 5131P and all i could do was think about that watch. I spent teh next two weeks discussing that watch with my AD and with Patek and was told I could expect to receive one. Naturally, I was over the moon. But then......two weeks after Ba...
...did in fact represent Boccadasse, my favorite neighborhood in my hometown of Genova, where I still spend countless nights with friends and a cocktail every summer. So needless to say, I wanted this Patek quite badly, and my dream miraculously came true...
you obviously took Kairos by his locks in time!! Guess Kairos ( or Lady Luck as I like to call it) is near every collector from time to time! Just we need to recognize him/her and catch their hair in time! Here two of my encounters with Kairos / Lady Luck...
Oh, so you are into GP now? Then you better take this one off me...! "This" was a MIMO CENTRIC with grey dial, large Staybrite case, New Old Stock... That "Lucky Punch" set off a new theme in the collection - Regulators! Or as it says on the dial MIMO CEN...
in fact, I do have a few but this one sticks out as it is today my signature watch... The GP To John Harrison with its special hand-painted enamel dial has been a dream watch for me for a long time and a dream it was. It was basically out of reach for me...
After the famous LGF post.I started looking for one a couple but both were without papers and I wanted to get a full set for some to settle for one in Austria but the dealer was very stubborn. Looking around the internet,Nothing came up.I started to get...
Indeed lucky to buy both pre-owned as both have a very long waiting list, so when the chance arose, I grabbed it! For the Chronometre Bleu, it came one Sunday night in June 2016 when Ianny messaged me to tell me a friend was thinking of selling his CB. I ...
1. Omega CK 2988 - the blue Panda. I was waiting and looking for this one impatiently when it was first shown. And, Omega being Omega, time kept going by. The local boutique did not get any, so I was forced to look elsewhere. I happened to be in Geneva fo...
I've always enjoyed searching for "lost treasure", when I was a boy my favorite toy was my metal detector, and so I love to troll pawn shops online because every once-in-a-blue-moon you uncover something interesting. This is a story about a Roger Dubuis E...
. . . acquisitions - fully agreed on that point, Nick. I've had a few, including the vintage Omega I'm wearing today. Try finding a balance assembly and a pallet fork for a 30T2rg. Not an easy task. But well worth the effort ;-) . . . ...
. . . when a candidate would pop up but funds weren't available. Can't remember exactly, but it had to be at least several, maybe half a dozen. Once, an excellent 910 with orange hands was literally on my wrist. A friend of a friend had just acquired it, ...
As for the person, I don’t think it’s intentional but some people simply attach a lot less value and don’t take meticulous care, when it comes to watches. So probably not a watch collector in that case 😉
Hi My luck (predictably some might say) came from Japan. It also proves how dangerous this place is! Saw pictures of the urushi Seiko posted here and was instantly struck. As it was a JDM I had to order it directly and I couldn't get my greasy mitts on it...
. . . I was on eBay searching for interesting Omegas. Not much came up. "Why not try Craigslist?", said I to myself. "After all, the Seamaster Calendar was discovered there. And that was a bargain and a half." So I switched to Craigslist. I typed in my lo...
When I look back on it, all my favorite transactions (buys and sells) have been when we met in person. It gives an extra depth of experience to this crazy hobby of ours and your story captures that perfectly. Cheers! NickO
i realy liked his watches but the dail colors he was offering at that time didnt speak to me so i told him it would be great if he could make a Salmon dail for me . He didn't really respond to that and i went home thinking ok i had a great night but thats...
both were acquired while on overseas trips with no expectations of any watch purchase. First,after a very vinous dinner with a couple i knew,i woke surprisingly refreshed the next morning and,on leaving their house, strolled round the corner to ,at the JL...
Back in ‘13 I figured something classic and iconic should enter the collection. A Genta watch. Dilemma 1. So to me there were only two choices. A Nautilus or a Royal Oak. And after some debating I preferred the more fluid shape of the Nautilus. The octago...
But in the interests of the Olympic Ideal, here may Seiko SCVL002 aka 6810-8000. Made in early 1990s in tiny numbers (before the re-launch of mechanical GS), with Seiko‘s thinnest hand wound movement. I found mine relatively quickly but have not seen anot...
Probably like most of us I have many stories about the chase for a watch, that’s part of our particular sport. One that I wanted to share started when I was in Monaco. I visited my “Local Dealer” at the time to discuss a watch that I can’t even remember n...