Anyone keen on watches?

[icehockeyboy]

I think that’s it!

As you may assume, as I’m no longer on the Hifi upgrade carousel, my money has been spent elsewhere, and in most case actually increases in value as opposed to most Hifi components!


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Actually there’s a bi metal GMT Master missing , so maybe another pic could be on the way!


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[icehockeyboy]

There we are, that’s it .


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[struth]

the Omega and the Explorer 2 at beginning are my favs. used to have an Omega pocket watch. nice little thing it was

[icehockeyboy]

I have a Rolex Submariner which I bought in 1970 for the princely sum of £84. I couldn't afford the model with date as that was £96. It now needs a full service which is likely to cost £500 or so. It now resides in my sock drawer.

I also have an Oris along similar lines to the Submariner but with a date. Around 6 months after I bought this it was running slow, so Oris rebuilt it and it now runs very well, losing just one second/day. A beautiful thing with a crystal back, so you can see the mech.

I bought my first ‘quality ‘ watch around the same time, it was a Breitling Navitimer, for the princely sum of £69!

The Omega Speedmaster, which had recently been to the moon was a quid dearer, but the guy across the road had a cheaper Breitling, so it helped sway my decision.

There’s another similarity to your story here, it too needed a service that for the same money, could buy a brand new, then modernistic Casio.
I stupidly also put the Breitling in a drawer at my mums house, unfortunately she’d had building work done, and somehow the watch went missing.

Get it serviced, it will definitely be worth it as the watch will be worth lots more now, and will fall into the vintage category, which always attracts a premium!

I just checked at Watchfinder, a working model same as yours aged 34 years, is selling at £24,750!
There are others...a 59 year old one at £16,750
And a 40 year old one at £11,750.

Get it serviced and sell it!


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[southall-1998_mk2]

Nothing fancy. Here's my watch, Pulsar Kinetic. Had it since new when I bought it back in 2008. Please excuse the wrong date, never used the calendar tbh. Don't see the need anyway.

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[Roy S]

I carefully put all my watch pics in an album, which has somehow disappeared!
Therefore all my photos of my collection will be sent individually, sorry!

Love the Daytona, one of those is next on my wish list.

[icehockeyboy]

I didn’t realise this topic was from a long time back as I hadn’t looked at earlier posts, hence duplicate photos.
Sorry, mind you the Explorer11 was added since then.


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[Roy S]

Couple of recent acquisitions





I do like a big watch

[GrahamS]

Here's my Zeppelin GMT. Lovely piece.

[Roy S]

Here's my Zeppelin GMT. Lovely piece.
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That’s very nice.

Here’s my ‘Frankenmonster’