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Chuffed to bits with this one. Before picking it up I wondered if I really wanted it, but when it's on the wrist it's lovely - the way the light hits off the crystal and the steel case. There's always something different about it. If the world could see it through my sunglasses, it'd be voted the coolest watch ever
My thanks to Richard - both for parting with it, and his patience through my being sick and misplacing my bloody bank card and not being able to meet up. A gent, as many of you already know.
I took the rubber strap off my 1967 diver for this one, think it looks really well (on both!) - i'll get a few better pics at the beach this weekend, I just couldn't wait to show it off! :pac:
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Frankie5Angels wrote: »Chuffed to bits with this one. Before picking it up I wondered if I really wanted it, but when it's on the wrist it's lovely - the way the light hits off the crystal and the steel case. There's always something different about it. If the world could see it through my sunglasses, it'd be voted the coolest watch ever
My thanks to Richard - both for parting with it, and his patience through my being sick and misplacing my bloody bank card and not being able to meet up. A gent, as many of you already know.
I took the rubber strap off my 1967 diver for this one, think it looks really well (on both!) - i'll get a few better pics at the beach this weekend, I just couldn't wait to show it off! :pac:
Thanks for the kind words, sorry to see that one go but needs must
You are correct when you say "it's when it's on the wrist", I honestly loved wearing that watch. The rubber strap looks real good too
Longines have being doing really well dipping into their back catalogue for ideas and have made very honest reissues. Along with your Heritage Chrono you have a really nice set that should cover all occasions.
Someday I will buy another LLD, perfect combination of dress watch come diver.
I have been very lucky through boards and adverts over the past few years and have made some really great friends. After I make my move to the US I will still check i and keep in touch.0 -
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After I make my move to the US
Hope you can make your big life move soon
Any tips for a fellow flipper? On picking up watches over there to wear for a bit and then sell on once back home? Going over there next week. Mostly Manhattan and Orlando. Bought a very sweet Seiko Turtle PADI in Macy's (of all places) last year and sold it on here on adverts a few months later for a tiny profit. I'm not in it for making money but I love wearing nice watches for a while and then letting them go to new owners, preferably without losing any money in the process 0 -
Hope you can make your big life move soon
Any tips for a fellow flipper? On picking up watches over there to wear for a bit and then sell on once back home? Going over there next week. Mostly Manhattan and Orlando. Bought a very sweet Seiko Turtle PADI in Macy's (of all places) last year and sold it on here on adverts a few months later for a tiny profit. I'm not in it for making money but I love wearing nice watches for a while and then letting them go to new owners, preferably without losing any money in the process
Would it work both ways? Buy an almost new one here and take it over there, new, they can get the vat back so you need to factor that in to your buying price here. Some ppl say German watches have trouble holding value over there, so might be better value?
Anyway seeing as we all want to see watch pics, here's a shot of my vintage box
L-R Seiko Pogue, Seiko Navigator, both from 1970s.
1959 Longines Conquest, gold filled with 19ASD movement.
Longines Olympian, with a Record derived 508 quickset movement, I think it's from 1971, this has a see through caseback and has been over and back across the Atlantic more times than I have:p.
Longines 285 cal hand winder from 1967,
and a Longines 994.1 from the early 1980s, one of the last with an in-house movement. The 994 was very cheap as the stem was broken, but managed to find a new one on the bay, just have to muster the courage to have a go at putting it in now:DIf the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.
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Hope you can make your big life move soon
Any tips for a fellow flipper? On picking up watches over there to wear for a bit and then sell on once back home?
Thanks, hoping to be off mid July just trying to sort a few things before I book flights.
I think most would agree that unless your buying certain brands with waiting lists you lose money the moment you take the watch out the door. Keep an eye on Omega's website and pre-order their next special edition, the Speedy Tuesday seems to have made good money for their initial buyers as have most other special editions.
My preference is to buy gently pre owned from the USA and let the first owner lose the money. Have it shipped to my wife's parents and then get it forwarded. Then I get to wear the watch for a bit and still sell it on making a few quid in the process. I reinvest it as I have done over the past few years so my habit... sorry hobby is financially self sustaining. I rarely buy knowing I can't make money or at least break even. The exception is a Padi turtle that I wanted to buy main Seiko dealer with proper alignment so I paid 300 euro from Germany.
I am just very cautious when buying, but I am active on watchforums like tz-uk and watchuseek always looking for the next no risk watch. Choosing a favourite brand and following trends can give you a chance at picking the next rare one. I love Seiko, it's a low price risk outlay if you buy the right watch.0 -
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Bloody hell! :eek: They've gone nuts in price. I had one a few years back(2012) and didn't get on with it at all(never been a fan of autos and the lack of hand winding ground my gears. As it were...
). Cost me 150 quid. And at the time 300 quid was a good one. Clearly there are some parts of the vintage market that are still buoyant. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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As part of the deal I done with Frankie5Angels for my Legend Diver I got his Hamilton Pan Europ. This is a lovely light watch which wears really comfortable and it makes a nice change to have a different dial colour in the box.
Big shout out to Visa for saving me today while I was down in Kildare Village in the Hour Passion store. Visa was down for a bit so I couldn't make a purchase. Just as well though because they told me that if my wife brings her American passport and we use our US Visa card we can have a vat free purchase and an extra discount of 10% next time.
Eoin is the photo sized better? I have tried large thumbnail on Imgur, hopefully it works better for everyone.0 -
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A few snaps, so sorry in advance if I'm boring yis
I tried to get to the beach the weekend for a shot, but beers outside the mobile is all i managed :pac: Aptly named beer :P
New shoes for the LLD. Like Richard said in an earlier post, this does well as a dress watch so I fancied something for that purpose. Hirsch Lucca golden brown strap.
Lastly, since others are doing it, a group shot. Everyone got new shoes except the O1G. First ever NATO straps, love the one on the 516, but not too keen on the one I have for the '67 diver. The one on the Aviation is grand!
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