Back l-r: W&W Chrono, deep navy face & blacl croc integrated strap; Elgin Deep Sea Chrono Speedie homage; Seiko 5 SRPD on rubber.
Front l-r: Tissot PRX; Seiko Mod, 36mm flieger style case w/ snowflake hands; Nomadic Marai Burgundy.
I rarely wear the Elgin or Seiko mod, so have them and the SRPD advertised to fund the next purchase, if there's any interest.
I love my Montas! They are so well made, but they are not cheap. The Oceanking is my favourite of the models and get a lot of wrist time. Probably the most out of everything on my watch box. It seems to catch the light at every angle and sparkle. The new model gets a bit of stick for looking to much like a sub, but TBH I have listened to that acquisition being thrown around so often and in so many directions it has lost meaning at this stage.
Nice. Not many Montas in Ireland id wager, is the quality as good as "they" say it is? Have been tempted to pick one up for a while. How does the new Oceanking wear in comparison to the BB58 and what are your general thoughts on it?
Here is how things have progressed in the last 2 years since my last post
A lot of familiar faces from the post above, but also a good bit of new stuff as the collection has evolved.
I recently realised that I'm only a few years away from 40 and decided that if I want to get something nice to mark it I need to start saving now! So for the next while the focus will be on building up a watch fund that will make it justifiable to get to something nice...
A modest collection:
Seiko 5- the watch that got me into this hobby about 20 years ago. It wasn't a hobby until the last few years
Seiko SKX009
Lorus RH921LX9
A Getat
G-Shock DW-5600
Seiko Flightmaster
Seiko SNN079P2
Timex Expedition T49905
Casio Duro
Parnis U-Boat clone (didn't know that at the time)
Invicta Model 21256
Invicta Pro-Driver
Timex Expedition Grid
Orient Fung2003b
Citizen BM8475-00X
Orient Mako I XL
Yema Jump Hour
Timex Expedition T44642
Looking at the above, I must sort out some decent display cases.
My current SOTC, albeit minus my Accutron Astronaut as my son has it welded to his wrist presently.
Sinn U2-W
Sinn U2SDR
Sinn 103 Military MkIV Destro
Sinn 104 St Sa W
Blancpain Leman 2185f
IWC Spitfire 3878-02
Omega Seamaster GMT 2535.80.00
Tudor Blackbay 41mm
Self built omega homage GMT
Citizen Promaster JP3050-55W
And last but by no means least, my Sólás Starlight.
Future "wants" are a Sinn Damaszener & Hunting 3006, but truth be told? It'll probably be whatever 893 flips next 🤣
My very modest collection.
NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 (got my wife to get this for my 50th birthday but in keeping with my usual watch buying approach I got her to get one that was less than a year old from Watchfinder at 50% of the retail price
Solas Starlight - was going to pass this on but it’s nice to have a black dress watch a well as the white Nomos
Seiko Prospex - I love this watch. It’s my most frequent daily wearer at the minute
Seiko Perpetual Calendar - never worn
Festina Chronograph - my kids bought me this about 5 years ago as it’s a Tour De France edition so it’s got a lot of sentimental value.
A pair of G Shocks. The black one is probably my favourite watch and is my beater watch.
Tag Aquaracer - my first ‘good watch’ - has a broken crown that I need to get fixed. If I valued it a bit more I probably would have it repaired.
Seiko Chronograph - my wife bought me this as a graduation present almost 25 years ago when I got my PhD. The most important watch in the box.
I’m considering https://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/ocean-one-black-dlc.html as my last watch (that or an Arnie).
Here is my current bunch,
From L to R
Zenith Chronomaster sport, IWC pilot chrono 41, IWC portuguese chrono, Omega Dark side of the Moon and Blancpain fifty fathoms in titanium.
I miss I IWC LPP
The current line up.
I have been flipping and swapping a lot over the last year, but!
I think I'm done for a little while, although if a Sinn Damaszener was to crop up? I'd at least try and make an offer for it.
Omega 2535.80 GMT
Self Build GMT (6460 mvmt)
WC 3878-02
Citizen Promaster
Sólás Starlight
Sinn U2-SDR
Sinn 103 Destro
Sinn U2W
Hamtun H2
Tudor BlackBay Red
Accutron Astronaut
I sold my Grey Seamaster a couple of months ago and that funded my new Sinn. There is certainly scope for something in the Rolex and up range, if not just for the experience of owning one. That said I still baulk at the grey market prices. When the son is finished Uni 😉 plenty of time for the call from an AD by then, esp if he goes on to a master's 🤣
@scwazrh lovely collection and I particularly like your BB pro 😉
Some collection - one for each day of the month.
Slow morning in the office so playing around with watches and thought I’d update the SOTC . Strongly considering consolidating a lot of pieces into something higher end but there is nothing really I would buy at the moment with the way the market is .Also the fact that I like most of these watches regardless of cost but I can’t get away from the fact that there is too many.
My most worn of them all is probably the BB pro and the Seiko Arnie.
Can't say that my experience has been the same. I find it very easy to read the time
I rarely look at my watch to tell the time anyway , Fitbit on my right arm is much more accurate .
Ikarus is a nice looking dial. It's not àn easy read if you want it to see the time. The numbers don't jump out at you. You have to look hard for them.
Very nice, the ikarus is the pick of the bunch for me . Think I’ll pick one up soon
This is my daily wear/beater watch collection. Nothing fancy. All ETA movements. All about legibility. Even the Eins single hand is surprisingly easy to read down to the minute.
Right row: Archimede pilot 42/6498
Archimede pilot 39/2824
Archimede deck watch/6498
Laco B dial 39/2801
Laco Cuxhaven 42.6/6498
Left: Fortis Spacematic 40/2836
Incognito Eins blue dial/one hand 40/2824
Stowa Ikarus hand wind Top
Stowa blue dial 40/2824 Top
A sub date is just under €10k retail. For that sort of money you'd have a decent choice of Rolex steel sports watches grey / second hand. You'd have a pre-ceramic submariner for less than that and a ceramic one for not an awful lot more.
The Omega GMT isn't a birthyear watch for the boy after all 🤦♂️
It's a 2009 rather than a 2004. Still, I get to keep it know whilst I keep an eye out for something for him. Knowing him, it'll be a Cartier Santos or a weird spec omega constellation .
Some lovely pieces Kostal, the Zenith catches my eye but the Glashutte is an Uber classy piece.
Fitz, I know what you mean and I really do take your point but I just can't countenance paying grey prices for one. I'm on the mythical list and if one ever comes up? I'll put the money down 😉
Another lovely collection but there’s two extremes in size in one box - 38mm tag to a 45mm Panerai!
I think Banie its time to put a Rolex in that box, that would be an amazing thing to give to the son you are proud of on his 21st. Not only giving him a watch, a memory of his dad, but a plane ticket home and money for a solicitor in any country in the world for the rest of his life. Instantly exchangeable for cash.
Honestly I have massively reduced my collection in size and value, the rat race of leveling up all the time is no longer viable in this market. I shall live vicariously through others.
My current collection following some recent trading. Think this is going to be it for a while. From top left:
Zenith Pilot Type 20 Extra Special (45mm bronze)
Glashutte Original Senator Chronometer (42mm rose gold)
Panerai Radiomir PAM00572 (45 mm SS)
Tag Heuer Professional (38mm gold/ss)
Rolex Sea Dweller 126600 (43mm SS)
Outcarb (don't ask - the result of having too much drink late at night. I haven't even checked to see if it works)
That's harsh, it's a piece of history 😉 and tbh if nothing else it's a great story in sourcing a watch. I do think the clasp in particular was the end of any consideration for you on that one. It is an awful piece of stamped metal in fairness.
I love the newer Omega. They look so good on rubber! I am always tempted by them. Micks one has me tempted now!1
I think you need a king piece!
But equally there is a lot to be said about balance equally. Not purely driven by price but more quality wise equal.
That Arstro…..having handled it……makes my skin crawl 😹. I don’t care about the hertitage. Nuke it from orbit. Or pass it on your son now!
Wrist time, at the moment it's between the Omega GMT and the Promaster. That's despite having the newer SMP in the box. Least is the Solas, I love it,I just don't wear Dress Watches all that often.
The omega GMT could end up pulling double service in a few years as if my lad ever gets a taste for bigger than 37mm? It'd actually be a birth year watch for him 🤔 planning ahead for his 21st 🤣 that said apart from hijacking the Hamtun for a while? His taste drifts more to Cartier and the one watch in the box he'd snatch is the Astronaut
The empty space's are discipline, they are a temptation test 🤣
And thanks Fitz, that's high praise indeed. I have yet to lear the discipline yourself & John have of fewer watches and moving up. I'll get there tho.
He mentioned his son. Offspring will set you back at least 1 Rolex per year per head. Farmers are right, there's no money in livestock!! 😁😁
Looking good Banie, a very decent collection and rapidly expanding.
