Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

I don't know the victim, nor do I care that their watch was taken.

I just thought it was an interesting story.

a lot of depends here.. if its an automatic self winding then even without wear a service is probably a good idea every ten years.. if wearing all the time service if the time starts to drift out of accuracy or you find the watch being erratic.. others will vary on this.. you could probably do nothing with it if sitting in a drawer but a watch maker told me once the lubricants dry up eventually so need to be replaced.. again mileage varies.. re selling.. Breitling seem to be a hard sell from what ive seen... there's a for sale thread here which is a safe starting point.. looking on chrono24 for the same watch and it will give you an indication of price... take a bit off as they are usually inflated prices.. but you can also do a listing on chrono24 for free and they will give you a guidance on what the same watch has sold for recently... you could also list on adverts.ie and checkout places like watchfinder which will make you a trade offer on the watch. If you paid full price be prepared for a fairly big price hit.. probably at least 40% on a breitling.. Re service you could check out https://vintagewatchrepair.ie/ not sure if he does Breitling but has had some good feedback here and price is good. I've used https://watchempire.ie/?utm_source=gmb&utm_campaign=website in dublin and watchfix.ie - ok experience with both but they are bit more expensive. Before servicing id wear it for a week or so and see what the time is doing.

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do with it.

cheers,

Mick

As far as I can tell, a Chronoliner is based on the 7750 automatic chronograph movement. A service before sale would be good. But a full set (box, papers, watch and bracelet) tends to go for 4k and upwards in the European Union on Chrono24.

https://www.chrono24.com/search/index.htm?countryIds=DE&countryIds=BE&countryIds=FI&countryIds=PT&countryIds=BG&countryIds=DK&countryIds=LT&countryIds=LU&countryIds=HR&countryIds=LV&countryIds=FR&countryIds=HU&countryIds=SE&countryIds=SI&countryIds=SK&countryIds=IE&countryIds=EE&countryIds=MQ&countryIds=MT&countryIds=GP&countryIds=GR&countryIds=IT&countryIds=ES&countryIds=AT&countryIds=RE&countryIds=CY&countryIds=CZ&countryIds=PL&countryIds=RO&countryIds=NL&currencyId=EUR&dosearch=true&manufacturerIds=32&models=1681&pageSize=60&sortorder=1

Hi All,

I’m fairly new to this hobby and I caught the bug! I started with a Hamilton khaki field and I love it. However, I recently tried on this Longines Zulu GMT in Weirs the other day and I really liked it. Just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a similar looking/styles watch for under 2K?

I tried on the seiko 5 automatics there but I thought where a bit too blingy for me.

Thanks!

Folks, a conversation that comes up here with a fair degree of regularity and one I think that in the pre Vanilla days that I've even contributed to.

Insurance

From the standpoint of collections, not just of our watches but other ephemera such as art, collectibles and movie props and so on.

Now my home insurance renewal dropped in my inbox today and it dawned on me that as far as possessions are concerned? I am grossly under insured.

Chrono24 puts the watch collection at a conservative 25k which was a bit of a surprise. What really caught me on the hop tho, was valuations of Aviation and collectibles.

Replacement value on the Diecast collection is conservative at 35k and Comics and collectibles are in the €30k bracket too.

I'm thinking at this point that a specialist insurer is likely best option? I'm with Zurich for home and contents and have been on touch with them to see what they can offer.

Anyone using alternative insurers or brokers for their collections?

Thanks for that Cyrus. I've sent out a few emails and had some replies. What's struck me as a child of working class parents and a council estate? Is that each reply I've had to date has been from "head of high net worth" or a variation of same.

Part of me recoils a little from that label, before the saner part of me accepts that well yes. By no metric am I rich, but I am further from poverty than I have ever been in my life. That while I may not be liquidly wealthy, I am in a position where I can enjoy a few relatively pricey hobbies. 2 of which I've had 30 odd years in building a collection in, and with the watches being much more recent interest.

I know with the world in the state it's in now, that my slowly dawning realisation that I'm a class traitor 😳 doesn't matter a whit. Still I suppose it's time to get myself an insurance "relationship manager" 🤣

That's a lovely looking watch - Mido, Oris, Squale, and Zodiac come to mind in that kinda price range for nice dive watches. They all probably have a GMT model in their line-ups, and do vintage inspired pieces. But maybe hold off and keep an eye out on the pre-owned market, if the Longines is the one you really like.

They can be got for about 2.5K, and spending a bit more on the watch you really like is a better use of money than spending less on a watch you got because it kinda looks like the one you want.

Closing this out in a state of utter bemusement but very happy.

So on sorting the valuations and some other hard to sort out appraisals. I was in touch with 2 brokers and some other companies directly. Had quotes back that approached 4 figures and beyond.

Now throughout this I'd also forwarded all the documents to my current insurer (Zurich) who took it all onboard, upped my cover and added the watches and some other pieces to all risks cover and? The renewal price stayed the exact same 😳

I've checked and double checked the sums insured and cover active, then I thanked their customer service and paid for the renewal 😁

One thing I did notice with the online quote forms for all the brokers and insurers? Is that once the contents cover went over 75k the online system wouldn't quote.

Hope this info is helpful to some others who may have long fingered getting appropriate cover.

On an unrelated note. We are away for dinner and an overnight to the Mustard Seed in Ballingarry tonight. Have eaten there previously and it is IMO one of the best restaurants in the county if not the country 😉

Anyway the Mrs said I'd best pick a nice watch for dinner...

So Blancpain it is 😁

Tis far from unguarded 😉 I do take your point though.

If I had the brass neck to kickstart a "rebuilding" project for the collection I'd already have staged a burglary 🤣

You have got to hand it to certain Bloggers, shameless and making money at it.

Lol at staging the burglary 100%!

The only thing worse than him are his enablers. I might add I was not comparing you to him! Pics of the Blancpain with asparagus starter in the background later plz.

Were huge fans of the movie, I oft rock my "they're e just like candy" t shirt:)

That's such a great panel from the Manga. Otomo sure can draw like nobody else, his draftsmanship is incredible, especially those big city streetscapes. Nothing else like it.

Here, have another bizarre hobby combination photo back, blurry watches and Japanese animation artwork 😁 (I suppose there's a tenuous 'Speed' link between both!)

Watched a docu about the artwork, production and movie lately there. Must try to find it but I'm guessing you would have seen it.

Very cool hobby you have, love to see more pics of cells (with blurry watch for relevance lol!)

Had the pleasure of introducing the kids to the movie (bar a few scenes) now they're old enough. Interestingly it's more relevant now than ever on a number of fronts not least of which being the potential threat of AI.