Wristwatch collectors out there? - Page 3

Parshooter · 09-25-2009, 11:35 AM

BE CAREFUL. You can slide down the slope just as fast as with cigars

Mugen910 · 09-25-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Parshooter

BE CAREFUL. You can slide down the slope just as fast as with cigars

I have that movado museum...Love it..

HK3- · 09-25-2009, 11:56 AM

I really like this watch and I do not own it. It's only a dream.

wayner123 · 10-22-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Parshooter

BE CAREFUL. You can slide down the slope just as fast as with cigars

OH MY!!

TWO Daytona's!! That's nuts man.

Watches are my second hobby. I even make straps for various ones. My favorite (right now) everyday wearer is the Omega Planet Ocean.

Parshooter · 10-23-2009, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wayner123

OH MY!!

TWO Daytona's!! That's nuts man.

Those are Folex's. My wife bought them for me, as a joke, on the mean streets of NYC. The silver one died and I keep the gold one incase I need some bling for a costume.

s15driftking · 09-25-2009, 12:32 PM

^^^ I'm down with Doxa, very nice diver watches!

BTW, parshooter, where did you get that watch cabinet?

sikk50 · 09-25-2009, 10:38 PM

I'm in school, so not a collecter, but I do try to buy myself a new Citizen Eco Drive every other year or so. the current one has a pearl face with gold stripes on the bands and around the face

ucubed · 09-26-2009, 02:09 AM

Parshooter how much did that top case cost? I'm looking one for myself...as for a watch this one is my favorite that was my 21st birthday present

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Originally Posted by rizzle

Unfortunately I don't have the cash to be a collector of watches. Someday maybe because I love them. This one gets the most wrist time.

I have the same one gifted to me by my friend's father

rizzle · 09-29-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ucubed

I have the same one gifted to me by my friend's father

I need to find some friends like that.

I thought I noticed the green bezel on your wrist in a picture posted not too long ago.

Wolfgang · 09-26-2009, 09:04 PM

Interesting watch. Dosent get much wear time. I love my Seiko Titanium band

longknocker · 09-27-2009, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Interesting watch. Dosent get much wear time. I love my Seiko Titanium band

Love That Seiko, Bro! Beautiful Watch!

Wolfgang · 09-27-2009, 01:18 PM

Thank you. its currently in the shop. Needed a new battery and a good cleaning.

s15driftking · 09-28-2009, 12:28 PM

a nice informative video!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiCPu0SjEW4

Wolfgang · 09-28-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by s15driftking

a nice informative video!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiCPu0SjEW4

Aweosme video

s15driftking · 09-28-2009, 01:38 PM

website? link?

ade06 · 09-28-2009, 02:00 PM

All of the Bombay Trading Company's in my area (D.C., MD, DE and PA) have gone out of business too.

s15driftking · 09-28-2009, 02:09 PM

I'd like to introduce two cool things to those who want to learn about them... the tourbillon and the minute repeater...

Tourbillon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj2Ia0KWxN0

WHAT IS A TOURBILLON
When it comes to time, accuracy is everything. Nobody’s going to take a watchmaker who can’t tick the talk. The gravity of the situation was not lost on the watchmakers of past who realised that the pull of Newton’s forces did have an effect on the performance of their timepieces. In the normal course of use, a watch goes through a variety of positions as your arm swings. This is great for the automatic movement. However, with the pocket watch, it tends to be kept in a vertical position, and we all know how gravity loves to play with that. The result is small changes to the accuracy of the timepiece.

In the beginning
Many may just brush it off as trivial, but others are bothered by it to the extent it’s more than dust in the eye. For instance, back in the 18th century, sailors’ lives depended on the accuracy of their ship’s deck watch or marine chronometer. Ingeniously, it was Abraham-Louis Breguet, ticked off enough about the fact that he was losing time this way, who decided to bridge the problem in 1795 by inventing the régulateur à tourbillon.

The tourbillon (whirlwind) device has the escapement parts in a mobile cage that rotates in one direction, driven by a fixed wheel. This eliminates the effects of gravity on the balance wheel movement, and restores accuracy to the timepiece.

Piece de resistence
The tourbillon, patented by Breguet in 1801, is one of those complications that many watch manufacturers strive to produce as a piece de resistance of their collection. Others wonder why they bother since it doesn’t seem to serve a practical purpose. The main reason for this dissenting perspective is the difficult nature of their creation and the resulting high cost. Extremely precise mechanical tolerances are called into play – not too much weight, nor friction, or the entire system could wind up just looking pretty on your wrist while you seek the time elsewhere.

Marrying art and craft was Constant Girard-Perregaux’s aim as he created the Tourbillon Sous Trois Points d’Or, in 1867. The three-bridge design he invented for his pocket chronometer has been copied since, eventually finding its way onto wrists in 1991.

Mechanical marvels
The difficulty of manufacturing chronometer tourbillons fostered more innovative thinking, and Bahne Bonniksen, a Danish immigrant to England, came up with the karrusel (derived from carrousel). Patented by him in 1892, the karrusel has a movement that rotates at a slower rate than the chronometer tourbillon, but is more robust.

In the 1920s, Alfred Helwig, the Glashutte master watchmaker, invented the flying tourbillon regulator, which is pivot mounted on one side with no supporting bridge.

The arrival of the wristwatch resulted in watchmakers trying to find ways of miniaturising this already complicated movement. In 1930, the tourbillon regulator made its appearance in a wristwatch. Not too many tourbillons are in existence, and the quartz oscillator put an end to these mechanical marvels in the late ’60s. But the rebirth of mechanical watches has seen several companies taking up the miniaturisation process all over again.

Creative Applications
F.P. Journe’s Souverain Tourbillon is one of the more creative applications, while Blancpain seems to focus intensively on using these technical marvels. Omega has a self-winding Central Tourbillon which is produced in limited quantities, and has the movement as the centrepiece, while Patek Philippe swings in the other direction with its Sky Moon Tourbillon which has 12 complications and uses both
sides of the watch.

Whether it’s just a case of one-upmanship or practicality, the tourbillon is still an integral part of watchmaking and still causing a whirlwind of activity.

and........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourbillon

s15driftking · 09-28-2009, 02:13 PM

and the minute repeater....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cB8ftBRJGM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfhma...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9S89...eature=related

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeater_(horology)

http://www.timezone.com/library/rdnotebook/200408292930

09-29-2009, 07:16 AM

Just buy one of those little babies they had recently in CA. $32,000 for a watch! That's an everyday wear.

gettysburgfreak · 09-29-2009, 03:44 PM

After I hopefully complete the academy, I am going to buy this as a present

http://www.jorggray.com/jg6500nc-rose.html

09-25-2009, 11:35 AM	#1
Parshooter I'm a friend of Gary S Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Marc Location: St Somewhere Posts: 835 Trading: (2)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? BE CAREFUL. You can slide down the slope just as fast as with cigars __________________ I love chicks with FLBP.

09-25-2009, 11:56 AM	#3
HK3- Cashmere Jungle Lord Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Boffa Location: The town so nice they named it twice Posts: 5,035 Trading: (48)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I really like this watch and I do not own it. It's only a dream.

09-25-2009, 12:32 PM	#6
s15driftking Go Browns! Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Bobby Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,763 Trading: (16)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? ^^^ I'm down with Doxa, very nice diver watches! BTW, parshooter, where did you get that watch cabinet? __________________ diamonds/guns

09-25-2009, 10:38 PM	#7
sikk50 Just Bored Really... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Jefferson State Posts: 2,084 Trading: (13)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I'm in school, so not a collecter, but I do try to buy myself a new Citizen Eco Drive every other year or so. the current one has a pearl face with gold stripes on the bands and around the face __________________ "Not a Headache in a Hogshead"

09-26-2009, 09:04 PM	#10
Wolfgang Back from the dead Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 2,541 Trading: (14)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Interesting watch. Dosent get much wear time. I love my Seiko Titanium band __________________ You probably wont remember that test you failed, but you'll never forget the girl you were with the night before, when you decided not to study.

09-27-2009, 01:18 PM	#12
Wolfgang Back from the dead Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 2,541 Trading: (14)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Thank you. its currently in the shop. Needed a new battery and a good cleaning. __________________ You probably wont remember that test you failed, but you'll never forget the girl you were with the night before, when you decided not to study.

09-28-2009, 12:28 PM	#13
s15driftking Go Browns! Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Bobby Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,763 Trading: (16)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? a nice informative video!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiCPu0SjEW4 __________________ diamonds/guns

09-28-2009, 01:38 PM	#15
s15driftking Go Browns! Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Bobby Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,763 Trading: (16)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? website? link? __________________ diamonds/guns

09-28-2009, 02:00 PM	#16
ade06 Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ade Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,190 Trading: (24)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? All of the Bombay Trading Company's in my area (D.C., MD, DE and PA) have gone out of business too.

09-28-2009, 02:09 PM	#17
s15driftking Go Browns! Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Bobby Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,763 Trading: (16)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I'd like to introduce two cool things to those who want to learn about them... the tourbillon and the minute repeater... Tourbillon... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj2Ia0KWxN0 WHAT IS A TOURBILLON When it comes to time, accuracy is everything. Nobody’s going to take a watchmaker who can’t tick the talk. The gravity of the situation was not lost on the watchmakers of past who realised that the pull of Newton’s forces did have an effect on the performance of their timepieces. In the normal course of use, a watch goes through a variety of positions as your arm swings. This is great for the automatic movement. However, with the pocket watch, it tends to be kept in a vertical position, and we all know how gravity loves to play with that. The result is small changes to the accuracy of the timepiece. In the beginning Many may just brush it off as trivial, but others are bothered by it to the extent it’s more than dust in the eye. For instance, back in the 18th century, sailors’ lives depended on the accuracy of their ship’s deck watch or marine chronometer. Ingeniously, it was Abraham-Louis Breguet, ticked off enough about the fact that he was losing time this way, who decided to bridge the problem in 1795 by inventing the régulateur à tourbillon. The tourbillon (whirlwind) device has the escapement parts in a mobile cage that rotates in one direction, driven by a fixed wheel. This eliminates the effects of gravity on the balance wheel movement, and restores accuracy to the timepiece. Piece de resistence The tourbillon, patented by Breguet in 1801, is one of those complications that many watch manufacturers strive to produce as a piece de resistance of their collection. Others wonder why they bother since it doesn’t seem to serve a practical purpose. The main reason for this dissenting perspective is the difficult nature of their creation and the resulting high cost. Extremely precise mechanical tolerances are called into play – not too much weight, nor friction, or the entire system could wind up just looking pretty on your wrist while you seek the time elsewhere. Marrying art and craft was Constant Girard-Perregaux’s aim as he created the Tourbillon Sous Trois Points d’Or, in 1867. The three-bridge design he invented for his pocket chronometer has been copied since, eventually finding its way onto wrists in 1991. Mechanical marvels The difficulty of manufacturing chronometer tourbillons fostered more innovative thinking, and Bahne Bonniksen, a Danish immigrant to England, came up with the karrusel (derived from carrousel). Patented by him in 1892, the karrusel has a movement that rotates at a slower rate than the chronometer tourbillon, but is more robust. In the 1920s, Alfred Helwig, the Glashutte master watchmaker, invented the flying tourbillon regulator, which is pivot mounted on one side with no supporting bridge. The arrival of the wristwatch resulted in watchmakers trying to find ways of miniaturising this already complicated movement. In 1930, the tourbillon regulator made its appearance in a wristwatch. Not too many tourbillons are in existence, and the quartz oscillator put an end to these mechanical marvels in the late ’60s. But the rebirth of mechanical watches has seen several companies taking up the miniaturisation process all over again. Creative Applications F.P. Journe’s Souverain Tourbillon is one of the more creative applications, while Blancpain seems to focus intensively on using these technical marvels. Omega has a self-winding Central Tourbillon which is produced in limited quantities, and has the movement as the centrepiece, while Patek Philippe swings in the other direction with its Sky Moon Tourbillon which has 12 complications and uses both sides of the watch. Whether it’s just a case of one-upmanship or practicality, the tourbillon is still an integral part of watchmaking and still causing a whirlwind of activity. and........ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourbillon __________________ diamonds/guns

09-28-2009, 02:13 PM	#18
s15driftking Go Browns! Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Bobby Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,763 Trading: (16)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? and the minute repeater.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cB8ftBRJGM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfhma...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9S89...eature=related http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeater_(horology) http://www.timezone.com/library/rdnotebook/200408292930 __________________ diamonds/guns

09-29-2009, 07:16 AM	#19
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09-29-2009, 03:44 PM	#20
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? After I hopefully complete the academy, I am going to buy this as a present http://www.jorggray.com/jg6500nc-rose.html __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.