Wristwatch collectors out there?

Sancho · 10-24-2008, 08:26 AM

Anyone? I've got into it some just looking for something to wear around work and for more formal occasions. Anyone got anything fun?

gettysburgfreak · 10-24-2008, 08:55 AM

Right now I dont collect as I don't have the money but I love a nice watch. Ive got a Seiko Chronograph and a Kenneth Cole automatic movt with the moon phase, date, and hour dials, I love it.

FriskyDingo · 10-24-2008, 10:02 AM

I have a few watches from Kenneth Cole, Georgio Armani and Skagen. But I don't collect them I just seem to have aquired them somehow.

I do have a few Swatches from the eighties that are different to say the least!

poker · 10-24-2008, 10:03 AM

Not a collector, but love em just the same.

Sancho · 10-24-2008, 10:34 AM

Maybe a rephrase, I certainly dont consider myself a collector but I certainly do enjoy them. I love the self winding automatics, such a cool sound when they are running

10-24-2008, 11:24 AM

Omega. Seamaster, De Ville, and Constellation.

poker · 10-24-2008, 11:26 AM

Im happy with my Breitling Crosswind.

MTB996 · 10-24-2008, 02:06 PM

Breitling B2 here. Love the watch- wear it everyday.

Footbag · 10-24-2008, 03:58 PM

I've got a Breitling Navitimer and my grandfathers Patek Phillipe. The Patek is my best watch!

But for some reason I've been wearing a Frank Muller Conquistador Tourbillon Knock-off! Because I tend to bang them around at work.

MikeyC · 10-24-2008, 08:38 PM

I don't really collect watches, but I have more than one now and I would love to have a couple more. So, I guess I could qualify as a collector. My everyday watch is a Breitling B-1 and my "special occassion" watch is a Breitling Montebrilliant Legende.

Earlier this week I was at a Breitling client appreciation dinner and was able to try on a couple of limited/special edition Breitlings including a Breitling for Bentley Flying B which was all yellow gold and diamond encrusted. I believe the retail value on that one was almost $200K.

TOB9595 · 10-24-2008, 09:18 PM

That dinner must have been quite some gala...
Glad that you could go..
200K on your wrist....
whew..
I love to play off watches now and again. I seem to lease them as I turn them over fairly frequently..
I just had this Glycine Combat relumed at IWW.
Wonderful watch.

Hacks, winds, is automatic, glows nicely now.
Tom

AriesOpusX · 10-25-2008, 09:15 AM

Anything by Armani will do you well for day/night wear.

gettysburgfreak · 10-25-2008, 10:09 AM

Here's a picture I got online of the Seiko watch I have

White97Jimmy · 10-25-2008, 10:47 AM

For dressier occassions, I have a Burberry Chrono. For daily use, I stick to my Timex!

s15driftking · 08-09-2009, 08:28 AM

I've got several lower end watches (michael Kors, Kenneth Cole, etc)

My goal is to buy a Breitling Super Avenger or Navitimer in the next year. Anyone get a slick deal on breitlings?

floydpink · 08-09-2009, 08:45 AM

I bought this Rolex Date on the old CS and haven't had it off my wrist since.

captain53 · 08-09-2009, 08:49 AM

No big collection but I do love and appreciate fine watches. I do have 3 Hoyers (Pre-Tag) that I cherish but one of them no longer works and can't get parts. BOOO TAG, would not invest a large sum in one if they are not going to provide long-term parts availability.

awsmith4 · 08-09-2009, 09:12 AM

I love my Omega Seamaster and wear it most of the time, but I have a Luminox Navy Seals that I wear as well

KidRock · 08-09-2009, 09:32 AM

I love breitling and have two superoceans....

WildBlueSooner · 08-09-2009, 07:39 PM

I have a Lucien Piccard that I love...will have to figure out which model it is.

10-24-2008, 08:26 AM	#1
Sancho Puddle Jumper Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: back near the woods Posts: 387 Trading: (7)	Wristwatch collectors out there? Anyone? I've got into it some just looking for something to wear around work and for more formal occasions. Anyone got anything fun?

10-24-2008, 08:55 AM	#2
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Right now I dont collect as I don't have the money but I love a nice watch. Ive got a Seiko Chronograph and a Kenneth Cole automatic movt with the moon phase, date, and hour dials, I love it. __________________ 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.

10-24-2008, 10:02 AM	#3
FriskyDingo hoosierherfers.com Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Evan Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 318 Trading: (16)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I have a few watches from Kenneth Cole, Georgio Armani and Skagen. But I don't collect them I just seem to have aquired them somehow. I do have a few Swatches from the eighties that are different to say the least! __________________ -= http://www.hoosierherfers.com =-

10-24-2008, 10:03 AM	#4
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Not a collector, but love em just the same. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

10-24-2008, 10:34 AM	#5
Sancho Puddle Jumper Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: back near the woods Posts: 387 Trading: (7)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Maybe a rephrase, I certainly dont consider myself a collector but I certainly do enjoy them. I love the self winding automatics, such a cool sound when they are running

10-24-2008, 11:24 AM	#6
ElkTwin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Omega. Seamaster, De Ville, and Constellation.

10-24-2008, 11:26 AM	#7
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Im happy with my Breitling Crosswind. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

10-24-2008, 02:06 PM	#8
MTB996 Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hillsborough, NC Posts: 317 Trading: (1)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Breitling B2 here. Love the watch- wear it everyday.

10-24-2008, 03:58 PM	#9
Footbag I Need My Space Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Adam Location: NEPA Posts: 1,216 Trading: (7)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I've got a Breitling Navitimer and my grandfathers Patek Phillipe. The Patek is my best watch! But for some reason I've been wearing a Frank Muller Conquistador Tourbillon Knock-off! Because I tend to bang them around at work.

10-24-2008, 08:38 PM	#10
MikeyC member of the CA MINYAN Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 1,782 Trading: (11)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I don't really collect watches, but I have more than one now and I would love to have a couple more. So, I guess I could qualify as a collector. My everyday watch is a Breitling B-1 and my "special occassion" watch is a Breitling Montebrilliant Legende. Earlier this week I was at a Breitling client appreciation dinner and was able to try on a couple of limited/special edition Breitlings including a Breitling for Bentley Flying B which was all yellow gold and diamond encrusted. I believe the retail value on that one was almost $200K. Last edited by MikeyC; 10-24-2008 at 08:42 PM.

10-24-2008, 09:18 PM	#11
TOB9595 Managing the UnManageable Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Central NJ Posts: 452 Trading: (12)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? That dinner must have been quite some gala... Glad that you could go.. 200K on your wrist.... whew.. I love to play off watches now and again. I seem to lease them as I turn them over fairly frequently.. I just had this Glycine Combat relumed at IWW. Wonderful watch. Hacks, winds, is automatic, glows nicely now. Tom

10-25-2008, 09:15 AM	#12
AriesOpusX Goodfella Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 215 Trading: (0)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Anything by Armani will do you well for day/night wear.

10-25-2008, 10:09 AM	#13
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? Here's a picture I got online of the Seiko watch I have __________________ 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.

10-25-2008, 10:47 AM	#14
White97Jimmy Puff on this Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: James Posts: 195 Trading: (1)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? For dressier occassions, I have a Burberry Chrono. For daily use, I stick to my Timex!

08-09-2009, 08:28 AM	#15
s15driftking Go Browns! Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Bobby Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,763 Trading: (16)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I've got several lower end watches (michael Kors, Kenneth Cole, etc) My goal is to buy a Breitling Super Avenger or Navitimer in the next year. Anyone get a slick deal on breitlings? __________________ diamonds/guns

08-09-2009, 08:45 AM	#16
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I bought this Rolex Date on the old CS and haven't had it off my wrist since. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"

08-09-2009, 08:49 AM	#17
captain53 Have My Own Room Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Dave Location: Lake of the Ozarks & Austin, TX Posts: 1,333 Trading: (3)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? No big collection but I do love and appreciate fine watches. I do have 3 Hoyers (Pre-Tag) that I cherish but one of them no longer works and can't get parts. BOOO TAG, would not invest a large sum in one if they are not going to provide long-term parts availability.

08-09-2009, 09:12 AM	#18
awsmith4 Simple Pleasures - 2oL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Albert Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,602 Trading: (111)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I love my Omega Seamaster and wear it most of the time, but I have a Luminox Navy Seals that I wear as well __________________ Its THIS easy to support our troops

08-09-2009, 07:39 PM	#20
WildBlueSooner I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: James Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,322 Trading: (19)	Re: Wristwatch collectors out there? I have a Lucien Piccard that I love...will have to figure out which model it is. __________________ "To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory"-- Douglas MacArthur