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Post by Groundhog66 on Oct 1, 2013 14:50:14 GMT -8
Do you occasionally stray, and share your love with any non Jap brands? If you've been paying attention to my recent purchases, you'd know I definitely have a soft spot for vintage Heuer and Zodiac's. It's not like I've run the out of Seiko's to acquire, but the ones that pique my interest enough to purchase are few and far between.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2013 14:53:38 GMT -8
Lots of vintage Chinese; a few vintage Russians and a handful of Swiss. Have an Indian coming and would love a German.
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Post by cartshed on Oct 1, 2013 15:40:48 GMT -8
Well, I too caught the vintage Heuer bug recently & have added one to the collection & hope to acquire a couple more in the future. I've always been interested in Omega & own 2 & might get another 1 or 2 some day but they're a little pricey & my work/home lifestyle isn't really suited to owning vintage Swiss watches. Nor is my wallet. I'd also quite like a vintage Citizen diver but rarely see them for sale. The 62MAS is the one I really want to own. It's a great design & an iconic Seiko but I do actually think they are overpriced but if I don't get one in the next couple of years, I'll probably forget about it as they'll be too pricey by then.
There are plenty of other watches that interest me, like old Sicura diver's & similar styled makes but I've no idea about the spares situation for watches like this so am concentrating on Seiko & maybe the odd Heuer & Omega. (If they're cheap).
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Post by Groundhog66 on Oct 1, 2013 17:29:07 GMT -8
Lots of vintage Chinese; a few vintage Russians and a handful of Swiss. Have an Indian coming and would love a German. Is there any non Jap brand that grabs you extra hard? |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Oct 1, 2013 17:32:10 GMT -8
Well, I too caught the vintage Heuer bug recently & have added one to the collection & hope to acquire a couple more in the future. I've always been interested in Omega & own 2 & might get another 1 or 2 some day but they're a little pricey & my work/home lifestyle isn't really suited to owning vintage Swiss watches. Nor is my wallet. I'd also quite like a vintage Citizen diver but rarely see them for sale. The 62MAS is the one I really want to own. It's a great design & an iconic Seiko but I do actually think they are overpriced but if I don't get one in the next couple of years, I'll probably forget about it as they'll be too pricey by then. There are plenty of other watches that interest me, like old Sicura diver's & similar styled makes but I've no idea about the spares situation for watches like this so am concentrating on Seiko & maybe the odd Heuer & Omega. (If they're cheap). The Heuer bug is an easy one to catch, just pray it doesn't take hold too tightly...  |
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Post by martynrb5 on Oct 1, 2013 17:43:46 GMT -8
Hello, I'm very fond of Tissot watches, I own one but I would definitely consider another. Here's my PRS516  When I have the funds I think I'll get an automatic chrono too. |
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Post by estrickland on Oct 1, 2013 21:36:52 GMT -8
I've reached the point where I will only pick up a new watch if I'm willing to let another go.
Like you there aren't that many things that interest me enough to divorce one of my Seikos.
I love my Zeniths, DOXA, Dornbluth&Sohn, Sinn, and Speedmaster, but it would take a rare find to claim an additional slot.
I'd be more likely to trade up than to add (say my 3570.50 for a Cal. 321, or EZM3 for an EMZ1).
Kind of late to Heuers, but I can definitely see a Cal. 11 beating out my 6139-7020 or my Sinn.
Also hunting a JLC Memovox Polaris or barracuda, and I can see one beating out my MM300.
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Post by Groundhog66 on Oct 2, 2013 7:04:10 GMT -8
Hello, I'm very fond of Tissot watches, I own one but I would definitely consider another. Here's my PRS516 When I have the funds I think I'll get an automatic chrono too. That's a looker right there, very nice indeed! |
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Post by timewatcher on Oct 2, 2013 7:08:44 GMT -8
My other love would be Zodiacs! I had a VERY nice collection of all makes/models and bought them at bargain basement prices but I was a FOOL..... a BIG FOOL and sold everyone I owned! At the time I sold mine I practically had to give them away as no-one wanted them! Now all of the models I owned have sold or are selling at 3-4 times the price I paid for mine!  |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Oct 2, 2013 7:10:57 GMT -8
My other love would be Zodiacs! I had a VERY nice collection of all makes/models and bought them at bargain basement prices but I was a FOOL..... a BIG FOOL and sold everyone I owned! At the time I sold mine I practically had to give them away as no-one wanted them! Now all of the models I owned have sold or are selling at 3-4 times the price I paid for mine! Did you ever have pics of your collection, I'd love to see it. |
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Post by timewatcher on Oct 2, 2013 7:24:27 GMT -8
My other love would be Zodiacs! I had a VERY nice collection of all makes/models and bought them at bargain basement prices but I was a FOOL..... a BIG FOOL and sold everyone I owned! At the time I sold mine I practically had to give them away as no-one wanted them! Now all of the models I owned have sold or are selling at 3-4 times the price I paid for mine! Did you ever have pics of your collection, I'd love to see it. No unfortunately I dont but I did save these two pics as they were my favorites.......... EVERYTHING on this Seawolf was NOS except for the case.................. (I had 4 of them in various states of condition)  And this one which came to me NOS originally purchased from Japan E-bay by another buyer who knew I had looked for years for one so he sold it to me! I paid WAY too much for it at the time about 4 years or so ago and eventually sold it because it was the 36mm size and eventually ended up sitting in my case and got sold for a about $100.00 less then I paid for it! .....  It also had the Original bracelet on it which now days is worth it's weight in Gold! |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Oct 2, 2013 7:34:58 GMT -8
Those are definitely drool worthy, I can understand why you're upset that you let them all go.
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