Post by west.au on May 30, 2015 23:43:57 GMT -8
Hi, Just a short history:
- live on the west coast of Australia (Perth)
- owned a Seiko Diver (had an orange dial,black bezel,s/s bracelet) maybe a 6309? (mid 80's) anyway I lost it ploughing a field (never leave a watch in a top pocket of a shirt!)
- replaced it with a Tag Chronograph (CG2111RO) and that was stolen (some-one I knew)
- haven't really worn a watch since (about 5 yrs)
- have been looking at a replacement for about a year (and decided on an antique/vintage watch)
- saw a pic of a 6138-0040 then a 6138-8030 etc,etc,etc (you get the picture, at that point I was smitten!)
- purchased a SCEB-009 (bullhead re-issue) because you have to start some-where!
- now quietly sifting through the garbage on E(vil)bay & the net to purchase a good original bullhead
I have read a lot of good information, thanks mainly to some of the other members on this site (hence the main reason I joined), and can now (I think) spot a red flag (a clumsy re-polish is an absolute deal breaker)
- I think that a hobby/obsession has formed (I have been sizing up the spare bedroom!)
cheers!
- live on the west coast of Australia (Perth)
- owned a Seiko Diver (had an orange dial,black bezel,s/s bracelet) maybe a 6309? (mid 80's) anyway I lost it ploughing a field (never leave a watch in a top pocket of a shirt!)
- replaced it with a Tag Chronograph (CG2111RO) and that was stolen (some-one I knew)
- haven't really worn a watch since (about 5 yrs)
- have been looking at a replacement for about a year (and decided on an antique/vintage watch)
- saw a pic of a 6138-0040 then a 6138-8030 etc,etc,etc (you get the picture, at that point I was smitten!)
- purchased a SCEB-009 (bullhead re-issue) because you have to start some-where!
- now quietly sifting through the garbage on E(vil)bay & the net to purchase a good original bullhead
I have read a lot of good information, thanks mainly to some of the other members on this site (hence the main reason I joined), and can now (I think) spot a red flag (a clumsy re-polish is an absolute deal breaker)- I think that a hobby/obsession has formed (I have been sizing up the spare bedroom!)
cheers!
:party:
