What would be your perfect 3 watches collection?
1. The day watch: the watch that suits your occupation.
2. Dress-down timepiece: worn everywhere from the beach to the ski slopes or for pottering around in the garden.
3. The dress watch : A watch geared for special occasions and big nights out.
Or if you think a collection should have more than three, comment please!
4 (maybe 5)
1) Quintessential Dress watch, no date, precious metal, seconds only, no seconds if u wanna be hard core. Patek Calatrava, ALS Saxonia, VC Patrimony etc.
2) Chronograph on a leather strap.
3) Braclet do it all watch, e.g. Rolex Explorer, Omega Aqua-terra etc.
4) Stylish, Fashionable, cool watch, like Panerai, IWC, JLC Compressors, Hublot,
5) GMT maybe haha
Last edited by kaiserphoenix; 22nd December 2013 at 14:56.
For me:
1. Diver
2. Dress
3. Beater
Although I could find at least another three categories I could happily fill.
The Blancpain GMT 1/2 hour is a great choice. One of the very few proper world time watches that will cover nearly all of the timezones.Originally Posted by pete-r
For me. Three watches doesn't go near it.
Quite recently a wise member (I can't recall with certainty who) posted words to the effect that for him, a watch could be considered in terms of its utility, aesthetics and craft and preferably authenticity/heritage too. I like the clarity of this thinking because for me it provides a simple view of how I mix and match these elements to select the right watch for my prevailing activity and mood. For example:
1. Work - 100% Utility = Low Cost Quartz Beater
2. Knackered After Work - Can't be arsed with mechanical but want something aesthetically pleasing with a high standard of finish yet self contained to make me feel civilised again = GS Quartz
3. Leisure Time at Home - Mechanical appreciation foremost = Mechanical chronograph or hand winding dress watch.
4. Leisure Time Out and About - Mechanical Automatic Sports/Tool/Business Watch with high standard of finish.
5. 100% Authenticity = Vintage
5. Wildcard - Just want something different/spontaneous (currently hankering after a quality digital).
There are many permutations of these elements, as there are moods, three could never be sufficient.
Experienced WIS may well have more sophisticated models.
Last edited by forpetesake; 22nd December 2013 at 19:33.
This is close enough for me
or
But three is a good number
RIAC
Any Sea Dweller
A cal.321 Speedmaster Pro
An El Primero (a dressier version, probably a Chronomaster)
The need/want for a full-on dress watch would be outside my priorities for a collection of only three, but if allowed a fourth it would be a close run thing between a Calatrava or a gold, implausibly clean dialled Zenith cal.135... though perhaps a SS Master Control would be an easier choice to find and live with.
Not sure if i could keep myself to 3 watches. But if there was no budget. A patek annual calendar for dress. A rolex sub for beater. The jlc gyrotourbillion for special occasions.
Speedmaster or Smiths Everest on:
1. Stainless bracelet
2. NATO - whatever colour you want, get lots.
3. Leather strap - whatever colour you want, get lots.
Easy.
Three is not nearly enough I'm afraid.
- one proper dress
- another dressy piece for the office, but with a little more excitement
- beater
- high end sports watch
- diver
- dressy chrono
- flieger
Now keeping in mind that for some of these categories it is quite frankly impossible to stick to only one (especially dressy complications), ten is really the lowest if could go. 25 would be much more reasonable of course.
How about this three.
Speedmaster Moon Brown
Blancpain FF
PP Calatrava white
Last edited by NenoS; 22nd December 2013 at 22:24. Reason: Order change acc to OP
Tricky! I've never been higher than 6 but don't really like to be down to three.
Currently at 5:
Dress:
Smart:
Tool:
Casual:
Sports:
Last edited by GIB984; 22nd December 2013 at 22:43.
...but if a gun were put to my head, I could get by with these fellas:
Sure, I'd l wouldn't mind some complications (chrono, alarm, GMT...), but all my bases would be covered with this lot.
Regards,
Adam
- A proper dressy chrono, always on a leather strap, usually a middle brown croco one... could be an elegant marine on a croco/alligator strap too, same colour.
- A flieger on a NATO leather strap.
- And, occasionally, a nice diver on massive stainless steel strap.
I've a lot more than 3 (although a lot less than some people here), but if I was pinned down to only 3 of my current collection :
Vintage Navitimer and I'd plump for the Cosmonaute again for it's 24 hour mechanism.
Omega Speedmaster - For such an affordable watch it's just so classic, understated and versatile. I'm not too fussed about a dress watch (I have some, but I never go to the Opera or Ballet, so don't need to worry which watch to wear for the right occasion) so two chronos is fine with me.
Longines Hydroconquest - Not an 'expensive' watch, even in the context of the previous two, but a lovely watch that I could wear every day without worrying about it and is WR to 300m, so I could even go diving in it, with the right strap (and, indeed, have)
Notable mention too, to my Sinn Arktis, which was a toin coss with my HC for inclusion in my 'final 3' (perhaps I should christen it Sophie? But then one of the watches above is the clumsy and lead-footed Sussana!).
M
Last edited by snowman; 23rd December 2013 at 09:07.
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
So far I only have two of the bases covered. I tend to agree that 3 has it covered.
missing something in a precious metal I reckon or complicated. A PP, ALS 1815 chrono maybe
or maybe even that stunning Bremont.
Looks good so far. Keep'em coming !
Im more into sporty timepieces hence mine are as follows
Daytona White SS: Dressier occasions
Explorer II Polar / Sub C ND: Daily Wearer
DSSD / Hulk: Weekender
One of my PO's as my everyday watch
JLC Memovex tribute to deep sea
Probably a Datejust II .......SHIT, I am getting older
I think I'd be very happy with that
Honourable mentions to the Explorer II and Zenith striking 10th
For me:
1. Either my PO or my Milgauss as a day to day watch
2. A PP5296 (in white gold with the plain dial)
3. An ALS 1815 Chrono in white gold.
I don't know if that would do it, I would also want a Speedy Pro in there somehow.
16600 Seadweller - Everday
IWC Portuguese - Dress watch
5513 Sub - vintage
I would be quite happy living with these three...
Diver / Chronograph
Dress
Sports
omega trifecta!
PO
AT
Speedy!!!
Smart (in steel) - a JLC Reverso or MUT Moon
Dress - a yellow gold Lange
Everyday - a matte dial GMT or Speedy from the late 1970s or early 1980s so nicely aged but still robust
One of these two:
It's just a matter of time...
Although realistically......my orange PO and Smiths Everest with the other PO being traded for an Explorer II
I'm never going to own a watch costing more than £5k
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