New arrivals! - Much overdue post

[shaugn]

Very much overdue now, but I'd like to share with you guys two of my recent acquisitions. Some of you may perhaps remember me from my short stint in London which ended earlier this year. Have now since relocated back to Singapore, so if any of you are ever in this neck of the woods, do drop me an email or PM. I'd love to show you guys around some of the WIS sights here! :)

Anyway, I had to let go Ben's superb tritium SeaDweller earlier this year to fund this beauty...



Then ended up missing the SD so much I got this...



Been a good year for watch collecting so far! :D :D :D

Cheers!
Shaun

[Dave E]

Both nice, but that Speedy is superb.

[seadog1408]

yep that speedy looks the buisness 8)

cheers
mike :wink:

[mr1973]

I adore the 1680.

[Shakir Khaja]

Two of the greatset watch pices to own IMHO!!! 8)

[flyerboy]

Very nice Speedy ! Well done :thumbright:

[PeterM]

A pair of beauties Shaun :)

How's the Sub in comparison to the SD?

[alexandr0s]

That Speedy is truly beautiful. The elegance of the original, with the convenience of auto/day-date.
Lovely mate

Alex

[djjuk]

Great Speedy & nice photos there too.

[CmdrBond]

Very 8) Speedmaster. Loving the photos, thanks for sharing :)

[MarkEg]

I like the Speedmaster - makes me miss mine it is getting serviced right now and an english day date added...

Best regards
Mark

[Ari]

Both stunning watches in their own right.

[Chukas]

Both stunning watches in their own right.

Couldn't agree more,both top notch!!

[lawman_nl]

Love that Speedy - is that the Lemania 5100 one?

Congratulations!

[Seamaster73]

What a lovely pair!

[ggill]

Congrats on a lovely pair if you will excuse the pun! :lol:

[FHKJ]

Apologies for my speedy ignorance, but which Speedy is that?

Thanks, FJ

[boddah]

What a lovely pair!

+1

Great photos too 8)

[shaugn]

Thanks guys! :D

How's the Sub in comparison to the SD?

Really do love the SD. I'm a big fan of the thicker case and higher profile. The last one I had (Ben's) had a really nicely patina-ed tritium dial. Here's a quick pic:



You can read more of my thoughts on the Rolex SD in a review I wrote some time back pitting it against the Omega PO here:

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=66811

The 1680 submariner is in another league though. Love the matt dial, acrylic 'top hat' crystal and silver date wheel. :D

[shaugn]

I like the Speedmaster - makes me miss mine it is getting serviced right now and an english day date added...

Best regards
Mark

Nice pic Mark! :)

I'm considering getting an english date wheel installed at some point also. Are they easy to source?

[shaugn]

Apologies for my speedy ignorance, but which Speedy is that?

Thanks, FJ

The speedmaster ref 376.0822 has been known by a number of names, most notably the "grail", coined by the late Chuck Maddox. You can read more about this particular Lemania 5100 / Omega c.1045 based watche on Chuck's excellent site here:

http://chronomaddox.com/c1045_in_detail.html

Cheers! :)
Shaun

[PeterM]

You can read more of my thoughts on the Rolex SD in a review I wrote some time back pitting it against the Omega PO here: http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=66811

The 1680 submariner is in another league though. Love the matt dial, acrylic 'top hat' crystal and silver date wheel. :D

I've just spent 20 minutes reading and re-reading your review on WUS - I learned so much!

Thanks for that Shaun :thumbright:

Trouble is, it just proves how little I actually know :lol:

[dutchgray]

Lovely pair, the speedy is wonderful though :D

[S.L]

Classic beauty's both of them.
I'm in Singapore from time to time btw, might just take you up on that offer. :)

/Stefan

[Sharky]

Great watches, both of them. Congrats

Mark

[shaugn]

I've just spent 20 minutes reading and re-reading your review on WUS - I learned so much!

Thanks for that Shaun :thumbright:

Trouble is, it just proves how little I actually know :lol:

Don't mention it Peter! :)

Oddly enough, 2 years on, both of those watches in that review have now gone on to better homes. i suppose once you go vintage, there's no turning back! :D

Classic beauty's both of them.
I'm in Singapore from time to time btw, might just take you up on that offer. :)

/Stefan

Thanks Stefan! Drop me a mail next time you're dropping by! Ever done any watch shopping here? :)

[Dean in Canuckistan]

Two spectacular watches. Wonderful stuff.