Being more of a flipper than a pod of dolphins, what watches are still in your collection that you bought new or unused from an AD/store/grey that you still own after a year (to ignore recent purchases)?
Of a current collection of 10 I've only these 2 that I have owned since new and are over a year old (2 more that are under, the rest used)
Planet Ocean 2500
PRS-29B
When I first started buying watches, I used to attach sentimental reasons for the purchase (probably to justify the cost). This means I have a load of watches I hardly wear but probably won't sell!
2007 Longines Master Collection,
2009 Breitling Chronomatic 49
2011 IWC Aquatimer 2000
2012 Bremont ALT1-C
2013 Rolex BLNR (I did sell this but bought it back)
2014 Rolex 116600
2016 Breitling Aerospace Evo
A Lange Sohne 1815 Chronograph 1 year a few months.
Explorer I 14+ years
Rolex Daytona 2 Years +
My Tudor Submariner 79190. Bought new for around £650
Orient Flight, the best quality/price I ever got from a watch.
I have worn it continuously for a half year, and time keeping was near perfect. Never been off more than 15 seconds.
I've still got my seamaster from 16 years ago. Once or twice I've thought about p/xing it but it's still with me going strong
Out of my selection the only ones that I have owned since new are my Marina Militare Panerai 00587 and My Firenze SE Luminor Marina Panerai 00411.
all the panerai u ever need!! beautiful pieces!!Originally Posted by paneristi372
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Hmmm, good question.
I have a collection of 21, of which five were bought new or unused, and of those - four are over a year old. Only apathy has stopped me trying to sell on some of these too, so they are certainly not 'keepers' because they got past 12 months!
I suspect the days of me buying new from an AD are well and truly over, I think I get more satisfaction from searching for the best vintage examples I can find/afford, they certainly seem to stick around far longer....
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Omega speed master racing with chequered dial and red accents.
Breitling aerospace tornado F3 edition
Bremont MB3 Sqn centenary commission
Just my Seiko SNZH55K1, bought new in Hong Kong on a quick stopover.
Goodness me Tim, that Zenith is stunning. Which model is it?
Patek 5146J
IWC Worldtimer
Rolex Air-King-Date (well my Dad bought)
I have the Omega POC with orange insert but less than 12months old so will have to wait a year.
Martyn
A pair of German autos with ETA movements:
All my other mechanicals are vintage. And smaller.
Both of them have sentimental value, which is probably why I bought them brand new in the first place, and wasn't worried about instant depreciation the moment I received.
Another serial flipper here - owned from new GShock DW9000 purchased in 99, I think, Precista PRS20 Cali new in 14 and Sub Ceramic new last May.
Thank you very much. Thats very kind of you to say.
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Bought new in 1999.
I have my omega sea master co-axial, which was a gift from my father for my 21st birthday, around 8 years ago. Never going to sell this watch :-)
This one from 2000 with white dial, currently in possession of my better half.
This one from 2002 - worn mostly in summer.
When I initially saw this thread I thought it would be virtually nothing, but it turns out that there are a few that are two years or over:
Franck Muller Taormina King
Romain Jerome Moon DNA
Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Diver
Cuervo y Sobrinos Robusto Triple Calendar
Kemmner Tourbillon
PRS20
PRS30
The obligatory Orange Monster.
Thanks Peck...it is the Zenith Captain El Primero 36000 vph chrono (ref 03.2110.400/01.C498), replaced the dark brown original strap & pin buckle, not sure if this exact model is still in production. It was a fairly long term aim and did not disappoint.
I haven't had this one long mind
This one I've only had since January
This I've had for 4 years :-D
My first Bronze
I've had since November
Wow that was a longer list than I thought, I keep on thinking about selling most of my watches to get one of the Omega's that keep on popping up on SC
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SO44, & a good discount from the AD.
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Since 1968...
Rolex 16610: 7 years
Seiko Orange Monster: 4 years
Seiko SKX007: 1 year
Dave
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All of them !
2011 Datejust
2014 BLNR
This year I've bought an LVc but I doubt that will stay.
This
and this.
But neither have had a look in since I got this.
Seiko SKX007
Seiko SKX011
G-Shock 5600
I also have a couple of watches bought new in the last 12 months that are keepers, so if I see this thread again I'll be able to add them to the list.
I've just had the bug for a couple of years and haven't flipped any yet (and no plans to do so). Of those I own, I have had 4 for over a year (plus a few quartz): Omega Seamaster 300M ceramic, Speedmaster sapphire sandwich, JLC MUT Moon (black dial) and ALS 1815 Up/Down. Strange looking back to 2 years ago when £200 seemed a lot for a watch!
Out of a collection of 14 watches only one was bought new , that is my speedy 3570 which I got for £1500 from Goldsmiths in 2008
I've only got 2 I bought new. My Sub C from 2010 and my OP 39 from last month. I bought a Seawolf and a SMP both new last year but have already moved on to new owners.
PRS 25 still love it wearing it today!
The most recent I could find was this, from 1987!
I've bought all my watches from new from AD's and still own them all !! 3 have a degree of sentiment to them and are never being flipped provided financial circumstances allow, the other two I can't see me flipping any time soon either as I love them also. Am I the only non flipper? LOL
Rolex GMTii C bought in 2009
Rolex Daytona White face bought in 2009
PAM312 bought in 2012
PAM580 bought in 2015
Rolex DSSD blue bought in 2016
This from 1997. Still a daily wearer.
Not one,
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
I have the same model, also from 1997. Purchased from a jeweller's in Geneva. Came with a blue leather strap that I still have but don't use (it lives on a NATO these days).This from 1997. Still a daily wearer.
Also this, bought new in 1986:
Maranez Layan
Steinhart Ocean 44
Breitling Navitimer World
Omega Geneve Dynamic
I also have three bought less than 12 months ago that I fully expect to still own this time next year.
That leaves 5 that I bought pre-owned...
Simon
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Could you tell what strap that is?, have the same watch mine was a year or two earlier, hasn't been worn in ages and a strap like that could force it out of retirement.This from 1997. Still a daily wearer.
I bought panerai 111 in 2011 and have been a keeper since then.
Bought all eight of mine new, still got all of them. Seems thats unusual on here, not being a serial flipper.
I still have all of the watches that I've bought new for myself. 2 Omega, 5 Timefactors, 1 Sinn, 1 Hamilton, 7 Vostok, 2 Tissot, 1 Mondaine, 1 Seagull 1963, 1 Bradley Eone, 1 Cathode Corner, 6 Casio, 1 Suunto and 1 Sziget Festival Metapay Watch.
An Omega Speedmaster 3510.50 and a Seiko 5 are the only watches I've had from new and I intend keeping them long-term. The Speedy was a long service gift from work in 2004, the Seiko was bought in Lanzarotte in 2003 for £32. Every thing else has been bought second hand, currently have around 21.
Same with cars, I don't buy new. Had two new-build houses over the years, not sure I'd do that again!
Paul
I almost never buy new, and the only exception that's still with me is an Omega AT quartz, which I bought in a panic when they looked like they were going to discontinue quartz completely. In the end they replaced it with the printed dial model, without the independent hour hand, at the same price. It turned out to be a pretty good call as a result - they've held up quite well in value.
I can't say I feel any differently about it to my other watches due to being the original owner, they all just feel like my watches. A fairly miserable time haggling with Goldsmiths, which involved walking out of the shop, and then watching them mangle the screws when resizing the bracelet added very little to the experience (an Omega boutique immediately fixed that for me free of charge). I doubt I'll buy new again unless it's a brand new model I just have to have. Perhaps it would make me think a little harder about selling the Omega though, so maybe there is a bit of a bond with it after all - it's replaceable but it's the only one I'll ever see that I bought new. Had I bought from a better store with pleasant customer service and a glass of something, I might remember the day more fondly, so it seems these things count.
Me, I'm a hoarder rather than a flipper, so...
Not bought BY me, but new for me in 1983!
My Jaquet Droz, seen with the Longines Hydroconquest I bought for myself 30 years later (and still firmly here).
I bought this Sinn EZM7S to cheer myself up (not sure why I needed cheering up now, so I guess it worked!) back in 2015.
I probably won't sell it as I'd take a huge hit on the new price, I suspect!
I bought this from Creation in 2012, with a blue dial and bezel and a different movement!
I also have a Dreadnought Voyager, bought in a bit of DN-hype and regretted for a while, but I 'bonded' with it on some long haul dive trips and it's now a favourite for such trips - I picked a meaningful serial No, so I probably won't sell it in a hurry.
I have a Sekonda that my wife bought me around 2005, which I used to wear to the gym in recent years, but rarely wear now.
I also have the following all bought new and over a year ago (some as long ago as 2012, when I first got the watch bug!):
Citizen 300M Diver
Tissot PRC200
Marina Militare 44MM
Christopher Ward C11 Makaira Pro 500
Sekonda blue 'Navitimer'
Aside from the Sinn above, most of my dearer watches have been purchased 'pre-loved'
M
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Only ever bought new, currently have an SMP and a Luminox Polycarbonate that I use for travelling that are well over a year old.
Bought a sub c and PAM312 within the year which I'm planning to keep hold of too.
Prob buy a used exploer 1 at somepoint, don't like the 39mm.
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I forgot I still had this
Co_axial Omega Aqua Terra 42mm
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My Grand Seiko SBGR053, bought five years ago as a one watch solution to replace a similarly styled Seiko 5 before finding lots of spurious reasons to buy more watches. I still wear it with a suit and as it was running the other day I wore it casually too and it really works on the bracelet. I have an original GS black leather strap and deployant but haven't tried it yet as the bracelet is so comfortable and beautifully finished.
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