Reply With QuoteMy Dornbluth, it has my children's names engraved on it.
Fellow collectors, if you had to pick one watch from your respective collections to keep, and discard the rest...which would you keep, and why?
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My Dornbluth, it has my children's names engraved on it.
I’ll start the bidding. I would keep my Sea-Dweller 4000 ref. 116600. I know I’ve mentioned it before so pardon the repetition. This watch is my favourite for several reasons: 1) it’s engineered (or over-engineered) to perfection 2) its relative rarity makes it feel really unique. I’ve never seen anyone else wearing one in the wild 3) the case proportions / lug to lug make it retain a more vintage appearance than the super-case 6 digit references 4) it was widely rejected by the market when it came out 5) it was made for only 3 years making it one of the shortest Rolex production runs - and therefore it should maintain long-term value 6) I love Glidelock 7) it reminds me of happy times.
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That’s lovely. I feel like engraving watches is a missed practice. Nowadays the way watches go in and out of people’s collections makes them reticent to engrave but it makes any watch truly unique. I must do it too!Originally Posted by robert75
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My first 'luxury' watch, can't see myself letting this one go even if more expensive or exclusive one's come along.
Top choice. It’s a classic and you can’t beat the classics. I have a 1016 and a 214270...both bring me great joy. Next year will, without doubt be the year of the Explorer. It’s a cool photo too.My first 'luxury' watch, can't see myself letting this one go even if more expensive or exclusive one's come along.
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Smiths W10 would be the last to go. Perfect proportions, superb legibility, weighs nowt, unembellished heritage.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Don’t think I could do a single watch tbh. If forced then maybe the Tudor Harrods or bluebay58
Have to be my Damasko DC80 - it does everything I want a watch to do, it was made to my exact specifications, and I am very unlikely to be able to afford such a piece ever again.
Easy, of all the watches I've ever owned this for me is the one. Perfect size and thickness, super legible, plenty of nice angles that catch the light and just make it great to look at in all lighting conditions. On top of all that I can knock it about without any worry and It's just a joy to wear.
A few years ago I'd never have thought a cheap quartz watch would become my overall favourite but there we go.
I have an Orient Bambino in the collection and I bloody love that watch. It’s not quartz but it was less than £200 and it just hits the spot. I know exactly how you feel.
Easy, of all the watches I've ever owned this for me is the one. Perfect size and thickness, super legible, plenty of nice angles that catch the light and just make it great to look at in all lighting conditions. On top of all that I can knock it about without any worry and It's just a joy to wear.
A few years ago I'd never have thought a cheap quartz watch would become my overall favourite but there we go.
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I know nothing about these but will investigate further!Have to be my Damasko DC80 - it does everything I want a watch to do, it was made to my exact specifications, and I am very unlikely to be able to afford such a piece ever again.
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Play the game! Which one would it be??
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Ok I’ll go for the Harrods
Good choice. Still waiting for my Harrods since last November
Knowing my luck they're just holding out for another price rise!
The right choice!
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Easy
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I genuinely couldn’t choose! The clear choice is the sub 14060m. A do it all watch and perfect everyday watch. But then there is the OP36 i got for my parents estate. That too is almost an everyday watch just more nervous around sea and swimming.
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Not a Seiko in sight yet....
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16600 Sea-Dweller
It's just a matter of time...
No question...
Ditto. My son's name is engraved. Model.is 99.1. Even without the engraving I'd keep it
Dealer on WUS has some NOS Caravelles from the 70s for sale btw if that was of any interest? I know the guy as well (based in Los Angeles)No question...
If i had to, it would be the 16600 that’s been a trusty side kick for a long time.
As usual, you're all wrong.
Sorry, this is a one-of-a-kind.
It’s a hard choice, probably why we collect several watches..
16600 tritium Seadweller would be very hard to let go but just pipping it would be my 105.003-64 Ed White Speedmaster.
If I had to choose one then my old no date sub. It was a gift from my brother for my 30th so has sentimental value.
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Easy one for me. Bought in memory of my mother from a suprise last cheque from her estate. Probably the perfect case size for me at 39mm and I am of the age where it suits well with my lifestyle. Works well with causal (which I wear mostly) as well as smart casual (which I wear little these days).
Recent picture this summer: I present my Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 5146J
Failing that it would have been my 16600 - but I sold it.
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If I have to choose one then it will be the Longines Heritage 1967.
I can't show a picture right now because it's still with Longines after a service. Had to send it back due to running bad as soon as I got it back lol.
Either way it's a watch I've been after for quite a while and I just smile every time I see it.
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Great picture, I want one!Easy one for me. Bought in memory of my mother from a suprise last cheque from her estate. Probably the perfect case size for me at 39mm and I am of the age where it suits well with my lifestyle. Works well with causal (which I wear mostly) as well as smart casual (which I wear little these days).
Recent picture this summer: I present my Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 5146J
Failing that it would have been my 16600 - but I sold it.
Sorry, I don't understand the premise of this thread.
Any time over the past six years when I have played the theoretical game of “you can only keep three watches” the 114270 always makes the cut.
So I reckon that’s the one I would likely pick. Maybe.😀
Perfect proportions. Highly legible. Low recognition if worn in dodgy places. Suitable for swimming, hill walking, gardening, eating out in decent restaurants, cooking and playing with grandchildren.
For me, easy. Never should have sold it.
Don’t have a ‘collection’ these days.....
This is the watch i will keep; it just suits my taste.
The test is whether a watch makes you smile each time you look at it. This one does.
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As I said before, your decision to brush was a brilliant one. It looks miles better. I haven’t yet had the guts to follow through.Boring choice, but probably this one. Dress it up, dress it down, it's a do-it-all watch that doesn't really have a weakness...
... especially now that the bracelet is fully brushed.
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Seller’s remorse is the worst. Especially when you’ve sold a high demand Rolex model. The price when you buy back hurts!For me, easy. Never should have sold it.
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If I were cold-blooded enough to sell the watches gifted to me then I'd only keep the Tudor Pelagos I got from this forum.
Straightforward and a well-designed watch. Also got it at a good time in my life.
What is it you don’t understand? If the context is worth anything, I was up last night looking at my collection and considering how hard it would be to choose just one of my watches and get rid of the rest. We as collectors can often be seen fixating on the perfect watch for the perfect occasion. If I asked my dad this question, he would laugh me out of the building because he only wears one watch all the time. I concluded on the 116600 but was keen to see how others felt. Doing the 3 watch collection is easier because you can choose 1 tool, 1 dress, 1 beater but choosing just the one is very difficult.
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Planet Ocean for me.
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He did understand - I think he meant a one watch collection was too crazy a thought to contemplate
I had another rethink about my own answer , and a healthy sign is that I honestly would be happy with any of them as my one watch. For a while I have only been tinkering round the edges with my collection, fine tuning. I feel the core is complete for me. Feels good
Are these still reasonably easy to source from retail?My first 'luxury' watch, can't see myself letting this one go even if more expensive or exclusive one's come along.
Nice! Did they make the bezel as a special order??
I did buy it back, at a high price; then I sold it again. Top quality stupidity. I look back and can’t believe I was that daft. But I was.
That’s where I got to. I decided that every watch I own should be one that if I was wearing it and all the others were lost I’d be happy with that one. Soon ruled out the “a watch for this scenario” that I’d previously worked to.He did understand - I think he meant a one watch collection was too crazy a thought to contemplate
I had another rethink about my own answer , and a healthy sign is that I honestly would be happy with any of them as my one watch. For a while I have only been tinkering round the edges with my collection, fine tuning. I feel the core is complete for me. Feels good
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Never ever sell a Rolex, just keep buying but never sell - simple as that.
My one watch to rule them all is my 1980 Rolex 1655 Explorer11, it is such a cool watch. It's totally useless with its "disco dial" and fixed orange arrow but it's like an old vintage wine that improves with age that you will never drink because if you do, it's gone forever.
BB58 blue or GS SBGX261 for me.
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It would be a hard choice between my Smiths Air Ministry which I just love as so legible and 'just right' and my Sinn 356 II which my wife bought me as an engagement / wedding present (only 3 months between the two). If push came to shove sentimentality and chrono utility would mean I chose the Sinn.
Now if Eddie made a centre minutes air ministry chrono...
If I ever became a one watch chap, it would be the Speedy FOIS.
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The more difficult question is what if I became a two watch person...
Would have to be my CP-2.
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