Reply With QuoteOwned this six months,must be curtailing my addiction.
I remember them being knocked out - around £300 IIRC.Originally Posted by carryondentist
Summer 2003, bought at a heavy discount as a discontinued line.
Cheers,
Neil.
Owned this six months,must be curtailing my addiction.
My 16800 Sub from 1983. Bought new for the equivalent of about £495.00 whilst abroad and still gets lots of wrist time!
My father’s lovely solid gold Longines from 1953, which he bought new to celebrate my birth.
He passed away over 50 years ago and I still wear it and look after it.
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Last edited by pinpull; 22nd March 2024 at 12:58.
MRG... One of first from the WIS desease, longest in collection, some 13-14 years.
A rather paltry 3 years.
Or 10 if you count "NOS"
Bought a Seiko SKX009 new for my birthday back in 2009, still going strong almost 15 years later.
Thought I'd lost it in a house move for a few years only to find it in a random box - like getting a new watch! treated it to a new Uncle Seiko strap to mark the reunion.
I bought this Caravelle new in December 1966 as I was about to leave again for Vietnam...still running!
What a watch to have bought new and still have. Very nice.My 5513, bought in the Autumn of 1976.
Lovely piece Tom that must contain a lot of memories.I bought this Caravelle new in December 1966 as I was about to leave again for Vietnam...still running!
I'd get some polywatch on that crystal though.
Cheers,
Neil.
No way...all those scratches were well-earned!
Bought this in 2000. Haven't worn it for about 10 years!
Glad you say that - that's part of your life history written on the crystal of that watch, be a damn shame to erase it. I can't even begin to imagine what it must have been like to live through those times...
I must admit that after I wrote that I did think that patina on an heirloom is particularly poignant.
Cheers,
Neil.
My 16800 Sub from 1983. Bought new for the equivalent of about £495.00 whilst abroad and still gets lots of wrist time!
My father’s lovely solid gold Longines from 1953, which he bought new to celebrate my birth.
He passed away over 50 years ago and I still wear it and look after it.
Sent from my iPad using TapatalkAnd the winners are :-)I bought this Caravelle new in December 1966 as I was about to leave again for Vietnam...still running!
Fantastic provenance.
Huge respect for you both.
Over 41 years since it was purchased and still going strong. It seems Seiko is well represented as the first watches many of us had that were meaningful.
Thanks you sir!
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CWC G10 - 22 years, still gets plenty of wrist time. Especially if things are likely to get scratchy =)
Had this from 1978, on it's 3rd batteryand still ticking away!
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Has it been running all that time or has it had dead periods? That is incredible battery longevity for 46yrs ! (checks all fingers and toes for arithmetic)Had this from 1978, on it's 3rd battery
Especially on 'old quartz tech'.
I too find it amazing. No dead periods, only when the battery was changed.
It is lovely to see a lot of vintage watches here owned from new. I've only had this for 14 years, bought to celebrate a significant work achievement and worn daily for three years, until the need to have more watches kicked in. It's not been serviced yet and still runs at +0.5 secs per day.
Not so cool, but a very 80s Tissot Stylist.
Bought in Manchester, 1989 & still with B, P & receipt !
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Last edited by zelig; 29th March 2024 at 13:51.
That is amazing.
I got given something similar. It was my Mum’s partners watch, well one of them. Unfortunately it’s dead. I changed the battery but it didn’t restart. Apparently the movement is not available as a spare part. I did wonder if it was worth exploring to get it fixed. Your post makes me think that I should
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