Hoping for a much quieter year. I sold a lot of stuff off towards the end of 2019 and ended up with seven watches that are all part of the collection. Any purchases will be going down the same Seiko Alpinist road, but decisions need to be taken. The new releases have just come out, but they would be in essence duplicates of what I already own.
The guy I bought my SARB013 (White Alpinist) from also has a full set of the four early 90s Quartz GMTs, but buying them would have to be on the drip as I couldn't afford all four at once. Would be a nice addition to the collection.
I certainly won't be buying random watches and selling them two weeks later for a loss, that nonsense has to stop.
That is basically me for 2020.
I'm planning on being regularly humiliated when I go into my AD to see whether I might ever get another Rolex professional model from them.
See my signature for planned acquisitions, but I intend to keep to 1 in 1 out.
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Been on the lookout for a Monnin cased quartz diver, but Heuer seems to have priced itself out of the market. Other brands used the case, Technos, Zodiac etc. Got my eye on something now...
At the moment I am sticking to one reasonably expensive (2-3k) and a few cheapies per year only
If they make it to production the new baby Dreadnought and Willard that Eddie released the prototype pictures for this evening.......
If you had asked me at lunchtime I would of said nothing in particular !
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Waiting to see what Breitling release in the summer to replace the Aerospace
If you don’t ask you will never get lucky...
I have cleared all of my silos and this year I'm hoping to add an omega aqua terra and maybe a Tudor Black Bay if I can sneak a second one in under the wife's radar!!
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Well, I did buy the Mido Ocean Star Tribute. I am very pleased with it. And it had indeed quelled, at least for the time being, my desire for the Doxa 200 and the Sinn 104, much to the relief of my wallet.
Funny thing is, I tried on a Bulova Lunar Pilot, in an effort to confirm that it was too enormous to ever wear, so I could stop looking at the thing on the 'net day after day. I wanted to get it out of my mind.
Bad idea. I can wear it. It's big. But not too big. <sigh> It's not a lot of money but...for some reason I just feel I'm going off on some odd lark if buy it. But I can't get the darn thing out of my mind.
My 1665 Sea dweller is in for a service and should be back in February. I need to decide if to sell it or lock it away - I'm tempted to sell and pump the cash into other hobbies tbh, as I find wearing it not especially relaxing now due to the value, number of rolex thefts and also the slightly delicate nature of vintage watches.
I think I'll treat myself to an IWC Spitfire this year - the new(ish) canvas strap 'vintage' model. I have a hankering for a Zenith striking 10ths and JLC Deep Sea, but I doubt I'll get either this year.
Get hold of a Grand Seiko sbgk005. Amazing dial and really interesting case.
Slim down my collection of sports Rolex a little bit!
I'm going to try my first Oris this year. I've decided on one of the new 65 40mm bronze bezels. Now I just need to choose between black or green. No other plans after this as of yet but I doubt it will be my only purchase of this year.
Only two pieces:
- Rolex Explorer 2 (black)
- Panerai 217 (I'm not sure about this)
The two of us have made some big lifestyle changes this last 6 months, a big move from the family & the smoke to the South Coast, new jobs, less hours & more quality time.
For whatever reason I’ve not been rotating my collection & mainly wearing a SubC so I’ve decided thin the herd which I’ve already started by selling a few, a Steinhart, Meccaniche Veloci & a Raymond Weil.
Two more to go will be two Rolex. But which two is the problem...
I don’t need two GMTs & I don’t need two subs so I’m getting a couple them serviced and then deciding who’s going.
edit: See there’s the problem right there & the one that worries me about selling two high end watches. I’ve just see Downer’s YM on the sc & would snap that up in a heartbeat if I had the cash from the sale of a GMT or Sub!
Its a sickness I don’t think I can cure.
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Finding I’m less interested these days and have far too much tied up in watches... will be selling some more of my ‘never wear’ pieces and maybe buying one more 18ct piece.
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Finding my bucherer