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Anyone else here like/collect watches?

Deep Purple

Deep Purple

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Lots of beautiful watches in this thread, and mine won't match most of them for aesthetics, but it's the best watch I ever had. Deep Jr. gave it to me several Christmases ago. It's a Citizen Eco-Drive. It's maintenance-free because the watch face is a solar panel that absorbs light and converts it to electricity to constantly recharge the battery. You just snap it on your wrist and forget about it.

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Best-looking watch I ever owned is made of machined and polished granite with a tooled leather wristband. My wife bought it for me back in the 80's when she worked at Neiman Marcus. It was custom-made for Neiman's by Tuscany. Of course, you have to replace the battery once per year, but it's a really dressy watch. Still have it, though I no longer wear it.

First watch I ever owned was a $6, stainless steel, wind-up Timex my parents gave me in 1964 for my 8th birthday. I still have it, and it still "takes a licking and keeps on ticking."

About 16 years ago as a birthday gag, a good friend gave me a cheap novelty watch that has an image of Jesus on the face and the names of the twelve apostles at each of the twelve hours. The wristband and "crystal" are both made of plastic. Dang thing is so cheap, the battery would never seat properly and it stopped working all the time. I took it to an expensive jewelry store in Houston for repair, and they "fixed" it by putting a thick piece of foam tape inside the back to keep the battery pressed into place. When I went to the counter to pay, they said, "No charge. This was the most fun watch repair we've ever had."
 
The Frog to be Named Later

The Frog to be Named Later

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QuilterFrawg said:
I have a Rorex I got in Osan, Korea.
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I bought my wife a rolexee at Osan as well. I was number one customer so I got special deal. I mailed it home. When she opened the box the “diamonds” on the face had come loose in transit and were rattling around like one of those get the ball in the hole games.
Ah Korea, land of the not quite right.

She took it repair shop to see if they could fix it but they laughed and would not work on such an obvious fake.
 
Ray Finkle

Ray Finkle

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I got a Tag Formula 1 when I went to college. My parents weren't going to buy me a watch because I never wore one in high school. I was always afraid of someone jacking one in the locker room, so just avoided it all together. I found the Tag and was going to spend my own money on it. They budged after I demonstrated that I was willing to purchase a nice timepiece.

A lot of my fraternity brothers had Rolex watches and I always wanted one. My father was very adamant that it was something I needed to buy myself. He bought my sister a Rolex for graduation but again, as a man, something I needed to purchase myself.

I started with a Pepsi blue faced Datejust. I had it for a couple of years and then had an issue with it. The jewelry repair place was going to repair it when I casually asked if they had any Submariners. He had a silver and gold blue faced Sub and we started negotiating with me trading-in the Datejust. It was a 30th birthday gift to myself.

I agree with the keeping their value comment. If I ever was in a pinch, I could get a respectable chunk of
money out of it. Also, men don't wear a lot of jewelry. A watch and a wedding band is it for a lot of men. So why not spend $4-5K on something you'll wear for life that won't go out of style?
 
rM3panno

rM3panno

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My first purchase was a Citizen Thunderbird when I was 15. Wore that almost everyday throughout high school. When I was 16, we were on a family cruise and my mom gave me $40 for the week for misc. purchases, like any wise 16 year I "invested" in the casino playing blackjack. Two days later I had won a little over $1,200 and purchased a Tag Heuer Link 6000 series which to this day has one of the most interesting bands I have ever seen. That watch was a mid size dial and never fit me well so I sold it about a year later.

Since graduating TCU I have accumulated the following:
Tag Heuer Monza-graduation gift
Omega Speedmaster date-Honeymoon/wedding gift from wife
Rolex Submariner (vintage ref. 5513)
Tudor Ranger

I love all of my watches but wear the Tudor Ranger everyday. Tudor has a neat history and parallel existence with Rolex.

If funds were never an issue I think I would have a watch problem! I love the A. Lange & Sohne watches but they are $$$$$
 
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bwood

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Ray Finkle said:
I got a Tag Formula 1 when I went to college. My parents weren't going to buy me a watch because I never wore one in high school. I was always afraid of someone jacking one in the locker room, so just avoided it all together. I found the Tag and was going to spend my own money on it. They budged after I demonstrated that I was willing to purchase a nice timepiece.

A lot of my fraternity brothers had Rolex watches and I always wanted one. My father was very adamant that it was something I needed to buy myself. He bought my sister a Rolex for graduation but again, as a man, something I needed to purchase myself.

I started with a Pepsi blue faced Datejust. I had it for a couple of years and then had an issue with it. The jewelry repair place was going to repair it when I casually asked if they had any Submariners. He had a silver and gold blue faced Sub and we started negotiating with me trading-in the Datejust. It was a 30th birthday gift to myself.

I agree with the keeping their value comment. If I ever was in a pinch, I could get a respectable chunk of
money out of it. Also, men don't wear a lot of jewelry. A watch and a wedding band is it for a lot of men. So why not spend $4-5K on something you'll wear for life that won't go out of style?
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Similar story here. Bought myself a black submariner for 30th bday as well. Wear 24/7 and hasn’t done me wrong yet.
 
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mc1502

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bwood said:
Similar story here. Bought myself a black submariner for 30th bday as well. Wear 24/7 and hasn’t done me wrong yet.
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I've been wearing a vintage (made in 1972) two tone Datejust for the last decade. I've spent enough on it over those years to have purchased a brand new one, but I love the thing. Never take it off, except to shower.
 
ShepFrog

ShepFrog

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Leap Frog said:
Am I the only one who still uses a sun dial? It's sure hard to carry around though.
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Funny story... In 2013 my dad and I were walking to AGC from our parking spot at the church and a drunk guy from the opposing team stopped us and asked what time it is. My dad, who didn't have a watch started making a sun dial in some dirt in the yard next to us. He then tells the drunk kid,"Good luck dumbass". Classic pops.
 
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abell2do

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Don’t know if this has been mentioned, but the high end watches have to be serviced. The cost is around $1,000.00, so keep that in mind if you purchase one. I have a Tag, Rolex and Omega, but recently bought the new Apple Watch 3. Absolutely love this watch and wear it all the time
 
Leap Frog

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These watches are beautiful--I haven't seen anything more charming since I visited the "Hall of Mirrors" at King Ludwig's Castle in Bavaria, Germany.
 
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mc1502

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abell2do said:
Don’t know if this has been mentioned, but the high end watches have to be serviced. The cost is around $1,000.00, so keep that in mind if you purchase one. I have a Tag, Rolex and Omega, but recently bought the new Apple Watch 3. Absolutely love this watch and wear it all the time
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Service on vintage models of those brands is even more crazy. My datejust is supposed to be serviced every year, but I stretch it to three due to cost.
 
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