Lets see your Watches

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:23 pm

Hilly30si wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:09 pm Incoming to add to my collection tomorrow

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Lovely..one of my favourite watches

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:34 am

Hilly30si wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:09 pm Incoming to add to my collection tomorrow

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Very nice

I'd love to add an El Primero to my collection

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Sat Apr 27, 2019 8:01 pm

Hilly30si wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:09 pm Incoming to add to my collection tomorrow

Beautiful watch.

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:56 pm

I came into a little money from my grandfather and saved this for some time with the intention of spending it on a watch to remember him by. After nearly 4 years of patiently waiting, it seemed apt to treat myself for my 30th birthday - my first 'proper' watch - an Omega Speedmaster Professional. I do have the original 'Omega' strap, but love the various straps Bulang & Sons do so have a couple of those to use with the watch on a more regular basis

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Hilly30si · Post by **Hilly30si** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:51 am

Nice watch total classic.

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:03 am

Ed Doe wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:56 pm I came into a little money from my grandfather and saved this for some time with the intention of spending it on a watch to remember him by. After nearly 4 years of patiently waiting, it seemed apt to treat myself for my 30th birthday - my first 'proper' watch - an Omega Speedmaster Professional. I do have the original 'Omega' strap, but love the various straps Bulang & Sons do so have a couple of those to use with the watch on a more regular basis
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Classic - Speedmaster always looks great on the wrist (strap suits it well, good choice).

I switched mine to a NATO not long after I got it (although the Omega bracelet is very comfortable)

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Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:32 pm

Thanks chaps - enzed that looks like a speedy Tuesday? Very smart! I very nearly went for a speedy Tuesday myself but at the time it was a little more than I was conformable spending - and the one I was lokign at had white inset dials, but in the end I referred the more vintage look of the 'all black' dials. That nato looks well suited colour wise to yours - did it come with the watch or did you spruce it separately?

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:20 am

Thanks, I bought the NATO from Omega when I was in Hong Kong last year, it only came with the SS bracelet. The watch is the 'TinTin' model - I love the dial and the story behind the watch, so when the opportunity to get one and my birthday both coincided, it was a 'no-brainer' as they say

Frankie169 · Post by **Frankie169** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:00 pm

Cant beat a good Speedmaster, first new Swiss watch I bought years ago for £1250, over £3.5 now!! My only watch in the collection which a 100% keeper

Frankie169 · Post by **Frankie169** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:05 pm

And a few of my others whilst im at it, some are a bit of a marmite brand but love them all

Frankie169 · Post by **Frankie169** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:13 pm

And some of the more unusual brands

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:51 pm

love the certina (almost had one of them but a bit large for me at 43mm) the panerai, white speedy and the Seiko..nice collection

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:35 pm

Wow, very nice collection

It's that the tungsten Lum-Tec?
And the restoration watch looks great (what is it?)

Frankie169 · Post by **Frankie169** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:27 pm

enzed4 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:35 pm Wow, very nice collection
It's that the tungsten Lum-Tec?
And the restoration watch looks great (what is it?)

Thanks, i was an early fan of the Lum-tec brand, well the M tungsten range having owned an M6,7,25 and M26 GMT, shame they don’t do them anymore

Regarding the restoration job, that is an “A Schild”. It was my wife’s fathers. He bought two at the beginning of WW2, one for him and another for his wife, Carole found it in a draw a couple of years ago, non running, no second hand and the crystal missing. I sent it to Duncan who I knew from TZ and he really went to town on it, sourced a replacement hand from overseas, got a new crystal made, refurbed the dial and rebuilt the movement, In fact I was so amazed when I got it back I actually paid him more than he asked for as I thought he was under charging me!!!,. My wife actually was in tears when she saw it, below is a link to the rebuilt from Duncan’s site

https://thewatchbloke.co.uk/2015/01/09/a-schild-554/

Frankie169 · Post by **Frankie169** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:28 pm

Frankie169 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:27 pm
enzed4 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:35 pm Wow, very nice collection
It's that the tungsten Lum-Tec?
And the restoration watch looks great (what is it?)
Thanks, i was an early fan of the Lum-tec brand, well the M tungsten range having owned an M6,7,25 and M26 GMT, shame they don’t do them anymore

Regarding the restoration job, that is an “A Schild”. It was my wife’s fathers. He bought two at the beginning of WW2, one for him and another for his wife, Carole found it in a draw a few years ago, non running, no second hand and the crystal missing. I sent it to Duncan who I knew from TZ and he really went to town on it, sourced a replacement hand from overseas, got a new crystal made, refurbed the dial and rebuilt the movement, In fact I was so amazed when I got it back I actually paid him more than he asked for as I thought he was under charging me!!!,. My wife actually was in tears when she saw it, below is a link to the rebuilt from Duncan’s site

https://thewatchbloke.co.uk/2015/01/09/a-schild-554/

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