This is also a great watch. I have never considered a Yacht-Master until I read Jocke's wallpaper series. I am new to watch collecting and I spend hours picking through a minefield trying to find an older watch that I like. You have shown me two. Keep 'em coming.
Lets see your Watches
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I have a 1/100 special edition Christopher ward that the wife got me on our wedding day. It has a piece of an Aston Martin dash board from the dbr 1/2 that won Le Mans in 1959 in the back. The number 5 was the cars race number.
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Think I’m going to have to add a few of mine to the pot once I photobucket them 
I find it surprising how recently 'small' watches for men were still made. So, this Elgin - a brand often given in the USA for college graduation and so on - is only 24mm wide, but was marketed in 1960. Like many watches in America then, the case is 'gold filled' - i.e. plated thick enough to engrave. I like it for several reasons, not least because it has an unusual free-sprung balance.
Had this Ulysse Nardin San Marco briefly, with an enamelled guilloche dial by Donze Cadrans (now owned by Ulysse Nardin), but didn't like it, because the guillochage was hidden by the deep colour of the enamel. A case of one quality concealing another. (Like the Omega Jumping Hour already posted, a 2892 movement.)
I am truly amazed at your collection and I am sure there are more. Your knowledge is also admirable. Your manicured nails and presenting skills makes me think that you may sell watches, you obviously have a love of them. As someone very new to starting a collection of 'not new' watches I have little idea what I might be buying and I am extremely cautious. Seeing your watches has given me an extra spur and I would love to own at least two watches on a par with yours. If you have more I, and no doubt others, would be delighted to see them.
You're very wise, BeeEmm, to be cautious.
May I give you a piece of advice? Please forgive me if it's obvious. I don't want to offend you or anyone else, but I think it's worth saying, anyway. It's this. Apart from Rolex* and unless you're rich, never buy a new watch from a shop, unless it's very heavily discounted.
Please remember that the mark-up on most new watches is 60%+, that most watches under, say, £2 or 3K have a large number of parts made in China & surrounding countries, even though the dials say 'Swiss', and that much of the watch world is as close to dishonest as it can be without breaking the law.
Some answers to this problem are to buy second-hand from the watch equivalents of the Z4-forum, from decent online dealers and from shops that have used stock at fair prices, remembering all the while that there are very few good investments in watches..
*As you no doubt know, modern, new-production Rolex value (and, therefore, second-hand value) depends on the box & papers that are available only from authorised dealers.
May I give you a piece of advice? Please forgive me if it's obvious. I don't want to offend you or anyone else, but I think it's worth saying, anyway. It's this. Apart from Rolex* and unless you're rich, never buy a new watch from a shop, unless it's very heavily discounted.
Please remember that the mark-up on most new watches is 60%+, that most watches under, say, £2 or 3K have a large number of parts made in China & surrounding countries, even though the dials say 'Swiss', and that much of the watch world is as close to dishonest as it can be without breaking the law.
Some answers to this problem are to buy second-hand from the watch equivalents of the Z4-forum, from decent online dealers and from shops that have used stock at fair prices, remembering all the while that there are very few good investments in watches..
*As you no doubt know, modern, new-production Rolex value (and, therefore, second-hand value) depends on the box & papers that are available only from authorised dealers.
A good place to hang out and also acquire GOOD second hand watches from trusted people is to join TZ-UK forum, my other forum that I hang out at under the same name.
Agree with Buster, as long as you are careful and buy secondhand you can’t go wrong as buying new is a sure way to lose lots, if you collect then you will no doubt flip a few along the way and take a hit, exception is Rolex as they tend to be more S/H due to restricted circulation on some models ie the Sub, you only have to look at s/h dealers to see the cost of some subs selling for way over the RRP, SubC going for 2k more, or buy new on a long waiting list.
I’ve learnt the hard way in the past and only buy new on 100% keepers , eg Bought a Speedie in 2008 for £1500, now £3k new, crazy old game but enjoyable.
Agree with Buster, as long as you are careful and buy secondhand you can’t go wrong as buying new is a sure way to lose lots, if you collect then you will no doubt flip a few along the way and take a hit, exception is Rolex as they tend to be more S/H due to restricted circulation on some models ie the Sub, you only have to look at s/h dealers to see the cost of some subs selling for way over the RRP, SubC going for 2k more, or buy new on a long waiting list.
I’ve learnt the hard way in the past and only buy new on 100% keepers , eg Bought a Speedie in 2008 for £1500, now £3k new, crazy old game but enjoyable.