Watches
Posted by: CP62 on 08 May 2014
Hallo,
On this great forum there are people who like high end audio and good wine. Are there any who like watches and are collectors. Brands like Oris, Rolex , Omega and others?
Haha
I suppose it's not going to be cheap.... Better spend it on the Statement
Wouldn't mind one of these again.A true classic
That's not correct. The tests are very well documented and the Rolex Chronograph failed several times during the tests; the watch stopped on two occasions and the second hand was warped and firmly stuck in the other hands because of the high temperature the watches was being subjected to. The original report was published at Nasa's website some time ago but there are countless references on the net. There are now a few other watches which are approved by NASA for space missions, but I believe the Speedmaster is still the only watch to be certified by NASA for space walks/extra-vehicular activity. Not bad for a watch designed in the fifties!
I stand corrected. I couldn't find any of my original references but it's years since I read them and I've no idea whether it was even on the web 
. Anyway the Speedmaster was a worthy winner even though a more up to date Rolex appears to be much more robust. I'm glad I have one of each.
Thanks.
All I know is that my Tag Heuer is 15 years old..... It still looks almost as good as the day I bought it. So money well spent in my case.
Me too. Mine's about the same age. I wear mine 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Never had a service, never missed a beat.
Mine has a green face, and the logo isn't coloured, but otherwise the same as this...
Seiko SKX007 (about £100) in front of Burg Eltz.
And in front of the town hall in Oslo.
I have one like this on my wrist when I'm wearing a suit (which however is quite rare occasion nowadays).
Glashutte Senator Sixties.
... but if I had the money to enter into the collector's market something like this could be the start
Mine G
Lucky sod.
Here's mine, a 2001 mechanical beauty that's understated and masculine like the IWC but at about a gazillionth of the price:
My TAG 23 years old last Thursday . This is a great thread 
All I know is that my Tag Heuer is 15 years old..... It still looks almost as good as the day I bought it. So money well spent in my case.
Me too. Mine's about the same age. I wear mine 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Never had a service, never missed a beat.
Mine has a green face, and the logo isn't coloured, but otherwise the same as this...
Go figure, mine is a Kirium too, although mine has a grey face and the stainless steel is entirely etched/non-polished.
When I bought mine the coloured logo denoted a battery mech while the steel only logo was for the auto-winding mech (although IIRC correctly that did change towards the end of their life cycle). Mine is battery powered with the coloured logo though. I am so happy with mine I recently bought an Aquaracer for my better half.
Here's my Ebel 1911 chronograph which I bought in 1996. It has a Zenith 134 movement, which costs a lot to service every 5 years. I wonder if it's worth it, sometimes. I should have bought a Rolex Submariner.
Seiko SKX007 (about £100) in front of Burg Eltz.
And in front of the town hall in Oslo.
You like to live dangerously.
Omega Speedmaster
1970 King Seiko
Seiko Sumo
... but if I had the money to enter into the collector's market something like this could be the start
That watch is soooo Breguet
My daily beater...
A crappy photo but here is my old Omega Seamaster that I wear to the office each day. Originally my late father's who bought it new in the Sixties. He gave it me when I passed my A levels. Naturally the strap has been replaced a few times and while winding it up each day is a bit retro it has proved utterly reliable. I haven't seen another with the same grey face.
MDS
A crappy photo but here is my old Omega Seamaster that I wear to the office each day. Originally my late father's who bought it new in the Sixties. He gave it me when I passed my A levels. Naturally the strap has been replaced a few times and while winding it up each day is a bit retro it has proved utterly reliable. I haven't seen another with the same grey face.
MDS
My father just bought a 1947 Omega which looks just like that from memory. I'll take a snap when I get the chance and post my findings.
G
A crappy photo but here is my old Omega Seamaster that I wear to the office each day. Originally my late father's who bought it new in the Sixties. He gave it me when I passed my A levels. Naturally the strap has been replaced a few times and while winding it up each day is a bit retro it has proved utterly reliable. I haven't seen another with the same grey face.
MDS
My father just bought a 1947 Omega which looks just like that from memory. I'll take a snap when I get the chance and post my findings.
G
I'd be interested to see that, Graeme
I don't get on with wrist watches, though on high days and holidays I do bring out this!
An 1880 Benson "Ludgate" Silver watch with gilt brass movement, with an English style [the best] escapement with proper chatons holding the jewels ...
A handsome and very easily read watch from the outside being a good two and half inches across and three ounces in weight, but from the inside as crisp and lovely as it was 134 years ago:
