Any Watch fans on ZeroGain??

Just been wondering if any of you guys are into watches? Seeing as we all seem to be fairly keen on engineering and the like, I thought some of you might also have some interesting mechanical timepieces?

I've been collecting for 5 years. The crown jewels are a Jaeger LeCoultre Master Reserve de Marche (steel with black dial) and a Blancpain 2000 Series (100-hour power reserve in yellow gold). I've attached some pics.

I'm really after a Chopard LUC 1.96, or the classic Breguet six-eater with power reserve with moonphase (3130/3137 - £20-25k though )

Rgds,
DT

 

A little. I look a lot but can't afford to buy! My elder daughter is a hostess at the Uhrenmesse, and she gets free tickets, so I can get in. My greatest pleasure is seeing a set of PP Star Caliber 2000 and reflecting on the fact that this is where the graphs of conspicuous consumption and certifiable lunacy intersect.

I have a 1972 Rolex GMT Master (great watch), but I'd love a J-LeC Master Compressor Geographic. There is, as you say, the small matter of CHF9750...

My old boss is a collector and he knows folk in the trade. Substantial discounts are available - he got a friend a CHF7200 IWC Portugieser for CHF5500.

 

lol I have a scratched up Seiko Kinetic thing bought in the sales cuz I thought the blue face looked nice if that counts for anything

 

Financial constraints at the moment mean that I resist. My everyday watch is a special ed. Omega seamaster (black dial). Was getting a 2nd hand Rolex Submariner but changed my mind. Did have a 2 tone Datejust for a while but not really practical. Of the Rolex Id go for a daytona. Of the JLeC's Id like a Dualmatic in a two tone finish.

 

Well tone, you are swiss after all - I would be shocked if you didn't have a decent watch!

The star calibre is more a museum piece/flagship/showpiece of patek's skill, rather than something practical we can all aspire to. $5m right?

Yep, the JLC master comp. geo. is a very nice watch (if a bit sporty for me - I prefer classic dress watches). I prefer the original Geo though. Very complicated, thoroughly engineered and good value (all things considered ) at CHF10k, IMO.

Re the portugieser - they're poor value IMO. I don't care how much they alter/adjust/finish the movemement, its still a Valjoux 7750. Dial work is also poor. They are very pretty though, if a little thick for my liking. I'd take a Blancpain flyback over it any day of the week.

Had an IWC GST in titanium once - piece of junk IMO - sold it after six months...

 

T-bone, you can't really compare JLC & rolex in the same sentence. They're a world apart in just about every concievable department. I wish people researched Rolex watches more before buying one.

The seamaster is very good vfm - very little out there than can touch it in terms of build & finish for the price.

DT

 

Er, no, British/Irish/Australian, but not Swiss (the daughters are).

$7.5M

I like watches with the two time zone feature. The GMT Master is the perfect no-frills watch, my companion for 30 years. Of course, the ultimate time zone watch is Glycine's mammoth Airman 7, with 4 time zones.


And if it strikes, it'll break your arm.

 

Maybe not, but i do like some of the Rolex watches and for right or wrong they are in a similar price range and I do buy watches that I wear.

The Seamaster is the ideal watch for me. Ive had it 3 years, worn it daily and it still looks mint. Ive compared it to the Submariner and I think its substantially better made. It doesnt grab attention, nobody thinks its a copy and has a certain 'feel', I doubt I'll ever buy another everday watch.

 

I've got a bog standard tissot with a stanmless steel bracelet -

http://www.tissot.ch/?mod_collection/id_trend/fid_0012/action_show

 

Ain't that the truth

If Rolex knocked £2,500 of the submariner's rrp, it might start to represent value.

Have you used the Helium decompression valve in the bath yet?

 

Tones, I assume that Glycine has three seperate movements?

Must be getting on for 46mm wide?

I see patek put the price up!

 

Have you used the Helium decompression valve in the bath yet? [/QUOTE]

Ive been swimming and I supose Ive probably dived to about 6ft, not sure I need to use it after that

 

Correct.

And the rest! See:
http://www.glycine-watch.ch/e/collection/detail.e.jsp?ID_Group=100000&ID_Display=100000

Of Star Caliber 2000? I think it came in at $7.5M. Of course, at that altitude it's somewhat academic to the likes of me...
Useless Info. Dept. One of the sets went to the Southern Hemisphere - someone got a look at the star map on that set.

 

Tee hee - I have a Lorus Kinetic bought from - tee hee again - Elizabeth Duke! It's 4 years and 7 months old though, so was bought before the Dukesters became totally synonymous with "chav"

I also have an early 80s Omac digital (still working!) and a 1994 Casio digital which is still going strong on its original "7 year" battery, and, err, THIRD strap! When it came to restrapping it last time, I bought the aforementioned Lorus

I also have an 400 day "anniversary" clock - the PROPER windup version. It's fairly reliable for an Ebay purchase of such a fragile mechanism

 

Oooh and I though my Incursore was big enough.
TBH I'm a bit wary of wearing now it as it attracts attention, in good and bad ways.

 

I have a pretty simple but mechanical watch. An Oris Artelier Complication. It's not an Omega, let alone IWC or so. But it's mechanical, and it's swiss

 

after many years of being of the opinion that watches were the work of a conspiracy designed to keep everyone paranoid over how long things were taking i caved in and decided i needed to have a watch - i wanted it to be water resistant to 100m, not require winding or a battery and to have an alarm and stopwatch. i eventually found one of these.


on e-bay for 75 quid. does everything i want and looks good - imho too.
cheers


julian.

 

I like Oris actually, well made & good VFM. A great "starter" mechanical watch IMO.

DT

 

Still got my ol' mans 50/51 Omega Constellation,it seems to work well and keeps good time.

I think he paid about £90 pounds for the watch which must have been a lot of money 55 years ago when Mullard ECC 83's were about 50p and KT66's less than a £1.00.

 

Support Oris!! (I live in the village where it has its HQ). The watches are quite nice too. Big to-do a while back when Ralph Schumacher visited (it makes a Ralphie timepiece).