The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 941

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Originally Posted by MaxFlex 

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Originally Posted by mimo 

 

Hahaha!  Quite right too!  

 

Thankfully I'm not rich enough to be a watch-pimp, but I have to admit they're beautiful things.  In the "understated" spirit mentioned above, I would like to share this.  Not "P0rn" perhaps; more "what the butler saw" from a more innocent age!

 

I got my father's old Omega serviced and repaired (although didn't replace the damaged face).  Probably cost more than the watch is worth, but it's got history.  Now with a new simple grain leather strap instead of the steel bracelet; looks more "vintage" somehow.  It's scruffy with the dings on the face, but with a new crown, glass, and original hands back on, and keeping time well again, I am very pleased with it.  We're about the same age and condition, so we suit each other!

 

 

My parents left Ireland in 1952 and headed out to Africa for my Dad's work.  To celebrate my Mother brought him a gold plated Omega Seamaster with a manual movement.  When he retired is decided to "never wear a watch again..." and I got it and had it restored by Omega in Switzerland.  It certainly cost more than it was worth if I brought it again but it looks fantastic and as you say has history.  I only wear it on special occasions but it feels great to have something 60 years old still going strong and is a nice connection back to my parents also.

Great story, I would love to see the watch behind it.

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Originally Posted by Poincare 

My grandfather left me the Patek Philippe. Its not particularly old though. The other is a pretty standard Breitling navi. I bought it while doing my PPL.

How long ago did your grandfather buy the Patek?  Did he have several nice watches? If not, I'd be suspicious about it being the real deal, and maybe he bought something at a price too good to be true.  Only reason I'm asking is I've never seen that model.  I'm not a Patek expert, but I am relatively familiar with what they have offered in the last 15 years or so, and thats something I've never seen.  Do you have more pix?  The only photos I was able to find of something similar is from a watch replica site.  http://www.canada-watches.com/patek-philippe-pp-029-patek-philippe-013-day-date-moon-22952.html  So it may have sentimental value, but I'm wondering if its just some type of replica. 

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Originally Posted by P-K-L 

Neither Rolex nor AP

 

 

Nice Breguet.  I'm not sure I've seen anyone post wrist shots of Breguets here.  I have always liked their classic automatic power reserve, date, and moonphase watch. 

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Originally Posted by Singular 


That's exactly what I tried to point out...

Yes, you were more subtle about it than I was.  Good eye.  There are people that know far more about Patek's than I do.  But I am familiar enough with their collection to say this looks nothing like any annual calendar or perpetual calendar that they have offered since the late 1990s.  This looks more like a basic day-date calendar watch, and as far as I know Patek hasn't made of those in the last 20 years maybe longer.  If this one escaped me its my mistake, but I think its a bad replica... the site where I found its picture has some AP replicas that pathetic...they look more like caricatures of APs.