Poor man's watch thread

[Terrence O'Connor]

Seiko $99.00

 

[FatTuesday]

Old titanium SCUBA Shogun today...

 

[javyn]

Was perfectly happy with my 'collection' until I bought the Bulova. Now I'm looking at my watch case and thinking...maybe I should fill these two slots that are left empty heh. Figured a field watch would round out my collection but, so far, none of them are speaking to me.

 

[am55]

X-post.
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Seiko "Bond" in GP. with nearly 40 years of patina.
This watch probably owes me about $50.

Curious what you put the momo wheel on..

 

[officine]

Old titanium SCUBA Shogun today...

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Beautiful. Has is been modded in any way?

 

[FatTuesday]

Beautiful. Has is been modded in any way?

Thanks! It's all original except for the leather strap.

 

[kid1002]

I am fairly new to watch collection. Watched a bunch of YouTube videos for knowledge, but I got bit by the vintage watch bug instead.

I started my collection this month with a clean 1960s Girard-Perregaux and a 1940s Bulova in Art Deco design.

 

[SixOhNine]

That's a nice looking GP.

 

[officine]

I am fairly new to watch collection. Watched a bunch of YouTube videos for knowledge, but I got bit by the vintage watch bug instead.

I started my collection this month with a clean 1960s Girard-Perregaux and a 1940s Bulova in Art Deco design.

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Fantastic. Congrats

 

[Thrift Vader]

Curious what you put the momo wheel on..

2001 Subaru Forester St/B Sti. -It's the factory wheel.
"wicked fast wagon".

 

[FatTuesday]

Sumo Ice Diver

 

[javyn]

DW-5600BB

 

[monkey66]

Today.

 

[Kappelan]

 

[officine]

My most cherished watch is my father's Tissot Seastar Seven Day Date automatic bought in Rome in 1969. It is gold plated with a gold toned dial. The cushion case and the yellow gold tone gives it a distinctly 70s feel. The day window is in Italian, giving a constant reminder of the trip (I faintly remember it as was very young). The watch is a pain to set (no quick date function and I don't own a winder). I found the watch head buried in a box full of junk in 2006 at the parents'. It was discolored, had a cracked crystal and was improperly functioning. Dad told me he hadn't worn since 1986. I took it to my watchmaker who cleaned the case as best possible, put age appropriate acrylic crystal and serviced the movement. That was in 2006. It has been working like a charm ever since then. I tried to surprise him with the restored watch but, though he was pleased, he said he had no need for a watch in retirement. So it became part of the personal rotation. The watch feels and performs a lot like an Omega of that vintage. Not a surprise as Omega and Tissot had close collaboration for many decades. This exact reference of the Seastar Seven is ~ $150 when one pops up on eBay. The (close) equivalent Omega Constellation or DeVille in SS or gold plated runs about $1000 (I'm not equating the movements, just the aesthetics).