The Watch Appreciation Thread (Reviews and Photos of Men's Timepieces by Rolex, Patek Philippe, Brei

Originally Posted by TheWraith

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I didn't even know Rolex made a quartz watch.

Of course they did, see this link http://www.oysterquartz.net/

Originally Posted by Kappelan

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Of course they did, see this link http://www.oysterquartz.net/

Thanks for that. I had no idea. Very informative.

Polerouter

Originally Posted by TheWraith

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You sure do like that OysterQuartz, Kapp. So do I, looks really good.

Agreed.

Posting actual watch photos.

Vintage ZENITH 18 JEWEL MANUAL MOVEMENT CAL.120T







Vulcain Classic 1951 Cricket Wecker 38mm







S. Coffman Sterling Gold Plated
For those who don't know how these are presented, S. Coifman
uses a box which is also a book. Open the book and there are pages
introducing the new owner to the company. When the last page is turned, there is the watch!
No, this is a post Invicta model so it's not an ultra limited edition of between 2 and 12 or
fourteen, as they once did. Before Invicta, they would go out
and buy vintage movements and design watches around them. The number
of units in the edition depended on how many movements they had
of that given type, making each watch extremely rare and a hand
made work of art.





s. coifman Sterling day date

Originally Posted by Kappelan

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Polerouter
nice

Originally Posted by twon12

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A few pieces I just picked up.


Vintage ZENITH 18 JEWEL MANUAL MOVEMENT CAL.120T
Vulcain Classic 1951 Cricket Wecker 38mm
S. Coffman Sterling Gold Plated
s. coifman Sterling day date

Interesting finds, I particularly like the Vulcain. I'm not familiar with Coifman.

some low class bling...

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new old stock 70's Camy Geneve

^Nice dial

A few years ago I fell in love with the look of a Stowa Marine Automatic after seeing it on the forum here somewhere. The only problem is that I didn't like the look of the date box. Like this:



I contacted them and asked if they could do a special order without the date box. They said that they couldn't but that some special limited editions do come out and that it may be possible in the future.

So, I patiently waited and read their periodical emails that mentioned special editions and whatnot. Finally, my chance came but the special edition featured a rather expensive movement that was, frankly, above my budget. But I emailed to get on the waiting list anyways.

So, (as I move in TL;DR territory) it turns out that they couldn't source that expensive movement so they apologized and offered the watch with their normal (cheaper) mechanism but with the design without the date box. Perfect!

It arrived today:

Casio EF-503 on olive NATO-strap from Singularstraps


First post!

Originally Posted by RobinB

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Casio EF-503 on olive NATO-strap from Singularstraps

First post!

Damn that looks good.

This is the watch I want next

Seiko Ananta Spring Drive Chronograph SPS007J1



myke

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Beautiful Stowa. It's nice when it works out and you get exactly what you want.

Originally Posted by RobinB

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Casio EF-503 on olive NATO-strap from Singularstraps

First post!

I've never seen a casio watch that I have liked before, but that looks awesome. Welcome to the forum.

-LR

Originally Posted by Alter

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A few years ago I fell in love with the look of a Stowa Marine Automatic after seeing it on the forum here somewhere. The only problem is that I didn't like the look of the date box. Like this:

I contacted them and asked if they could do a special order without the date box. They said that they couldn't but that some special limited editions do come out and that it may be possible in the future.

So, I patiently waited and read their periodical emails that mentioned special editions and whatnot. Finally, my chance came but the special edition featured a rather expensive movement that was, frankly, above my budget. But I emailed to get on the waiting list anyways.

So, (as I move in TL;DR territory) it turns out that they couldn't source that expensive movement so they apologized and offered the watch with their normal (cheaper) mechanism but with the design without the date box. Perfect!

It arrived today:

Nice. I don't like date box either, dislike date bubbles even more. how long was the wait from order to delivery?