Hi All,
Pleasant surprise to bump into this forum. Nice to know we have our own local forum for fellow WIS like us. Been lurking in overseas forums like Timezone. TZ-UK, Watch Talk Forum. Been bitten by the WIS bug since I bought my 1st "luxury" watch in mid 2008. Haven't stopped since.
Here's my "Watch CV":
Current Collection:
Oris BC3
The rubber strap one. Quite rare. Was quite surprised to find it in the very last place I planned to look before buying another watch. Needless to say, I bought this when I saw it and saved a bunch of $$. FYI, the other watch was the Tag Heuer Carrera Calibre 5.
Ball Fireman II
This is the new fireman with the "green theme" i.e. green numbers and green stripped leather strap
Tag Heuer Formula 1 Grande Date
The new F1 range. Got the one with the full lume dial.
Seiko SHC063P1
Also known as the sawtooth. Killer lume. Got real presence at 46mm. Sawtooth design bezel makes it look fierce! Fantastic combo with the rubber strap. Got a good deal on this too. Best value for money watch so far in my collection.
Pam Homage Marina Militare Ti
Can't afford the real one. Got this to satisfy my curiosity. Luminor titanium case with brown dial. Manual winding. Bought from a seller in Hong Kong. Lume is rubbish. Not really bonding with it yet. Brown dial not to my liking. Going to send it back to seller to get dial changed with one of their custom made dial with better lume.
On the way out:
Fortis Pilot Professional Day Date
On leather strap. Was my favorite watch for some months. But slowly moved on to larger diameter watches. At 40mm, has grown a little to small for me. Solid watch nonetheless.
Tag Heuer Aquaracer Quartz
Ironically, the watch that got me hooked. Wanted one since my school days. But was below expectation. For it's size (38mm), it weighs a ton. SS bracelet not very comfortable. Lume is good though.
Ball Moonphase
Was attracted by the moonphase complication. But later realised I have no need for it. Tritium tubes makes it very beautiful in the dark. Feels and looks much bigger than its 40mm suggests. Good quality. Also a victim of my evolution to bigger watches.
Glycine Incursore Arco 44mm Auto
Impulse buy after a stressful period at work. Not bonding with it. Letting it go to make way for new acquisitions.
Anyone interested do let me know. All are currently waiting to be listed on ebay. But since stumbling into this forum, I think i might list them in the SC.
Incoming:
PAM Homage
Another one! What can I say. I love the Luminor case design. This one is brushed ss with black dial. Waiting for this to arrive before the Ti one leaves for a cosmetic makeover.
Archimede Pilot H
To replace the outgoing Fortis. Love flieger type watches. Going to place an order soon.
Under consideration:
STOWA Antea 390 / Creme
Love the design. Only thing stopping me from pulling the trigger (apart from cash flow) is the size. At 39mm, not sure is it will be too small for my liking. Having seen many pictures on the net (wrist shots especially) which does look bigger than it actually is. Looks good even on larger wrists.
Tag Heuer Link
Either the Caliber 5 (Day Date) or Caliber 6 (Date with second Subdial at 6 o'clock)
Grail:
Omega Speedmaster
Tag Heuer Monaco Steve Mcqueen / Monace LS
At least 1 PAM
At least 1 IWC
WOW, it's a long post. Thanks for reading. Comments / suggestions / criticism are welcomed.
