My 2012 mad horological journey & 2013 resolution

[JOS2012]

I’ve been into watches since my lower secondary school days but it was ‘limited’ or was it ‘open to’ hand me downs from my dad and elder siblings. As such I got to wear a variety of watches from Citizen, Seiko, Pagol, Titoni, Sandoz, Mido, Favre-Leuba, Mido, Rotary, Longines, etc.

My first ever paycheck went towards a gold filled Omega Seamaster analog quartz day-date which is now worn by my better half for work wear as the size is now a bit small for my wrists. She has also inherited my old ORIS wrist alarm for work wear as it is now also too small.

From the first Omega,  I started to buy more watches (in between my other interest - cameras) whenever I had saved enough money. Along the way some were sold and more were added. At the peak of my hobby, I had > 30+ watches which stayed with me until several years ago whereupon I realized that I wasn’t wearing most of them and hence embarked on a determined disposal of those I no longer wore. After a 18 month culling period, ending somewhere early 2011, I was down to a sane 8 pieces. I joined MWF sometime January 2012.

In 2012 however, I was sucked into this zombie-like mindless buying frenzy of 11 additional pieces in between March to Dec… attached are pics of the watches acquired in chronological order..

My resolution for 2013 ?  No more than 4 additional pieces (1 maximum per quarter) unless they are replacements for pieces which are duly disposed first.
I must simply have better self control….or its off to the yoga class or WAS Anonymous

Archimede Pilot Original WUS Limited Edition (90 pieces) - 1960's Junghans movt (pre-owned) March 2012


GO Perpetual Calendar Cal 100 March 2012


Erhard Junghans Aerious Cal 6S37 April 2012


GS SD SBGA031 hi-brite titanium diver May 2012


Ananta Naoki Sakai Limited Edition Cal 6R21 May 2012


JLC NS Diving Alarm T5 titanium  June 2012


GO PML July 2012


GS Hi-Beat 36,000 vph SBGH001 August 2012


Seiko Monster 4R36 November 2012


IWC XVI flieger (pre-owned) IWC modified ETA- November 2012


Damasko DK-10- in house A35-1 movt with silicium escapement/balance wheel & EPS balance spring December 2012

[meoramri]

Bro, I can relate to this.I am worst than you.I acquired 24 pieces!

[Af050263]

nice collection!!!!do let mwf member know when u want to let go!!!

[takashi78]

Meor is the champion one new watch every 2 weeks haha

[chrisyen]

Meo... Pls share UR story


Jos- the GS hi beat is so lovely... The blue second hand is stunning !
Great to know my Archimede Found a good home

[davidtth]

year 2013 get must get lange 

Happy New Year and very nice collection ! all my favor watch as well 

[JOS2012]

Yes Meor, let's start posts of each one's 2012 horological mad journeys.

Chris, actually I tracked down the watch from you to danny and asked him to sell it to me.
You'll get to see the GS Hi-Beat during the MWF dinner. I'll try to get a better shot for you tomorrow to justify its real killer look...

Meo... Pls share UR story
Jos- the GS hi beat is so lovely... The blue second hand is stunning !
Great to know my Archimede Found a good home

I surrender and do not wish to be in the running as its very taxing financially…my war chest is now empty

Meor is the champion one new watch every 2 weeks haha

You da man….. I don't even want to try and compete…. For 2013, no more than 4 quality pieces that have been carefully considered...

Bro, I can relate to this.I am worst than you.I acquired 24 pieces!

Lange out of my reach…also too formal…. I am going for sporty casual watches only…
See you this weekend..Happy New Year….

year 2013 get must get lange 

Happy New Year and very nice collection ! all my favor watch as well 

[euclidorus]

Jos, a great writeup on your 2012 watch buying journey. You have good taste...they are all very nice pieces.

Now that you are in a state of sanity, can you enlighten as to what trigger your buying frenzy over the last 10 months?
Impulse? Instant connection (like long lost lover)? Properly researched and after long hard thought? Good looking salesgirl? Peer pressure?

[Timeless]

nice time pieces sharing here, seem like u prefer pilot brand on your wrist~
Happy hunting...

[Enkidu]

Jos, a great writeup on your 2012 watch buying journey. You have good taste...they are all very nice pieces.

Now that you are in a state of sanity, can you enlighten as to what trigger your buying frenzy over the last 10 months?
Impulse? Instant connection (like long lost lover)? Properly researched and after long hard thought? Good looking salesgirl? Peer pressure?

I think it was probably a case of JOS trying to poison others but kena poisoned back with a heavier and more lethal dose.....

[meoramri]

Will share the story personally with you guys. This coming Saturday's gtg .....

[sshark]

Jos2012, I saw your limited ed ananta and it reminded me a question u asked me last year. Was ur ananta running more than 10s per day?

[JOS2012]

Ok.. today I had some free time so tried to take slightly better pics of those watches where I had earlier shamelessly borrowed from elsewhere..



The last several years, I was into formal dress watches and I'm still keeping those few JLCs & GSs
Currently I'm into casual & sports models with some in black PVD/DLC cases, if possible
If you re-look at the latest additions above carefully, you'll see both diver & flieger watches.. yet to find any land adventure watches that sings to me….…

nice time pieces sharing here, seem like u prefer pilot brand on your wrist~
Happy hunting..

Thank you. I'm also envious of those pieces you've posted i.e. Credor & vintage GS hi beat. I'm sure you have more to show. Your wishlist shows we have similar tastes.
Buying frenzy? I really don't know. I have a set of parameters when buying watches so if I come across those watches that fit them then I'm hooked.
I'm a movt person first, so it must be a high quality movt with tech specs, good chronometric performance then the finishing of the case, dial, hands, date should be as refined as possible.. another important thing is that it be non-mainstream as possible..too many parameters to list here..
Good looking sales girls, peer pressure doesn't work on me..I'm impervious to these 2 things…in fact I'm very prone to going against trends...

Jos, a great writeup on your 2012 watch buying journey. You have good taste...they are all very nice pieces.

Now that you are in a state of sanity, can you enlighten as to what trigger your buying frenzy over the last 10 months?
Impulse? Instant connection (like long lost lover)? Properly researched and after long hard thought? Good looking salesgirl? Peer pressure?

aiya Loo, I'm just trying to tell others that they must have more self control unlike myself…but at least I'm not as bad as meor.. he needs more help than I do..

I think it was probably a case of JOS trying to poison others but kena poisoned back with a heavier and more lethal dose.....

Keen to hear your stories meor..

Will share the story personally with you guys. This coming Saturday's gtg .....

Can't remember and haven't worn the Naoki Sakai for awhile.. Don't think it was that bad…

Jos2012, I saw your limited ed ananta and it reminded me a question u asked me last year. Was ur ananta running more than 10s per day?

[takashi78]

Jos,

Credor does not have much casual sport watches but their dress watch especially the ones i am showing u below is out of this world!
If you read up on it then you would be even more impress.
Try to snap a few pics if you can the next round you are in Japan.
Cant find a single owners review/report on them.
Still trying to hunt down one used.
New its Patek level prices!

[Enkidu]

Jos,

Credor does not have much casual sport watches but their dress watch especially the ones i am showing u below is out of this world!
If you read up on it then you would be even more impress.
Try to snap a few pics if you can the next round you are in Japan.
Cant find a single owners review/report on them.
Still trying to hunt down one used.
New its Patek level prices!

http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2011/11/28/listen-the-400000-seiko-credor-minute-repeater.html

A credor minute repeater will be very nice.

[takashi78]

Aiyo that one sell my condo also cannot afford hahaha

[JOS2012]

hi Peter,
actually I've seen some Credors on my last 2 trips as I was already keen on them many years back but lack the big time moolahs.
As I'm not keen on formal dress watches anymore (getting out of corporate life not too long from now) I'm only keen on sporty casual watches.
I like the Credor owned by Euclidorus though.. would buy it in a wink, if I ever saw anything like it again..

Jos,

Credor does not have much casual sport watches but their dress watch especially the ones i am showing u below is out of this world!
If you read up on it then you would be even more impress.
Try to snap a few pics if you can the next round you are in Japan.
Cant find a single owners review/report on them.
Still trying to hunt down one used.
New its Patek level prices!

I'd love a Credor but not those dressy ones. Will try to hunt down one that was posted by Euclidorus….carbon fibre dial..yum yum

://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2011/11/28/listen-the-400000-seiko-credor-minute-repeater.html

A credor minute repeater will be very nice.

Well if you insist on a minute repeater, the cheapest from JLC is from RM 150K onwards. The Credor is I think many more times the price.

Aiyo that one sell my condo also cannot afford hahaha

[eltontan]

what i shall say... impressive collection.

JLC NS Diving Alarm T5 titanium is the best among all to me.

[Primus]

My friend,

i am very shocked by your 2012 journey! You certainly have a productive year! got the WIS fever bad! lol

although i sympathize with you as i'm nearly as bad as you. In just three months i've purchased 5 watches as well. After the fourth i promise thats it but i couldnt' resist the last one.
For 2013 i must only purchase watches i must have and slow my production way down. My wallet and my shelf space is crying for me to relax

having said that, your collection is very nicely done. All good pieces. Welldone.

Damn, as i said this i came across a brand... Hanhart (german brand) that has a line called Hanhart Primus Watches, which is exactly my real name! Damn it!!!! must.. resist...

[JOS2012]

What???
noooooooo… 
To-date my favourite and most valued watch in my collection is a GS (although some of my other watches costs much more).... this one..SBGC003, your brother has held, touched and worn it once…



Though I love ALL my watches, I've ranked them internally in my mind (like how olden day emperors ranked their concubines….I wish ) and the JLC NS Diving Alarm is only….No 4

what i shall say... impressive collection.

JLC NS Diving Alarm T5 titanium is the best among all to me.

Primus, don't be shocked. I've been there, done that in many of my hobbies (watch collecting, camera collecting, superbikes, scuba diving, jet skis, etc..)
You'll go thru what I went through or am still going through..so if you symphatise with me now, sooner or later I'll have to sympathise with you..

Let's talk more, lottts more this Sat over your Bowmore and some smokes…

My friend,

i am very shocked by your 2012 journey! You certainly have a productive year! got the WIS fever bad! lol

although i sympathize with you as i'm nearly as bad as you. In just three months i've purchased 5 watches as well. After the fourth i promise thats it but i couldnt' resist the last one.
For 2013 i must only purchase watches i must have and slow my production way down. My wallet and my shelf space is crying for me to relax

having said that, your collection is very nicely done. All good pieces. Welldone.

Damn, as i said this i came across a brand... Hanhart (german brand) that has a line called Hanhart Primus Watches, which is exactly my real name! Damn it!!!! must.. resist...

[euclidorus]

Jos, there are some current sporty credor that will suit your budget. You may wish to consider gcbk981 (430,000 yen)...fyi, credor bracelets are very well made, imo a notch higher than gs bracelet.

Photos sourced from some spanish watch forum. Prices before tax.



I like the gcbk979 (400,000 yen)

[JOS2012]

hi euclidorus,
Thanks v much for your info and pics. The prices are in fact lower than some GS Master Shop models.
Totally agree that Credor finishing is generally above GS in case/bracelet.
Hope to plan my next trip to Tokyo late 2013.
Can you share where you bought your Credors from. If you prefer to pm, plse do so.
Actually my preference for chronos is tri-compax layout rather than 6,9,12 but if Credor doesn't have any tri-compax then may have to make do. At least the 6,9,12 counters in the Credor's dial layout is balanced by the PR at 3.
 
Do let me know when you are next free and let's meet up to view our GSs as well as your Credors, preferably over a golden brew or some Scotch...

Jos, there are some current sporty credor that will suit your budget. You may wish to consider gcbk981 (430,000 yen)...fyi, credor bracelets are very well made, imo a notch higher than gs bracelet.

Photos sourced from some spanish watch forum. Prices before tax.



I like the gcbk979 (400,000 yen)

[takashi78]

I wanna join!
But am not much of a drinker though hehe...

[eltontan]

What???
noooooooo… 
To-date my favourite and most valued watch in my collection is a GS (although some of my other watches costs much more).... this one..SBGC003, your brother has held, touched and worn it once…



Though I love ALL my watches, I've ranked them internally in my mind (like how olden day emperors ranked their concubines….I wish ) and the JLC NS Diving Alarm is only….No 4

what i shall say... impressive collection.

JLC NS Diving Alarm T5 titanium is the best among all to me.

[/quote]

wow... this is really a nice piece of art though.. is time for you to go for credor.

[sm]

Jos

Would you be kind enough to share how much wrist time each watch has? Is your buying on impulse or after some research?

Thanks
Sm