I hate customs.... - Page 3

G1GY · #21 10-29-2006, 10:44 PM

I bought some old watches in a box of stuff at an estate sale a few years back. I'm not sure if any of them even work. I'm planning on maybe gluing them inside a picture frame or something and hanging them on the wall.

Here's the front of them.

The backs of them.

And if I could ever track down "Doug" or his family, I'd give them this one that Maybelle gave him in 1939.

Imagine the stories these old watches could tell you if they could talk.

fortheloveofcrabs · #22 12-17-2006, 07:52 PM

Hi all,

I was just looking through some of my old posts, and I totally forgot about this thread!

Gary, that's a fantastic watch (with the engraving on the back). There's something so romantic about things like that. I think that Timex in the top left its really, really neat. Do you wear any these watches? Or have you hung them yet?

Rob, have you sold the watch, or are you wearing it now?

I finally got my watch (on 10/30) and never got around to taking picture until now. As far as customs... It was $1040.00 down the drain... Sigh.

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robzilla · #23 12-18-2006, 02:33 PM

nice looking watch

IluvHockey · #24 12-19-2006, 07:42 PM

What do you think about the Breitling Bentley models. I like the one witht he dark red dial. Kinda different from the ones iwth the white, blue or black dials.

fortheloveofcrabs · #25 12-20-2006, 05:34 AM

Hey,

You're talking about the 6.75, right? It's a statement watch - esspecially at 47.5 mm. Have you seen it in person? It's HUGE. Really, really huge. I've been a big fan of the entire Bently line of breitling's for a long time now and they add a touch of class to the whole familiy of watches. The copper face is definatly unique. It's probably my favorite dial in the whole line. I feel it takes a unique personality to pull off a dial like the copper. Most won't see the beauty of it, and just see it as strange - but some will just get it. It kinda remindes me of the 'Delphis' (it's a Chronoswiss) as the watch (in extremely limited numbers) came with a red guilloche dial. It had that same "black sheep" air to it. I couldn't agree more with you as far as the line of Breitling dials in concerned - blue, black, white. Copper is breath of fresh air.

Are you a collector?

IluvHockey · #26 12-20-2006, 07:08 AM

Yes, I am a bit if a collector. But more mainstrem stuff than anything else. Don't you mean the Chronoswiss Klassix Chronograph Turtle? The Delphis is more like a simplified Glasshutte Panomatic Chrono. I like either one. They are classics.

Here is the GT. Must be seen in person to be appreciated.

fortheloveofcrabs · #27 12-21-2006, 09:25 PM

Hey,

Nope, not the CS Klassik - that's more pink and not produced in a finite ammount. The Delphis came with a red dial (couldn't find a picture) in extremely limited numbers. I've only seen/heard about it once. It was after the NYC Chronoswiss GTG in Oct 2006. I saw it at an AD afterwards (I didn't get to go to the GTG

Maybe I'm missing something, but how is the Delphis at all like the Glashutte PanoChrono? The Delphis has sub-seconds, a retrograde minute hand and a digital hour display. Aside the subseconds, the GPC has none of that - and is a chronograph.

I would agree, though, all very nice items.

What kind of watches do you 'most fancy'? Sport? Have you seen the new JLC Squadra Reverso? What do you think? Sounds like it's going to be quite something, eh?

Is that your Breitling? Nice watch - very nice. And any readers who haven't seen it in person, that picture, in no way, does that watch justice. It's really quite something face to face.

-Pauli

IluvHockey · #28 12-22-2006, 08:46 PM

No the Red GT is not mine yet. But soon, maybe Christmas????.

Anyways I am more of a Chrono guy, then dress watches. I am not particular fond of the square chronos anf the JLC is one of those. The Tag Monaco (steve Mcqueen blue dial) would be the only exception.

As of my comaprision to the glasshutte, I think I was thinking the colour scheme for teh plantium version as the regualt chronoswiss use the blue hands on white dial. I forgot that it also comes in that blazing red. I have only read about those. Nice to see that there are some watch collectors out there.