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Ahh watches! I was wondering when they would turn up!
I cannot afford to collect watches, but if I won the lottery I surely would. I had a big hankering for a Lange and Sohne last year, but I settled for an Omega co-axial (black face, silver roman numerals). I also have an IWC from the 40s (rose gold, black face and gold numerals — really stunning). And then there is the first autowind Omega, in gold, which I keep in the drawer.
Vintage watches seem to go very well with vintage colognes (and neither seem to go well with marriage!)

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Quote: Originally Posted by Eluard Vintage watches seem to go very well with vintage colognes (and neither seem to go well with marriage!) LOL... Classic

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I really love those Panerais, but can someone tell me a little about their quality? As I'm considering buying a watch and I don't want to regret it after a few years

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Panerai should be strong watches as they were initially concepted for the navy submariners. That's why of their huge looking quadrants. I personally don't like them that much due to their heavy, large and thick shape.
I'm definitely a fan of Baume&Mercier and I'm really satified with my Hampton Spirit (dark grey quadrant).

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It is tough when you have the taste and connoisseurship of a god and the wallet of a mere mortal! Collecting vintage watches is the surest road to the poorhouse.
I've limited myself to one nice modest little gem - a 1960s (I think) Longines Admiral with a steel blue face. It has a wind mechanism, which I like (without getting too Zen there is something connecting about checking the time and winding up the watch, particularly on a Monday morning after a weekend of not watching the clock). It also has a leather strap as I can't feel comfortable in a metal one.
PS - I had a colleague who was forever stopping people on the corridor to ask the time. I'd ask him why he didn't just buy a watch, he'd say "Well .. any old fool can tell you the time". Happy days!

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Panerai is definitely not an established name, with their first official series in around 1997 and from there, that's only a 10 year history not including the vintage Navy pieces, and some love affair with Sly Stallone in the pre-vendom era (those watches are even more expensive...)
The two I owned were boh very rugged and handsome, though I felt the need for a busier dial and eventually went back to Breitling (I went from the Violet Bentley Motors (Breitling) to the 72c which I quickly sold, as I was never intending to keep it, just that it was easier to move than the Breitling, then to the 88 which was what I wanted (bigger diameter, striking face with the second dial being silver, and of course the GMT function) an then finally to the Navitimer World which is the watch I should have gotten years ago, though the adventure up to this point has been fun.
The Panerais have one downfall, and that is imo, the models with the date functions suffer due to the cyclops magnifier. If I were to buy a Panerai I'd buy a 217 or a 127, if I wanted an automatic (those two models are 47mm hand-wound) I'd probably skip the date function, and I personally feel the date function is a necessity -- so there lies a bit of a tear.
Anyway, if you ahve more questions about Panerai I suggest Timezone.com (Brand Forums --> Panerai) there is a ton of information.

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Y'all need to get metal wristbands for your Breitlings. They look so much cooler that way.
Yes, it's $900 bucks just for the wristband, but the leather ones wear out so in the end it's a good investment.

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I'm putting some unusual watches and one clock from the blogs to my basenotes blog. who can find the quarter of a million dollar wrist watch on the blogs I read. I'll leave clues later.
it's under blogging > fredricktoo


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Quote: Originally Posted by fredricktoo I'm putting some unusual watches and one clock from the blogs to my basenotes blog. who can find the quarter of a million dollar wrist watch on the blogs I read. I'll leave clues later.
it's under blogging > fredricktoo
Thank you for the pictures! I loved that Chronoswiss skeleton watch!


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a load of skeletonized watches on my blog
such as
and week of March 25th NYC Watch auction