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any watch afficianados or collectors around?

wasn't the original blue dialled Heure Monaco done for Steve McQueen in the film LeMans as an advertising ploy. Don't think it ever went into production though until the recent reissues only the standard model was with the three chronograph dials was released. Hence the reason the reissue was called the 'Steve McQueen Monaco' and also carried the name Tag Heure where as all the other vintage reissues carried only the original Heure name.
 
Originally posted by psycho bob
wasn't the original blue dialled Heure Monaco done for Steve McQueen in the film LeMans as an advertising ploy. Don't think it ever went into production though until the recent reissues only the standard model was with the three chronograph dials was released. Hence the reason the reissue was called the 'Steve McQueen Monaco' and also carried the name Tag Heure where as all the other vintage reissues carried only the original Heure name.
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according to wannabuyawatch there is a 70's vintage steve mcqueen monaco. they also have a 3 dial monaco( non steve mcqueen) for $3250.00
 

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Yes, I am a watch dude, I do not have many modern watches but more the older vintage models, I have been collecting, repairing and having fun with watches for the last 25 years and still every day I find is a learning experiance, another vintage watch that I had never seen before appears! Here (hopefully) is a Tudor chronograph that is from 1970s

I am sorry I did not attach the photo, I tried but I failed!
 
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Re: any watch afficianados or collectors around?

Originally posted by gwuMACaddict
I have been collecting fine watches for going on 5 years now. Just wondering if anyone else got as exicted about fine watches as i do?

:)
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Here are a few interesting watchsites for you....

http://www.timezone.com/

http://www.thepurists.com

http://www.timedesign.de/

The 3rd site has an enormous amount of related info and links, such as his *Mechanical Watch Movements* and *2000+Links on Wristwatches*.

Enough info on these sites to keep you busy for a while:)
 
thanks so much, i've actually been to two of those sites before. some of the best resources that i have found are the watch magazines that come out periodically. watchtime is my favorite, with excellent articles and reviews.

:D
 
i love watches also
i have a longines, and a pulsar, plus a few collectables

the one i am working on now is a frank muller watch ( the master of complications)
i love watches
Ak
 
Originally posted by blueflame

the one i am working on now is a frank muller watch ( the master of complications)
i love watches
Ak
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are you looking to get one of his complicated watches? or a very basic one...? he is very open about using ETA movements, i think this is kinda ridiculous considering what he charges for the watches...
 
yippeeeee

the pulsar lives!!!

after picking up my father's old P2 over thanksgiving i found out the batteries that fit it were no longer in production...luckily i was able to find a guy in colorado who makes a spacer that fits around the current smaller sized batteries so they fit the battery cavity of the watch. i ordered them and waited....

meanwhile, i managed to remove the back of the watch to see if the old batteries were left inside of it, hoping that 30 years worth of corrosion hadn't destroyed the watch. thankfully the batteries had barely leaked and i was able to scrape the corrosion away with some tweezers.

today, i finally received the batteries and spacers and popped them into the pulsar, not knowing if it even worked...surprise! it works perfectly! since i don't have the original setting magnet( i have one on order from a dealer in canada), i had to set it using a magnet from one of my kid's toys...too funny.

i am a happy camper.:D
 

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I just found this forum through a search for something else :)

I wasn't a big watch fan until I was in Guam last November and lucked out big time. There was a Japanese department store going out of business with 50% off everything. So I got this Omega Speedmaster (a replica, not the original) and this Kirium Quartz for about $2000. (Also 2 Mont Blanc fountain pens for $130, but don't get me started on fountain pens, that's for another thread :D :) )
 
5300cs said:
I just found this forum through a search for something else :)

I wasn't a big watch fan until I was in Guam last November and lucked out big time. There was a Japanese department store going out of business with 50% off everything. So I got this Omega Speedmaster (a replica, not the original) and this Kirium Quartz for about $2000. (Also 2 Mont Blanc fountain pens for $130, but don't get me started on fountain pens, that's for another thread :D :) )
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those are great looking watches...i wonder how much a vintage omega speedmaster would cost

i like the james bond/pierce brosnan omega for its looks and ability to withstand 300 meters depth, but $3100 dollars is very expensive...if money was no object, this watch would be it...great looks, thin and light, and tough

i find for me the most important watch feature is being at least 200 meters water resistant and for 40 dollars to 300 dollars, there are a lot of choices and these are the sale prices i found...of course, none of the watches were as thin and elegant as an 18 kt gold omega, but they are equally as tough and water resistant

here's what i looked at in that range...prices before tax:

timex reefgear with black face and orange accented dials, 200 meters...39 dollars

casio g-force with digital display, 200 meters, all g-force models are also impact resistant 2 stories...69 dollars

casio g-force with yellow face and black dials, 200 meters...104 dollars

citizen dive watch with black face, 200 meters...149 dollars

bullova dive watch with black face, 200 meters...190 dollars

citizen dive watch with black eco drive/solar panel face, 200 meters...210 dollars

luminox navy seals dive watch, government contract model, but not more expensive civilian fashion model, 200 meters...225 dollars

citizen very heavy duty dive watch with black face, 300 meters...301 dollars


all these watches were bulky and/or heavy and none of them look good with a suit or dressed up...these dive watches either have velcro or plastic bands...he he...but for more money, slightly more elegant/thin water resistant watches with stainless steel bands good for outdoors and formal (if needed) start at 350 dollars (quartz tag heuer and dress/fashion navy seals watch) and go up to 900 dollars for a stainless steel quartz omega

again, the 18 kt gold omega could actually look great in a tux/suit and still go deeper than the actual navy seals watches, but my list is no more than one tenth the price of the omega...i did see a 1950s gold omega seamaster with white face and leather strap for 2000 dollars and that was totally amazing ;)

in the end, i bought the hundred dollar g-force but almost bought the 200 dollar bullova
 
luxury dive watch?

btw, i am new to watches, or lusting after them... ;)

is there any point in a luxury dive watch? ...like the tutima dive watch for $795 dollars? what does it offer that a more reasonably priced tag heuer or citizen doesn't?
 
can't believe someone ressurected my dead thread...

a tutima is going to give you a better case from a reasonably well known and well respected company. stay away from quartz though... no resale value... mechanicals are much more fun...

other good and cheap (but GREAT value) mechanical dive watches are Bell and Ross, Sinn, maybe a used Breitling or IWC.
 
As a pilot, i can geek on a watch.

here is a neat one I have a version of.

yeswatch

The nicest I ever got was an Omega Speedmaster, bought in '81.
 

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My dad is the biggest Navy SEAL fan in the world.

Two years ago for Christmas my brothers and I got him one of these luminox watches, which
Navy SEALS actually wear.


The borosilicate glass capsules on each of the numbers and hands are amazingly bright,
and don't require any battery power or button to be pushed.

He was soooo stoked....
 
I've had a Rado Ceramica Multi-function for nearly a year, I sold a Rolex Perpetual Oyster to get it, cos the Rolex just looks like a fake on me.

I get people asking if its a watch or not!
 

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gwuMACaddict said:
can't believe someone ressurected my dead thread...

a tutima is going to give you a better case from a reasonably well known and well respected company. stay away from quartz though... no resale value... mechanicals are much more fun...

other good and cheap (but GREAT value) mechanical dive watches are Bell and Ross, Sinn, maybe a used Breitling or IWC.
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i saw a few dive watches that were mechanical and the most reasonably priced one i could find was the omega seamaster pro for 1895 dollars, where the quartz version of the same watch was 1099 dollars

quartz is much more in my price range and i saw a tutima quartz dive watch for 795 and a tag heuer quartz dive watch for 550 dollars and they seemed really cool...somewhat luxurious and not as expensive as any mechanical watch
 
monkeydo_jb said:
My dad is the biggest Navy SEAL fan in the world.

Two years ago for Christmas my brothers and I got him one of these luminox watches, which
Navy SEALS actually wear.


The borosilicate glass capsules on each of the numbers and hands are amazingly bright,
and don't require any battery power or button to be pushed.

He was soooo stoked....
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i like the two major lines of that watch model from luminox...navy seals official combat watch for 189-225 dollars and the fashion (luxury) watches based on the navy seals watch (same movement) but with a classy metal case and nice metal band for 300 dollars

i know the tag heuer dive watch i want is 550, as posted above in my previous post, and the tutima dive watch is 795, but the navy seals watch from luminox, the original which is the cheaper one for 225 or less, has a certain historical significance to it that i like since it's the actual watch that won the contract for the navy seals...but that model still looks too much like a kid's fossil skateboarder watch from a distance with its plastic case and velcro strap or plastic band ( http://www.luminox.com/catalog/catalog3.asp ) so i am considering the fashion based metal case navy seals type watch for a little more and i know i can abuse it yet still wear it dressed up...or if i can't make up my mind, i should get both those luminox watches ;)

i am also an armchair fan of the seals, delta force, and the rangers and it would be interesting to see what they wear in the field
 
if you're really going to dive, i'd suggest buying a fairly inexpensive watch...i almost lost a Sea Dweller on some underwater debris during a cave dive. after that, i switched to a $50.00 casio diving watch.

also, indiglo( or similar) helps because things get mighty dark after about 60 feet...it's actually easier to see the indiglo backlight than shining a diving light on the face of the watch.

fwiw, i've always found the 200 meter certification pretty funny...if your watch actually hits 200 meters, odds are:
a) you've dropped it into the ocean, never to be seen again
b) you and your watch actually hit 200 meters in depth and time ( and other mortal concerns) become pretty irrelevant. :D
 
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fwiw, i've always found the 200 meter certification pretty funny...if your watch actually hits 200 meters, odds are:
a) you've dropped it into the ocean, never to be seen again
b) you and your watch actually hit 200 meters in depth and time ( and other mortal concerns) become pretty irrelevant. :D
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with what i do for a living, gardening and landscaping and computer repair, i want a watch i can get wet and muddy and one that can take a few clumsy bumps day in and day out...my regular 30 meter water resistant watches got banged up and wet (inside the case) with my everyday work activities...and after two dead watches, i went for overkill with my casio g-shock g-511 model

i just don't want to get another watch soaked inside or bang it up and while many 100 meter watches (for 50 dollars) could have done the job, i just didn't want to risk killing it so i opted to spend 100 dollars for the 200 meter g-shock, but still saved money by not getting that durability with swiss style/movement which would have set me back another hundred or so

it's just kind of fun to look at tough he-man watches that can look cool and see how a manufacturer can sell it for 500, 1000, 2000, and even 3000 dollars :)
 
jefhatfield said:
i like the two major lines of that watch model from luminox...navy seals official combat watch for 189-225 dollars and the fashion (luxury) watches based on the navy seals watch (same movement) but with a classy metal case and nice metal band for 300 dollars
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Actually that was the wrong watch I linked to.

It's this one- the 3102.

I really like the steel band with black inserts in the middle.
 
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