Watch collectors?
- Thread starter JamesnTN
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I saw at a red light on the way to town yesterday a guy in a Kia with a dazzling gold wristwatch that the face had to be twice as big as the old Seiko I used to wear. It looked like it was designed to scream "LOOK AT ME I MA BETTER THAN YOU" To me it was like this. https://www.soniceditions.com/image/public-enemy-mtv
There's a brand that used to be Swiss, their name escapes me right now which is weird because I have one and I could go get it out and look but that would require effort
Mine is an older one, Swiss made but the company went under and the name was acquired by a marketing group in Florida IIRC and some of the watches they sell are just godawful ugly. Garish, hideous. I bet it was one of those.
edit; Invicta. I have the Pro Diver;
Invicta Watch Group - Wikipedia
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I once thought I needed a nice watch (not pricey just nice) and I bought a Seiko diver type watch, all stainless. I was working on some projects that had a rough tear out and rebuild. In 2 years the Seiko was so torn up so bad the jeweler laughed at me when I wanted the band replaced. Wife bought me a Citizen kinda like it and she told me its 10 years old now and it looks like new. Never been anywhere but church and then only a few times. I can take care of a gun and keep it nice, but a watch doesn't stand a chance.
I have a wrist watch exactly like that one.
Early 2000's I bought my self a custom watch with a titanium case and bracelet. The movement was a quartz chronograph. It was extremely light in weight. Very good looking. I only had it for a couple of months. One day at work I had to reach down into some tight place and I took it off so as not to scratch it. Not really thinking about it I set it down someplace. Later when I remembered and looked for it, I never found it. I'm sure somebody walked off with it.
A little BulovaLove.....
The next one could prove to be a little more challenging.....
Bought it to restore for my wife. 1950's era.
The next one could prove to be a little more challenging.....
Bought it to restore for my wife. 1950's era.
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