How far down the dibs list would I be?

 

After me

 

Constellation has likely been worn a few times, but its close enough.

 

This thread is dangerous.............very...very dangerous

 

I will dream about this tonight unbelievably beautiful! ...this is truley a dangerous thread!

 

So how long the Dibs list on this one Steve?........Add me next.....

 

When will we get Mike to partake in this thread?

 

From this thread it's clear to see that my collection is actually quite poor , I have a serious lack of NOS, in fact the only one that I have is this Heuer. Need to find some new contacts

Sorry for the very blurred pictures, it's all I have

 

Excuse me, I have to take my computer to the little room for a while.

 

I realise it's probably not his thing, I just want to know where all the nice snags go!

 

How old does a watch have to be to be considered worthy of NOS status? Out of production? Out of stock?
When I got the urge for a titanium Seamaster 300, some years ago, I tried the normal sites to find a used one. No luck - of course there were examples for sale but the money/condition index was not right. The titanium 300 was discontinued around 2005-6 from what I have heard.

I gave Swatch Group a phone call and asked them to do a search among their dealers. A couple of days later they e-mailed me and they had found an unsold Ti 300 in the south of Sweden. Another couple of days later it was mine.

It has since been sold but I hold it in warm memory and I did consider it a NOS watch when I got it.

 

What great watches shown here! It´s always something really special, when one is given the opportunity to see watches that seems like they have travelled in a time capsule to our days. I´m a fan of vintage and corresponding wearmarks, but nonetheless I´m thrilled to see how the watches really looked like when new and unworn.

I have only one literally NOS, unsold, watch. It´s a Seamaster 751 from the same batch as the 751 in the possession of the creator of this thread. Unlike him I intend to keep my specimen NOS, that is I don´t wear it. It´s so very few vintage watches that are NOS, so I Think the few there are deserves to remain in that condition.




NOS or not, the bleeding gasket from this era is still there.....


I also have an old IWC in 18K from the 40ies that is as good as NOS. A very charming piece!

 

Ah - that is where the third one went! I totally respect your view - even if I have a different approach. I got my watchmaker to take care of the gaskets and he gave the movement some well needed lubrication (full service) - a must if you are going to use an old watch. All the oils were dried up/thickened.

 

I know I am really pushing the NOS envelope here - but this watch was bought new a couple of weeks ago and it has not been in production since 2010. One of the endless limited editions and/but the only version that made my heart tick that extra beat. My limited photo skills does not make it justice. The dial is fantastic.
There was a reason why it was unsold until now - this version was priced out of proportion. I believe a "normal" moon watch cost in the region of 27-28 000 Swedish crowns and this version around 60-65 000. OK, it has a dial made out of something that has actually been to/in space, it has a sapphire crystal and an almost magic case back but... the price was ridiculous. Some years later the position for negotiations were better... A lot.

It came on a standard moon watch bracelet but I prefer it on a strap. This Hirsch double ridge shark suits it better in my opinion. The grey seam matches the subdials perfectly (IRL).