2019 Year in Review - How Did Everyone End Up?

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watchknut

·Dec 9, 2019

So that was my goal for 2019, and it didn’t go as planned.

A few things happened on the way to the forum...

Not sure what 2020 bring...

How did everyone else end up?

 

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seekingseaquest

·Dec 9, 2019

Are you sure you’re done for this year???

I’m not, so I’ll hold off on giving details 😀

By the way, I like the idea of starting off with relevant posts from the Plans for your collection in 2019 thread.

 

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kingsrider

·Dec 9, 2019

Amazing! I think the RO detracts from that set though. Where do you buy the ink for your money machine?.

 

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Shabbaz

·Dec 9, 2019

seekingseaquest

Are you sure you’re done for this year???

I’m not, so I’ll hold off on giving details 😀

By the way, I like the idea of starting off with relevant posts from the Plans for your collection in 2019 thread.

In the last post of this thread I've said I'm done for the year but yesterday I bought two more watches... I cant help it... Sorry...

 

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watchknut

·Dec 9, 2019

@seekingseaquest I am done...nothing else for me to sell to fund at this point without it really hurting.

@kingsrider No money machine, trust me...all soft money that is backed up by hard dollars from sales of existing pieces. It's a shell game that I've seemed to have mastered.

 

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Shabbaz

·Dec 9, 2019

watchknut

@kingsrider No money machine, trust me...all soft money that is backed up by hard dollars from sales of existing pieces. It's a shell game that I've seemed to have mastered.

True!

 

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watchknut

·Dec 9, 2019

Shabbaz

True!

That right there helped fund the 6542!

 

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rkman11

·Dec 9, 2019

watchknut

So that was my goal for 2019, and it didn’t go as planned.

A few things happened on the way to the forum...

Not sure what 2020 bring...

How did everyone else end up?

Holy hell that wabi-sabi GMT work of art has me lustful. LUSTFUL! I’d call dibs but pretty sure I’d have to give you my entire collection and my first born child... and so far the kid’s a keeper...

 

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S.H.

·Dec 9, 2019

I end up with too many watches! I am just collating pictures for a SOTC post, thinking I should unload a few, while waiting for the last purchase "I could not miss" ... 🤦

Well, nice things happened in the chrono department, not the 806 I envisioned but still...

 

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BlackTalon

·Dec 9, 2019·This Space for Rent

Hmmm, looks like I have not bought a watch since the #ST2 arrived last fall. Apparently all I bought watch-related this year were a couple Forschner bands, a book, and a Timex for my wife.

On the 'plus' side, I also did not sell anything 😎

 

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Larry S

·Dec 9, 2019·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Despite my vow to start selling this year, I never got around to it. However I had some inexpensive fun this year with Baltic and Timex LE’s. All are terrific watches.
Timex American Documents:

Q Timex:

Baltic Aquascaphe:

Timex Marlin Automatic Silver Snoopy:

Timex Marlin Automatic: Charlie Brown Kite

 

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Taddyangle

·Dec 9, 2019

This is my 2019. The Omega came in a trade for a speedy. First time in a long time that Omega watches have not dominated. Still have many of my Omega watches.

 

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Mouse_at_Large

·Dec 9, 2019

Just glanced at the watch box. It has 12 spaces and I have 12 watches 😀

2 x Omega
2 x Casio
2 x Seiko
1 x Rolex
1 x Orient
1 x Magrette
1 x Glycine
1 x Marathon
1 x Swatch

Categories covered, dress, diver, chrono, dual time, solar, radio synch, auto, manual wind, quartz. Having no need (or interest) in complications such as GMT or moonphase, and a positive dislike of skeleton/openheart unreadable dials, I'm pretty much content with where I am at present.

And still no Speedmaster 😁

Edited: Dec 9, 2019

 

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Larry S

·Dec 9, 2019·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Taddyangle

This is my 2019. The Omega came in a trade for a speedy. First time in a long time that Omega watches have not dominated. Still have many of my Omega watches.

We have to hear the story on that Invicta!

 

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Alpha

·Dec 9, 2019·Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector

Collection down by almost fifty percent so heading in the right direction 😀

 

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kyle L

·Dec 9, 2019·Grasshopper

Bought too many watches, like every other year...😟

 

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scruffy

·Dec 9, 2019

Both Speedies are out of commission needing mainsprings. So I got a Seamaster to wear! And then I started looking at watches again and acquired a Megaquartz 2.4MHz. So, you know, the usual.

 

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Sherbie

·Dec 9, 2019

A quiet year all told

just this 1969 Tissot, but also trying to land a 16570 polar before year end

 

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sdre

·Dec 9, 2019

Have a knack rebuying watches I sold.

My first Grand Seiko.

Exciting stuff.

 

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harrymai86

·Dec 9, 2019

In 2019 I sold traded a few pieces and be more focused on Omega. Luckily acquired a 145.022-69 with 220 bezel and 3 Constellations.

Still aiming for a Rolex 1675 atm but a minefiled out there 🙁