The modest acquisition of the day. I'm just overjoyed, they're not so easy to come by..

 

When I grow up I want a Zenith like this. How long is the dibs list? (oops, I'm grown up already, darn).

 

Magnifique.

 

It's never too late! There's a few on the list, but I'll add you.

 

Great pickup and great pics

 

Thanks
It's my first Zenith as well, I'm really glad

 

Merci Syrte, elle tirait bien à toi aussi, chest une petite 38

 

38, ça va tout juste!

PS / alors un autre DIBs!

 

So of course the day after I decided to go with a strap for my 168.017, my n00b watch that came with phony endlinks, the wrong bracelet, a polish, and lastly a redial, I got an alert that a like NOS 1040 bracelet was available. The pictures weren't great and I asked the seller what numbers were stamped into the endlinks. 518 was the reply so I held my breath and clicked the Buy It Now.

It arrived yesterday. I did try to install it myself as I'd succeeded with the strap, but four sprung-away/dropped spring bars later, I decided to have my watchmaker do it today as I was going there anyway with @Kreindog24.

I think it's a vast improvement and I feel like I can respect it now and wear it more often. Plus I have a great strap if I ever decide to change it.



And the before, which drove me nuts starting about 3 months after I bought it in November 2011 when I learned the endlinks were just phony and the bracelet was for a Geneve.

 

37mm stainless Gubelin with crazy lugs and radium dial...arriving next week

 

Yesterday...... don't say anything.

Incoming.

 

Haha je note! Je t'avouerai qu'elle est assez dibsée celle la

 

Pas étonnant

 

Just got a beautiful panerai 42 mm PAM 512 with a manual wound in house movement....I always loved panerai dials for their simplicity but was against the larger size watches...This seems like the best of both worlds for me...

 

I just acquired my first and only Omega watch (or any real watch for that matter), and I am in the "baby it" stage still. I love it. I'm also sure it won't be my only watch forever.

 

You have been baptized.

 

Congrats on the acquisition! Be careful the WIS disease is very infectious, and OF only makes it better(worse). Welcome!

 

Bought today,pie pan dial?

 

Bought this at a watch fair this morning. Needs a little work but happy to have it as I think I bought it well.

 

I love this reference with the pencil hands, I sometimes miss the one I had...on to greener pastures.