How often do you see ANY nice watch in the wild?

rob#1

For a few years before I got my Speedy I often wore a cheap quartz at work that has orange hands and numbers on a black face. My colleague often told me how much he loved that watch and how good it looked. Fast forward a few years and I wear my Speedy everyday, and he has not commented once 🤔.
Maybe it’s the orange - if I got a Speedy II Ultraman maybe he’d notice...
Here they are, side by side

dwboston

Some people just really love orange. I know a guy that used to wear a huge orange watch - I forget the brand but it was a large, noticeable watch and probably cost him $2-3k. He loved showing that thing off. Most others were just repelled 😀 by the gaudy orange color.

gatorcpa

And black.
gatorcpa

Bernardino

Turns out my colleague has a collection of watches including a datejust, a Monaco and a few others.

Another colleague came over to desk last week and noticed my Speedmaster, comments that he has one that his dad gave him for his 21st that he got in the 60’s.

As the conversation went on it transpired that he possibly has a ‘57’ in his possession. My other colleague looked at me with disbelief!!

I’m waiting to see a picture of the watch!!

gostang9

While strolling through Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London England last week, my daughter was kind enough to take these silly photos. I got a kick out of it, while she got further evidence that her father is absolutely mad...

gostang9

I’m a Canadian, I was in England, but I’m still going to “plead the fifth...” as our American friends might say. 😉

queriver

While you were so unhealthily close to 007, did you happen to check whether his Seamaster is real? Oh, ... and is he still wearing it??