Let's round up the year with your favourite watches acquired this year i

If Santa pays me a visit this year I know for sure he is getting old and sloppy. I have been a really bad boy!😜

What an array of jaw-dropping chronographs (Minerva, Lemania, Berthoud, Universal...) 😲 And that Eterna is bellissimo 👍

Well I make that a nice round 20 😁

My favourite amongst them is the lovely Berthoud, which came IIRC from our mutual friend 😉

There are a few more. Haven't gotten around to have them cleaned up and photographed yet.
Our mutual freündin have been an expensive encounter for sure!
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Personal fav hard to pick but the Lemania HS9 in its original box and owners service medals ranks up there together with Berthoud and Tri-Compax.

You can say that again, a real femme fatale, I just couldn´t stop myself from keep going back for more 😁

All that servicing nearly bankrupted me this summer! But fortunately that was an encounter where the memory remaining is both sweet and long lasting 😀

2015 was the year when I went gaga over 2 register chronos!

They are gorgeous. What is that first Rolex?

There has been some stupendous pieces acquired this year here!! My goodness...

For me, a few chronos and a diver...

Cheers

Splendid!!! And DIBS on the Type 20!

I had a pretty quiet year in 2015. Started off by picking up two Bulova Self Windings:





The total cost for both Bulovas was less than dinner for one at a nice restaurant. One even came with the original box!



The next one is totally out of character for me, but it is just so different I had to buy it. Zodiac Astrographic Jump Hour:



This one is a bit of a project, as it needs a cleaning badly and the case is pretty beat up. Hands and numeric dial are a bit out of sync also. I think I will send this to Paul in Sacramento after the first of the year. He seems to know his way around these Zodiacs.

Next one was a bit unexpected. I got a call from a forum member who was cleaning out a large chunk of his collection around the middle of the year. I had another one like this, but he made me the proverbial "offer he can't refuse".



BTW, Dennis retains the dibs rights on this one. Least I could do. 😁

After that, I turned my sights to a brand that I never considered before, Girard Perregaux. Netted these two beauties for surprisingly reasonable prices:



The really nice part about this watch is found under the caseback. Simply stunning:



Here's the other GP, from down under:



Last one was an Omega Constellation, but not one of the iconic models we see to often on the forum:



This one was a purchase by accident. The watch looked nice with original beveling on the case and matte finish on top. I put in a snipe at a ridiculously low price. Woke up the next morning and found out I was the new owner at $50 less than my ridiculous bid. Just got it back from the watchmaker, but there is a (hopefully minor) problem with the new Omega crown and needs to go back.

Well, maybe 2015 wasn't that quiet after all.
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The Zenith is killer!!