Hello Omegoids, i'll run the gauntlet of possible derision or light ribbing to present the fruits of my first year of watch selling and buying. I'm a newbie and I've made a few obligatory misjudgments along the way, but here is my current "keeper" collection. I don't have a big budget and I haven't quite decided which direction my watch collecting will pursue, though Omega obviously features a bit. All working apart from the mini omega I got last week I've yet to fix. I wear them all in rotation. My military Jaeger Lecoultre is not on show as I keep it seperately! I'm also waiting on a couple of others (a patent pending 52 Glycine vacuum in quite bad shape and a French valjoux 7765 70's Chrono) but not yet sure if they're keepers or flippers. I hope you serious collectors find something of interest here.
Wow! I'm not a vintage specialist by any stretch of the imagination, but this looks impressive to me for a first year collection. There are some really lovely watches there that I'd be very happy to wear p.s. I'd love to see a pic of of the JLC military watch
In this hobby, we all collect on likes, impulse, budget, and speculation. Congratulations on your acquisitions and hope they bring you enjoyment! Do not worry about the misjudgements as they will only lack the speculative aspect of this hobby.. Stick around and learn about the brand you like..This forum has a lot to offer.
That JLC military watch of course is very intriguing… the chronograph looks cool, and I like the 1940s "Orator". Very eclectic mix.
Thanks for you kind comments- The Seiko Samurai Titanium watch was one I bought from my time living in Thailand. The 40's Orator I picked up years ago as a student in a market and chucked in a drawer. All the other are purchases in the last 12 months Most expensive : Omega Chronostop 437 Euros- cheapest Nivada Skymaster and the 30's Orator Stop 25 Euros. The JLC was a bequest from an old lady who was like a grandma to me. I believe it was her brothers watch- an RAF navigator who died in WWII. It cost me 200 Euros to bring it back to life. I Will post pics of it here soon. As I don't know what I'm really doing I don't go over 200 Euros and prefer to bid around the 50-100 mark depending on how much it might cost to repair. I don't have a lot of disposable income to spend on big value items (though one day I'm sure a speedy will land in the box) so I try to make sure I'm not going to get badly stung if I buy a real duffer.
Sounds like a lovely bequest, with sentimental value on several fronts. And those WWII JLC RAF watches are usually very pretty (and with beautiful, very high quality calibers). Looking forward to seeing the pics.
Wow that is some collection after only 1 year. I'm also close the end of my first year and thought I was trigger happy with 6 .