Post a curated single-brand three-watch collection

TimeODanaos · Feb 9, 2022

Three aspects of Eterna, spanning a dozen years.

Incidentally - it was quite striking that when I got these out for their photo, each one of them re-started immediately, unwound and unworn. That's something you might expect from a "Pellaton" IWC, but here was a reminder that this less exalted brand was right up there technically.

smilton · Feb 10, 2022

Collection of Sinns...

TimeODanaos · Feb 10, 2022

S smilton
Multitude of Sinns...

FIFY

🤦 Sorry, I don't know what came over me. I'll fetch my coat.😟
Btw, welcome to OF!

smilton · Feb 10, 2022

TimeODanaos
FIFY

🤦 Sorry, I don't know what came over me. I'll fetch my coat.😟
Btw, welcome to OF!

Ha! What can I say? I’m a sucker for central minute chrono movements. Thank you for the welcome.

Dsloan · Feb 10, 2022

S smilton
Collection of Sinns...

Oh man, I really want an EZM 10. How do you like it? Lately, I'm thinking of focusing on Sinn for my collection. The older I get, a tough no nonsense tool watch just speaks to me more and more.

Flatfoot · Feb 10, 2022

TimeODanaos
Three aspects of Eterna, spanning a dozen years.

Incidentally - it was quite striking that when I got these out for their photo, each one of them re-started immediately, unwound and unworn. That's something you might expect from a "Pellaton" IWC, but here was a reminder that this less exalted brand was right up there technically.

I’m calling dibs on the gold cased, black dialed example on the left. Those hands are marvelous.🥰

Flatfoot · Feb 10, 2022

Seiko, from 1969 to 1971:
6159-7001 from 1969. Resist dial.

6139 6000 from June of ‘69. Got this one from an OF member several years ago

6138 8000 from 1971, I find the cream dial pairs nicely with the brown Seiko strap.

Dgercp · Feb 10, 2022

Fun post!
Somebody needs to show some Breitlings.

JwRosenthal
Three bezeled Wylers

Three crown at 4 Wylers

2 Merc handed Wylers

anyone want to help make this a trio 😉

wonderful!!

Dgercp · Feb 10, 2022

A great post, so many awesome watches.

There are a (small) handful of us that are smitten with vintage Breitling.

cvalue13 · Feb 10, 2022

Dgercp
A great post, so many awesome watches.

There are a (small) handful of us that are smitten with vintage Breitling.

All three of those are on my hit list: dibs, dibs, dibs 😁

Flatfoot · Feb 10, 2022

Dgercp
A great post, so many awesome watches.

There are a (small) handful of us that are smitten with vintage Breitling.

Damn, just damn…
Beautiful examples.

t_swiss_t · Feb 10, 2022

My 60's Rolex gilt trio.

JwRosenthal · Feb 10, 2022

t_swiss_t
My 60's Rolex gilt trio.

My lord, did they apply the lume with a putty knife on that sub?!?!😲

Flatfoot · Feb 10, 2022

JwRosenthal
My lord, did they apply the lume with a putty knife on that sub?!?!😲

I dunno, JW… I’d never kick that out of my watchbox.

t_swiss_t · Feb 10, 2022

JwRosenthal
My lord, did they apply the lume with a putty knife on that sub?!?!😲

haha yea. That one is a family heirloom, though my uncle doesn’t remember all of what he had done to it over the years. It geigers and UVs but I don’t really care too much one way or the other. It’s fun, pleasant to look at, and I don’t have to worry about value.

JwRosenthal · Feb 10, 2022

Flatfoot
I dunno, JW… I’d never kick that out of my watchbox.

No, it’s so thick!! Not poo-poo’ing it at all, it’s lovely…just so much lume!

stonestone · Feb 10, 2022

t_swiss_t
My 60's Rolex gilt trio.

Wow. That's quite a collection. 👍

DirtyDozen12 · Feb 10, 2022

Deafboy
Here's the same trio in the 1936 catalogue. Notice they mention a platinum buckle and finest gray calfskin strap. The Rutledge was Hamilton's top-of-the-line model at the time: $175 during the height of the depression was a chunk of change.

Just to complete the Hamilton/Longines comparison, below is an advert that is apparently from 1937. At the bottom left is a "Platinum Presentation Strap Watch" with a price of $200.