The Great Big Introductions Thread

Greetings OF, I'm a recent addition here but I have been active on WUS forums for quite some time. I love vintage Omegas and Longines, as well as everything Seiko from the 50s to the 70s, and some modern GS's.

My vintage collection started with two family watches that have a permanent place in my drawer. I have a Seamaster Cosmic 166.026 that was passed down to me from my dad's father who received it from one of his patients as a thank you gift. I also have a well-used Rolex Oysterdate Precision 6694 given to me from my mom's father who purchased it new in Okinawa when he was in the US Navy during the Vietnam era. Both watches date to 1969. I recently acquired a nicely refinished Longines 30L in 18kt rose gold. I'm hoping to add a 30mm Omega and another Longines 30L/12.68Z to my collection. I really love the sub-seconds dials of many of those mid-century watches.

Currently I serve in the Navy as well overseas in the East Asia area of operations. Long stints at sea are great for saving up money for a nice shiny object whenever I get some time ashore 😉

-Mick

Thank you! Unfortunately my example doesn't have the wonderful sailing ship embossed on the back. Nonetheless I am open to finding another one!

Been a member for a while, but haven't got around to posting!

My main focus over the years has been Heuer, but I've a few Omegas (MKII racing, MK4.5, Montreal and a newish PO) as well as a couple of Rolex, a handful of Seikos, a couple of Lemanias and a bunch of cheap Vostocks. I also seem to have amassed a load or Tropic straps and started to collect NSAs too, although supplies seem to have dried up (other than from Bill!).

I seem to be reducing the Heuers to focus on other brands, especially interested in getting and older Speedy and a Flightmaster.

Hey all - I've joined OF recently and have just gotten back into watches. I have a small collection so far that spans a Vintage Omega DeVille (from my father), Longines Master Collection (Moonphase), and Breitling Navitimer. I've got a Stowa Marine on the way and am in the market for the new Omega Globemaster (Blue Dial; Steel). Great to be here!

Before I jump in to the other threads, I wanted to introduce myself. I'm John- a big fan of funky, impactful, and colorful design, having been an industrial designer for about 25 years in the automotive and vehicle realms. Designing real cars as well as vehicles for film and toys (Marvel/Hasbro).

As such, by two Omegas are chunky and colorful:
Seamaster Chronograph Professional 300m, Flightmaster Chronograph 910. The Flightmaster is actually not in my hands yet, having spotted one in a shop a while ago and falling in love with the design but passing on that one as the case was clumsily polished- then spending a a while seaching hard for the perfect one to buy. It's on its way! So excited. Looking for some ideas on the right band as an alternative to the production metal one.

nice lookin Pogue you got there! 😁

Florida and Tags go hand in hand. always one of my favorite watches!

Hello, my name is Steve, and I'm from northern Ohio in the USA.

I'm not a collector, but I do tend to accumulate old, or rather vintage bits. I'm a retired machine designer, and love the intricate mechanisms of watches, cameras, firearms, typewriters, etc. Oh, and an old Vespa and an MG. I have a handful of older watches, most of which were handed down from previous generations. My only Omega watches are the Seamaster 2551.80 that my wife bought for me in 1999 and my father's 1954 Seamaster calibre 354 reference C257-12 SC that my mother bought new for him.

The latter is actually how I found OmegaForums.net. My more thorough introduction is over in my first post in the Vintage sub-forum, as I hadn't previously found this thread. Link: https://omegaforums.net/threads/dads-1954-calibre-345-reference-c2577-12-sc-questions-at-end.108692/

Thanks for the welcome so far, and thank you for all of the wonderful accumulated information and knowledge.
Steve

Obligatory photos

Greetings . . . As I posted in another thread, I just took delivery of my first Omega . . . also my first "nice" watch ever. And I am 60 years old.

Most important to me are my wife and daughters ( and of course I have to also say our dog ). I do, however, enjoy anything with a motor . . . sports cars, motorcycles, boats, etc. I also enjoy biking, vintage stereo and modern home theater stuff. But I never ever thought about buying a premium watch. In fact, I have been totally happy wearing my $100 Casios for the last 20 years.

I am also, however, a space nerd, as my father worked for NASA for 34 years, including some time on the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. Which is really what brought me to Omega.

My new Omega is the stainless steel Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Speedmaster . . . I saw it in a magazine last year and tried to get one because of the space program. Of course I was unable to get one in the United States. But In November I found one through an authorized dealer in Israel, and it was delivered last week. To me the watch is incredible and everything I hoped for.

I am now reading these forums constantly and am amazed at the content . . . the passion, the diversity, the quality. I had no idea Omega made so many other "moonwatches". I have this feeling I may have found a new hobby. Which will make my wife happy . . . she really wants me to finally quit riding and sell my motorcycle.

Good to be here.

Craig

New guy here, just bought an Omega SM 300 midsize as they are still fairly affordable at $900 odd... it’s a crapy movement according to my watch guy, but it’s a start.. so looking forward to sharing and learning

Greetings!
I´ve been on this forum for around 2 months now and have really enjoyed my time so far. I got interested in watches when I was 14 years old, after my father had shown me an old Zenith airplane clock from my grandfather - he was a Yugoslavian airplane engineer. I started to read a lot (Hodinkee at first), explored different brands and types of watches and realized pretty soon that I was most drawn to vintage watches. At first I was really intimidated by the thought of spending so much money on something where the positioning of a small dot in relation to a 90 can make a difference of possibly more than 1000 euros (Speedy-fans know what I´m talking about😉 ).

After 3 years I decided to buy my first watch - an Omega Speedmaster 105012-66 from 1967 (I wanted to be as close as possible to the one Buzz Aldrin wore). Back then I thought I knew enough to buy such a watch, but now I know that I definitely did not haha! I loved the watch, wore it with pride every day and put a saphire caseback on it to see the beautiful Cal. 321. One year after buying the Speedy I bought Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm from 2011, which I fell in love with after seeing it on Howie Kendricks wrist on Talking watches. I felt like owning two watches really gave me the right to call myself a "collector", which I was really proud of 😁 .This summer I bought a gorgeous Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 from `63 but sold it for a quick buck a little later. Bad Me! I know - but that watch just didn´t feel appropriate for my age.

If anybody got bored while reading, here are some watches:

Airplane clock from my grandfather (not my photo though):


Speedmaster Ref. 105012-66 (My first watch):


Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm (2011 Re-edition):


Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 AOPA with original Mesh-bracelet:


I think that´s enough about me for now. Thank you @Trev and the other admins for creating this wonderful site (best UI of any watch forum) and a big Thanks to the community for having me! I hope and aspire to become a valuable and helpful member.

PS. I live in Austria (Graz) and would love to meet some fellow watch collectors/enthusiasts in person, so if you live nearby and are interested please message me so we can organize a little get-together.

Hi,

My name is Joe. & I’m a watchaholic

I am an ex-pat Scot living in England.

I have always loved the engineering in watches, even though I don’t have an inkling how it all works.

I fell in love with Omega as a child and always promised that I would have one, one day. When the time came where I could afford it I fell in love with a Rolex Datejust 16220 and that was my first purchase. a few years later I stumbled across a Baume-et-Mecier Capeland S XL chronograph (COSC model) in Costco of all places & I just had to have it. All was well for a few years and then a Planet Ocean 2201.50.50 was purchased in 2012/13. All was well until January this year when I bought a Ploprof Titanium no date with beautiful Blue bezel.

I have been a spectator on this forum on and off for the last few years, but since my last purchase I have fell in love with the brand all over again & am now an avid viewer.

The wealth of knowledge on this forum absolutely blows me away.

Thanks for having me.

Jeeper

Hello all,

Greetings from Washington DC! Hoping to join all of you as an Omega owner in the next few weeks. I’ve already learned a ton from lurking and hope to learn a lot more as I start my mechanical watch journey with a Moonwatch.

Hello,
I’m Brian in Seattle. Attached is a photo of the wearing watch of the day. A Longines “Trench” watch invoiced Feb. 10, 1916 to an agent for Russia.

I’ve been with the forum a few weeks now and have already greatly enjoyed the resource as I slowly go through the wealth of amazing information.

About 25 years ago, I purchased a pocket watch from 1897 that I carried off and on after servicing and then it sat in a drawer. Two years ago my father died and left me two pocket watches. One belonged to my Grandfather and the other to my Great Grandmother. That sparked an interest that has become an amazingly fun obsession. My oldest watch is a 1799 Fusee (serviced and running) and the newest is a 1967 Benrus DTU 2A/P. I seem to be drawn to Omegas with a leaning toward the simpler versions of the Seamaster. I like a watch with little writing on the dial, a sweep seconds hand and no date. I recently purchased one for my daughter. This would be followed by UG Polerouters and military of any kind. After that, anything that appeals to me and below my dollar limit. I feel bumps and bruises can add character and tell a story.

The next purchase will hopefully be a birth year watch - 1951. Anyone have any suggestions let me know. There seem to be lots of Rolexes out there from that year, but not below my dollar limit.

Thank you for a great forum.

b

Hello all,
i'm Strapmaker from Viet Nam, i have been here about several months, Love the forum and have learned so much from everyone here.
i'm havevn't got enought 200 post to selling in the forums. So just want to introduced myself
Hope every one have a great time in here 😁