Let me introduce myself.
I am Yvan. I live in Switzerland. I believe I have been into watches since I can remember. I recall pressing my nose against the windows of the boutiques in Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich, wishing I could have one of those perpetual calendar watches (I believe they were PPs). Of course, my dad was not thrilled about the idea of giving a 9 year old such an expensive thing.
I got my first real watch when I was twelve. It was an automatic Tissot with a beautiful dial that changed color depending on the angle you looked at it. It was expensive for the time (something like CHF 300 or so, if I remember correctly). Unfortunately, this watch has been lost sometime during puberty. I've been wearing Swatches when they came out, and had for the longest time a mechanical Certina pocket watch. That's right, a pocket watch, with a chain, fixed to my jeans that were full of holes...
Somehow, I forgot about watches for quite some time after that. I have rediscovered them a few years ago, and have been seriously collecting since then. My taste is evolving, but I a basic trend that was there with me from the beginning is the dress watch ... and the Moonwatch, because I did see the first moon landing as a small child (we were in vacation in France, I remember vividly those blurry pictures on the TV screen) .
My two favourite watches in my collection of (I don't know, 50 or so?) are an anonymous (possible from the brand "Election") rectangular gold watch with exploded Breguet numerals, and a Speedy 145-012 with chocolate dial.
I look forward to engage with the forum, learn a lot, and possible help other members.
Cheers!
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