This was my first "serious" watch purchase ever (sometime mid 2015):


And this was my most recent purchase, which arrived last week:


I didn't even know much about vintage Longines back then. I also didn't used to care much for straps.
What about you guys?

 

This was my first watch I bought other than a G Shock



This just arrived this morning:

 

The first watch I bought, from my first salary


Most recent:

 

The one that got me started being a watch enthusiast. This was purchased 4 months ago.



Picked this one up last week.

 

You guys are making me regret selling my SM 300!

 

Always been attracted to Omega. Funnily enough, this thread makes me realise that I've come full circle.

First:




Newest (not arrived yet):

 

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My first "real" watch I have purchased a while back in the days, when I was studying in university. Bullet proof one.
And my latest aquasition, purchased about a week ago.

 

How long ago was this first purchase, T?

 

I guess taptalk suck big time.This is the first one
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The first pic didn't attach

 

Really hate taptalk now)))

 

Less than three years ago, it would seem - had my account open on the auction site I found it on

The new one was a fair bit more expensive, but as always it is a case of condition being king. The first one was pretty rough (still had it pampered with an expensive service...), and the missing text on the dial can never come back. The new one I have a good feeling about
It is only a basic 501, I believe, but these are simple classics to treasure. And I just couldn't ignore those lovely applied numerals

 

As rough as the first one is, I like it, esp. those applied arrow markers!

 

1) MB Timewalker GMT in 2013

2) Latest UG 38MM - 12553

 

My first watch was a vintage manual wind 14K Longines that I bought from Bob Wingate in Texas in 1988. Back then I was receiving from Bob a monthly black and white copies of watches he has in stock, and the manual wind Daytonas were going for less than $3k. Bob Wingate is still in business of selling watches, and now he does so online just like everybody else. I no longer have the Longines I bought from Wingate, but here is my latest purchase less than a week old....

 

The first "serious" watch that I remember purchasing [as well as currently own and use] is my beloved Seiko 6309-7049 that I purchased new in 1987 at the NAS Whiting Field Navy Exchange during Navy pilot training. I call it "serious" because I purchased it as my first dedicated flying watch...and I continue to fly with it to this day.










The last watch that I purchased is my Elgin B.W. Raymond 571 that I purchased several weeks ago from my local watchmaker...and it's been flown since purchase...good flying watch!

 

My first serious watch my dad bought me when I was 8 years old...was $200 in 1987.

My latest...

 

First "serious" watch was from the early 2000's
(not my photo, can't find any right now.)
Still have the watch though...


Latest purchase:
(black and white because it isn't here yet)

 

Cool, man! I love how well documented your first purchase is!

 

You have one cool dad, man. To buy you something like that when you were 8!