Watches you almost forgot you once owned

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Andy K

·Jan 15, 2020

I logged into my photobucket account for the first time in years - I stopped using them as soon as I ditched the other forums for OF since this site graciously hosts photos. That was a fun little trip down memory lane. I've been through many watches over the last decade or so. Here are some that were short-lived in my collection and I nearly forgot ever owning them:

A modern Ploprof. I found it uncomfortable but it was cool to look at:

This Oris triple date moonphase was tough to sell but it is pretty....

And then there was this GST era Aquatimer chronograph....

And I can't believe I nearly forgot about this ceramic GMT....I learned from this one that the ceramic bezel was just too shiny and reflective, and that's why I later owned 2 different 5 digit GMTs with aluminum pepsi bezels...

There were actually many more I could post. I had a flipping problem for a few years...Anyone else willing to dredge up some gone and nearly forgotten pieces?

 

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Larry S

·Jan 15, 2020·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

I wish I did ...

 

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Willbur

·Jan 15, 2020

Yes I had some but I don't remember which one......😀

 

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OMEGuy

·Jan 15, 2020

Well, I wish I could forget that I once owned some watches, that I sold them and I wish I would have a total amnesia in terms of the selling prices.... 😉

But, for example, I still remember this 2998-2: 🙁

 

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Andy K

·Jan 15, 2020

OMEGuy

and I wish I would have a total amnesia in terms of the selling prices.... 😉

Yeah...I found the listing for that ceramic GMT when I sold it in 2011. My asking price was $5,900. 🤦 But, I'd say I got off easy compared to people selling 2998s around that time!😜

 

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vbrad26

·Jan 15, 2020

Some of my earliest watches that I can remember. I was under 10 years old.

 

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OMEGuy

·Jan 15, 2020

Andy K

Yeah...I found the listing for that ceramic GMT when I sold it in 2011. My asking price was $5,900. 🤦 But, I'd say I got off easy compared to people selling 2998s around that time!😜

Well, that's life... But seeing it positively and the other way round this was also the time to buy vintage watches at affordable prices. And some of them I couldn't have bought without selling others. 😀

 

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Andy K

·Jan 15, 2020

vbrad26

Some of my earliest watches that I can remember. I was under 10 years old.

I don't even remember all of my childhood watches. Except this totally 80s Swatch:

 

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Alpha

·Jan 15, 2020·Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector

After a short period of time I delete all images of sold pieces and move on 😀

 

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vbrad26

·Jan 15, 2020

Andy K

I don't even remember all of my childhood watches...

I didn't even really remember those, until I googled Timex Indiglo and scrolled through the pictures hah.

Edited: Jan 15, 2020

 

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Kmart

·Jan 15, 2020

Was looking back at some old vacation photos recently and came across this. I had this for such a short time I barely remember owning it. It's a nice watch but the maxi case just wore horribly on my wrist. Looks like a square block of steel.

It's also hard to believe that just 2 years ago, one could walk into a Rolex boutique and walk out with a Steel Submariner as I did. I scarcely remember those days now. Still somewhat regret selling it before the Rolex market went absolutely bonkers... might not have lost money if I had waited. 🤦

 

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Andy K

·Jan 15, 2020

Kmart

Still somewhat regret selling it before the Rolex market went absolutely bonkers... might not have lost money if I had waited. 🤦

I think you and I have the same gift of (poor) timing!

 

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Kmart

·Jan 15, 2020

Andy K

I think you and I have the same gift of (poor) timing!

Always, always...

Honestly though, if you told me at that time that in two years I could walk into the exact same boutique and see only a lone ladies datejust in the case, I would have said you were crazy. Yet that actually happened last week. It hurts but I had to laugh at the absurdity of it.

 

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Kargol

·Jan 15, 2020

The only watches I don't remember are some mechanical Chinese ones I bought some years ago (I needed to buy a watch but my budget was tiny)... I remember all the other watches I once owned and some of them I even regret I sold...

 

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durri70

·Jan 15, 2020

OMEGuy

Well, I wish I could forget that I once owned some watches, that I sold them and I wish I would have a total amnesia in terms of the selling prices.... 😉

But, for example, I still remember this 2998-2: 🙁

Wowwwwww

 

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Dan S

·Jan 15, 2020

Tried it on one time, and then right to eBay.

 

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Dan S

·Jan 15, 2020

In principle I liked this watch, but could never get myself to actually wear it.

 

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Dan S

·Jan 15, 2020

This was actually quite a nice watch in retrospect. Totally forgot about it.

 

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Dan S

·Jan 15, 2020

My first Rolex. Not sure why I sold it really.

 

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flw

·Jan 15, 2020·history nerd

I've never sold anything in my collection. I don't have many watches, and the only one that I inherited that's worth anything is my stepfather's Bulova Accutron Spaceview that he wore for years from the mid-60s on. (I need to get it serviced and running again.)