My Non-Investment Timepiece Collection!

[hednic]

Here’s a fun watch I just picked up. I like it more than I thought I would!

Chuck, do you know if this was a 50/50 collaboration, or is this principally an Omega release?

 

[PStoller]

Chuck, do you know if this was a 50/50 collaboration, or is this principally an Omega release?

(Not Chuck, but…) It’s hard to quantify because Swatch owns Omega. However, the manufacturing, movement, and materials are from Swatch, utilizing design elements from Omega. That’s why it looks like a $6K watch but retails for $260.

 

[baklavaRuzh]

If yall like old dress watches I thought I might share this really old but still ticking 'specimen'.

 

[baklavaRuzh]

I actually don't like wearing watches they itch and bump into things, but like hednic I kind of have to for work. I rebel by never setting the time.

 

[hednic]

(Not Chuck, but…) It’s hard to quantify because Swatch owns Omega. However, the manufacturing, movement, and materials are from Swatch, utilizing design elements from Omega. That’s why it looks like a $6K watch but retails for $260.

I knew Omega was part of the Swatch Group, but was unsure as to the input from each. What you said explains why it's priced like a Swatch and not an Omega. I just had not seen a product with that type of collaboration before.

 

[hednic]

If yall like old dress watches I thought I might share this really old but still ticking 'specimen'.

Very nice! Is that a Jaeger Le Coultre and is the band solid 18K gold?

 

[PStoller]

Is that a Jaeger Le Coultre and is the band solid 18K gold?

That’s a DuoPlan—LeCoultre invented that movement in 1925. The company officially merged with Jaeger in 1937, though they started working together in 1903, and the DuoPlan was a fruit of that collaboration.

Don’t know nothin’ ’bout the band!

 

[hednic]

That’s a DuoPlan—LeCoultre invented that movement in 1925. The company officially merged with Jaeger in 1937, though they started working together in 1903, and the DuoPlan was a fruit of that collaboration.

Don’t know nothin’ ’bout the band!

Aren't you a fountain of Swiss watch knowledge! In my twilight years I'm still learning!

 

[PStoller]

Aren't you a fountain of Swiss watch knowledge! In my twilight years I'm still learning!

I love watches aesthetically, and as feats of engineering, which the DuoPlan certainly was. Turns out, I haven’t any need or great desire to wear one. Go figure!

 

[Hugh V.]

I just got a Casio AE-1200, stainless steel. Apparently James Bond wore a watch very similar to it, so it has that "gadget" vibe to it.

I was never into "cheap" watches when I was younger. The goal was a Rolex, but I was settling for Fossil's and Emporio Armanis. Now that I've matured, I can't believe I overlooked the Casio brand.

 

[DeathArrow]

Primarily because the social and business circles I move in, and my position at my firm, dictate the dressier pieces.

I thought the same, but seeing James Bond pulling a diver watch while wearing a tuxedo gave me ideas.

 

[FiveoaksBouquet]

I just got a Casio AE-1200, stainless steel. Apparently James Bond wore a watch very similar to it, so it has that "gadget" vibe to it.

I was never into "cheap" watches when I was younger. The goal was a Rolex, but I was settling for Fossil's and Emporio Armanis. Now that I've matured, I can't believe I overlooked the Casio brand.

Like. I love these Casio watches too. I have an adorable vintage one with a tiny calculator but don’t wear it because I can’t figure out how to set it up.

 

[PrinceRF]

Chuck, do you know if this was a 50/50 collaboration, or is this principally an Omega release?

Did you see the mark-up on these things on the gray market? I heard they were going for thousands when first released and sold out.

 

[PrinceRF]

If yall like old dress watches I thought I might share this really old but still ticking 'specimen'.

Very cool!

 

[hednic]

I actually don't like wearing watches they itch and bump into things, but like hednic I kind of have to for work.

Even leather straps? I had to but that ended in 2017!

 

[hednic]

I love watches aesthetically, and as feats of engineering, which the DuoPlan certainly was. Turns out, I haven’t any need or great desire to wear one. Go figure!

I can understand. I sort of have always had a similar viewpoint about antiques.

 

[PStoller]

I can understand. I sort of have always had a similar viewpoint about antiques.

Yeah, I get that. I like them myself, but one can only fit so many chairs into a house. (At least, my house.)

 

[hednic]

I just got a Casio AE-1200, stainless steel. Apparently James Bond wore a watch very similar to it, so it has that "gadget" vibe to it.

My teenage great grandson would love this

 

[hednic]

I have an adorable vintage one with a tiny calculator but don’t wear it because I can’t figure out how to set it up.

Didn't it come with instructions, or didn't the person you got it from explain how to set it up?

 

[FiveoaksBouquet]

Didn't it come with instructions, or didn't the person you got it from explain how to set it up?

The Casio was one of my thrift-store finds and didn’t come with anything. This is it; it also needs a battery.

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But hednic, your question prompted me to look on the internet for a manual and there is a two-page operation guide. Looks like it will take some studying. A good project when the urge hits.

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[hednic]

The Casio was one of my thrift-store finds and didn’t come with anything. This is it; it also needs a battery.

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But hednic, your question prompted me to look on the internet for a manual and there is a two-page operation guide. Looks like it will take some studying. A good project when the urge hits.

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The attachment isn't coming up when clicked so I can't see the watch, but I'm glad you found the operation Guide online to help.

 

[FiveoaksBouquet]

The attachment isn't coming up when clicked so I can't see the watch, but I'm glad you found the operation Guide online to help.

Trying again:

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[PrinceRF]

Trying again:

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I bought one of these as a white elephant gift for my company's holiday party last year.

 

[DoctorM81]

Trying again:

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As a child I'm pretty sure I either had one of those, or for a brief period thought they were the coolest thing in the world & wanted one. I can't be certain which!

 

[hednic]

Trying again:

I can see it now. Thanks.

 

[FiveoaksBouquet]

I bought one of these as a white elephant gift for my company's holiday party last year.

How did the recipient like it?

 

[hednic]

As a child I'm pretty sure I either had one of those, or for a brief period thought they were the coolest thing in the world & wanted one. I can't be certain which!

I think a lot of kids had them.

 

[baklavaRuzh]

Even leather straps? I had to but that ended in 2017!

Yeah, especially leather straps! But I pull through!

 

[hednic]

Yeah, especially leather straps! But I pull through!

Interesting. I thought maybe it were the metal bands that might be catching hair and pinching your skin.

 

[hednic]

But hednic, your question prompted me to look on the internet for a manual and there is a two-page operation guide. Looks like it will take some studying. A good project when the urge hits.

Good Grief! That looks pretty detailed! Good luck with that!

 

[FiveoaksBouquet]

Good Grief! That looks pretty detailed! Good luck with that!

LOL Yes, I think there’s a course on it at a local university. I’m thinking of signing up!

 

[PrinceRF]

How did the recipient like it?

Lets just say I doubt it will get any wear.

 

[hednic]

Did you see the mark-up on these things on the gray market? I heard they were going for thousands when first released and sold out.

Where did you see these and and do you remember for how many thousands?

 

[hednic]

I have narrow wrists, and I felt big watches looked out of balance on me.

I do too and so any watch face with multiple stems that stick out on the dial make me look ridiculous.

 

[hednic]

I like them myself, but one can only fit so many chairs into a house. (At least, my house.)

Just curious since antiques were being mentioned - Are chairs the only antiques you like or are there other pieces of furniture that also catch your eye? If so - which?

 

[FiveoaksBouquet]

Lets just say I doubt it will get any wear.

If so, that’s unfortunate. It was a really neat gift.

 

[FiveoaksBouquet]

Yeah, I get that. I like them myself, but one can only fit so many chairs into a house. (At least, my house.)

If you like antiques, PStoller, don’t give up. There are lots of small ones. Even chairs can come in very small sizes!

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[PStoller]

Just curious since antiques were being mentioned - Are chairs the only antiques you like or are there other pieces of furniture that also catch your eye? If so - which?

Oh, if only it were just chairs! Although, for reasons I don’t quite fathom myself, I have a special fondness for them. I think it’s the compact marriage of form and function. So, the odd table, and smaller objets. And our piano.

Mostly, though, it’s items from a narrow window around the early 20th century. So, just barely antiques, if we go by the 100-year rule.

 

[PStoller]

If you like antiques, PStoller, don’t give up. There are lots of small ones. Even chairs can come in very small sizes!

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And I thought my bottle of Monsieur Lanvin was huge!

 

[PrinceRF]

Where did you see these and and do you remember for how many thousands?

I saw them on eBay and some of them were getting close to the price of an actual Speedmaster, in the $4k range if I recall correctly. Not sure if they had any buyers at that point, though.