Watches - another OCD problem
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Keep walking, Grand Seiko isn't too far away on New Bond St...
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I haven’t got the watch game of many here, but I’m proud of this Carrera Heuer reissue from 1996 that I picked up 10 odd years ago. I’d always liked the Carrera TAGs, but this reissue just struck me as classic and unfussy.
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Nice @ManiacLachy
I like the Heuer without the Tag. That must be worth something
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@Bridger Thanks. Although made after Heuer sold and they became TAG Heuer, they did the re-creation of the 60s classic right by keeping the old logo. They even kept it to the original 36mm case, a lot smaller than most watches today, but another feature I quite like.
A quick check shows it worth a little more now than what I paid 10 years ago, but still quite affordable. I also discovered they did a Monaco re-creation the following year in 1997, along the same vein - Heuer branding, small case - and now I'm wondering if I should add it to the collection ...
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@ManiacLachy said in Watches - another OCD problem:
I also discovered they did a Monaco re-creation the following year in 1997, along the same vein - Heuer branding, small case - and now I'm wondering if I should add it to the collection ...
Would be a shame not to have a matching set...
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My inflight neighbor was wearing a model that looked like this. Does anyone here have one? Thoughts? It looked like a great balance of causal and stylish.
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@Bridger the Portugieser Chronograph looks a lovely piece, but I haven't paid much attention to them. I do like the Year of the Dragon model with the red dial, though.
They swapped the movement out from a Valjoux, ETA, or Selita calibre to an in-house one in 2020. The versions with the newer, in-house movement have a sapphire back, whereas the older models have a solid caseback.
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The red is cool @Graeme, but I like the more less attention grabbing white.
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@Bridger I used to own a Portugiesier with the black dial. One thing I didn’t quite get until after I bought it was that its 42mm size is nearly all dial so it wears much bigger compared to a similar size watch like a Sub or a Seamaster.
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That's a good point @broadstreetbully and probably the reason that I am attracted to it.
May I ask why you got rid of it?
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@Bridger I started to type a whole diatribe but instead of putting you through that the short and simple answer is that it was stolen before I could sell.
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Ah shit @broadstreetbully, that sucks. Sorry man.
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Are there actually any owners of the Seiko SBDX001 in this forum?
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@RobeOfTheMagi said in Watches - another OCD problem:
Are there actually any owners of the Seiko SBDX001 in this forum?
I have a SBDX001 and when I heard that they were going to be stamping the prospex logo on the face, I got the SBDX017, which is my grail watch [thankfully].
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@RobeOfTheMagi yup, but replaced it with an SBDX017 10 years ago.
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That's a "grand" collection @Molle
What is your fav?
Is that a Crafter Blue on the SBDX017? Do you like it?
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@Bridger It is indeed a Crafter Blue CB03. Works very well.
My favourite of the Seiko divers is the 6159-7000. Mine is also my birth year and month watch, June 1968. Took me 10 years to find, just in time for my 40th. -
@Molle I don't know anything about the 6159-7000, but it has a great retro look from a quick google.
Huge variation in prices too, which I am guessing are differences in the model??
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Brief history;
1965, first SEIKO diver the 6217-800x aka 62MAS, 150m
1967, improved diver, 300m monocoque case, 6215-7000 (only produced 1 year)
1968, THE diver, better movement and changed construction vs 6215, the 6159-7000, only produced 1968-1969. Different case back between them, there are also count up or count down bezels.The 6159 was also the model the SBDX001, MM300, was modelled from.
The 6159 is old, so prices very a lot depending on condition.
more info: https://www.theseikoguy.com/seiko-diver-timeline/