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November 20/21 - A watch that you never expected to have ...
Team,
The Wrist Scan thread is open.
Please, post pictures of one or more watches that you never expected to have but, after the fact, you consider it a true keeper.
Mine is the PAM 512.
A dear friend made a fierce campaign pro Panerai until I give up and called the boutique.
Long story short, I ended up getting the PAM 512, that fits nicely on my wrist and is manual wind and no date.
Beautiful watch, by any standards, with an in house movement that is nice.
Here is the watch that I never expected to get:
At sunrise:
Simple, classic dial (sandwich)
One common point about Panerai - Straps: This one is by Toshi.
Of course, a mandatory B&W:
I had two former Panerai watches but the ETA movement was some kind of turn off.
Let's see the watch (es) that you got without any intention to have.
Cheers,
Nilo
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November 20/21 - A watch that you never expected to have ...
Team, The Wrist Scan thread is open. Please, post pictures of one or more watches that you never expected to have but, after the fact, you consider it a true keeper. Mine is the PAM 512. A dear friend made a fierce campaign pro Panerai until I give up and...
Panerai
A couple years ago they opened 3 boutiques richemont group in a mall close to home. The first one I went to was JLC followed by IWC and had no desire to enter the Panerai. I was with a friend who insisted to enter and after try a few models, I was sold. A...
Nice picture ...
Of a very interesting watch. 8 days of power reserve! How is the accuracy? Cheers, Nilo
OP has that effect . . .
. . . on people who aren't even into watches. Many years ago, one of my managers, who previously couldn't care less for watches in general, went gaga for Panerai after casually walking into a boutique just to browse. Whether he eventually got one, I'll ne...
Another Panerai!
I love the look of many Panerai's.... But I never found the one fitting my wrist. :( HAGWE Blomman
Ok, let me start...
A watch I did not expect to have can only be a watch that is not a GP :) I had taken in a Rolex (!) in a trade. A Rolex! I never thought I would like Rolex and I'm still fairly convinced of that. Only thing, some of those vintage ones aren't that bad. So ...
Beautiful ...
Even for a Rolex! (now I go to be killed!). The lack of date balances the watch face. You should have keep it Cheers, Nilo
My one Rolex was also . . .
. . . an Air-King, ref 5500 . . . . . . issued to Ba rain P etroleum Co mpany (Bapco). Unlike your experience, its parting was due to boredom; it had been my one and only watch for fifteen years, and I was getting tired of it. If only one could turn back ...
This is a very, very nice watch indeed CC....
Sad that you didn't keep it. I think:) Cheers Francois
I can fully understand your point of view
Your Rolex is lovely, but somehow it is a very "non-Rolex" type of a Rolex watch, isn´t it? If it hadn´t the crown at the 12 o´clock position and the Rolex inscription it might not be identified as a Rolex. If I fall for Rolex watches, they usually are th...
I remember when it happened...
You made a great call jumping on this one, my friend! :) HAGWE Blomman
Unexpected.. Mesmerizing.. Love at first sight.. Still unbelievable sometimes..
Somehow, one of my dreams always had been a Breguet watch, but most current models were not quite my realm ; But on a business trip, I was strolling with a friend, some nice quarters of a City, I truly love.. More by coincidence than by intention, it happ...
Ah, but you were looking for one . . .
. . . all along, yes? That makes its discovery all the sweeter . . .
Who could resist such a beauty?! :)
This is a stunning watch, my friend! :) HAGWE Blomman
Yes, you know this one very well !.. Indeed, very special memories.. Very near to me and..
.. also very near to me ! She has an extra corner in my heart, nice to visit there and relive the story !! Best, dear friend ! hs
The 'unexpected' title has to go to . . .
. . . the Senator Sixties in my collection. Strictly speaking, it's not mine . . . rather, on loan from Glashütte Original. And yes, the proffer was wholly unexpected, some six years ago this month. On my wrist yesterday at the usual seaside . . . . . . l...
I must say that ....
I really like these kind of "pure and simple" watches! :) HAGWE, my friend Blomman
Still holding out hope . . .
. . . for a cal 49 manual wind version in steel, blomman. Come to think of it, such a watch would make a worthy PuristSPro special edition. With a blue dial . . . irresistible!
The decorum not fifty yards away, on the other hand . . .
. . . is . . . . . . bad. :-) ...
Superb Art, the simplicity is...overwhelming:)
Wishing you a nice weekend. Cheers Francois
It's strange to realize the path . . .
. . . of appreciation went from complex to simple, rather than the other way around. When I first started collecting, all I wanted were complications. At this point, I very much doubt I'll ever get another. Hope your weekend has already gotten off to a go...
It once drew a compliment . . .
. . . from a complete stranger, and female, no less. She was so taken that she started a conversation over it. And, you needn't ask. Married. :-)
Didn't see that one coming!
Panerai?! I never took you for a Panerai guy, Nilo! But it looks very good on your wrist. HAGWE Blomman
I'm always full of surprises ...
As an example, I'm on the manual wind phase. Life is never boring, on watch terms. Cheers, Nilo
...and nothing surprised me as much as...
when you got GP-less ;) HAGWE my friend Damjan
I'm only partially "GPless" ...
take a look: My current "walk on the wild side" watch. Cheers, Nilo ...
That B-man got his first B-watch... That was a very big surprise for me! ;)
It all started when I found this buckle.... The this 777 literally fell into my lap.... Of course I needed a watch to go with the buckle.... So, B-man got his first B-watch.... Very unexpected! HAGWE Blomman ...
Unpredictable!!!
Blomman, Step by step you are opening your options. Next phase will be a modern Omega? Cheers, Nilo
Next phase in Omega will be....
Vintage! ;) Still have many targets to get in the vintage section before going for any modern! Best Blomman
The buckle comes from what era? 50ies?
If yes... I may have the Watch for that, but not the buckle... LOL! Best, Nicolas
The buckle . . .
. . . that beget the watch? Wow - it's always the other way around for me! :-)
I am a bit strange when it comes to....
Collecting! Often I find a buckle, box, sign or an ad of a brand that I find really cool - long before I find a watch of the same brad! And once I started, I need to find the watch.... Oris is a typical example: I started to collect goodies from Oris many...
This is not strange ...
But plain unusual. I know many watch collectors but they go on the opposite direction. First the watch,then the other goods. Cheers, Nilo
Most of the time I do that as well....
But you never know wht you will find first... The hen or the egg...! ;) Best Blomman
Another great Breguet and the pain continues,
looks great on your wrist and the buckle is sublime! Thanks for a very unique story too. Best, Tim
Sorry for the gaff! I had Breguet on my mind
and slipped up. Vintage Breitling is one of my poorly kept secrets. This can be confirmed by Nicholas. Wear it in good health. Best, Tim
I like the way you move :)
First buckle then matching watch :) Bravo my friend Damjan
Unexpected? Of course the watches I was gifted, but you know them all ( 4 ).
Let's try to use another kind of " unexpectation ".... The surprise, the discovery, the compulsive buy, all three describing the conditions I bought my.... It was a bit more than 10 years... And a strong love. Best, Nicolas ...
So Nicolas has now crushed my heart with
this beauty! He knows how crazy I am over this rare creation. I must now go sleep and wrestle with the dreams of having them all!!! Good night....
Twice unexpected...
First, because your non-JLC love ... And second by ... The DATE! Rules are made to be broken. Cheers, Nilo
Don't tell me you are also hunting this one?
Oyr collections will be twins. ;) All the best, Joe. Nicolas
I am not...its one I love to admire in your collection.....
It has tremendous wrist presence.
Every time I see it.. I'm pretty much in awe.. But if I remember.. :))
.. correctly, the impression in the real is indeed breathtaking: - this salmon dial and the Pt case playing with the rays of light.. Apart, that it is a very nice Breguet, from a watch standpoint as well, I trust. If possible, one to your list for a 'da c...
The funny thing is, Nicolas, that . . .
. . . whenever I think of your collection, this is the unexpected one . . . so different from all the others. Art
Y2K, millennium, Year of the Dragon, never expected to be
able to get one but got lucky....limited to 100pcs. Carved by a artist in small town of an European country, but I forgot his glorious name, my bad....and the tools were destroyed, as hublot said. Kept it for 14 years and counting....like new. HANiceWE. R...
I love that first picture
What a fantastic collection of original divers. All top notch watches in there! Here is one one that would fit nicely in the box… Best regards my friend. ...
I may be wrong ...
But I believe that this is one of the rarest Breitling ever. Congratulations. Cheers, Nilo
It has to be..
this one. When I first saw it, I was like what an ugly piece!!??!! One day when a friend showed me his in PG and in TianIn..I was sold. Keeper forever. ...
Horological encounters are very dangerous, indeed.
The more we know, the more we can be surprised... ;) All the best, Nicolas
Apologies to have tagged on MattS's post by mistake...
as I was admiring his vintage..something I am starting to learn. Knowledge is a "burden" :).
I never found such an unexpected surprise when opening ....
A egg box! ;) Stunning lineup! HAGWE, my friend Blomman
That's because ...
You never posted my package. Post the package and your next egg box will be full. Cheers, Nilo
Don't blame me, I could track ....
The package all the way to your country.... After that it vanished! Maybe I should send one of out Swedish detectives to track it down...! ;) Best Blomman
I already did and ...
Saga Norèn (from Bron/Broen) already reported that the main suspect from this postal fraud is ... Someone from Sweden that shipped a box of Ice. Do you know who? The Queen is very upset. Cheers, Nilo
That's exactly what I said . . .
. . . to myself! The only surprise I ever find is a broken egg ;-) . . .
I DID look and search for this...
... but not in this great condition :-) HAGWE! Ken ...
Really nice one !.. Clean, sober and chic, as well.. "Less is More"
All the Best & HAGWE ! hs
Va-va-voom! . . .
. . . your vintage collection is getting deeper and deeper, Ken! Great acquisition . . . the Zenith to own. Art
Nice, Nilo.
I was in the boutique in Beverly Hills the day they received their first one, and I was tempted by it, too. It has a lot going for it as a Panerai, and generally. There are so many cookie-cutter Luminors and Radionirs now (IMHO) that the Panerais I now fi...
Never expected to own
... this Chopard L.U.C 1937 Classic. I already owned one in a slightly different configuration. This one was the first version and was released in 2011 in a limited number of 1,937. I found it only a few months ago, though, and I snapped it up! :-) I love...
It's a beautiful watch ...
I envy you. Here we don't have any Chopard AD and the only ones here are the ETA based ones. Congratulations. Cheers, Nilo
A barista couldn't draw . . .
. . . a more exquisite latte. A stunningly beautiful dial, Ice.
Beautiful dial, Iceman.
That watch went through a lot to look like that for you! Best, CaliforniaJed
Same truth applied to me, but then ...
this Red Sub became irresistable to me Kind regards anaesdoc ...
I never expected to own an Indie but got this MB&F LM 101 this year
Just love it so much that it's my first watch back on my wrist after my vacation in Bali! A new wristie of the Legacy Machine 101 :) Good theme Nilo! Cheers Robin ...
I cannot have this watch ...
Or I will go to spent all my days looking this watch face. Beautifu and hypnotic. Cheers, Nilo
Wow, Robin, what a watch!
I got to spend some time with Max recently, and I must say I am an even bigger fan now, having had an opportunity to start to understand what motivates him as a watchmaker. Best, CaliforniaJed
I respect Max a lot too
Missed him when he was last in Singapore for the launch of the HM6 unfortunately. Always a pleasure to chat with him in person! Cheers Robin
This was completely
unexpected......didn't know the model,didn't know it existted,wasn't even thinking about it,but it has become a permanent part of my small collection! Saw it for the first time in a shop while browsing prior to taking a flight,but it made such an impressi...
Those blued hands . . .
[cazalea's Credor Spring Drive, August '08] . . . with characteristic taper are practically a signature for Credor. Lovely watch with an unusually vivid presence; I remember seeing cazalea's for the first time and marveling over those spectacular hands. T...
Blue hands ...
Im hooked on those hands except for a small issue: My wife is much more attracted by blue hands and she own all on the house. My final words: sure dear. Cheers, Nilo
Sort of "Love at first sight"
Great story and watch! I feel the same could have happened to me with this Credor classic! Best regards anaesdoc
After all those years ...
I cannot understand our like/dislike watch logic. Watches that we see, even "in metal", and say no way, later we review our original position and love it. The opposite also happens. A much desired Grail, later is flipped without a blink. Go figure! Cheers...
Hello dear Nilo! Interesting theme! Though I try to keep my collecting...
... Sailing course as straight and planned as possible, I got several pieces which can enter in the unexpected category. Coincidentaly, one of my last unplanned buys was a Pam 87 which goes out of my size/case height/weight parameters. Far from home, I do...
This is serious watch ...
Abel, Beautiful, without all the bling that Rolex accumulated over the Daytona over the years. Simple, discrete and elegant. A true classic. You continue to amaze us with your collection. Cheers, Nilo
Thank you so much dear Nilo for your kind words! I m so happy ...
... to share my passion here with my friends! Hagwe!! Abel
Trading several to get one... That's what expects me. :))))
Very nice example, Amigo. Un fuerte abrazo, Nicolas.
Sooner or later, that happens to all of us.. Maturation?..Departures for new arrival ! ;))
.. That's what I've been told by the Master(s), - the Inevitable making room for the Unbelievable ?? Still have your sentences some years ago in my ear : - if the cycle is to renew itself, the Excellent is giving way for the Best (?) But the truth indeed ...
Thank you my friend! I feel 2015 will be a year in which several...
... Will have to part to fund some of those "I can t live without" but also to "purify" the collection. We had a very interestinc talk about this topic the other day! That was very interesting to me, learning about the approach and points of view of some ...
Humm. Cool.
Great and HUGE watch. Love this in house movement that made IWC to regain my respect. Congratulations. Cheers, Nilo
The tool watch
that almost never happened ........ Was dissuaded against this "too small for a Panerai" , "tool watch should NEVER come in gold" Tried it , could not get it out of my thoughts , so I brought it home .... Now a prized piece in my collection .... A loved p...
Excellent, Flamenco. Yes, there are watches we' never thought about getting...
And in the real.... Dang! ;) Best, Nicolas
