Team, Show to us your watches and the objects (or things) that you collect or have. There will be a special moderator prize for the most unusual object. I will start: Call me crazy but I'm attracted to anything that has ... hands or needles. I don't colle...
. . . to the seaside dive bar yesterday, but did manage to spend several hours at a pool hall . . . . . . near Jed's office. I didn't realize it was Friday the 13 th until taking this photo! ...
. . . here's a better pic . . . . . . taken at sundown several days ago. Funny about pool: I gave it up (of necessity) around the time of Carter's presidency, and didn't take it back up until late in Obama's first term, a decades-long gap. Give it a try, ...
. . . and pool tables are free between 3 and 7 pm when you order two pints. Free parking nearby, too; four hours of practice time costs next to nothing. Tell me: when was the last time anything important happened after 3 pm? :-)
...brings to mind the vital importance of the comma in the correct use of punctuation. 1. Who has the biggest toys? 2. Who has the biggest, toys? [photo and artistic credit: HR Joe] :-) Cheers, pplater. ...
I found this on the eBay when googling it : The mesurement is made in centimeters and not in millibars, used in the end of the 19th century. I was intrigued and wanted to know what it was :p Beautiful pictures with your "extreme" watch Nilo. I just took ...
And a lecture about Chinese Health Balls. Ppro is not only about watches. Ppro is culture! Thanks for the info and you great picture of a Speedmaster Mark IV. Cheers, Nilo
...stirred up a memory of some Chinese ceramics stowed away in a cupboard (another collecting phase, in days gone past). These little fellas were a present (if you can believe it) from Mrs pplater's ageing parents a few years ago. Of course, the filigree ...
.. Friends, here some of my/ our collectibles: Among other things, since many years, I love glass objects & paperweights, and my dear wife collects masks from different countries Mystery mood: my wife's Maori & Breguet Type XX Classic Duo : Breguet Ty...
I wanted to collect cars... I resigned myself to collect watches... This one, this week end: With goodies: This one, later next week: And before this summer, with a bit of luck... HAGWE Nicolas. ...
... area to explore! Very nice my friend! Never tried with collecting women but sounds interesting. I´m a bit old now to try it I feel... will keep with my old knives, guns, pens and watches. May be in my next life... Great pictures and watches as usual m...
As for the Pan Am goodies, when you love GMT Masters, you have to hunt them. It enhances the charm of these watches, in my opinion. Un fuerte abrazo. Nicolas
Well, collecting is a wide field, some are dangerous territory, others great inspiration and fun. I think watches are a very collectible compared to: classic cars (the space issue!) records (I stopped that, as I really want to listen to music rather than ...
I fancied a vintage one. It was only then that I found out they were seriously collectable as I was repeatedly seriously out bid. Out of frustration I ended up purchasing a new Weems and Plath. A nice sextant - rarely used....
A sextant would be used only if everything fails (electronic aids) at Sea and you have no coastal reference!! But not only the sextant you need also need a chronometer, chronograph, almanac , calculation table and a general nautical chart.....and consider...
Marine technology has change significantly in the last 20 years. However I don\'t think my old Loran system is ever going to be collectable. On a side note seeing the the night sky in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time was quite jarring. You reall...
....I have several nautical objects, some quite heavy, as the porthole of a Swedish tanker ship from the 1920s. I used as a window in my office for many years. Verry Cool!! All the Best Juan
I am more into new wave, rock, reggae, heavy, Inde, alterrnative, pop, Trip Hop... That makes a lot of compact discs... ;) One picture I took a few years ago: Best, Nicolas ...
Great shot of a true classic. Ironically, I just purchased this eclectic collection the other day: an interesting insight into the man behind the music: Mose Allison, Charlie Mingus, Charlie Parker, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Ray Charles, The Everly Brothe...
At first blush this was going to be a great opportunity to whip out the camera and take photos of all sorts of things. The trouble with OCD tendencies, however, is that life is just one big collecting phase. Children, cars, art, rugs, pens, books, teapots...
Those are souvenirs of each time Sir Keef has gone 'down to the crossroads'. <iframe width="853" height="480" src="" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Cheers, pplater.
...of the tie collection, Nilo. You're probably thinking 'yeah, the bad taste section!', but those ties all have one particular thing in common. Let's see if Damjan - the man from the land of the tie - gets it. As for the skulls: another time, certainly. ...
Never judge the taste of others. We have a true universal community here and taste is part of each one culture and that's the magic. About your ties, they are so Aussie as possible. Lovely. If I live on a cold weather place ... Who knows. Cheers, Nilo
None of them is actually from land of cravat :) All of them have floral motif Silk? If I would be me I would go all the way and say Italian silk made by Leonard - Paris Warm or worm? Yours D
I have a collection of Russian and Greek icons. Some old, some new. Yesterday I was struck by the parallel appearance of the blue sky / gold stars on my GO moon phase and on the icon of Christ in Majesty. It's hard to capture on camera. Cazalea ...
...or another Purist who collected the metal caps on top of champagne bottles? Memory fails, but seeing those lovely icons jogged a vague memory of a connection. Cheers, pplater.
Thanks for that. Surely this has to be a stand-out contender for the most intriguing collection of the week? Are there many collectors of muselets, to your knowledge? Are muselets rated by their rarity or the memories they evoke? What is the wildest / str...
Here\'s the guide book: Here\'s what they are called in plural Here are some with art that I prefer Here are some more uncategorized caps I\'m sick, I know. My favorite is called "Louise" which is also the first name of Madame Pommery. American Airlines u...
. . . on Wrist Scan, Mike. Nice to see a Senator from the period when G O was the sole inhabiter of my collection. I had a few, but they're both gone. One went to a local Purist, so I still get a chance to see it occasionally; the other still has a remind...
Let's start with the "Old Man" with his top off. Ice breaker and lemon zest tool in pewter 3/4 and 1 1/2 jigger Mr. Boston DeLuxe Official Bartenders Guide cica. 1943 My favorite "Little Owl" and citrus juicer This is why she's my favorite "Little Owl" ;-...
... here only one family member is deep into collecting ;-) ... and sometimes I find my things dragged into his world of toys :-) However, this one will be on my wrist this weekend, and I'll make sure he does not get hold of it... Cheers Henrik ...
But I really like that piece, Rolex, but " Un-Rolex" as well.. - a bit of " Bling", but not too much. Also the red accents of text + Seconds hand make a cool contrast.. Alltogether a convincing appeal ! Best, hs PS: sending greetings from house to house !...
... the eclectic "gustos" of our fellow collectors friends! I love collecting, and though I am a newcomer to the world of watch collecting (having arrived to it about five or six years ago only) I have been deeply and seriously involved with collecting ot...
... It´s always a pleasure to share our devotions and obsessions with our colleagues! ;) Glad you like the watch too. It is an interesting watch I feel. Military watches are a good theme of course, though a mine field also to explore! Have a nice week end...
from playing cards which you've seen before, to chess sets which again you've seen.....thus hiwever belongs to a love of nice objects with history..... This is an 18th century Tibetan Lingam singing bowl which sounds beautiful when played, it is a mid oct...
When I was a kid I had some that were very similar that had been my grandfather's. He was a professional boxer for a time. Do you know how old those are? Best, CaliforniaJed
The items I have are usually not connected to a specific famous athlete, but they must be considered to have been of high quality back in their day, or of professional grade.
I like many guitars for many reasons. The one pictured is an all mahogany 00 model Martin (sometimes called a \'Hog\' because the top and sides and back are all maHOGany) and it is my wife\'s. I like a luthier named Dana Bourgeois who builds acoustic guit...
I used to collect many things first thing I can recollect collecting (good pun) :) were butterflies.... I used to catch them during vacations and pin them to styrofoam...then I went to school :) stamps (quite decent collection matter of fact), pins , card...
Damjan, You are still on your youth. (Compared with me and the old boys here). Nice pic, nice composition of round objects. About Zippos, when I stop smoking, I distributed mines to friends (I have a friend with hundreds of lighters). Cheers, Nilo
it matters how young at heart one is ;) As for smoking I should really STOP but as Nicolas said once to me when we were discussing our bad habit "I so much love smoking" :) :) again Vlad got it :) health and reason aside I only use one Zippo the one made ...
Just for fun and have to have them around, not really a collection. I also like these aluminum made speakers, look and sound good. This one is hiding, haven't popped up yet. HAGWE. Rgds Raymond ...
Great watches. What more one needs. Great pictures, BTW. Cheers, Nilo Note: I got some minions as my birthday gift and I'm waiting for a good idea about how to use on a pic.
can't get tired watching them. Yes, I'm very happy with my life, spreading myself very thin, so no power watches like grand complications or independents...yet. Maybe one day....Thanks for the comments, Nilo, great theme. Rgds Raymond