cazalea
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1974 is precisely when it all began
My Grandfather Carl died suddenly, and I went back to Texas with my mother and aunt. I was 23. My grandmother took me in their bedroom and gave me my grandfather’s two gold watches - an Omega bumper-wind wristwatch, and a Hamilton pocket watch. 
Eventually a service was needed on the Omega and I was appalled that they changed the hands (although one was dented when I took it in). 
Then a few years later I got interested in pilot watches and bought this Bell & Ross. Then the Breitling. 
Next I went nuts & got the IWC which needed some work and I met Ken the watchmaker (who I have previously known as bike rider and used bookstore owner) and he showed me how to fix watches and I bought his workshop when he retired and now I have 116 watches so please don’t complain, Scott. 
The end ( so far)
Cazalea
How Did Your Journey Begin...
... Whenever I meet a passionate watch collector, I am always curious to know how it all started. As I’ve posted on this very forum, my journey began when I purchased that Submariner some thirty years ago. And in the years since I have accumulated a whole...
One watch guy from age 17 a Rolex.
Wore the damn thing for fifteen plus years. Swimming, showering doing everything with it on the wrist. Still in the collection first Rolex till this day. In 2001 a small opening a second Rolex platinum Daydate. Traded when i got the bug. Got the full illn...
Excellent Topic!
My first watch, “The One that Started it All” is a Rolex GMT Master in Steel with a Jubilee bracelet. Bought it for myself at the ripe-old age of 21 in November of 1986. Paid High-End retail from a Authorized Dealer in Los Angeles. Happy to say, I still o...
It Is A Fantastic...
... And iconic timepiece. I rue the day I traded away my "coke" bezel with jubilee bracelet. Looking back, it was a misstep. But hey, we look forward, right?
1974 is precisely when it all began
My Grandfather Carl died suddenly, and I went back to Texas with my mother and aunt. I was 23. My grandmother took me in their bedroom and gave me my grandfather’s two gold watches - an Omega bumper-wind wristwatch, and a Hamilton pocket watch. Eventually...
Ha! No Complaining Here...
... My friend. Love that IWC. And the dial on the Omega is gorgeous. The updated hands aren't so bad either. Have a great weekend. - Scott
I already shared this story, but all began when it was my 7th Birthday. My godfather offered me my first watch, a Timex, which shone in the dark. Then...
The next one which made me fall in love was the Rolex GMT MASTER 1675, because of this guy: It took me some time before I was able to buy my first serious watch, which was a Rolex GMT MASTER 16700, and since then... Well, you know the rest of the story. B...
First watch for me was a Movado piece...
given by my parents for high school graduation in 1985. Not a great horological piece but sentimental. It started a 35 year journey and many hundreds of pieces acquired. Dave
Was It The Movado...
... Museum piece? Iconic to say the least. And a superlative gift for one who made it through the rigors of high school - Scott
My older cousin got one of these for his birthday, and I was obsessed with it!
I was about 8 years old, and the rest is history. Watches have been a passion of mine since then. ...
My first “good” watch was as expensive as a Rolex.
But I demanded TECHNOLOGY, not tradition. This was my high-school graduation present: Alas, it generated respect for technology, but not love for watches. And my grandfather wore a Tradition watch from Sears—not a bad watch, actually—but not something to ...
Both Are Beautiful...
... That Hamilton is really cool. Hamilton made the 'Pulsar' James Bond wore in Live and Let Die.
Which is one reason I wanted it.
But I had a buddy who had the previous Hamilton QED, which was the same as the Pulsar, with the little magnets stored in the clasp that were used to set the time. I had to have one after seeing his. Mine has the next generation movement, after Hamilton wa...
I'm sure I've told the story before, but since you asked . . .
. . . here's the synopsis: Young No was transfixed by a full calendar that belonged to a relative. He (speaking in the third person) would stare at it on his Aunt's dresser for minutes on end. And it's been downhill ever since.
My Guess Would Have Been...
... That a Young Dr. No saw Keith Richards wearing an Omega... and it was all downhill after that.
Nah - I was a Kingston Trio fan . . .
. . . back then. Really. I'd play Scotch and Soda repeatedly on the mono record player . . .
Nothing like repeated exposure to Time and Newsweek..
When I was a kid. I remember staring at those Explorer II polar ads. Which explains this a couple decades later.. ...