Horological Meandering

The goal of this post is to see if you can get the mindset and ideals distilled into a piece for another forum member. I hope you enjoy it. I find that watches make very meaningful gifts for loved ones, business associates etc. In this post, I'd like to e...  

I’ll add a few - cookies: Charles Frodsham Double Impulse chronometer. He recently confessed/submitted that a dress piece is what he needs best. And this combines all the movement-tech and material-use to keep his incoming thread lengthy and informative -... 

Went to check it out and was blown away. It uses old methods to make modern pieces. Indeed, the choice is highly interesting. Yes I need a dress piece for sure. I like the choices for Sham1 and AmisE too.

There must be more makers like that coming up. Thing is, I have not been able to venture into the 80k and beyond arena which these type of makers charge for their masterpieces. I was late to Sarpaneva too. Should have taken a trip to Kuala Lumpur a decade... 

So, and since some of these have very long delivery times (up to 6 years now for this Charles Frodsham), I figured I’d try to catch up to those who’ve had a head start. So I just placed my order yesterday 😁. Another purist did too. Come join. PM and if yo... 

Based on a condensation (summary) of what is know of this masterpiece. Watching the video now on it.

Read the SJX article too (hope to not be violating any forum rules)

Used to be so active in his posts. Together with Kong, Forvesta, Anthony Tsai etc.

And some Sprüngli Luxemburgerli 🤗

You always push the envelope, my friend. Hell, you don’t just push it, you make paper planes 🤣🤣🤣

How 'bout I gift Art his Grand Seiko. He's been a mentor and friend for decades, yah, we're that old ;-)

I am curious about your interpretation of his personality and the piece you’d choose to match it.

There’s a famous arab saying that a gift should neither be gifted to someone else, not sold. And a gift from a fellow purist would be the centerpiece of my collection. I’d still b%#*h and moan about the modular chrono and the date and and and…🤣🤣🤣 ... 

He'll ship you a winder too, so your date is always current! The modular chrono though, I hear you.....lol

A variable speed winder that can wind 4 watches at once. Hint hint to Santa

. . . belongs to an acquaintance. It previously belonged to Jean Michel Cousteau. And before that, it belonged to Jacques. It would make a perfect gift to Bill. Art ...  

It would make a perfect gift to Bill indeed.

Credit: Grailwatches ...  

My heart likes Rolex, but I’m in a strange conundrum. I don’t like how the brand is treating the customers - they basically made watch collectors lose their pride/dignity to seek their pieces. My experience of buying an AK and trying to get it authenticat... 

left off the recipient list, you can just gift me a Reverso.

Thomas_3: given a Patek with an enamel dial, from FabR.=D Or a Reverso ellipses “Port of Singapore” edition

If it have an automatic movement, it’s perfect. Why? One quartz watch is enough for me, or… it must be more Longines Conquests quartz watches, or a Rolex Oyster quartz. There is room for a Girard Perregaux Laureato quartz 40th edition, so you’ve got it ri... 

Lemme think of a few members. Oystercase Mohammad the Riddler Jocke the Bad Santa Holdenchamp Thomas_3 Unclechico

It is to fully restore an IWC mark 12, and wear it like it is brand new. This hobby doesn’t only involve expensive pieces. Like Nico does, it has an element of heritage and effort. Anyone can spend money (even a chimpanzee can buy an AP ROO) - what separa... 

My buddy is there. He wears a Rolex submariner that i went to buy with him many years ago when he was a VP of a bank in Singapore.

I’ve got a friend who sends me postcards from every country he goes to.

Gran sport is the reverso which is true to it’s form

To refurbish it, in the same tender loving care as you did for your Volvo.

I appreciate you thinking of me in your new windfall; congrats on become the world's newest multi-billionaire! I do feel however, that the least I can do is pay for postage on my new Aqua Terra Ultralight. Good choice by the way; I admire the insane techn... 

I did give away watches to my buddies, because I know I won’t live forever. Nothing major, just in the 3k ballpark.

In the past, i did incur debt to get pieces I like. It spiralled out of control with the purchase of 1 piece. Now, life has given more. No more debts on compounding credit card interests or credit card usage. The AD gives better prices for cash/bank trans... 

thinking of me with GG whom I am a big fan of ! Naturally the Hong Kong 🇭🇰 handover is also a meaningful event for me !

This was before all the hype about mickey watches. There was a time when they just released novel pieces and purchasing one was just making a call, filling up a form, and making a payment. Those times are not here anymore. I wanted to get the Kurono turqu...