Horological Meandering

I wanted to poll the purists, to see how many share the passion (and their timepieces) with my significant others. My wife thinks that watch collecting is a sign of extreme vanity, and doesn’t like many of my watches. So when she commented on was on my wr...  

9 years ago... ...  

Looks like your daughter inherited your good taste I’m slowly working on my sons ...  

On another note, I love that strap on that watch. If you’re looking for another, one of my fave strap makers based in Ukraine can make a killer black shark with orange stitching. The texture of shark skin would look good with the texture of that dial. He ... 

This strap is actually very cheap and plastic-y (including the sound it makes). It came free in a buy 2 get 1 free deal. But I run a tight ship, no straps to waste.

My dear sister was not a WIS. But due to my great love for her, I give her a timepiece every other year as a present. I can see her eyes sparkle when she sees me wear certain pieces. I parted with a Longines Legend Diver, A Hamilton Field watch in DLC, an...  

That bumblebee 😍😍😍

There was another going for 4.5k recently. This piece somehow is a sleeper.

To both of you: Wear it in the best of your health ! Best, hs

Wish you a great week ahead.=D i’ll see if there are any stories to post soon.

Too bulky hands, one can only use for ortho specialties. Your hands were blessed to plunge into chests, and do micro-level repairs on the hairspring of humans.

I’m just a glorified plumber

The eldest is anxiously waiting in line for a new one as well as my partner. I guess I won't be able to buy anything in the next years for myself! ...  

And I guess I should take heed in the struggles on the other side of the spectrum (when your entire family is into watches, to the point that you can’t even buy something new for yourself) The grass is always greener on the other side 😁

I should confess that I love "small-wrist" watches (to say it PC!). I'll keep you guys informed about the evolution of my family collection.

When it is dry, some days feel like a desert. My life has been filled with terrible ups and terrible downs. For 5 years, I could not even think about watches or even a $5k motorbike which I desperately needed for work. But those days are far behind now, I... 

Providing (watches) to the family is my priority right now! Anyway, I would love to see more "Small-wrist" watches in this amazing forum sometime.

Because you mentioned you cannot get anything new for yourself in the next few years, I told you a story about my 5 years of not being able to get watches for myself, let alone a motorbike I needed to commuting to work. And also, a snippet of how hard tim... 

The ups and downs of life I guess....

I always enjoy your company here on the forums. Have a great week. Admire your love for your children. That is the highest order. I wish I had a mom like that. I never had a mom-character in my life sadly. She was like Cher in Mamma Mia 2, always not avai... 

Sent you a PM Cookies!

But now she rarely wears a watch (after all, who leaves the house any more?) and my son completely lost interest. That is fine with me; watches are time-consuming and expensive and should only be pursued if one is really motivated.

I am very lucky because I have 3 passions: watches, photography and golf And my wife shares all 3 passions. She just has bit more budget control than I do which is actually a good thing fir our pension plan

But I guess this terrible affliction of ours saves no one. [I'm assuming that you are talking about my Longines heritage re-issue]

Here are a few pics: [From a dinner where she was sitting next to our Patek regional director and had a chance to try on her watch...One of my next goals is of course to convince my girlfriend to buy her own Patek! ] ...  

I'm sure that she will make that financial commitment to a piece soon.

By the way, I’m a Toyota fan too. I have an Avalon. Best car for my money, although my wife thinks it’s an old man’s car. Turning 50 next year, so maybe I fit it then! Speaking of wives; she tolerates my watches but doesn’t care to understand it. Got her ... 

Great pair of gifts for the wife. Hopefully she’ll see the light one day.

So much so that she forwards me watches she likes on IG on a daily basis. It all started when I convinced her to wear my PANERAI, then later my Rolex. She then went on to buy a Peter Speake Marin for herself as her very first watch and this year she picke...  

…makes me think she needs another!

The rest of us can only hope and aspire. Wonderful taste in watches, as always!

Great taste in choosing a great husband, and also in picking a PSM (of all the choices available, why a PSM. It speaks volumes of the thought process and complexity). I happened to be searching for posts of PSM today (cuz one is incoming) and saw your pos... 

She was a but stand-offish at the beginning but totally accepts my craziness now. As long as it doesn't get in the way of our relationship, she is all good with it. I have purchased her quite a nice collection but she only wears a few of the pieces as she... 

Based on your kick-ass collection, I wouldn’t want to play you in golf or poker (unless watches are your main passion). JD are definitely up there in terms of their artistic pieces. What about Van cleef & arpels?

As for VC&A, they make beautiful pieces but my wife has very discerning and particular taste so J*D is clearly her choice 🤷‍♂️

For me it is a medicine against sleeplessness. Bovet Hublot Rolex. This was to heavy, because it is an expensive trio. Lucky i am, i have a discovered a new less expensive way. I imagine a Swiss lever escapement, and the sandman comes. Sometimes i imagine...