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This interview almost makes me feel guilty . . .
. . . about not letting you have my GS 56, Mike.
We've gotta be the only two guys in the Western Hemisphere to own one.
Although I was aware of GS early on in my accumulating phase, I'd no experience prior to seeing a few of Khalil Sheikh's, and then your much larger collection soon after.
Remember this photo session?
Can you believe that was ten years ago? That very day I decided to latch onto a GS. It only took five years to finally snag one.
;-)
Let's not forget the time you came close to getting into a bar room brawl in Santa Monica.
Long time, no see, Mike . . . hope to meet up soon.
Best,
Art
POTM – 2018 – February – Cazalea
Dear friends February has started time to meet our next POTM This time we have neighbor of our last month's POTM Art, our Seiko Moderator from San Diego Mike aka Cazalea. Please enjoy Cheers D 1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Michael aka Cazalea. ...
Mike , you are so familiar but this expose exposes so much more of you
I love your raw passion Please don’t stop posting - you add so much to this site Julian
Thank you - no plans to stop!
I appreciate all the camaraderie. And the friendly guys too! Mike
I have the huge honor of calling you and Mrs. C good friends.
Your kindness shown to me over the years will always be high up on my list. Sharing your knowledge of Seiko is enviable and your cars too. Rather like that XJR you pictured...😜 Still think about the Blue VDP. To more times of breaking bread and vintage bu...
Nice to read more about you Mike!
I find these monthly posts fascinating to find out more about our PuristS family, so thanks for sharing with us (and Damjan too for taking the time!). I must got over to San Diego again some time, its been a while since I dived in that ocean and of course...
Yes, I recall that dinner in Del Mar
It was great - of course we need to get to Jersey again too and see all your orange-trimmed watches. (Are you Dutch?) Mike
Always welcome!
Fond memories of a fantastic dinner with you guys and our dear friend Tim. We must have a repeat on one side of the ocean! Orange for me is just an energy colour... but my wife is half-dutch if that is an excuse for buying another watch I will take it Che...
Thank you Damjan for this new POTM and thank you Michael for giving us the possibility to know more about you
I knew you owned a lot of watches but more than 100 cars in 50 years is something almost incredible for me. I can still remember one of your picture with several of your cars in your driveway. I know I’ll own a Seiko / GS one day (this desire really grows...
Incredible to me too
I must admit I have slowed in cars since diving headlong into watches. You remind me - I must update my car spreadsheet sometime. Thanks for your many many contributions here. Mike
At least, as a collector, switch from cars to watches is much better in terms of space used 😊
Thank you Mike. Best wishes Alkiro
A bit of a Lone Ranger, perhaps
I suppose it’s not a popular or politically-correct show nowadays with the mask, Native American sidekick, etc. but I liked it as a kid as I spent a lot of time camping out in the desert with Boy Scouts. I remember when growing up, there were sports/athle...
Great to read more about you, Mike.
You truly are a huge part of this community and your passion is obvious. You are also one of the GS Vlads over here and have influenced a few of my decisions, for which I am thankful. I absolutely must visit you next time I'm in SoCal. A Citroen in the St...
What a fascinating bloke!
This is a great series. Thanks so much for sharing Mike, a pleasure and inspiration to read.
Great read!
Thank you, Damjan for continue this series and thank you, Michael for sharing your world with us! Best Blomman
This is my favourite string of posts by FAR! love the POTM column.
Mike is a real gentleman and a real testament to the quality of PuristPro and our community of like-minded “idiots” (obviously in the best sense of that word) and Horological tragics. I doff my hat! Cheers from DownUnder
It's fascinating to read about the "men behind the madness"
...and despite such diversity in people on PP, POTM exposes the common threads that we can all relate to. After following Cazaleas posts, it's great to know more about what motivates this obsession we all share. Mike, I really respect and appreciate your ...
The only fact I didn't know after all these years
Mike, Having known you all these years, there was still one new fact to discover. That you belong to Eastern Orthodox church. Of course, if I was like Poirot, I should have known from your collection of ikons; those I already knew about. Regards, MTF
Thanks Melvyn
The icons came first and eventually we were drawn from a Presbyterian church to a more liturgical home. These are two of the two dozen icons I’ve done. Mike ...
First: many thanks Damjan for keeping this awesome POTM series running!
and fantastic to read you, Mike. It is always great when you can see some parts of yourself in another Purist. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. CC
Hello Mike! What a fantastic reading!! I always enjoy so much reading your posts specially those regarding cars...
... and Seikos, and I enjoyed so much this morning reading your POTM interview and getting to know more about you and your interests and activities before retirement and present. I realy loved the reading and of course the photography which is great as us...
Yours is a fascinating story, Mike.
I would love to meet you. Thanks, D. Another great start to a new month. (The best month.)
3 Million miles club member 😱...that’s a lot of miles, Mike👏🏻
You’re the source of GS info and I’m super impressed with your detail oriented posts for watch collecting. Thank you for sharing and hope to meet some day....so close yet so far. Rgds Raymond
Mike ...
You are a great person and a wonderful Purist. Thank you for sharing here your fine taste and pure reasoning. Cheers, Nilo
Dear Mike , thank you very much for this POTM and to learn a bit more about you .
I love your VH classic(a watch a hope to own one day) i just started with the Seiko brand so i hope i can learn something from your posts 🙏🏻🤗
Excellent interview....
which has lended even greater depth to an already fascinating character . I was certainly not aware you are of Eastern Orthodox faith and had as many impressive ikons in your collection! Thank you Damjan for the continuation of this invaluable series. Che...
Thanks everyone for taking time to read and write in
It’s kind of fun/unusual to just talk about oneself and other aspects that are generally outside our agenda here. Especially when tied to a chair under a bright light and facing a man with the dial turned to 11! Thanks for your interest. Mike ...
This interview almost makes me feel guilty . . .
. . . about not letting you have my GS 56, Mike. We've gotta be the only two guys in the Western Hemisphere to own one. Although I was aware of GS early on in my accumulating phase, I'd no experience prior to seeing a few of Khalil Sheikh's, and then your...
Glad to know more of Cazaela as one of the more present Purists
Thank you for sharing and making this place a more community like cyberspace. P.S. i like the fact that you state tge IWC as one of your keepers. IMO a great watch indeed. Cheers Kolosstt
Very good to read more and know you more, Mike!
It was a pleasure to meet you in person recently, and learning more here than 1.5 hours would allow is splendid. That's an amazing number in your collection, and I enjoyed the rationale for your purchases and the diversity of hobbies. I'm a big fan of tha...
