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... Hello my dear watch loving friends! I will have the big pleasure of being your Host this week end. As I announced last Wednesday I´m inviting all our members to participate sharing with us their "humble" pieces. We know that many wonderful high end wa...  

I used to name it the poor man Grand Seiko. It took me a couple of months to find one, then a couple of days after my wife-to-be confiscated it from me. I could finally enjoy it 6 years later when she collected a Rolex OP. ...  

... so long time. Glad you recovered it for your own pleasure! Thanks a lot for sharing it Tyo! Cheers! Abel

by Lusina ...  

Have a nice week end and keep enjoying it so much! Kind regards, Abel

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I enjoy them so much as I´m sure you enjoy wearing these ones you share here. Thank you! Best cordial regards, Abel

Very cool 😎

Ever reliable 👍

I'll enter my humble Zenith Defy Gauss from the 70s with its original lobster bracelet. A watch I'm proud to wear for any occasion. It keeps good time and is more comfortable than it looks. ...  

... which I feel is an important part of its charm. So I wear it with a set of leather straps but would love to find a bracelet for it though I feel it will be almost impossible to find it. Enjoy your beauty so much and thank you for sharing it with us! H... 

A forward thinking design from Zenith.

I take it the watch offers a magnetic protection - Milgauss range?

I wear a Garmin Swim 2, 3-4 times a week to track my marathon swimming progress. This watch humbles me to look within for strength and internal motivation by tracking my performance vs the benchmark. For example, if I want to attempt the English Channel c...  

... with restrictions of every kind. Sport training has not been easy due to these restrictions in every Country. As a matter of fact here we are going through 170 days of lock down though in practice it is not complied as it should. Some sport practices ... 

I will get back to a stronger baseline in the next few months. Maybe, the Channel crossing is not possible for the next few years because of the backlog of bookings, but the spirit of swimming is to meditate on oneself while focusing on breathing, being r... 

... if not actually attempting it such a demanding swimming training requiring a mind set and advanced swimming techniques in breathing and style, etc. is the most important aspect of your training. I can well imagine that hours fly and how rigorous the t... 

Swimming is practically my only form of exercise for the past few years due to knee problems from other impact sport like tennis. I'm no where near your level but I try to work mainly on my form and efficiency. This watch you have is ideal for lap swimmin... 

Good to hear you are also an avid swimmer. It is very humbling to aim for something colosal like the English Channel, Gulf of Gibaltrar, or the other Oceans 7 routes. I could have gone for New Zealand’s Cook’s Strait but it is fiercely guarded by a diffic... 

It is a way to unwind all the worries about life

That’s a monumental achievement irrespective of time 👌🏻👍🏻

The truth it I contacted the Channel Organization earlier this year, and started training for it. But COVID came and the pools got closed, and my training was gone. I was swimming a weekly mileage of 30+ km before the pandemic; and was about to bump it up... 

I have a peculiar obsession with collecting vintage jumbo (36mm and above), manual-wind, time-only watches... " JMWTO" as I called them in another forum. To me, they're the epitome of simplicity. Easy to service, infinitely variable in design, and easy to...  

... though any of the pieces you share here would make me a very happy man. Thank you so much for your entry! Hagwe! Abel

I love all of them 🥂

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Photo 1 allah Nico and Photo 2 The Modele Unique is a prototype one only piece (2001), a chronograph that was later produced differently. It is in titanium grade 5 with a Valjoux chronograph modified, the watch case was entirely MADE IN MARSEILLE Photo 3 ... 

I need to take a closer look.

Thanks, Abel! for this theme that gives me the opportunity to share this watch here. it was not bought in Japan, but in Switzerland... surprise surprise it was during the second or third weekend of my work posting in Switzerland and my family travelled to...  

Nice Seiko SD. Was this in the 90’s?

in the 90s i was still studying... hehehe

It was the era where people took the time to call up a friend, because there was no quick messaging. Also, handphones were scarce back then, and appointment were made based on trust (setting a date, time and location, and then waiting for a friend to come... 

... combination of a traditional mechanic movement with Hi Tech electronic regulation of escapement. I own a Snowflake GS model with this movement and it is incredible accurate and its very intriguing to view the constant movement of its seconds hand glid... 

besides the accuracy, the glide motion of the spring drive expresses the natural and continuous flow of time

Awaiting a non-GS Spring Drive, too 😉

price has nothing to do with the enjoyment we find in this hobby. Your seagull is so vintage cool . A few early American brands that I have...each giving a glimpse of the lifestyle and environment of that particular time period. Cheers! ...  

... which let the owner and observers to have a glimpse on past times as you well describe. Three interesting pieces among which I specially love the Hamilton piece. So classy and elegant watch. I wish you´ll keep loving and enjoying them so much! Hagwe! ... 

Vintage classic 👍

This is a part of horology that is somewhat unjustly getting a lot less attention that it deserves 🤷🏻‍♂️

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... I love your very personal concept of "humble"! You share some killer examples of ... "humble watches"? Lol! I specially love those two Longines and... well... all of them! Lol. The Lemania got some lovely creamy dial. Superb! You share a great selecti... 

that military watch face has a timelessness to it...so elegant, purposeful & built to last ! Bravo mon ami !!

Always good on the wrist.

As always. Some real vintage gems there but I would wager quite some have strongly appreciated over the years, putting them at the very top of the humble category 😉

Please Pardon my excessive number of entries! And here we go in alphabetical order, some of my humble watches: Cazalea ...  

... you enjoy so much wearing or just admiring in your watch box. I´m delighted with your entry! Thank you! I think we could have a long and interesting talk while examining each piece and you telling me a bit of the story of each of these pieces and abou... 

I've had it a very long time - since 2003 - and it was New Old Stock when I bought it from this seller's picture. Somehow I found a matching bracelet about a year later, and it's been on the bracelet ever since. ...  

Mine can just about wake the dead - or at least me of a morning, which isn't very different! Looks good both on strap & bracelet. Definitely a cool alarm. Cheers JML

Can you tell me more about the piece? I’ve never seen something like it before.=)

I had the earlier version, liked it and looked around for the beefier alternative model, but couldn't find any. Other than the lume falling out of the hands, it was fine. I got mine used in 2008, and sold it about 2012. This is the one I was looking for -...  

The beefy minute hand is easier to read off and there is no confusing it with an hour hand.

as is your Accutron. The Vulcan looks in great condition. Well played Mike.

There is an unexpected bonus - in this case for me the two books accompanying the last shot. And that Railroad Bulova 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

.... well, a close relative actually, Sekonda "Strela" from mid 60’s, caliber 3017, made in USSR Great value for (little) money if you would believe me ...  

Have a nice week end! Cheers! Abel