WristScan

A sort after piece and now ? Just keep in enjoying whatever we love HAGWE ...  

It is still a stunning Patek and generally a very desirable watch. Great to see you kept it.

During peak COVID scare in March of 2020 when markets were tanking and watches were actually trending down, I reached out to a few Lange dealers to see who could do the best price on a Zeitwerk. Ended up getting one far below msrp, brand new. Didn’t reall...  

The ZW apparently left an influence on your collection theme. Maybe you get it back one day? 🤔

I didn't expect to be able to buy Air Command after a year of waiting. The dealer said it was all sold out. But suddenly a call with an offer to buy the last watch received under the quota! ...  

A watch, that many here will envy you for. Lucky you!

On a sunny day early February 2021, I went to a local mega mall to pick up my new prescription eyeglasses. I passed by a new Rolex boutique that re-opened not long ago after a renovation. It used to be a jewelry store and multi-brand AD for Rolex, Breitli...  

For you a great experience, for the rest of us a dream 😇. Enjoy your catch!

“i believe in miracles…” by Hot Chocolate… Oh my this tune is stuck to my head now…

Yes, this is a wonderful "unexpected catch" story and I thank you for sharing with us. We can keep dreaming with those grails which haunt our minds... we will surely have a chance to own them when stars align... unexpectedly! Cheers! Abel

I really love your two amazing stories about acquiring the beautiful Pepsi and the very rare Speedmaster from 1969! The case back of the Speedy shows so much history! Congratulations to these exquisite and wonderful timepieces! The unexpected ways in acqu... 

... much and in the case of the Speedmaster I never dreamed I would be able to find some day. Have a nice week ahead my friend, Abel

Hello dear Count and friends ! Firstly my sincere thanks to our dear friend The Count for hosting WristScan and giving us this thought provoking theme to contemplate. My personal collecting journey has had several “Least Expected” moments. Eyes widen and ...  

Are you wearing it also to a tuxedo, Captain? Your 5980 is one of my many big regrets, because I have pased on it ... . Albeit being the best looking Nautilus variant! Looks great paired with a 300 SL 😃. Wearing a Moonshine while travelling is O-mega cool... 

The thing about the Explorer is… that it’s equally at home climbing Mount Everest or dining at The Ritz.

You need to rest before a final assault on the summit 😉

... finding. I also agree with you about the Explorer. A watch for any occasion and representative of the history of Rolex. A watch I specially love and yours is a great example of what a collector seeks in a vintage Explorer. I also feel that the Explore... 

I completely agree with you about Ian Fleming and the Explorer. Fleming based so much of Bond on his own life. He was a Navel Intelligence Officer but much of his actual work was and still is a mystery. Have a great weekend my friend Best regards Captain

... which was something interesting to think about considering he was alive and in contact with the Director and Producers of the film. Well... that´s something we fans of Bond and watches like to speculate about. Have a nice Sunday my dear friend. Abel

. . . is storied, Count. Let's start with the one-in-a-billion Seamaster DeLuxe. Rare? Sort of, but that's not why it's the unlikeliest watch in anyone's collection. I encountered the original owner twenty five years before acquiring this uncommon Omega; ...  

An outstanding watch has to come with an outstanding story. I would also drive for many, many miles if an Omega 910 is waiting for me 😃! Still, the best story behind your watch is your Argentine Bombshell ... THAT is a tale of friendship👍. Have a great ni... 

. . . and back with just a few hours rest near Florence. If I ever have to do it again, I'm staying the night in Phoenix.

Keep enjoying your beauties so much my dear friend. Have a nice and relaxed week end dear Art! Abel

. . . a wild weekend. Rolling Stones Thursday night . . . [view from my seat] . . . and again tonight with The Mad Druid in town for the week. Then my LA Dodgers defeated division rival SF Giants Thursday night and are playing tonight in Atlanta, which we...  

Great program which I wish you guys will be enjoying so much! Again: have a super week ahead dear Art and Mike! Cheers! Abel

Top choices Art. I especially love the CO2494.

Or otherwise known as famous last words! I've always liked alarms, but had been getting distracted by Memomatics, shop in London had some in - so decided it was worth going to look. Had a look at a couple, then they pulled one out that hadn't been on the ...  

. . . I have to part with an existing member of the collection before adding another. Too many watches, not enough wrist time . . .

Though will admit that some now struggle for wrist time. Though the memo not in that category, always enjoy wearing it 🙂 Happy hunting Cheers JML

You are not alone 😃! I think, I saw this cool Memomatuc also at a dealer in my area 🤔 ...

Superb condition.

Pleased I did, as if had think I'd have still been kicking myself about it. Cheers JML

First off, thanks for a superb new topic Moritz, we are already seeing some really interesting and unexpected entries in this thread from our fellow members! A natural choice for me is obviously my most beloved "Boccadasse" Patek...before that spring 2018...  

Hi Fab, that is great news! Adding The School of Fish to it makes perfect sense. Lucky you! Why am I not getting calls like this ... 😫 Have great Sunday, my friend!

The fish look superb. Good catch Fab !

The special paintings are so sublime and glorious. I wish there were more people like you in this world - it will be a colourful, exuberant and more-begets-more mentality in this world.

You’re among my fav mods.

... having your Place in the World on its dial, which makes it so special and unique. Now you are adding this new watch with its breathtaking dial showing a fish school (which I feel are the so called "grunts" which abound in coral reefs and shipwrecks). ... 

The grunt, perhaps the "smallmouth grunt", totally looks like our guy now!!! This combination of horology and art is precisely what I love the most in a watch, and I feel I got again really lucky with this piece -- I'm very much looking forward to picking... 

… popularly called grunts by divers because they make a grunt noise with their teeth. Most from the Hamunilae family. They come in different colors and bands patterns and the ones in my picture below is the one more often I have seen. Agree with your thou...  

... on your great catch. Cheers! Abel

You indeed must be over-happy for these PP - marvels ! Also how considerate all this must be with you beloved site in Bella Italia ! Finally the incoming School of Fish is an extra fine and highly eclectic edition ! Thus, from the bottom of my heart, take... 

Thanks Count for hosting our wristscan this weekend! Here are some of my unexpected watch purchases Cheers Robin Piaget Polo green LE 500. I thought it was sold out as it launched some years ago but received an unexpected call this year that my allocation...  

Didn't know you have got yourself the green Polo. Very smart choice! Love that second picture of it. Regarding your green JLC: top!

I am glad you feel the same way as i do. Piaget is such a storied maison and a serious watchmaker with great heritage. I hope more collectors take a closer look at Piaget

I love both green dials and matching straps on these watches. Keep enjoying them so much my friend. Abel

The Piaget is so underappreciated. I am glad you and Moritz both like it

I am specially fond of your Piaget and the Reverso small seconds in Green really is a splendid & eclectic choice ! Thus enjoy your great pieces and wear them in the very Best of your health ! Cheers !! hs.

Thank you hs and glad you like them

This watch was really unexpected. I was interested, nay obsessed, with the PP 5711/A several years ago. And the usual story at several ADs ('there's a long waiting list') greeted me. Then one morning, when I least expected it, there it was, staring at me ...  

A proud owner of a Nautilus. Happy for you!

Well done my friend! I´m sure you are enjoying it so much and that you always will remember the circumstances of its catch every time you have it on your wrist. Best cordial regards, Abel

I have an unexpected acquisition of this yellow gold cloisonne dial world time. Nearly all of my collection were acquired new from AD. When my AD could allocate 5131 to me, the J and G had already discontinued. Hence I don’t expect to be able to acquire t...  

PS: congrats and also thx for this project to your supporting wife !!

What a great entrance: a 5131 J! So good to hear that your other half is also fond of this beauty. Superb watch!

On your winning bid for the Patek.

... decoration are specially beautiful and stunning. As it happens sometimes in our collecting journeys stars align or Lady Luck helps and we are able to reach our grails "unexpectedly" I wish you´ll be enjoying so much this superb watch and that we will ... 

These examples are not about the rarest, and/or most expensive pieces, but tic-tacs I had been longing and looking for quite some time.. Thus, these ones fit into my “collection” due to one reason or another, made me happy, when to find them and still do,...  

I can imagine how hard it is to find an intact Bakelite insert. Lovely, lovely GMT with great patina. Regarding your JLC calendar watch: long overdue in my collection 😃! A good Sunday to you too. Best Moritz

... on your wrist. All the watches you share today are beautiful, but I´m specially fond of your wonderful 6542 GMT and your Breguet vintage Type XX chrono. Having the original box and documents is an extra bonus which adds charm and interest to this supe... 

And although you may have known as well the R 6542 as also the XX Breguet, both pieces near to my heart, due to their history & circumstances vs myself, and their overall importance within my stables.. - I am glad and happy you also liked the line-up. Thi... 

... them in your great shots. I can well understand your love and the memories and circumstances around their capture which surely come to your mind and heart each time you wear them. Agree that it is to thank our friend Moritz for his challenge to bring ... 

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Very well played, templetowers: an eclectic array of exquisite watches .

One of the biggest surprise for me in the past year was the acquisition of my Tudor black bay ceramic as I was not in the market to buy a Tudor and nor was I expecting this watch to become such a weekend warrior for me! So clearly here getting that watch ...  

The black Explorer II is also a very appealing watch to me ... but I can't have them all ! Yes, it feels very good to be back with my fellow Purists!

I was too late to sign up for one back in 2017 after it was all sold out. After years of trying to find one, I was out of luck. Very few came up for sale, however, all out of my price range. On an early morning earlier this year, I got a message from a fe...  

And once more a fellow wacht lover assisted in the deal: the watch world seems to be still a good place to be ! Lovely PC ... look at that bridges !