cazalea
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More gifts than I can count, but here are the big ones
Luckily just having come home from vacation I went and got all the watches from the vault, so they "fall readily to hand", and as I look them over, many said "I was a gift!"
First from family close to me:
Admiral Pocket Watch - given to me by my father-in-law after the death of his wife Joan, my mother-in-law. It was her dad's watch and so I overhauled it and got it running and shiny again.
Hamilton Pocket Watch - given to me by my Grandmother on the death of my Grandfather Carl. It's labeled Neasham Jewelers in Ottumwa Iowa (where Radar O'Reilly was also from).
Omega Bumper Wind - as above, my Grandfather's wristwatch
Benrus Military Plastic Case watch - given to me by my nephew who "found it on the beach"
Seiko Honda F1 Chronograph - given by the same nephew who surfs a lot and "found it on the beach"
Hamilton Railroad Special Pocket Watch - a "graduation" gift from Ken who taught me how to repair watches
Omega Seamaster with shell dial - a gift from Beverly for helping her after her husband's passingSeiko dress watch - given to me by Joe, my favorite bike painter who I've known for 40 years
And a nod to KMII for using this Aerospace in his first post - I bought a watch like this from Yolanda, the first watch dealer sales person who broke my reserve and got me to spend many $$$ with her. Sadly it was lost on a flight to England, my first trip on the top deck of a 747. If you found it under your seat, it's mine! Anyway I got another one just like it as a gift to myself to remember my start in good watches.
And a nod to KMII for using this Aerospace in his first post - I bought a watch like this from Yolanda, the first watch dealer sales person who broke my reserve and got me to spend many $$$ with her. Sadly it was lost on a flight to England, my first trip on the top deck of a 747. If you found it under your seat, it's mine! Anyway I got another one just like it as a gift to myself to remember my start in good watches.
Thanks for starting this memorable thread.
Mike
PS - I haven't included the many watches that show up in a basket on my porch, with a note pinned to it saying "If you can fix it keep it, otherwise toss it"
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WristScan for April the 13th - âWatches you have received as a presentâ - is live and go!
While we often - or mostly - tend to be the main drivers behind our horology hobby, many of us get supported in this by our significant others, parents, friends, siblings, children, scary strangers (it is Friday the 13th after all)... So letâs see the wat...
A gift from my son....
Over the years, I have received a watch from my wife and a watch from my son. I have posted the one from my wife before. So, now I post the one from my son. He bought it for me for a Father's Day gift. I have to say, I am not really a Speedmaster type of ...
Very nice.
And I agree 100% with your sentiments. You're never truly a grown up man until you hold your own child and realize that from now on, you are fully responsible for his/her life.
Yep....
....it changes perspective. Suddenly there is a person who comes first in every instance regardless of scenario.
In some ways, a scary prospect at the same time :)
It truly does change life for sure and even if it is a spectacular feeling it adds worry and a certain thoughtfulness that few people without children acquire
I guess every stage has its merits...
And while we - possibly naively - simply hope for sleep, on some level I know that new stages will bring new âchallengesâ to be mastered
Fantastic piece and a very nice story, Joe!
Hoping to join you in getting watches from my kids one day, too
Superb gift, but let me get to the bottom of that photo
a moon reflection somehow reflected on your wrist? Intriguing.
Wakmann Regate
The 70s Regatta Chronograph, which was a gift, earlier in 2018. Lemania movement and a gold plated case... Such a cool dial, deserved at least a SS case, but nonetheless it will be a fun summer watch to wear now and then! R ...
That's a great and very interesting piece, RGS :)
Not one we see very often here - thanks for reposting it from the other thread!
Thank you!
Yes, I find the dial to be the most interesting part of the watch. The case size is also interesting, as it is around 42mm. Thank you for the input on this one, because when I first recieved it, I didn't know what to make of it.
Thank you for sharing your stories, KM!
Will come back tonight with one of mine... Best Blomman
As a gift? I received 6 in my whole life. This one is certainly one which moved me the most. Lecoultre Polaris 1965, the vintage.
And from where it came... Best, Nicolas ...
I wouldn't normally enter twice BUT......
......this is an extraordinary situation. This very morning, Fedex arrived at my house. In the box was this.... And inside this box was this...... And attached to that was this..... I am now an official member of the GP mafia. Whattya gonna do? Sent to me...
So they recruited you, huh?
What was the initiation protocol? And you seem to have taken on a persona from a certain show you have been spending too much time watching recently.
can't really remember the initiation.....
....on reflection I think the lack of memory thing was the initiation
...and we have a winner here!!!
The full set! That's what true friendship is all about! Welcome to GP mafia dear Joe! Cheers D
Hmm, let me see what I can contribute
Interesting theme, K. I don't have a gifted watch right now, unless you would count watches I gifted to myself However, I can submit my Girard-Perregaux Deep Diver 7897. I was gifted essential parts by a friend to complete the watch and that I equally tre...
This covers the topic just as fully in my book, CC!
YOur Gyromatic Deep Diver is truly sublime!
Ok, here I go.
This one was a gift from my father, a passing down to hold for next generation. The lighting is terrible and I know the photo will not win any beauty contest. But at least I can honestly say there is only one category I am aiming for. Here is the mighty I...
This is a fantastic piece, Zabreg...
And a wonderful heirloom. Given the brand I take it it will go to your son, not daughter? Have a great weekend!
If I can get him interested in watches.
So far, not much luck. But, I will be buried with them before I hand them over to anyone else.
Heâs still got quite a while to go...
Some catch the bug sooner, others later. But I am confident youâll get him there
Thanks, my friend.
To be honest, when it was given to me, I hardly comprehended what it was. It took me a minute. Then I screamed for it back.
I didn't even know of it.
Thankfully, my parents never never spoiled me as a child, he is now passing down things he doesn't use because he knows I will take care of them.
What a legacy!
Certainly a watch for the ages. Congrats to your father for his far thinking!
Sorry for the second entry, but it was too late to edit my first.
So here is a gift from my Mother for my 40th, the VC Overseas. And finally, a nice diver I received from my partners, in its natural element. ...
Two other great ones :)
The Overseas I definitely remember and you really managed to capture the blue to perfection here!
A unique gift received while i was in hospital !
Not the watch but the Bitcoin ! Unfortunately by the time i left the hospital it wasn't worth anything anymore Bim ;-) ...
I see you like to live dangerously, my friend :)
And it's the gesture that counts! Be safe, Filip!
I LIKED to live dangerously :-(
I guess i'll take it a bit easier now .... but to be honest i just had 4 new ContiSportcontacts fitted to the Clio and the contract for the new Megane RS is ready to be signed ... . But about that last one i'll give myself another week of thoughts ;-) Bim...
Perhaps you should have paid the hospital bill with Bitcoin
or is that risking life and limb with the doctors if you need them tomorrow? Cazalea
Hmm indeed a bit risky :-)
Especially as they told me i have a very very high pain threshold ... i guess the lower the Bitcoin drops the lower that threshold would become
Actually they found it ....
.. there was this pretty BIG needle they had to put in a vain or something .... oh dear God ... ...
Yes to be honest.
It's getting better by the day and i turned medication down to 33% .. now just hope the pain will stay bearable. Laughing is not a real big problem. When i yawn it does hurt i must say. I don't wanna know what will happen when i sneeze as i already had a ...
I have ....
... and probably i'm lucky summer spring hasn't started yet. Also i'm staying inside as much as i can, i have to rest anyway .. as much as i can.
Gift that changed my mindset three times
KMII Thanks for this theme. I thought to show the first watch presented by my new fiancée as an engagement gift: a plastic cased Citizen quartz "grand complication" with perpetual calendar, split seconds chronograph, minute repeater, alarm, autonomy of lu...
That is an excellent gift, MTF!
And remembering all the diamonds you have shown us over the years, it is only fitting that you finally have some on your watch!
I want a full pictorial report in that case...
With Molly, in a Welsh pub, the whole lot On a more serious note, Chopard really make some very nice watches for ladies, too (not that I am calling your choice girly). The LUC XPS in 35mm for instance or the new Happy Sport with the new manufacture moveme...
Please read carefully
Frank, Relax. Please read carefully. I meant it was the prevalent theme at the time and the topic of popular jokes. I included references to popular culture viz. song titles and lyrics plus a movie about excesses of the time. It was about "loads-a-money",...
Dear Melvin,
What you meant to say and what it comes across as are two very, very different things. The end meaning is in the mind of the reader. We are not psychic to know what you meant. Why do I say this? Well, in some places, those two brands represent the absolut...
OK...I'll refrain from humour: it's not going to be fun
zabreg1 Perhaps you're right. I was about to re-tell jokes from the 1980s about father-in-laws.... It's a different world from even a couple of years ago when we could joke about ourselves. Crazy watch collectors from across the world having fun. Now, in ...
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