Moka-Tiger (Ron)
1609
No particular order among these top favorites, but I always feel a little bit "special" whenever these are on my wrist.
I also feel you other members' pain here, deciding on "only" three. How can we choose just three?? Please don't tell my other lovely watches that they didn't make the final cut. They will be hurt imensely.
I think what makes these special to me, over my others, is the way they happened to fall into my hands. They weren't easy catches, but worth the effort.
1) The YG DayDate, while not particulary rare, is my 3rd DayDate. I tried 2 others before, but they just didn't work on my wrist. They didn't create any tingle or excitement when I looked at them. Then, I finally found this one that sang, and still sings to this day, perfectly to me in all its solid YG glory.
2) The Alpine Eagle XPS. Need I say more about this beauty. It was here on this site where someone posted pics of it from W&W 2023. I took one look at it and I immediately sent a message to my AD. "I WANT THIS!" By coincidence, my AD was attending W&W and put in my order fast. AFAIK, it's still not widely available. And it's the perfect AE for me coloriwise, size, and no date window.
3) The FPJourne, as lovely as any watch can be. And what makes this special is the way I was able to (1) make a res at the boutique, (2) discuss which one I wanted, (3) put in my request and (4) wait and (5) wait and (6) wait, until the magical message came that my FPJ beauty had arrived. This process is not the usual way I buy watches, like I buy on the spot. This whole buying experience was really special in every way, just like my Octa Lune.
| view and vote on the images
Load More Comments >>
Our July WS event “The Special One” is Open Now!!
Hello dear friends! I have the pleasure of being your host this weekend and as announced this is the Theme for the July edition of our Wrist Scan event. I’m asking our participants to share that special watch which resides in their watch boxes which inspi...
Hello again! Here my choices for this weekend theme:
My 145.022-69 the original Tribute to Astronauts and one of only 1014 watches made is a watch I coveted for years and I thought it would never be possible to own... untill it came to my collection thanks to a very surprising chance a few years ago. It alw...
Hello, my dear friend Abel !.. Great theme you chose for this edition of WS and your own choices are perfect examples for very special watches !
I really love your golden 145.022–69 „Astronaut“ – Speedy and it is indeed a rare and special specimen !.. Sincere congrats you were able to include it into your collection of Speedies, which is great anyway, AFAIK ! Well, the 1680 is such a Rolex– classi...
Thanks a lot for your always so kind comments and sharing of your thoughts on my pieces shared my dear friend HS! I appreciate so much your viewing and commenting.
It´s always my big pleasure to share my watches... and my passion for them in this our place. I´m enjoying my weekend in spite of the cold weather we are having lately. Now very near the beginning of our Winter which will arrive in a few days. I wish you´...
BA 145.022, the original . . .
. . . limited edition Speedmaster - now that's special! Envy never felt so good ;-) . . .
Lange 1815 Chronograph @ Summit, NYC.
I wore my special one—my grail—yesterday when visiting Summit, an observation + art experience on top of One Vanderbilt in NYC because . The watch holds special meaning to me because it’s a wedding gift from my parents. I feel incredibly lucky, happy, and...
Hello Anselm! Welcome to our WS event. Great watch and great shot. It´s easy to understand why this watch is so Special to you. Agree with you about the Chrysler Bldg. As a matter of fact...
... it is my personal favorite building in N.Y. and it never ceases to amazeme viewing it. I wish you enjoyed participating here. Have a nice week ahead! Abel
The Special One …
Hello dear Abel and friends ! This is a great theme for WristScan and one that certainly made give thought on to how best to answer. The difficulty as a collector is that I can honestly say that I only have watches that are special to me. My first watch i...
Hello dear Captain! I´m happy to know you like the theme for this weekend. Agree with you that to answer the theme is a big challenge for a collector as we own what we love and many times...
... the love is very deep. You show us a superb piece and it easy to understand your deep love for it. A Mighty piece as you well describe. It is a keeper for life which you share here in several stunning shots. May I ask for how long have you been enjoyi...
It’s definitely a keeper for life …
In my opinion it’s the Newman Daytona of the Patek world. I’ve had this watch for more than ten years.
I can well understand it´s a keeper for life! Agree with your opinion: it´s the Daytona of Pateks! Interesting to know that you have been enjoying it for more than ten years and I´m sure...
... you´ll keep enjoying and loving it so much for many many more decades. Thank you for sharing your beauty Captain! Abel
Thank you my friend …
This watch has been to many places and special moments with me. I know it’s “just” an object to some people but it’s special to me 🤷🏼♂️
Dear Abel, your choices are top notch. For me, the super special piece is ...
the 1675 gilt - This has always given me immense satisfaction and joy since the moment it landed in my hands.. A couple of special mention which are core to my collection... ...
Special 6175 …
I completely understand your passion for this special Rolex and I have almost pulled the trigger on a Urwerk but for various reasons it just hasn’t happened…. Yet 😉
The Urwerk was not love at first sight....but totally blew me away when I had the chance to handle them.
Am sure you will find the "feel" when the time comes😁
Hello dear S F! Thank you so much for your kind compliment. And thank you for your entry. The GMT 1675 is a wonderful "Special" for sure. An early example with minute track...
... pointed crown guards, and of course gilt inscriptions makes for my favorite variant for this reference. The UN Freak and the Urwerk are two great companions to your GMT. Keep enjoying and loving so much your Special timepices my friend! Abel
Thks my friend...I was late into the vintage game and I have been focusing on Rolex GMTMs ever since.
In the Freak and Urwerk, I was looking for different presentation of time telling
Loved your choices, wheteby the gilt 1675 would also be my first „Go To“ !.. The UN is also truly a very attractuve piece !
Alltogether, very well done, Best !
This watch will always have a special place in my heart
Stowa Partitio (numbered 23 which match my age at the time is a bonus!) - bought to celebrate my graduation and getting my first job. The watch itself is very versatile hence I have a couple of additional nato straps for different occasions. Happy Friday ...
Hello Markosa! Welcome to our event! Beautiful Stowa and with a great meaning behind which makes it so Special for you. A very versatile watch which looks great with the ...
... different sets of straps you show here: elegant with leather and sporty with the Nato ones. Thank you for your participation and I wish you´ll keep enjoying your Stowa so much. Best cordial regards, Abel
Superb ….
The Tourbillon with three gold bridges is a cool piece. How long have you had this one ?
I simply admire this GP. with Tourbillon & three golden bridges !.. What a piece !.. Chapeau !! 👍👏🏻
Continue to wear & enjoy it in the very Best of your health ! Cheers !!
Thanks so much, hs111!
For your pleasure guys and to continue on the GP tourbillon note: ...
Some terrific watches and great shots here! I'll throw my hat in with three:
If it had to be only one: LE of 500 in 1996 (the year my daughter was conceived); part of the Reverso revival, with one of the only shaped integrated chrono movements I've heard about, and possible the first post-quartz integrated manual-wind chrono, to b...
Hello Modernahab! What a wonderful trio you share here! Your Reverso is to die for and the connection with your daughter makes it so Special...
... and of course... why choose if you got those two other superb timepieces to enjoy too? Lol! Both the RD and Lange are so beautiful... Thank you for your entry and keep loving and enjoying your Special watches. Best, Abel
Three beautiful choices …
I particularly like the Roger Dubuis from an era that I remember and enjoyed collecting watches.
Now we’re talking!
Shaped watches are not that common or popular but your trio certainly shows the pinnacle of the art 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻
I definitely like all of your Threesome, the JLC Reverso Chrono being really special !
But I understand as well your other two choices – again, a great Trio of fine watches, Not more, no less ! Cheers & Best, 😊😊
Also an admirer of shaped watches . . .
. . . and owned a fair share of Glashüttes back when they made some exquisite pieces. Thanks for sharing yours! Art
Hello hora12! ... I know, I know... It´s not easy to choose. The theme this weekend is very challenging. Not easy to choose only one among these three beauties. Fortunately...
... this is just an enjoyable game which we play this weekend. I usually can´t avoid drooling when I view a dial with Breguet numerals or a watch with salmon dials in white metal case... but here you make it very difficult to choose among these three piec...
Three very nice choices …
I particularly love the Patek chronograph. Best regards Captain
Three superb specimen there 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
All very elegant and I can definitely see why you would choose these 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Dear Abel, i really love your theme this month but i must admit it is also really hard to only pick 3. That being said it is also a great way to reflect on our collection !
I am sure some of my selection will not be a surprise to many! The Maritime AE chrono for me is the ultimate chic weekend watch, the AE XPS is my ultimate office versatile watch and the Lange Up Down, well, it’s the up/down! ) ...
Hello dear friend Yacomino! I knew that the theme was a challenging one when I thought about it as it was not easy for me either to make a choice. We buy watches which make our hearts...
... tick very fast and though we know they are just objects we can´t resist falling in love with them. So... how to make a very narrow choice? You share here three superb pieces. I was sure you would include at least one of your recently bought Chopards. ...
It’s certainly difficult …
Especially when you have show us these three special watches. I always thought the salmon dial would be my choice but the aqua blue really hits the spot for me. Best regards Captain
Great shots, and…
A huge endorsement for the Alpine Eagle 🦅👏🏻 The trio is superb 🙌🏻👌🏻
Load More Comments >>