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The watch that started it all…
A Paul Smith fashion watch by Citizen. I was in college and living in Japan. I had recently lost a Timberland chronograph and was obsessed with the idea of buying something cool and unique to replace it. The fuchsia dial was love at first sight. So, I saved my hard-earned, under-the-table money and bought it just before returning home. Today, it doesn’t get any wrist time, but as the watch that started me on a journey, it deserves more attention.
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The WS for the 16th of September - ‘It’s been too long your - the watches that deserve more wrist time’ - is live
It looks like in spite of the ‘circumstances’ I will manage to start the WS on time this week 😉 As posted on Wednesday, the theme this weekend is ‘It’s been too long’. We all have watches in our collections that have not seen as much wrist time lately as ...
And here my entry…
As mentioned in a response to a post in the announcement thread lately most of my watches have been ‘resting’. We are still in the process of moving and most of the time I do not bring up the energy for a watch change. Horofatigue? Who knows 🤷🏻♂️ So here...
How could you 😉…
Hello dear KM, good to have you as our host this weekend. These beautiful watches deserve more wrist time and enjoyment with you. I’m feeling the love for a Frank Muller, after all these years and your Vacheron always gets me ! Best regards Captain
I might not be the typical FM wearer…
But the combination of the Crazy Hours complication and this subdued execution (in the world of FM, that is 😉) got me 👍🏻
Still got the bold FM style…
But I find in this version the retiring me can just about pull it off 😉
Hello my friend, totally understandable you sometimes don’t have the energy to change your watches .
I think we all have these periods for some reason. Here a few I don’t wear enough and def deserves more wrist time imho Hagwe 🤗 ...
Some real classics there…
Whether the DB, the Moser, the CvdK, Staudt or Ming, all are very cool pieces indeed 👌🏻👍🏻
Hello Watchonthewrist!! You are sharing five superb…
… timepieces which are calling for your attention loudly !! They truly deserve a lot of wrist time. Moser dials are awesome too! I wish you’ll enjoy all of them so much my friend!! Hagwe! Abel I’m specially fond of your De Bethune and Christiaan Klaauw. ...
Thanks , they deserve a lot more attention like you said .
Will do my best to wear them more often 🙏🏻
Thx for the nice selection !.. The Moser & the De Bethune are my personal favs !
Continue to wear all of them in the Best of your health !! Cheers !! 👍🙂
Wow, they definitely all deserve more attention …
So many watches and not enough time 🤔
It’s certainly one of the more fun complications 👍🏻
Definitely enjoy it every time it’s worn - especially since the curved case back makes it quite comfortable, too 👍🏻
Easy to understand that with all those changes of residence…
… many of your watches were far from your possibilities of wearing them. I guess you are missing them so much as some of them like your VC are some kind of signature for you. The Crazy Hours FM and Doxa as well! Hope you’ll be able to enjoy them so much v...
Thanks so much Abel!
Hopefully you are right. Looking forward to seeing some of yours soon😊👍🏻
Really a very nice line-up, dear K !.. Always like your terrific VC - elegant, yet still casual as well.. And your 2 Habrings are unusual, especially the Chrono..
.. and finally, also find your somewhat eclectic FM an interesting piece ! HAGWE & Best, 🙂🙂
Thank you for an interesting topic this week...
And, beautiful Vacheron! It captures my interest every time you share.
Glad you like it!
Definitely a watch I deeply appreciate and that will get more wrist time soon 👍🏻
Hello dear friend KM! Interesting Theme! By some reason or another
… I guess most of us own watches which receive little wrist time. In my case and considering the very unsafe status of our streets in my city, Rolex watches are not recommended and also gold watches and Panerais which have to be reserved to be worn in spe...
Agree with you dear Watchonthewrist!
I love this watch so much. Problem here it is a Rolex and Gold! Very unsafe! But I wear sometimes at my office or on special celebrations. Thank you for your kind comments! Hagwe! Abel
Its difficult to enjoy our Crazy hobby nowadays
I have the same problem, so proud to own some marvels but afraid to wear them in public
Fortunately for you most of your watches would go completely unrecognized by the general public 😉
One of the beauties of engaging with independents 👍🏻
Agree with you dear Watchonthewrist. It’s a shame we can’t…
… enjoy them so much. Regret to know that in Italy happens the same. Though I feel the situation is as bad as in my land. Keep being safe and enjoying your great watches anyway! Hagwe Abel
I knew this was going to be a delight!
Some true gems here and all deserve wrist time, although I fully understand your safety concerns. The Aquatimer pictures are sublime 👌🏻
Thank you so much dear friend KM for your kind compliments!
I’m glad you liked the Aquatimer shots. I feel it is a very photogenic watch, specially due to the three dimensional look of its dial and indexes and its thick case. I like it so much! Best cordial regards Abel
The one with the rope being my absolute favorite of yours this weekend
You are probably right - the three dimensionality definitely helps with the visual appeal 👍🏻
Hello, Abel !.. Again, what a nice line-up !.. I liked the Polerouter and the Aquatimer quite a lot - cool shot with the orange rope !
And of course, the golden Rolex is the fancy, glamorous man out ! I can imagine, you might even consider a body guard or at least a very safe, possibly even a private place to wear this one. 😏 But don’t stop considering to take it, even at home maybe to a...
Thank you so much for your always so kind comments dear friend HS!!
Yes, we are in a safety status that having a bodyguard is a good consideration though I wish I’ll never need that. My gold watches, specially Rolex and Omega are almost always only worn at home or at our country farm exclusively or in very special occasio...
I used the criteria of anything that hasn’t made it in the past 6 months.
In my defense, some of these are more winter watches. The Zenith has the most uncomfortable clasp of anything I’ve ever seen or worn! I’m just about to get a replacement clasp after a few years of looking. No excuses for the others!! JLC Reverso Grande GM...
That Piaget…
Seems your dressier pieces get less wear in summer? The Piaget is my absolute favorite here - a watch I would definitely like to get one day. From your experience prior to the last six months, what’s your experience with it?
Thanks KM.
The Piaget is an interesting watch. Obviously it’s extremely lightweight but the lugs are quite sharp so depending on your wrist size and shape one or more of the corners can be a bit of an irritant (my wrist is just over 17 cm in circumference). In the b...
Thanks for the summary 🙏🏻
Will need to try it on, with my wrist size being similar. Love the looks and obviously the thinness 👌🏻👍🏻
All beautiful pieces Timeout!! I had same problem…
… with my Zenith deployants and changed straps for others with conventional simple buckles which let me enjoy better those watches. I’m not fond of deployants though I have to admit they are safer than buckles and look more luxurious. I wish you’ll keep e...
Many thanks Abel.
The new deployant is shorter than the one it’s replacing and by all accounts is more comfortable and lies flatter on the wrist. The lack of lugs on the Defy 21 makes aftermarket straps a challenge. I’ll let you know how I make out with the new deployant w...
My pleasure Timeout! Thank you for the clarification!
Hope it will work perfect and please you so much! Look forward to your report on this new deployant. Cheers! Abel
Thanks!
The JLC is actually one of my favorites - just that in the rose gold it’s not so much of a summer wear. In the heat an humidity I prefer lighter watches on bracelets if possible.
Hmmhh.. Let me see how to play this week..
Team, 😉 This week I thought to have a glimpse into parts of my watch box of JLC Vintages, mostly Memovoxes as several haven’t got enough Wrist time more lately.. A congenial Lemania Military Monopusher Duo; Yin & Yang Very comfy on the wrist Tg 195 for th...
What an array of beautiful watches waiting for the deserved wrist time you are sharing…
… dear friend HS! All superb but I’m specially fond of that couple of military Lemania Ying Yang chronos! A problem we experience with a large collection is that we can’t fully enjoy all of them as much as they deserve. We usually tend to wear some favori...
What gems hide within…
The Lemanias, the Memovoxes, the Triple Dates… But that final shot of the LC3072 is simply genius 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Thx a lot for the kind comments, dear KM !.. Have a great Sunday !
Best to you & yours !! 🙂🙂
Great selection HS …
The LeMania military watches are a personal favourite and I like your choice of Stingray strap on the LC 3072. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Best regards Captain
Brings back memories
The MMV was so useful in Paris, wore it everyday, no tickets! Thanks for the memories. Timerider
I must confess …
Hello dear KM and friends, This theme feels like a confessional ;-). It would be very easy for this post to fill with Rolex and vintage watches, both are sleeping for very different reasons and should be getting more wrist time. The vintage pieces are use...
Hello dear Captain! Absolutely agree with your thoughts about…
… reasons we have to give little time to some watches in spite the fact we love them so much and they are superb pieces like those you share here. Among them I’m specially fond of the Beast Zenith and the MM Destro Panerai which is a piece I would like to...
Some very cool pieces being hidden here…
I was wondering after the Zenith and PAM is it a size thing? But then neither the Hublot nor the RD are particularly large 😊 Looking forward to a fresh shot of the RD then 😁👍🏻
And finally …
A little story, When our dear host, KM posted the theme I found a watch pouch that was branded Cartier and guess what, to my surprise it wasn’t a Cartier but the Zenith that hasn’t been on my wrist for more than five years ! .. time for service and a chan...
Wow Captain! What a sublime timepiece!!
That was a fortunate finding indeed!! This watch surely deserves to be enjoyed more often on your wrist! Five years is a very long time!! Enjoy it so much my dear friend! Cheers! Abel
Thank you Abel…
It’s obviously my fault, it was placed in the Cartier Watch pouch after an evening out and then forgotten especially with what has happened over the last couple of years. Hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Easy to understand my dear Captain!
I wish you’ll enjoy it so much now. What a superb watch! Have a nice weekend my dear friend. Abel
I imagine that was a pleasant surprise!
The left-hand register is the equation of time?
It certainly was …
A mixture of pleasure and shock! Yes, it’s the left hand register.
Well something good has come of the WS this weekend after all 😁
Now that’s a truly interesting animal! Any reason for the long hibernation? Apart from having a huge collection, that is?
I think it’s a combination of …
Collecting over many years and not selling watches combined with locations and focusing on other watches. The finally, placing it in the incorrect watch case. My error 🤷🏼♂️
I can't believe your Zenith technical triumph has sat around . . .
. . . for five years! I had this example not even strapped to my wrist for five seconds and have never forgotten it! ...
It was the prototype cased in yellow gold . . .
. . . if memory serves correct, and fitted to my wrist by none other than Jean Frédéric Dufour. ☺️
Dear KM.....where do I start?
Here are a few last worn in early part of 2020.... For eg., the BP Leman Flyback, replaced the strap in 2020 but have not worn since..... and the Breguet, Moser and VC...... ...
It it more the time for sporty watches for you?
I guess it might have been that way for many of us during Corona and home office 🧐 Some really cool pieces there, the Breguet, Moser, BP, VC. Maybe some more strap changes? This usually works for me to ensure watches get more wrist time 😊👍🏻
What a fantastic shot…
And demonstration - with the triple date showing the story of when it ran out of steam last 👌🏻👍🏻
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