Brandon Skinner
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This Theme comes at the PERFECT time for me👏🌝
On Tuesday I welcomed into the family a watch I have quite literally wanted, waited, and wished for the LONGEST.
15 years ago while clicking through every link on the Timezone.com Basel tab seeing the new releases, I clicked on the link of a funny “brand” (this is how I thought of everything at the time) called Sarpaneva and his new release of the Korona K3 Red Moon and I can vividly recall saying to myself out loud, “WHOA!”😳🤯
I had never seen anything like it and immediately did my googles to see if I could find his website. At the time IIRC he had two dealers in Finland and one in Japan. The watch was ~$18,000 and I knew for a fact I could never own such an expensive and esoteric watch. But man oh man did I want it!!!!
Fast forward 7 years when I walked into Tim Jackson’s store Passion Fine Jewelry for the first time. He was a nice guy and his store only carried Indies. They were neat to look at but I had to ask him, “Does anyone ACTUALLY buy these things??”. He explained what Independent Watchmaking was and how (certainly at that time) there was a level of patronage that factored into people’s decisions as why to buy. I left that day without a watch, but a seed was planted into my head. As the years passed on, I found myself on Purists.com aka WPS clicking less and less on the posts pertaining to my favorite mainstreams (Lange, IWC, Panerai, etc.) while clicking and consuming every post covering the Indies. I had never stopped thinking about that Sarpaneva but my newly discovered love of Independent Watchmaking all of a sudden poured rocket fuel on my obsession, or better said, my conviction to own a Sarpaneva one day.
Fast forward again to Sunday where I discovered a K3 Northern Stars which was very much to my taste and for a price I could justify given my 15 year odyssey with the K3. With one phone call to the nice gentleman selling the watch I was able to reserve it, and an hour later of making sure I wasn’t crazy I pulled the trigger. Two days later it was on my wrist and I’m utterly thrilled with my decision.
A fun side note- Sunday when I bought the watch was, yep… a Full Moon🌝. Coincidence??? I think not!😉
HAGWE WPS FRIENDS,
B
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WristScan "Turn back time!" from Friday 10.02. to Sunday 12.02.23 is now live!
Dear friends, in this round of WristScan I ask you a hypothetical question: what watch would you have liked to own years or decades earlier? Further: to what occasion would you have loved to own that watch? When I saw the Tag Heuer Montreal the first time...
This Theme comes at the PERFECT time for me👏🌝
On Tuesday I welcomed into the family a watch I have quite literally wanted, waited, and wished for the LONGEST. 15 years ago while clicking through every link on the Basel tab seeing the new releases, I clicked on the link of a funny “brand” (this is ho...
Congratulations !!
You deserved such a cool timepiece for that wait ! Love the moonface ))
Congratulations to this mystical watch, dear B!
Well, it is that easy to feel young again: buy your longtime favorite watch! 😀👍 A very nice journey to this watch, and a good insight of how taste evolves in collecting. The size and design are of this moon phase watch exceptional!
Big congrats Brandon for this most awesome timepiece just arrived to your collection. I love this watches and their signature renditions of Moon.
The long hunt was rewarded by this stunning catch which I wish you´ll enjoy so much and in the best of good health. Thank you for sharing this story!! Hagwe, Abel
What a story, and what a watch!!!
Huge congratulations! This timepiece is just exciting to look at and the design/complications are amazing!
Phenomenal!!
Not only is your's a genuinely wonderful story, the watch itself is a pure work of art, I absolutely love the aesthetics of it. Stepan remains my favorite independent watchmaker to this day. Sincere congratulations, and thank you for the wonderful wristsh...
Good to see this one …
I have always admired the work of Sarpaneva. I would love to see Stepan release a 40mm edition as an additional option.
Thanks for hosting this weeks WS dear Count . I have to agree with you about the Tradition
A amazing and incredible Breguet A brand i loved from day one but took decades to add one HAGWE 🙏🏻 ...
The trouble with money is: where is it, when youneed it? 🤔 These two Daniel Roths are extraordinarily interesting, dear Watchonthewrists ...
... don't say anything: I will try to educate myself about them!'😀 The diamond DR is very much my taste too: I do love rocks on a timepiece. 😇
Hello Watchonthewrist! Wonderful shots and watches as usual. I feel the La Tradition is a very popular watch here in WPS and we should make a roll call some day soon!
Beautiful couple of DR watches you own and share here. Interesting complications on both timepieces and with a strong character. Keep loving and enjoying them so much! Hagwe, Abel
Hello my dear Count! So nice to have you hosting…
… and with an interesting Theme with a Sci Fi touch which invites us to some thoughts. I got a few watches which made me think : “why I didn’t discovered it before” or “why I didn’t buy it before” in both cases because I now wish I would have had more tim...
First three posts showing a Tradition .
Definitely a gorgeous watch that was underrated but finally get the attention it deserves imho.
The La Tradition has an "independant watchmaker's look".
The concept and design. Can you see it?
Goid morning from this part if the world, dear Abel. ⛅️
That is exactly what I was asking for: what watches would you have loved to own earlier, in order to enjoy them longer. Your version of a La Tradition with a black dial in yellow gold (my favourite metal) is surely such a watch! Great details to dive into...
Thank you so much for your kind coments and greetings on my last purchase. I´m still honeymooning with the Blancpain. I had been lusting it for more than twelve years so...
... it was making an old dream come true to get it. When I was a teenager I was deeply involved with sport scuba diving and my dream was to have a Rolex Submariner. My parents presented me with a 5513 gilt gloss example for my 18th birthday in 1966, just ...
A Rokex Submariner was, is and will always be a perfect gift.
A shocking situation, your gun point robbery, dear Abel! Horrible! The 5513 is a great reference and a cornerstone in any Rolex collection. Enjoy your Saturday night, my friend!
Thank you so much for your kind comments desr Count!!
Yes, it was a horrible experience. Worst part of it was the loss of that beloved watch. Even if I presently own a very close example I still miss that one for its significance for me. Have a nice Sunday my dear friend!! Abel
Food for thought dear friend …
All would make any collector salivate at the prospect of owning any or all of them. Congratulations again on finally getting your Blancpain FF Aqua Lung. Best regards Captain
The 1950s and 1960s for me!
The optimism of the post-war years; the golden age of aviation, cinema and motor racing; the sexual revolution; rock n roll! Not to mention great watches! ...
That was a greag period in watchmaking, dear Ruffian.
Very, very nice examples from that era. The Rancho is 👌. Lots to enjoy here.😃
Hello Ruffian!! I join you in choosing same eras for our Time Travel!! Agree with your thought on those marvelous years as I was born in 1948 and enjoyed so much the 1960´s as a teenager and ...
... a young man and keep many fond memories from those years. You share some great beautiful watches representative of that era. I´m specially fond of your Ranchero and your Speedy 2998, though I would be a happy man with any of those watches you are shar...
Thank you, Abel.
I especially like your 5513! And my condolences for the loss of the original. I envy you the memories of growing up in the 1950s and 60s! Me, I wasn't born yet and can only hold these watches in my hands!
My pleasure Ruffian. Thank you for your solidarity.
I still miss that watch so much. I’m happy to have lived in those decades. Specially the 1960’s was a fantastic decade full of big changes and discoveries. A more simple and romantic World I feel. A World long gone… Well, yes we still can hold and own and...
I started to be interested in decent quality watches in the 1970s…
…but I could only afford to go down the vintage route as new ones were out of my then price range. The watch I really lusted after was a Rolex Explorer 1016 which, owing to an unexpected upturn in my financial circumstances, I was able to buy in the mid 8...
Hello Kev! Great shot and great choice you share with us. I love the ref 1016 and imagine how much you have enjoyed this watch on your wrist. It´s great to know it is in so good wrist now...
... and that now you are presently enjoying the feeling of viewing your son with this superb watch on his wrist. Hagwe! Abel
At last ...
... fast forward it to 2:00 minutes, please. I am sure your son was very happy when you gave your Explorer 1016 to him ... and still is, dear Kev! 👍
Great watch, pic, and story !
Your son must be proud and happy to wear this beauty now ))
I have one, dear Count.....the Rolex GMTM gilt
From 1961, I owned it since 2017. Wish I knew this ref much earlier. There isn't any others that I felt this way... ...
I understand ... BUT ...
... it would not have that lovely patina in 1961, dear SF! ☝️😉 Nicely played!
Ha ha ha! Of course! But you still can enjoy it nowadays..,
… in a superb condition. Keep enjoying and loving it so much! Best Abel
If I could go back in time to any year, it would be 1972 . . .
. . . when the Stones were at their peak. What . . . . . . an album. They toured that year. I was living in Huntington Beach. If I had a license, I could've made the legendary show at the Hollywood Palladium on June 9th, the show within bicycle distance a...
That is the rock and roll lifestyle many here would love to have lived too, dear Art!
Great car, great band and a super Omega 1000. Well, it is not too late to live this dream ... Prost! ...
Great entry dear Art!! I would have enjoyed so much…
… accompanying you in that car and making the tour with you. I already had the license to drive in that year… but guess not the money for the car and watch! Lol! Ahhh!! If we could have the Time Machine!!! ☺️☺️☺️☺️ Hagwe dear Art!!
Here's a barn find . . .
. . . that would scratch my Demon itch. A complete '72 340 Demon with a straight body . . . the perfect project for Dr No! This one had an automatic trans, but that wouldn't have been a sticking point now that Passon makes a drop-in five-speed. Demonicall...
I'd like to build a project car, Abel . . .
. . . but this isn't the right time for mainly financial reasons. I have to wait 'til I'm free of overriding family obligations. One of my friends has a '68 Plymouth Roadrunner 383 4-speed sitting on his property in Nor Cal awaiting restoration. He has ro...
I can well understand you Art. The RR project sounds great.
I wish you will be make a good deal in the future to restore that beautiful car to its original glory. A big hug for you my dear friend Abel
This is how Don's '68 RR looked when . . .
. . . it was factory-fresh: [photo credit: Google search] If he's got his hands full with all his other projects when I'm ready to roll, chances are good he'll accommodate. Here's a rear view of another green '68: As Dean said, dreams are made of this . ....
I don't know about soon . . .
. . . but my pal Don has lots of project cars on his hands, not to mention a boat . . . . . . and repairs to his properties on the Nor Cal coast, so chances are good the Roadrunner will still be available when I'm finally ready to roll. ...
Oh Art! It looks like your pal Don is a most interesting person to know and talk with. I´m sure that the RR will be available when you are ready. And if he talks about the RR now you can persuade him...
... to finish any other of his projects first! Lol! Beautiful boat by the way! Best, Abel
All in good time, Cap! . . .
. . . not really feasible at the present, but eventually there will be time to concentrate on a proper build. One of my pals in So Cal is a junior partner in a Ferrari garage so I could build a project locally, or shop it out to my brother-in-law in Utah....
Restoration of a classic is never an easy road …
It’s a real passion project. I hope you manage to make it work for you one day.
I know this so well Art and can understan you. Our Mustang 66 (with my son) project took more than five years to finish it. A lot of work to do, specially finding required parts which are not easily...
... available here, a lot of time devoted to the project, and of course the necessary funds. The RR project is fantastic. And already having a garage from a friend or brother in law is a big asset for the project. Cheers! Abel
A serious diver! 👍
A remarkable beast, very masculine and strong. Great lookong examples of it, dear Bill!
What a timepiece Bill!! Superb shots to share them!
I can well remember viewing these watches in the windows of local Omega AD in the late 60’s and 70’s here. A serious diver timepiece it was !! Hagwe Abel
Time machines …
Hello dear Count and friends ! This week is certainly a thought provoking theme and one that I have enjoyed considering. Take me back to the 1937 Grand Prix season and in particular the Monaco Race of that year… The race was an epic battle between legends...
That’s History desr Captain!! A great choice for your wrist…
… to make the voyage in Time aboard the Delorean!! Nice shots!! Hagwe! Abel
Thank you Abel …
I’ll get the Delorean out for the journey and take a Speedmaster as backup ;-)) … ...
Aaah, that Mercedes watch.
Great idea, to go back to times where racing was a matter of life and death and honour! I know, I have asked you this before but don't remember correctly: is the watch a vintage piece or a modern piece? Thank you for this outstanding post, dear Captain. 🥂...
Thank you dear Count …
It’s a vintage watch. Thank you for hosting this excellent theme ! Best regards Captain
Great theme....
My goal in life has always been to not only purchase things that I am more than happy to put to practical use on a regular basis, but those things that have an air of genuine timelessness to them. Things, watches obviously included, which I feel would mak...
That is the trick, dear Filip.
If a watch can be related to private life and if it is of timeless beauty, than it deserves to be in the collection. Your AMVOXIi is such a piece. With a great racing aura and a design and feel that will stand the test of time. Nicely played!
Aston all the way ! …
A cool version of the AMVOX and the VC 1921 is a classic. Great choices 👍
Can I go back to precisely 1962 …
Need to talk about collecting shells with someone … I may be sometime ! The Breitling can come along for the ride … ...
LOL! 🤣 Well, if you dare to encounter and fight a ceratain secret agent ...
A very nice vintage Navitimer! ...
On second thoughts 💭 …
If it’s not possible, I’ll move on to 1953 as I have a dinner date 😉 ...
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