hackR Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 hey deniz21-- nice to see your interest, enthusiasm and most importantly your participation...and please know that many of us english speaking only folks truly appreciate your english here!... i've been allllllll over the place with my tastes, preferences...value watches, watches with great "texture", watches with amazing reviews, etc, etc...i have found that only through buying/trading/selling that i have fine-tuned my collection...it still changes - and always will...i now seem to be migrating toward rare watches - some with mods, some not... I was going to write a list of what i felt are the best watches to have in a collection, but it would be exhaustive...so instead i will nominate the one watch that IMO, defines RWG... the IWC Slevin - modded..................great style, look, size, brand...sporty elegance...classy on ss bracelet and on rubber...sparkles with light...chronos b/c we're all gadget guys at heart and need something to fiddle with...and what makes this watch an RWG signature piece is the addition of "The Zigmeister" (or others) lume...some owners require it to have Chief's amazing double AR, some go for the out-of-box, close to gen look... these puppies are rising in price, too... what also intrigues me with this watch is that some of us have strong preferences toward Panerai, Rolex, Breitling, Omega, Hublot, etc, etc -- but the one watch that many of us have in our respective collections in this beauty... enjoy -- R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniz21 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 thanks hackr, for this informative statemant, and again thabk you to all of you postin in this thread, but specialy Lanikai, man dude your input was awsome and thanks for all your beautys postin here (ps im not only in the sporty watches, maybe my stile has changed a little bit now ) realy you made it me a lot easyier to make my choices and the only reason for me to wait so long for buying my watches was because i had a offer for some realy cool gens, but it dosnt worked until now, and i was boring for waiting any longer for them so know here i am and my first quality rep is payed and purchased and it is.....tada right its a UPO planet ocean in black on steel of course ( i like challenges ), i think it is a good start and of course one of my beloved watches i weard the gen a few times, and i was so close to buy it at the AD, but i didnt...not because of the price, this wasnt the biggest problem, but i know now how good some reps are, the UPO the Breitlings and and and... and this fact dont make it very easy to buy a watch for 2500 euro when you can have a realy good rep for 200 but before i forget to say this, its realy a great feelin to be a part of your community, for all the revies , discussion, pictures and the help if someone needs some :thumbsupsmileyanim: if i would wear a hat i would take it of for you and know i cant wait for the watch of course i bougt some equipment too (a big hammer, and a sixpack for resizing the bracelet ) i wish you all the best from good old germany Deniz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melu Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 This is a great tread for us beginners. Thank you Deniz for creating this thread and all who have posted pictures and expressed their opinion. Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Lani On page one, In your photo of the DSN Fiddy next to I think the 29, there is what looks like a 47mm Fiddy with Brevettato dial, What is that please have you a better pic? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Lani On page one, In your photo of the DSN Fiddy next to I think the 29, there is what looks like a 47mm Fiddy with Brevettato dial, What is that please have you a better pic? Thanks you like that one huh ?? give me 30 minutes to take some pics of it.. I'll place the pics in the Pam section pete.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 you like that one huh ?? give me 30 minutes to take some pics of it.. Yes....Yes I do, caught my eye straight away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniz21 Posted March 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 bumb for this thread, cause it helped me a lot and two of my list are already in my watch box more to come but maybe it helps another noob like me two so, thank you all for makin this thread it helped me a lot and it maybe helps you too best regards deniz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 What do you think of my plan for my collection? can you guys suggest any good IWC watches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 What do you think of my plan for my collection? can you guys suggest any good IWC watches? Nice selection How about an IWC 'Slevin'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opti Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 IWC Cousteau Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerShot Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Nice taste! That would be a nice collection! How about an Ingenieur for the IWC? But beware scratch on the A/R Or a Portuguese can be very nice also, but you already got 4 chronographs in your wish list! Best regards. PS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 More to view.. Better pics of the 3717 and TG CD 2006 the best of the CD line.. fully modded with chief AR .. gen eta 7750 The reflection on the dial is Hawaii's orange setting sun.. chiefs AR is invisible "The Slevin" .. fully modded ... chiefs AR the only reflection is on the dial.. Best Sub WM9.. genuine insert Speedy's very Good !!! Super Aquaracer 111H modded .. genuine OEM crown I'll continue with other top reps.. AC Lani wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 LAni, I have to say, I'm in awe of your collection. You have some beautiful examples of the wonderful world of watches in your collection. many years ago, I started "collecting" vintage fountain pens. I have had a love affair with pens for almost as long as I have with watches. I "collected" for quite a few years, and thought I was going in the right direction. Well about that time I had occasion to visit a really well known collector who lived fairly close to me. Turned out we were in college at the same University at the same time, but didn't know each other.I told him what I was collecting, and showed him some photos of my pens. "Well he told me, What you have here is and accumulation, not a collection". I was a little taken aback buit asked him to explain. What he toold me was to have a real collection, you must narrow your focus. Collect one brand, one color, one size, etc. but narrow your focus. What you have here is all over the place, 10 different brands, all types, sizes, etc.I suppose he is right to a point. i did try to narrow my focus to one brand, and indeed up with a pretty nice collection of one brand, about 100+ pens. However, I still bought others that made me happy. These were added to my accumulation! So, while Lani's and mine and lots of others of you out there may not be collectors in the strictest sense of the word, what we buy are watches that make us HAPPY. And for me I think that's the most important point. It would be interesting,incredibly expensive and probably challenging as well, to be able to collect every variant of the Rolex Submariner, from the very first to the latest. But would it be gratifying? I think not. I think that after the hunt was complete, one would tire very quickly of that sort of collection. Whereas one like Lani's with lots of different brands, models, colors, etc. would hold your interest and thus keep your passion up for a long, long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Arthur you are spot on I consider myself a hobbyist in reps not so much a collector I do consider my Doxa watches a collection but as reps they are simply what pleases me and my mood will change from month to month I loved to write with fountain pens so I have an assortment of the older thin lined fountains my friend has a collection of numbered pens that are made for anything but writting but back on point it is as Arthur states.... What brings you joy it's ok to step out of the box...oversized or standard size sport watch or whatever do what makes it pleasurable for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludditeinorbit Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 You need at least one Omega, two is better, a Seiko diver, a few hummers and a rep Rolex. Then you are on your way. I had 45 at last count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 What do you think of my plan for my collection? can you guys suggest any good IWC watches? I've got 3 on that bottom row and a few others that have come and gone... 14790ST (with arabic dial, old out of production thin case with silver bezel screws): 3717 (franken with Swiss 7750, gen dial and hands, ETA German DDW, Chief AR): 16520 (franken with El Primero 400, gen dial, hands, case, bezel, crown, tube, etc. etc.): The above are keepers in the collection, IMO. At least, they are in mine And these are two more that have been in my watch box at one point or another, but are no longer... 16610 (modded WM9 with gen 295C crystal, bezel assembly, crown, tube, modded bracelet, etc): 16710 (out of production TW Best; been so long since I've had this one that I forgot it was even in my collection at one point. Sub par pic is sub par...): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 ubi, you have an amazing collection =) I actually grew to like the 16520 daytona because of your sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Thanks, sir I don't have a huge collection (total of 10 or so pieces), but I try to keep it tightly focused. I try not to exceed the 10 watch limit, but sometimes it happens I would say that the watches in your planned list would make for a great roster. With regards to more IWC suggestions, I think the Slevin is definitely one to add! Or, if you like larger cases, the Cousteau ATs would be a great choice as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjoer Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 @Ubi: Maybe your collection is small. But it is very select and your pictures are great. This is how I thought I would have liked it. - Intead I ended up with many more watches, and more on the wish list. Addiction??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniz21 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Thanks, sir I don't have a huge collection (total of 10 or so pieces), but I try to keep it tightly focused. I try not to exceed the 10 watch limit, but sometimes it happens I would say that the watches in your planned list would make for a great roster. With regards to more IWC suggestions, I think the Slevin is definitely one to add! Or, if you like larger cases, the Cousteau ATs would be a great choice as well... you pointet it out in your signature and +1 for this ubi and btw ... man here are so many people who would help you out with that problem when you have more then ten watches put me in line for that case my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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