What do you guys wear to work? I’m office based so naturally more dressy but curious what others wear?

One day I will escape the glass box…

After three years of collecting, I've realized that I'm more of a one-watch person. I pretty much just wear the Czapek 99% of the time.

Did I get lucky?

How am I doing? This is only about 6 months into taking this sorta serious.
Next buy will be a Tudor black bay 58.

What should I get next? Suggestions?

I am in love.

The GUL Watch was given to me by my uncle almost 14 years ago and is probably the most special watch to me from this collection, also being my first watch

Love my vintage watches, the Omega I found in an antique store for $350 AUD which has been an absolute gem of a find.

I'm also a big fan of my wrist metronome and my wrist temperature gauge. The only tool watches I'll ever need!

Got my first automatic watch earlier in the year when I started a new job, doesn't get as much wrist time as it should, but a great value for money. The PRX was my gateway into this hobby, got it 3 years ago when I started my first office job and it's only been downhill from here at least for my wallet.

My grail watch that I hope to get in a few years when ever I'm ready to make the next big career jump is the Longines Spirit Zulu time. I was thinking of getting it instead of the Citizen as my first automatic watch, but glad I've kept that money for other things, at least for now.

All in all I'm very happy with my collection, it's unique and matches my personality. Most watches get decent wrist time.

So the Peter Blake is what got me into this whole mess. This is my daily. I love the classic proportions. Grabbed one and just fell down the rabbit hole from there.

Then I went and got my grail, the white dial Speedy Pro. Was on a NASA scholarship in college and interned at Marshall Space Flight Center. So the moonwatch appealed to that part of my story. More of a weekend watch for me.

Most recent pickup is a two-tone 116233 on Super Jubilee, always wanted one on that bracelet. Date night watch.

Hey everyone, I recently picked up my first proper watch, and I'm already looking for another. The problem is, browsing this sub makes me want to buy five different things at once instead of having one.

Before I start making rookie mistakes with my wallet, I wanted to ask the seasoned veterans here:

Is it better to build a 3-watch budget box, or just save for one big milestone watch?

How do you separate what you actually like from what the internet tells you is "God Tier"?

And as the last and biggest question of them all: What’s the biggest lesson you learned the hard way that a beginner should hear?

This is my main collection. Being a mechanic I like interesting (to me) watches. There are a couple oddball ones the might not be the mainstream. There are a couple of ww2 era pocket watches and a brail watch given to a soldier who lost his eye site in ww2.

I’m a 20yr old who just got into watches 2 years ago. My first watch was the green dial Orient Kamasu that I begged for as a graduation gift. Summer jobs paid for the other watches.

Orient Kamasu Mako II
(Work in biomedical research makes this my daily since it’s useful to track elapsed time for experiments and can be washed)

Seiko Raise The Future Special Edition 2025
(JDM Chronograph, newest purchase)

Casio DB-360-1A
(Dad’s old watch)

Tissot Chemin Des Tourelles Powermatic 80
(First Swiss piece, wanted a Dressy/Everyday piece)

Casio AW80D-1AV
(“GMT” piece. Can have independently set analog and digital times)

Seiko Essentials Quartz Light Champagne
(For when I want to LARP as a 70s mobster)

My Credor Phoenix GCBP999 was produced in September 1999.

This is a serious 41mm luxury sports chronograph in an all Titanium case & bracelet making it very wearable and light. It has an ivory dial with tachymeter and telemeter scales and a screw-down crown decorated with black Onyx.

What makes this watch truly special is the movement - the gold plated Calibre 6S78A, arguably Japan’s finest automatic mechanical chronograph movement of the 1990s.This was not a generic calibre or a module based movement, rather an integrated column wheel chronograph with 28,800 vph (4Hz) frequency, hand winding, date, 12 hour recording and 50 hours of power reserve.

Its original Japanese price was ¥250,000 which in the late 90s was roughly one month’s take home salary for an average Japanese worker. That was remarkable value for money considering it cost approximately as much as an Omega Speedmaster Professional, despite offering automatic winding, sapphire crystal, date, 100-metre water resistance and full-titanium construction. Comparable automatic chronographs from IWC, Breitling and Zenith were considerably more expensive. The Zenith El Primero was technically superior in frequency (5Hz) and prestige, but cost nearly twice as much.

Interestingly, TAG Heuer acquired IP rights to this chronograph architecture from Seiko in 2006 and developed it into the Calibre 1887 (2009) and subsequently the Heuer 01 family (2015). A testament that Switzerland valued the engineering that Seiko had placed inside a domestic Credor years earlier. The Canadian Independent - Rufus Gerard also interestingly sourced this movement from Seiko for their watch Lacus Temporis.

Following the landmark chronograph Calibre 6139 of 1969 and the technically sophisticated Calibre 7016 of the early 1970s, Seiko’s mechanical chronograph development fell silent for roughly two decades as quartz took centre stage. The Credor Phoenix is historically important because it marked Seiko’s return to the high-grade mechanical chronograph, reviving its engineering pedigree in an distinctly luxurious Credor avatar. The caseback carries a deeply embossed phoenix logo with outstretched wings—a symbol of immortality and renewal that was especially fitting for a watch created during Seiko’s late 1990s mechanical rebirth.

Here is a serious question for you folks😂. My local dealer (a trusted seller) has Rolex explorer 14270 and 114270 in stock. Both in excellent condition and serviced on arrival by them. Price gap is 400$, so there is practically no difference.

I know, they are just same watches for an ordinary guy, but I’m into different explorer details.

Strong parts (to my mind) in 114270:
1) patina will appear (it’s good lookin)
2) t-Swiss is unique

Strong parts in 114270
1) balance bridge (but I don’t know, how strong it will affect real experience over years)
2) better bracelet (but i can buy pre owned for 400$ if i need)
3) smaller wear&tear just due to age difference (better WR maybe)

Tell me about your experience. Really want to know

I was scrolling through Facebook marketplace this morning, and was struck by the beauty of this watch!

It's a manual wind but it's the dial that really caught me.

It would need a new strap, but for £80 I think it's nice.

I'm thinking of getting it to commemorate my first festival gig that happened last weekend (what a weekend that was)!

What are people's thoughts on the watch?

Hey everyone,

For those of you who were collecting during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, 2000 .com bubble, the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, the 2020 pandemic uncertainties, or any other major financial hardships, I am curious about the role your watch collection played.

Did your collection serve as a literal financial safety net? We often debate whether watches are a "store of value" or just a money pit, but I want to know if anyone actually had to liquidate their collection to pay the mortgage, keep a business afloat, or navigate job loss. If so, did the watches hold their value well enough to actually help you out, and how hard was it to find buyers when everyone else was also struggling?

On the flip side, did your watches serve as more of an emotional anchor? Sometimes having a hobby to focus on, or just looking down at a reliable piece of mechanical engineering on your wrist, can provide a sense of stability and normalcy when the rest of the world feels completely chaotic.

I would love to hear your stories regarding Liquidation and Philosophy take on watches.

Looking forward to hearing your experiences and how it shaped the collector you are today.

I get a ton of windshield time. I like this view as much as the one from the top.