When times were better, I collected a few pieces, but nothing of massive note:
Breitling: Chrono Super Ocean, mechanical. Wish I'd got the Super Ocean now, but still happy with the one I have.
Omega: De ville as I wanted a watch that incorporated the co-axial movement as devised by Mr Daniels. A landmark in the world of watch escapement design.
Baume and Mercier: Hampton
And a few other sub £100 quid watches, that I've kept for sentimental reasons, or just cos I like the look of them.
I'm currently wearing an Argos discount special, after seeing another watch thread on here and spotting it.
I've collected a few watches as I'm totally in awe of the little mechanical things. Although they have been developed over quite a period time, these miniaturized, enclosed, marvels of machinery, just stay on my wrist, working away to keep time, the only source of their power being physical movement.
Just because the modern machanical movement has been productionized to the point where thousands are made each year, this doesn't detract, for me, from what they manage to do.
If I could, I'd have commisioned a watch by George Daniels.
A truely awesome watch maker and contributor to the word of watch making, and the father of the only new, viable, watch escapement for a very long time.
Best watch ?, isn't that like asking for the best painting ?, surely an impossible question to achieve consensus.
A person with a £10 watch, who is happy with it, has the best watch
or the person with a George Daniels has the best watch
I like this thread just to see what others like and own.
🙂