Show us your watch Collection.

[Cycleops]

It can be several or just one. Anything from Timex to Rolex.
Here’s mine, left to right: Zelos Swordfish Titanium, Seiko Baby Ice Monster, Seiko Turtle Padi, Bertucci Field AT1 Titanium, Steeldive (homage to Seiko SBDC109 ‘Captain Willard’ - Apocalypse Now), Citizen Solar Titanium.

Don’t be shy let’s see yours.

 

[DCLane]

They're all packed away in secure storage - so no 'show' - but I've a collection of vintage Rado watches. They're part of my 'alternative pension fund'.

 

[Cycleops]

Come on DC let’s see ‘em!

 

[Sharky]

Was after one of these for a long time and my daughters treated me for my 70th.

Born and raised in Prescot, so always had a fondness for these watches. Alas the Lancashire Watch Factory closed a long time ago, but they had a good reputation. It's gold, rather than silver as it looks on the photos.

 

[Spiderweb]

I like big watches so I have a Rotary and two TW Steel.

 

[Cycleops]

What a beautiful watch @Sharky, a lovely thought and something to treasure forever.

 

[DCLane]

Come on DC let’s see ‘em!

Since you asked nicely and I've got a new camera to test:

These are most of them, although there's a couple that are damaged and not there - one from a bike fall and the other whilst playing football . Individually they're probably not worth much but I hope to sell them off gradually in about 10 years' time once I retire, along with other items I've collected. My 'day-to-day' watches aren't included though as they're cheap and I recently bought a hand-made wooden/platinum watch that's yet to arrive.

By the time I retire they'll probably need a bit of cleaning, etc. The plan is to do a watch maintenance course once I retire in a few years, then start to sell them off. I've also got a book collection of c. 16th/17th - and a bookbinding course will be needed for some plus a painting collection. All part of my alternative fund I've been building for 30 years just in case the pensions I have result in diddly squat. Oddly enough my teacher's pension is doing OK currently though

 

[Cycleops]

Awesome collection DC. You’re certainly going to be busy in your retirement.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

My small collection below, these are the 8 complete / running ones I own, but only 2 of them get worn with any regularity really. There are maybe another half dozen broken ones in a drawer, missing links or parts of straps, but they're cheapie things (Lorus etc) that are only fit for landfill.

L-R top row: An unknown model Citizen Eco Drive (solar powered), an unknown model Festina Automatic (self winding mechanism), some other cheap Festina quartz, and an old G Shock G 9100 Gulfman.
L-R bottom row: An unknown model Seiko Solar, a Mondaine Classic, an unknown cheap-ish Seiko Chrono, and a G Shock GA 2100 (known as the CasiOak).

My daily one is the old G Shock Gulfman, I like it most because my eyesight is appalling and it's got a big readout that lights up nice and bright at night. It's also indestructible, it's 12 years old and did 2 tours Iraq plus one in Afghanistan, and it's needed one battery replacement in that time.
The Seiko solar sometimes gets used, again it's easily readable but it does look a bit smarter so I use that for when I have to dress smarter.

The G Shock / CasiOak was a stupid purchase, it's all very well looking like a "Batman" or "Spinal Tap" watch (i.e. "none more black"), but the tiny numbers are completely unreadable in low light, and the light up function is puny.

 

[Venod]

My few

A Withings Smart Watch, quartz, a Seiko Alpinist, mechanical, A Casino Wave Ceptor (you need a degree to reset it) quartz, A Raymond Weil Flemenco, quartz, A Timex Expedition quartz, A Rolex Yachtmaster copy not in its original case but a good mechanical movement.

 

[Cycleops]

Nice collection CT. I haven’t yet got a G-Shock but I’m sure I’ll add one before long.
I have a hankering too for a Mondaine whose classic face can be seen on every french railway station.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Nice collection CT. I haven’t yet got a G-Shock but I’m sure I’ll add one before long.
I have a hankering too for a Mondaine whose classic face can be seen on every french railway station.

Thanks Cycleops, I like your collection especially those two Seikos! How old are they?
I think nearly all the latest G Shock range are a bit overly fussy and fashion focussed, although I do understand why, it's a different market now. Most military types I knew had either the older Gulfman or Mudman, I think they're both still available, just harder to find now.

Yes Mondaine are handsome. They're going up price wise, I just looked up the closest model to mine and although they don't do my exact one any more, (they integrated the "day" indicator into the date line some years back), it's half as much again as when I bought one.

 

[Cycleops]

I've had the turtle for about three years but the Ice Monster I just got last week. Seiko authorised dealers won't send outside the UK so it went to a friend in UK who was traveling down here. It's in the new Seiko 5 range and styled after the Presage monster but with only 100m WR.
Unfortunately Seiko have now decided to increase prices and lower the specs. But they are having competition from the Chinese. The ' Captain Willard' is made in China but has a Seiko NH 35 movement and sapphire glass. The Seiko reissue of that model is £1250. The Steeldive homage or copy was $170. Quality is excellent.
If you're interested they do a number of models mostly based on Seiko:
https://www.heimdallrr.com/
Lots of reviews on YouTube.

 

[stephec]

I like big watches so I have a Rotary and two TW Steel.
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The Rotary looks to be the same as mine, apart from mine has a metal two colour bracelet to match it.

 

[Cycleops]

We need pics @stephec