Dickchins wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:09 pm Having sized my collection down a lot, ive got to a few watches I know I actually want.

There are/were 3 watches I regret selling and want to try to get back at some point. Luckily two of them live on this here parish. The third was sold about 3 years ago. Since then ive been looking for one, but in 3 years ive oly found one for sale in America, and its listed at far more than its worth. Even to me!

Small miracles obviously do happen, as the exact watch I sold, popped up on ebay and has been scooped up. Number 39/100 is home! Now I just need a certain Zero West and Breitling back and my watch life is regret free!

A black/brown and orange watch sounds minging, and may not be to everyones taste but I adore this watch. Its in my forever collection and going nowhere again!


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Pictures are a bit pants as ive clearly lost the knack of watch photography!

JAFO wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:24 pm

Dickchins wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:09 pm Having sized my collection down a lot, ive got to a few watches I know I actually want.

There are/were 3 watches I regret selling and want to try to get back at some point. Luckily two of them live on this here parish. The third was sold about 3 years ago. Since then ive been looking for one, but in 3 years ive oly found one for sale in America, and its listed at far more than its worth. Even to me!

Small miracles obviously do happen, as the exact watch I sold, popped up on ebay and has been scooped up. Number 39/100 is home! Now I just need a certain Zero West and Breitling back and my watch life is regret free!

A black/brown and orange watch sounds minging, and may not be to everyones taste but I adore this watch. Its in my forever collection and going nowhere again!


20231118_174139.jpg20231118_173915.jpg20231118_173836.jpg


Pictures are a bit pants as ive clearly lost the knack of watch photography!

Congrats. I can't help you on a zero west or a breitling, but it might be worth trying a want to buy post.

0uatiOW wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:16 pm IIRC that was the last Zelos model with a Swiss movement, and the last with that particular dial design. They have made some rather special halo pieces, but Mk 2 Mako was the pinnacle of Elshan’s “regular” watches IMV. Perfect size, excellent dial balance, their best ever handset, and the ever so slightly larger crown.

One the subject of the ZW, tell me you didn’t sell the Café Racer @Dickchins!

Bahnstormer_vRS wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:49 pm There's some good karma running for you there Paul.

Presumably the Zelos was being sold on eBay by someone other that the person you sold it to. Even more remarkable that you've been able to get 'your' watch back.

Enjoy it.

Guy

iain wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:19 am Well done for finding this and good luck with the others you’re in the hunt for.

I’ve never bought a watch back that I’ve sold, I’ve never even bought one that was the same. I have had a few Bremont S300s and a few CW tridents and sealanders but they’ve all been different colours.