iain wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:54 pm

Redpat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:10 pm Seamaster aqua terra 41mm black lacquer.

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It looks wonderful
It wears beautifully
It's feels premium and luxurious........
So why can't I bond with it!
It's amazing quality and a better timepiece than my other watches in almost every way, I don't understand.
Answers on a postcard please.

Thanks

Pat

The AT is one of those watches that seem to have passed me by as well. Like you I also can’t explain why.

I have mentioned it on here before but about 7-8 years ago I received some inheritance money and knew I’d be spending it on an AT. I’d even decided which colour I was having long before I’d walked into the shop.

Long story short, I tried it on and walked out with an El Primero…….

Thanks @iain . Yeah, I bought it in a time of mourning and at the beginning of my watch journey.
It was the perfect watch, even when I purchased it I was positive it was everything i wanted. Im guessing that as I got to know more about watches along with dealing with the circumstances by which I obtained the funds, I found myself preferring other types of watches more.
I know I should probably sell it but I can't be bothered to go through all that palaver right now. Hopefully I'll bond with it and wear it on more than an occasion.
I genuinely wish I'd opted for a speedmaster, seamaster dive or Cartier santos dumont etc, at the time the Cartier just wasn't on my radar and I'd never really had a proper look at a speedie.
Oh well! Such is life, we live and learn. At the end of the day I still have a desirable watch that im privileged to own.
Actually, I find myself a little embarrassed that I'm bitching about owning an expensive, beautiful watch, when others are going through a lack of far more basic things. Perhaps I need to take a reality check.

Thanks

Pat

Marloe daytimer Gealach

Took the dogs for a night stroll through the woods, needed a bit of perspective.
Pat

Airman...

timepieces_and_bags wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:53 pm First day of wear in earnest for the PJ1.


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1st of these that I've seen..an interesting look!!..initial impressions?..

Seems a fitting choice to start with as we've gotten about an inch or so of snow in my neck of the woods overnight... For later this afternoon/evening..

A fairly recent purchase but already like a comfy pair of shoes.
Every time I put it on it just blends in and feels right at home.

Pat

Redpat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:07 pm A fairly recent purchase but already like a comfy pair of shoes.

For a minute there I thought you were going to say it smells funny and your wife complains about you leaving it lying about.

But then you clarified your point after the photo…….

Redpat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:07 pm Every time I put it on it just blends in and feels right at home.

Thunder1 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 2:36 pm

timepieces_and_bags wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:53 pm First day of wear in earnest for the PJ1.


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1st of these that I've seen..an interesting look!!..initial impressions?..

@Thunder1 it's fantastic. But rather than take the thread off track - thoughts on it are in this thread

Another evening excursion in the woods, for an evening stroll before the footie starts.
Pat

It has been a while since I posted...
I have taken the past 3 months to fully immers myself into building a small atelier... I moved in on my birthday and am finally back to practicing horology . Projects have been piling up... as have been the additions to my collection.

An old favorite on the wrist

A 1990s Adidas makeover on the bench