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So, sold more watches last year than I've ever sold before (i'm not the flipper Hoppy is). Still have 1-2 i wouldn't mind moving on (the Magrette, the Zodiac Sea Dragon and maybe the U1 (if i can work out a swap for a U50 somehow)).
Current Box
Stormtrooper PO
KonTiki
Seiko Silverwave
Doxa
Aqua Terra
Scubapro
Seiko PADI
Sinn 556i
Moonswatch
Zodiac Seawolf
Tropik
Omega DeVille
Junghans Meister Handwound
Halios Seaforth
Helson Blackbeard
Christopher Ward C60 FLE
Zodiac Sea Dragon
Seiko SNZH51
Sinn U1
Magrette MPP Pro
Orient Mako Yellow
Sold this year
Nomos
Maratac Mid Pilot
Steinhart Ocean GMT
Halios Seaforth
Ventus Mori
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Beautiful collection. I'd like the u1, stormtrooper, doxa and sea dragon in my collection.
Is that how the scubapro is purchased? Or is it just a well worn watch? Either way it's very nice too.
Thanks
Pat
I have always loved the Sinn 556 with Blue dial but I wish they would stop putting anti-reflective coating on the top of the sapphire crystal (like many other brands do) because eventually it scratches which hurts dial clarity.
Does it have a ghost position on the crown/stem (aka is it a no-date movement)?
Redpat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:44 pm
Beautiful collection. I'd like the u1, stormtrooper, doxa and sea dragon in my collection.
Is that how the scubapro is purchased? Or is it just a well worn watch? Either way it's very nice too.
thanks! yeah, it's well-worn. early 80s with lots of wabi on the bezel.
nycWATCHnerd wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:54 pm
I have always loved the Sinn 556 with Blue dial but I wish they would stop putting anti-reflective coating on the top of the sapphire crystal (like many other brands do) because eventually it scratches which hurts dial clarity.
Does it have a ghost position on the crown/stem (aka is it a no-date movement)?
yeah, Sinn is an AR style company. i've gotten a tiniest bit of haze in the AR on my U1.
the 556i has the SW200-1 movement in it, so it must have a ghost position since that's a dated movement. it doesn't click to anything, just moves to time set.
nycWATCHnerd wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:54 pm
I have always loved the Sinn 556 with Blue dial but I wish they would stop putting anti-reflective coating on the top of the sapphire crystal (like many other brands do) because eventually it scratches which hurts dial clarity.
Does it have a ghost position on the crown/stem (aka is it a no-date movement)?
yeah, Sinn is an AR style company. i've gotten a tiniest bit of haze in the AR on my U1.
the 556i has the SW200-1 movement in it, so it must have a ghost position since that's a dated movement. it doesn't click to anything, just moves to time set.
If only 1 position on the stem/crown then they removed the "date parts" which is the way they should do it unlike lesser brands who leave the date wheel covered by the dial and the crown/stem still has 2 positions.
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Iain’s Law: Any discussion on the Christopher Ward forum, irrespective of the thread title or subject matter, will eventually lead to someone mentioning the Bel Canto if the thread continues for long enough.
thanks, iain. i definitely have one common theme through most of them. i tend to go for clean 3 handers (excepting the blackbeard and moonswatch, altho the blackbeard looks clean and simple when there's no lume shining). and i seem to have an affinity for white dials (which i've been consciously avoiding recently).