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Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?

george_sg
Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
Over the weekend clean up, I found my old watch, the 1st watch that I owned and which accompanied me through my 1st few primary school years. This probably explains why I favour divers over any other types...



Presenting my primary school watch, a 50m Casio diver, probably one of Casio's best designs durng its heydays, and how impressed I was by the watch display they had at the watch shop, where several of these watches were immersed in a fish tank with fishes swimming around. As a testament to the quality of Casio, it took off the moment I popped in a battery







How tiny this watch really is...





Even tinier when compared with a tuna...





So, what's your 1st watch and if you still keep it? Please share... :)
rogue_hog
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
Mine was the Mickey mouse auto with the moving hands. Can't find it. Dunno where did it go. Second watch, though, is currently being serviced by goh at k2.



An old citizen auto dad gave me when I was in kindergarten.
jake_16234
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
george,



u sure do have a lot of storages!



p.s. i can't remember if i ve a watch when small.



cheers!
chriscentro
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
My first "real" watch was an Oris with pointer date and small seconds. Got lots of compliments for it but unfortunately, it was damaged badly during an accident. No pics of the Oris as I've thrown it away, on hindsight, shouldn't have thrown it.
Ed.YEO
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
If i'm to recall back the time when i was in primary school as what TS do... mine was a CASIO rectangular quartz watch. I broke the first one when i was in primary 3, get wacked by my mum... becos i broke a 30++ dollars watch then, which is equivalent to probably 500 now?
chriscentro
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
I remembered in my Pri school days, I was really mesmerised by my watch's chapter ring and it had a brown dial.
Vinc04
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?

"george_sg"

Over the weekend clean up, I found my old watch, the 1st watch that I owned and which accompanied me through my 1st few primary school years. This probably explains why I favour divers over any other types...



Presenting my primary school watch, a 50m Casio diver, probably one of Casio's best designs durng its heydays, and how impressed I was by the watch display they had at the watch shop, where several of these watches were immersed in a fish tank with fishes swimming around. As a testament to the quality of Casio, it took off the moment I popped in a battery



So, what's your 1st watch and if you still keep it? Please share... :)


Bro I really have to salute you.... You even kept your first watch till now!? I cannot even remember clearly how my first watch looks like... Think it's a tiny mechanical winding watch with leather belt..... :!:
roo7
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
I believe mine was a Casio, follow by a swatch during pri/sec school, then I didn't wore any till like 5-6 years ago... Haha then the craze starts.





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big-e-294
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
i had a few toy watches in primary school... i received my first real watch when i was 16. It was a Swatch Happy Joe in blue. I wore it on a leather strap until the strap stink like hell.



my first Seiko was a military styled Ti quartz i bought in 1999 iirc

i still have it, but is on 2-piece nato the batt has died.





my first seiko auto was an skx031 (which i bought at lucky plaza robert price... i didnt know any better back then :()





my first chrono was a Swatch diaphane





but the watch that got me interested (hooked) on this hobby was a 1970s Oris... also my first mechanical watch

herzausstahl
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
The first I was given was a blue swatch in P2. Then I wore my watch on my right wrist.



The first watch I bought with money I earned is a Casio g-shock codename cipher mudman in red/black..



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Cosmograph
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
Never had a watch in school. My 1st Timex died after 10 years. One solid piece. Must look for stock pic. Thrown away. Army G shock completed died after army... This was my work watch when I started and Timex died. Was a reward for myself and still have it, works great







Treasured time piece & very first mechanical costing a whopping $85 from Tanjong Pagar then... :D
sawungkampret
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
swiss army for me, but not the victorinox one
george_sg
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
Hope this thread rekindled some memories and your watch journey from young...I'm trying to remember other pieces that I owned during school periods but misplaced :)
atx950
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
My first watch in primary school....



rogue_hog
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
It was mainly swatch for me 20 years ago.
AV-XO
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
My first watch was this Casio . Btw , mine already went up to watch heaven , the photo below is from another website :) .





Joop
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
Mine is a normal casio watch with calculator.....



Those were the days... :|
rogue_hog
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
My 2nd watch.ore than 30 years old. Just got it serviced by ah Goh at k2.

Cosmograph
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?

"rogue_hog"

My 2nd watch.ore than 30 years old. Just got it serviced by ah Goh at k2.


Nice blue dial. Leather strap change will enhance that citizen!
Solanum88
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
Couldnt find a picture of it but it was a Omega Speedy "inspired" fossil I bought in secondary school, close to this





Was a pretty tough quartz watch till it ended up at the bottom of the Singapore river after a night of drinks in my poly years. :lol:
rogue_hog
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"Cosmograph"

[quote="rogue_hog"]My 2nd watch.ore than 30 years old. Just got it serviced by ah Goh at k2.


Nice blue dial. Leather strap change will enhance that citizen![/quote]

Won't be using it lah. It shrank too much.



Wanna guess the case dia?



Passing it to either wife or daughter.

Cosmograph
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?

"rogue_hog"

[quote="Cosmograph"]
Nice blue dial. Leather strap change will enhance that citizen!


Won't be using it lah. It shrank too much.



Wanna guess the case dia?



Passing it to either wife or daughter.
[/quote]

26mm or 30mm?
rogue_hog
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
26mm
orca.cmtan
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
Can't remember my first watch, probably a casio digital.



This is my first Seiko, bought in 1993



chriscentro
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
Finally, found a picture of my first Swiss watch, a Oris.

It was badly damaged in an accident :(

funky_banana
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
my first watch was a very simple Casio boy size white dial watch... forgotten when it was lost.



then boy London watch came in primary school... anyone remember the dial that change colour? :lol:

after that a baby g cause it was in the trend.



my first real watch came in 4years ago. it was a seiko chrono quartz.







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funky_banana
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?

"orca.cmtan"

Can't remember my first watch, probably a casio digital.



This is my first Seiko, bought in 1993





chrono with 171 bezel?



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lunarin79
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?

"chriscentro"

Finally, found a picture of my first Swiss watch, a Oris.

It was badly damaged in an accident :(



k2 has 1 exact piece FS but non original crown though
fireal
Re: Blast from the past...what was your 1st watch?
my first watch casio ... throw away liaos the plastic strap became yellow and the case too