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Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

nutty
Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
Ok,......I confess, got this idea as a topic from another forum, but wanted to hear from great people of this forum on this, and help generate some traffic....



Some of us could have been eyeing, dreaming about owning a particular watch, a forum favorite, or something that most watch "collectors" would have in their collection. I am talking about something that is within your means, and not having to cut an arm or a leg to own it (or what some terms as their Grail). And yet, despite having the urge, the thought of owning it, and like me, putting aside some money for it, something else pops up and there go your watch budget to own that so called "desired" piece. Anyone has that experience? I do....



The Omega Moonwatch has been on my mind for a few years. And every time I see photos of it, or on someone's wrist, I will tell myself that it will be my next purchase. Yet, over these years, I haven't been able to pull the trigger on it. I have been "distracted" so many times over.....maybe, it's not really what u want? Who knows.....perhaps I should drop by my favorite AD again and take a (God knows how many times already) good look at it.



Second on my list is the MM300. There are so many great pictures and great reviews about this watch, and I really like its look. I was in Bangkok earlier this year and found one that was at a good price (new from a AD), though the only catch was that it's hands were modified (Thailand LE).







I was really tempted, but in the end, got the Sumo LE instead. Again, one day, I might pull the trigger on this.



What about you?





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Trident
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
I always wanted a Milgauss, but everytime I got some cash, instead of saving it, I end up buying another Seiko or Orient, this time round it's a Tisell 157. Still hoping one day I can buy a milgauss.
balzebub71
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
Honestly I have no idea what i really want? Too fickle minded ...so hard to focus on getting one particular piece. Like right now I am sorely tempeted to flip all my non jap watches and hoot only Japanese brands..



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lunarin79
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
tbh, I wanted so many watches but wallet too shallow..



Speedy was one of such watches, aimed for it for several years, finally gotten one at a good price.



After 2-3 months of ownership (worn less than 20x), I sold it (it's in good hands now). The excitement had died, I realised :lol:



The more you aimed for certain watch, the less 'feel' you have after getting it (for me ;) )



Do not have any particular models which I am really aiming for now, just let nature take its course :lol:
ivan
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
Used to

Nowadays hardly....

Cos the watches i wanted is beyond my budget.
rojakman
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
I like to look look and see see. If can afford at the time that i like the watch, then will buy.
seiko siao
Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
Wanted SBDX001,SBDX012,Omega Speedy,Longines Legend Diver,Pam111 and IWC Pilot 3717 but wallet not as deep as Ivan and Astro so give up thinking





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softup
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"ivan"

Used to

Nowadays hardly....

Cos the watches i wanted is beyond my budget.


Cos the watches i wanted is beyond my budget ... so true :lol:
softup
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"seiko siao"

Wanted SBDX001,SBDX012,Omega Speedy,Longines Legend Diver,Pam112 and IWC Pilot 3717 but wallet not as deep as Ivan and Astro so give up thinking





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so true also for me ...
nutty
Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
Money will always never be enough.....[emoji25]



But is there a watch that you wanted for a long time, that is within your means (though may take sometime to put aside some funds) but yet got put aside because of other distractions?



After a few years into this hobby.l, I am beginning to realize this..........







I am weak, and lacking self control!!!!!





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schnitzer7
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
I'm facing a major distraction now..

2 weeks ago my CO approved $5K budget. That's because I bought her a Constellation in 2013. I've been aiming at SBDX014 ($3.2K-ish) / 011 or MM300 ($2.1K-ish). At first I thought I still can get both with a little top-up. I didn't pull the trigger on the 014 although I've tried on one at Seiko Vivo City because I still cannot convince myself "rose gold" on a diver, whether I will get tired of it one day.



Last week, my first distraction when I bought a pre-owned Casio GPW1000FC-1A9 which is black & gold for $720. [emoji16] This morning as I was just browsing, I'm again distracted by a pre-owned Sevenfriday P2-2 which is also black & gold at about $8xx. I still can fit a brand new 014 close to the $5K budget. At the end, I might be having 3 pieces of black & gold watches.



Moral of the story: Strive towards your goal! Don't be distracted. [emoji1]



Here's my GPW





Any bros here have any thoughts on the Sevenfriday watches? Is it worth getting? Will be my first "square" watch.





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TheChef
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
The joy is in the hunt and buy. After that, sian liao. And the cycle repeats again.
nutty
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"TheChef"

The joy is in the hunt and buy. After that, sian liao. And the cycle repeats again.


And that's the "force" that keeps us going......





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TheChef
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"nutty"

[quote="TheChef"]The joy is in the hunt and buy. After that, sian liao. And the cycle repeats again.


And that's the "force" that keeps us going......





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May the force be with us. :lol:
telepgm
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"TheChef"

The joy is in the hunt and buy. After that, sian liao. And the cycle repeats again.
its a vicious cycle, but I'm lovin it.





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TheChef
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"telepgm"

[quote="TheChef"]The joy is in the hunt and buy. After that, sian liao. And the cycle repeats again.
its a vicious cycle, but I'm lovin it.





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The brothers here are very steady. Buy and no sell.
ivan
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
havent found a watch i really wanted badly.





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seiko siao
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"ivan"

havent found a watch i really wanted badly.





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the 4 mil frank muller? Gxgx.





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ivan
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"seiko siao"

[quote="ivan"]havent found a watch i really wanted badly.





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the 4 mil frank muller? Gxgx.





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cant afford.

i start with RM 1st.







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tzachi
for me its the SBDX003 MM300
yes and yes.

and $ is not always the issue.

looking, and looking, and looking for a MM300 but for the LE SBDX003, want it badly
ivan
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"tzachi"

yes and yes.

and $ is not always the issue.

looking, and looking, and looking for a MM300 but for the LE SBDX003, want it badly





for your ref

you can consider this



6215

6159

sbdx003

sbdx001





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TheChef
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"ivan"

[quote="tzachi"]yes and yes.

and $ is not always the issue.

looking, and looking, and looking for a MM300 but for the LE SBDX003, want it badly





for your ref

you can consider this



6215

6159

sbdx003

sbdx001





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Collect them all.



If I strike Toto.
chriscentro
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
I want a SBDB008, the golden SD Tuna but I got no funds and it's sold out. :lol:
schnitzer7
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"chriscentro"

I want a SBDB008, the golden SD Tuna but I got no funds and it's sold out. :lol:


Me too, bro! Where to find? Haha
titan
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
Once a while will see ppl sell

At carousel but the price is higher than sbex001
undercoverone
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
6159-7001/0



but seriously can't really find a swee swee untouched one....... :roll:



anyone selling? haha!
schnitzer7
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"titan"

Once a while will see ppl sell

At carousel but the price is higher than sbex001


You are right! Crazy price!



bizkid76
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
Having 3 Pams, 1 Sub, 1 BBK, 1 AP, 1 Ferrari and recently brought 1 Seiko Mt Fuji Heritage World SRP783K1. After getting the seiko watch, I started to keep looking for what other model of the seiko I shld be getting. Any recommendations from fellow seiko fans and expert?



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ivan
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"bizkid76"

Having 3 Pams, 1 Sub, 1 BBK, 1 AP, 1 Ferrari and recently brought 1 Seiko Mt Fuji Heritage World SRP783K1. After getting the seiko watch, I started to keep looking for what other model of the seiko I shld be getting. Any recommendations from fellow seiko fans and expert?



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try this uf you dobt mind 20k per pop for a quartz watch



or this if you have 30k per pop







having said that.... i have 4 APs, and many others and still looking for seiko.



you can recommend me?



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bizkid76
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"ivan"

[quote="bizkid76"]Having 3 Pams, 1 Sub, 1 BBK, 1 AP, 1 Ferrari and recently brought 1 Seiko Mt Fuji Heritage World SRP783K1. After getting the seiko watch, I started to keep looking for what other model of the seiko I shld be getting. Any recommendations from fellow seiko fans and expert?



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try this uf you dobt mind 20k per pop for a quartz watch



or this if you have 30k per pop







having said that.... i have 4 APs, and many others and still looking for seiko.



you can recommend me?



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Hi Ivan



Nice watches.... my mind have a lot of seiko models but some recommend me to collect the vintage seiko so im searching for it at the moment.



BTW I'm not here to show off how many luxury timepieces I had and furthermore nothing to show off too.[emoji6] Just my thought having spending so much for those luxury timepieces and in fact I can buy a lot different kinds of seiko models.



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ivan
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....

"bizkid76"





diff pple diff stroke.

you can google 6159-7010 m and non m, sbdx005 and sbdx011



these are my preferred Tunas. you can see my pic for ref.







or mm300 starting from

6215, 6159, sbdx001, 003, 012

(refer to post abv for pic ref)



if you really into rare pcs, also refer to the seiko spacewalk sps005 abv. But dont think anyone will be as siao as me for that.



The watches i mentioned earlier r not cheap as well ranging from 2-12k. I started with the entry level pieces becos i can buy many many...... and now, i only go for the rarer piece.



So again diff stroke for diff pple.

cheers



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bizkid76
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
Thanks for the recommendation will consider indeed very nice tunas



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tzachi
yes SEIKO SBDX012 and SBDX003 anyone?
especially the SBDX003, looking for long time, seen few, but sellers were, hmm, lets say refs. wasn't so great..
tzachi
Re: Ever wanted a watch so badly yet.....
EXACTLY:

mm300 starting from

6215, 6159, sbdx001, 003, 012