I’ve had three Speedmasters (moon) and 4 Rolexes in my collection. I now have one each. It was a journey to the current status.
The Speedmasters I traded away were both on bracelets. Something about them bored me. The Rolexes were a vintage Air King, a 90s era Sea Dweller and an 80s 5513 Sub (should have kept that).
I bought a current Moonwatch Speedy in the last couple years, on a strap with the deployment clasp. I love it so much better that the ones on the bracelets. It is a very masculine/handsome watch, more so than any Rolex in my opinion. My current Rolex is a recent polar dial Explorer II. I love this one too for all the reasons Rolex sport models are appreciated plus it has the GMT feature which I use regularly when I travel.
You have to follow your heart but Ill give you my opinion anyway… Get the Speedy! It has everything going for it when it comes to chronographs from great brands at a reasonable price. I would buy it over a Daytona any day. Then get the Rolex when available. Any collection big or small has a place for a Speedy. Also the Speedy has a history that outweighs the Daytona, yes the Daytona was popularized by popular people and has a cult following but the Sppedy has a deeper more significant history.
Oh, I bet it is. I’m fascinated by tools in general and precision tools in particular. Precision tools like Starrett machinist tools are expensive even though they are made in significant quantities. Watchmaker tools have to be much less common and more specialized, I wouldn’t even consider collecting them!
So this is my first post in this thread. This is not my actual watch but it is identical to my watch that is currently on the bottom of Medicine Lake in Golden Valley MN. Clasp pin broke while sailing in 2010. The bottom of lake is very muddy. Will be rebuilding a collection slowly through a rural dealer.
My friend that is housing my third stereo system has just purchased this Cameron Deep Sea beast. I might need to negotiate a trade of watch for amplifiers and/or preamp.
Current stable of watches. Are these mid fi or just introductory fidelity? Purchases where $2500 used, $3000 used, $4500 new. Waiting patiently for Yachmaster, GMT, and hopefully a Daytona before I die.
Seems to me it doesn’t matter if they’re mid- or hi-. If you like 'em, they’re for you. A vintage Daytona would be fantastic!
Personally I prefer non-chrono, non-date watches, and generally prefer thinner rather than some of the 13-15mm thick beasts on the market today… but I DO like the Tudor lineup even though I’m not a dive watch guy.
For some reason, I keep being drawn back to this. It has the benefit of the look of bronze, without the oxidation complications, and I like that it’s relatively uncommon. But it’s 14mm+ thick.
