Incoming! What have you got in the mail?

[Rainshadow]

I've been without a yellow for too long.... Seller on the Bay accepted my offer, € 55.

Is it wrong that I want one with a black bezel now? Wearing my yellow bezel today. Such a fun watch but that black bezel is the business!

Nope, I had the same thoughts. Might look to see if I can find a black bezel somewhere.

FYI the model is Komandirskie 650855...

[watchpalooza]

Another vintage Anker...

[AndroidIsAwesome]

[TheJohnP]

Another GS?!?!?

[AndroidIsAwesome]

Another GS?!?!?

The sbgf021 I bought a week back, just shipped from Japan yesterday
So I shall have 3 different quartz GS models now, with 3 different GS quartz movements.

[Rabirnie]

I've been without a yellow for too long.... Seller on the Bay accepted my offer, € 55.

Is it wrong that I want one with a black bezel now? Wearing my yellow bezel today. Such a fun watch but that black bezel is the business!

Nope, I had the same thoughts. Might look to see if I can find a black bezel somewhere.

Think I found your black bezel.
http://chistopolcity.com/spare-watch-pa ... 11306.html

[watchpalooza]

After the last bit of my bergeon broke, I bought these....some of the best quality watch screwdrivers I have owned.

Put them to use today doing a transplant. Had bought a watch with a good dial and movement in a case with cracked crystal, but the seller accidentally sent me one from another listing that had a pristine crystal and dial missing the 9 o’clock index. Offered $15 to buy the other. Swapping the cases, I now have one watch in great condition + a full set of spare parts.

[cortman]

Alright I've just made the largest watch purchase of my entire career, by a factor of around 3x. Currently awaiting my really one and only grail watch: The 38mm Fortis Cosmonauts Chronograph. Pic borrowed from someone else.

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This is going to require a very large collection purge to finance, so stay tuned in the Bazaar!

[Rabirnie]

Alright I've just made the largest watch purchase of my entire career, by a factor of around 3x. Currently awaiting my really one and only grail watch: The 38mm Fortis Cosmonauts Chronograph.

cosm.jpg

This is going to require a very large collection purge to finance, so stay tuned in the Bazaar!

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[yinzburgher]

I can't stop buying Timex watches. And now handwinding Marlins just keep getting cheaper directly from Timex and I really don't need one (and yet I'm having trouble resisting).

Aaaaand........here we are again. Now the Marlin on mesh (TW2T18500ZV) is down to just 80 bones with a promo code. Pre-owned ones on ebay are selling for at least that much, so I caved as I should be able to get my money back if I choose to sell it in short order. Typically I don't buy anything under 36mm but I'm going to give this one another shot. I had one of these back when they were scarce and sold it unworn (OK, I tried it on once) for a profit. It looked small on my wrist but I imagine I could get used to the size after a few hours. Or another possibility is I gift this one to my mom. Either way another Timex incoming.

[Bbrou33]

Alright I've just made the largest watch purchase of my entire career, by a factor of around 3x. Currently awaiting my really one and only grail watch: The 38mm Fortis Cosmonauts Chronograph. Pic borrowed from someone else.

cosm.jpg

This is going to require a very large collection purge to finance, so stay tuned in the Bazaar!

Such a beautiful watch! I've always wanted a Fortis

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[BostonCharlie]

A big h/t to the MoT forum for this one. From [mention]BillionaireDoors[/mention] suggestion long ago to sell the stuff we don't want to buy the watches we do want, to the field watch challenge that taught me how much great stuff there is on eBay (and how to find it), to today's watch fast challenge where I decided my small Pulsar 7T62 chrono is really perfect for me except for bad lume.

Used 40mm Seiko alarm chrono incoming (the chrono seconds hand can be set to center with its micro-adjustment feature):

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[recapt]

Alright I've just made the largest watch purchase of my entire career, by a factor of around 3x. Currently awaiting my really one and only grail watch: The 38mm Fortis Cosmonauts Chronograph. Pic borrowed from someone else.

cosm.jpg

This is going to require a very large collection purge to finance, so stay tuned in the Bazaar!

Oh man, congrats! I fall in love with that watch every time I see one. It will be interesting to see how long it takes until you have your next grail in mind.

[cortman]

Alright I've just made the largest watch purchase of my entire career, by a factor of around 3x. Currently awaiting my really one and only grail watch: The 38mm Fortis Cosmonauts Chronograph. Pic borrowed from someone else.

cosm.jpg

This is going to require a very large collection purge to finance, so stay tuned in the Bazaar!

Oh man, congrats! I fall in love with that watch every time I see one. It will be interesting to see how long it takes until you have your next grail in mind.

Thanks! I've never owned a real pilot watch before so it's new ground for me in that regard as well.
I'm not really a grail person; I honestly never thought I'd get this one until I realized I could sell off some of the collection and actually afford it. I mean I'd love to have a Submariner, but I know for a fact that unless my socioeconomic circumstances change very drastically that will never happen; and honestly I'm not sure I'd ever be comfortable with that much cash on my wrist anyway.

[watchpalooza]

Trying my first modern Glycine.

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