Evolution of a watch collection…

[Dries]

Great journey, thanks for sharing.

[capote]

You have a great collection

[cop414]

Excellent horological journey Gus, thanks for sharing the trip!

[superdog]

Very cool that you were able to document that.

Nicely done.

Beautiful collection.

[nick c]

Awesome journey great collection you built thx for sharing Gus

[Racerdj]

Excellent recap! It's always good to look back at ten journey! You have a great collection for sure!

[brandrea]

Great post Gus! I love hearing about people's journey as they grow their collection and change pieces in and out, the reasoning behind it is fascinating to me.

You have a great collection there, congratulations on it and enjoy the future journey

[1st amg]

Thanks for sharing Gus, that's quite a journey, congrats on the new one!

[AK797]

Many thanks for sharing, Gus!

[cdmorenot]

Incredible collection! Thank you so much for sharing.

[selpo]

Thank you for sharing and I agree, photography skill has improved dramatically, I love how you frame the shots- especially an old one of yours I saw a while ago, the Jumbo with a lighter.

[OmegaJJH]

Great read. Thanks for sharing.

What a collection !

[brettpaul]

What a great journey you've had Gus - very interesting to see how it matured and how some things just stayed the same in your taste.

Thanks for sharing mate!

[Sam Crow]

First, welcome back to the Daytona club, Gus! Second, you never should have left us!

Seriously though, thanks for sharing. Great story, pics and of course, an amazing collection in steel (my preference as well). Glad to see you still consider an SS Daytona a grail. I was there too in the 90s wanting a Zenith SS Daytona, but it was so hard to get - so I can relate. Congrats again, I'm a big fan of the 116520 - same classic shape as the Zenith Daytona, yet the new in-house movement is a significant upgrade.

[LuminousMaximus]

Thank you for opening up about one man's story of strife and perseverance...

///Oops! Sorry, wrong story. "Strike that. hehe

Thank you for sharing your beautiful collection thru the years and the mindset that accompanied it.

I wanted to say more than the obligatory, "thanks for a great story, and nice collection." But if I do, wouldn't I be a special poster? If I add too much, maybe some would think I'm trying to stand out from the crowd and get noticed.


Well, that's why we buy the 16613 in the first place! Please return the 16613 to it's original state. Then, I will be able to reply in coherent sentences...that make some sort of sense

[B.B.B.]

I enjoyed looking on how your collection evolved.

[jjnd08]

Great journey, Gus!

But I think you need to bring an AP back into the fold!

[mjclark32]

Thanks for sharing the progression, really cool

[T01]

Very cool!

[tkerrmd]

really a terrific post and collection Gus, thanks for sharing the journey with us!

[Kevin.S]

Great write up, you have great taste in watches. You really got all the use out of that bracelet:)

[Snow-Dweller]

Very good Gus. Interesting to see how one's tastes evolve.

[sea-dweller]

Great story!

[jhcam8]

Very nice, Gus. Thanks

[mfer]

I remember looking at Gus' beat to hell 16613 and thinking how can anyone wear one watch for 20 years. Glad you've stayed here all the time!

[subtona]

Originally Posted by anothernewphone

Love a good collection journey post!

Originally Posted by Rogdogg

That's a great collection that you have already so I will be very interested to find out where it is headed. That Patek chrono is beautiful. I love how the ExpII can hold it's own in such great company when you consider everything in your collection.

Exp II has been hanging tough:)
there was an auto mechanic on the forum who had worn his Exp II to work for 15 years every day, the watch was beat to snot and looked great… it became an instant favorite for me.

Originally Posted by subking86

Thanks for sharing! Such a great evolution!

Originally Posted by Eric Chan

Thank you for sharing it with us. There are seldom anything in life that I enjoy more than hearing the story of one's journey through something they hold so dear to themselves.

nice

Originally Posted by mps354

Love past and present collections, and great write up!

thanks Mike

Originally Posted by HACKNSACK44

Very nice!

Originally Posted by sickened1

Very nice collection Gus. Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by brmeyers

Great Journey, many legendary timepieces

Originally Posted by AF_Rob

I hear ya... It amazes me how the ExII and Sub pull it's weight with watches several times it's price.

sometimes Function before form

Originally Posted by TimeOnHand

Very cool... Thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by arguetaoscar

Awesome collection, and great read!


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Originally Posted by NYCREBROKER

Congrats Gus!

Originally Posted by GB-man

Nice write up gus. You really got your money's worth out of that TT sub

indeed i did, the beauty is i sold it for what i paid for it and got to enjoy it for 20 years without restriction :)

Originally Posted by DCheeta

Great post! Loved reading about the evolution of the collection...which I must say, is a most enviable one!

I laughed at your Sub phase, because there was a point in the evolution of my collection also when I had three black Subs. As you said, "the Submariner was all I could think about."

Thanks for sharing your journey, Gus!

i see that theme every now and then and i smile and wonder where that individuals collection will go in the future… of course our own Mike has taken it to the extreme with the most amazing sub collection ever.

Originally Posted by lukajur

Great write up. I loved the detail you recall about your journey and I enjoyed reading it. Congrats on a great collection, but I sure hope you aren't done yet.

just never can tell… i think it is the best part :)

Originally Posted by AzHadEnuf

Great collection Gus

Originally Posted by Danny83

Thats a great collection

Originally Posted by Koala

that Patek grail is spectacular, well played!

thank you, i should have mentioned that at the beginning (1990) i had fallen for a Patek and said someday… it really was the long standing grail

Originally Posted by mike

Wonderful collection and story. Thank you for sharing

Originally Posted by IT Nerd

Great story and collection!!!

Originally Posted by DCgator

Totally agree.

Originally Posted by Hairdude1

Thanks for sharing your journey and collection

Originally Posted by steveclocks

you just proved that 'building' a watchcollection never really stops! great journey you've had and thanks for sharing it here with us. I think a passion like ours is even better when shared with likeminded people...and that's where TRF comes in.

couldn't agree more, looking forward to seeing similar posts by all of you :)

Originally Posted by Paul_81

Thank you for that some great shots and wow what a experience to get to your collection as it is now

very satisfying journey to finally know what works for you, even though sometimes it evolves.

Originally Posted by travisb

Great journey! I love these kinds of posts. You've filtered through some great pieces and ended up with a fantastic collection.
Was there an issue with the 5170 that caused it to be sent in?

dial blemish, didn't actually notice it for weeks after i brought it home, but then once you see it...




Thanks a lot friends, really appreciate each and every one of your comments and kind words

Nice to see how so many of us have an appreciation for the evolution of the collection experience.

to the journey

[Tosaphon]

nice story, thanks for sharing. And yes, is a darn good buy and investment !

[subtona]

Originally Posted by Tosaphon

nice story, thanks for sharing. And yes, is a darn good buy and investment !

thanks,

if you mean the investment in my joy, then i must agree

[subtona]

Originally Posted by Dries

Great journey, thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by capote

You have a great collection

Originally Posted by cop414

Excellent horological journey Gus, thanks for sharing the trip!

Originally Posted by superdog

Very cool that you were able to document that.

Nicely done.

Beautiful collection.

Originally Posted by nick c

Awesome journey great collection you built thx for sharing Gus

Originally Posted by Racerdj

Excellent recap! It's always good to look back at the journey! You have a great collection for sure!

Originally Posted by brandrea

Great post Gus! I love hearing about people's journey as they grow their collection and change pieces in and out, the reasoning behind it is fascinating to me.

You have a great collection there, congratulations on it and enjoy the future journey

Originally Posted by 1st amg

Thanks for sharing Gus, that's quite a journey, congrats on the new one!

Originally Posted by AK797

Many thanks for sharing, Gus!

Originally Posted by cdmorenot

Incredible collection! Thank you so much for sharing.

Originally Posted by selpo

Thank you for sharing and I agree, photography skill has improved dramatically, I love how you frame the shots- especially an old one of yours I saw a while ago, the Jumbo with a lighter.

thanks, that was a favorite of mine and i am glad you reminded me, it belongs here

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

Great read. Thanks for sharing.

What a collection !

Originally Posted by brettpaul

What a great journey you've had Gus - very interesting to see how it matured and how some things just stayed the same in your taste.

Thanks for sharing mate!

my girlfriend insists i have not matured, would you mind repeating that

Originally Posted by Sam Crow

First, welcome back to the Daytona club, Gus! Second, you never should have left us!

Seriously though, thanks for sharing. Great story, pics and of course, an amazing collection in steel (my preference as well). Glad to see you still consider an SS Daytona a grail. I was there too in the 90s wanting a Zenith SS Daytona, but it was so hard to get - so I can relate. Congrats again, I'm a big fan of the 116520 - same classic shape as the Zenith Daytona, yet the new in-house movement is a significant upgrade.

Originally Posted by LuminousMaximus

Thank you for opening up about one man's story of strife and perseverance...

///Oops! Sorry, wrong story. "Strike that. hehe

Thank you for sharing your beautiful collection thru the years and the mindset that accompanied it.

I wanted to say more than the obligatory, "thanks for a great story, and nice collection." But if I do, wouldn't I be a special poster? If I add too much, maybe some would think I'm trying to stand out from the crowd and get noticed.


Well, that's why we buy the 16613 in the first place! Please return the 16613 to it's original state. Then, I will be able to reply in coherent sentences...that make some sort of sense

funny stuff Sam, i remember my watch looking like that long long ago.
it has been gone now for a few years, i hope someone is enjoying it.
if that old watch could talk...

Originally Posted by B.B.B.

I enjoyed looking on how your collection evolved.

Originally Posted by jjnd08

Great journey, Gus!

But I think you need to bring an AP back into the fold!

always looking, no one produces a finer case and bracelet and no one knows how to integrate a date window better than AP imho

Originally Posted by mjclark32

Thanks for sharing the progression, really cool

Originally Posted by T01

Very cool!

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

really a terrific post and collection Gus, thanks for sharing the journey with us!

Originally Posted by Kevin.S

Great write up, you have great taste in watches. You really got all the use out of that bracelet:)

Originally Posted by Clivek

Very good Gus. Interesting to see how one's tastes evolve.

Originally Posted by sea-dweller

Great story!

Originally Posted by jhcam8

Very nice, Gus. Thanks

Originally Posted by mfer

I remember looking at Gus' beat to hell 16613 and thinking how can anyone wear one watch for 20 years. Glad you've stayed here all the time!

its easy when you don't know the forum exists :)

Thanks a lot friends, really appreciate each and every one of your comments and kind words

Nice to see how so many of us have an appreciation for the evolution of the collection experience.

to the journey

[J_H]

Hell of a progression and collection! Congrats and enjoy!