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exador · 1 January 2020, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rags

Tag Heuer. These pacified me until I could afford a Rolex.

Yep. TAGs were the watch in the 80’s. Only day traders and used car salesmen wore Rolexes

This was mine:

Dirt · 1 January 2020, 09:56 AM

Seiko sports 100 digital.
It was really good while it lasted but it's long gone to heaven now.
I think it was left somewhere in the Middle east if my memory serves me correctly

It was first and last digital/quartz watch as a contempory thing back in the day

BigBoy17 · 1 January 2020, 10:13 AM

Breitling

TeutonicCarFan · 1 January 2020, 10:32 AM

IWC pilot Chrono, vintage omega speedmaster, JLC master geographic, omega speedmaster automatic, Rolex submariner ... In that order.

Next would like either BLRO, WG day-date green dial vs meteorite dial, or WG Daytona. Perhaps panerai 513 (rose gold radiomir with brown dial), love the cost and look but not sure want bling of rose yet.

jlovda · 1 January 2020, 10:54 AM

In 1969 my first good watch was a Tissot PR-516 with a 24 hr dial. $100. This picture is someone else's off ebay. One year later I bought my 5513 in Europe. I gave it to my brother. He scratched the crystal and gave it to an unknown jeweler who incorrectly mount a new crystal. He went to Hawaii and it got destroyed by salt water. I'm still fascinated by the dial and wish I could find another nice one.

T_PR516.jpg

BT1985 · 1 January 2020, 10:56 AM

I had a quartz Bulova chrono I bought when I was 14. Dreamt of nicer watches until I could afford one.

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ganiccus · 1 January 2020, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by chloebear

Funny about the wrist hair....I assumed incorrectly that Rolexes would pull my wrist hair. They never do.

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I know right? Oyster bracelets are such a blessing for my wrist, so robust yet comfortable at the same time.

samson66 · 1 January 2020, 11:33 AM

This is painful for me but I did have a couple Invictas.

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Fedpete · 1 January 2020, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exador

Yep. TAGs were the watch in the 80’s. Only day traders and used car salesmen wore Rolexes

This was mine:

This is crazy. I had this one and then another which was a blue plastic case. Last one was a full lume face from mid 90s. These were fantastic watches.

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BelovedWatch · 1 January 2020, 11:49 AM

Omega Bumper

cop414 · 1 January 2020, 01:00 PM

Bulova Marine Star, gifted it to my step son some time ago.

ibang1 · 1 January 2020, 01:21 PM

Swatches

peticks · 1 January 2020, 01:50 PM

Tag Heuer S2000

89Sem · 1 January 2020, 03:50 PM

Pic borrowed from web but that was the watch

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Thines · 1 January 2020, 04:17 PM

Omega Seamaster 300M Professional

Ian Macdermott · 1 January 2020, 08:18 PM

This old Timex a birthday present from my mother. Still ticking away quite happily and keeping good time.

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Mac-427 · 1 January 2020, 10:45 PM

Stainless and gold Seiko Datejust look alike.

DLRIDES · 1 January 2020, 11:28 PM

A combination of Timex Expeditions for years, then made a huge leap forward to Citizen Eco-drive ........................... which I perceived as an expensive high-end watch !

brandrea · 1 January 2020, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samson66

This is painful for me but I did have a couple Invictas.

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spoilsofwar01 · 1 January 2020, 11:36 PM

1970's

1st Timex
2nd Sekonda (made in the USSR)
3rd Marcey Digital watch

1990s onwards
(saw me owning)

2 x sekonda
2 x timex
1 x Ted Baker

2000 onwards
(my knowledge of watches grew as did my understanding of my error of my ways)

A steep learning curve, this found me buying and selling silver pocket watches and Avia wrist watches to fund my first Rolex, one thing I have learnt is you can spend a fortune on deposable watches that wont stand the test of time... Buy quality and they will last a life time.

cc75 · 1 January 2020, 11:41 PM

Tag Heuer Monaco.
Sold to finance my 116710LN

YUL · 2 January 2020, 12:06 AM

There have been many over the years, the last two were a Longines Hydroconquest and an Omega Constellation. Both different enough to hang on to.

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adawil2002 · 2 January 2020, 12:39 AM

Some digital thing & Fake Rolex YG DD. Bought My Explorer II in 1986

BlakeA · 2 January 2020, 12:52 AM

Sinn 556A.

AK797 · 2 January 2020, 01:38 AM

Swatches and a Raymond Weil.

OttawaSteve · 2 January 2020, 01:49 AM

Bulova, Timex, several Seikos, Citizen,etc. The last before the two Rolex's was a Tag Formula 1 chrono, which I still wear occasionally.

Nikrnic · 2 January 2020, 01:51 AM

My first nice watch was a Baume Mercier hand wound 18k square tank case on a brown leather strap, very thin dress watch. I wore suits every day for work. It was nice at the time. My first Rolex, a TT Date came a few years later.

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armybuck041 · 2 January 2020, 01:54 AM

I can still remember how crazy it felt to have spent two grand on a watch. Simpler times :)

sickened1 · 2 January 2020, 01:55 AM

Tag, Omega, Longines, Breitling, Seiko, Omega, Citizen, Oris, Ball, Casio, etc. Just to name a few.

lkngshrp · 2 January 2020, 02:14 AM

My very first watch was a Timex... then graduated to Seiko Quartz (still have it) then Tag S/el (couple over the years, still have one quartz chrono) then on to Rolex...

1 January 2020, 01:00 PM	#41
cop414 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Tim Location: Pennsylvania Watch: 14060M Posts: 72,123	Bulova Marine Star, gifted it to my step son some time ago. __________________ Rolex Submariner 14060M Omega Seamaster 2254.50 DOXA Professional 1200T Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons TRF's "After Dark" Bar & NightClub Patron P Club Member #17 2 FA ENABLED

1 January 2020, 08:18 PM	#46
Ian Macdermott "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Willy.B.Banned Location: Sheol Watch: ing the detectives Posts: 2,721	This old Timex a birthday present from my mother. Still ticking away quite happily and keeping good time. Sent from my HRY-LX1 using Tapatalk __________________ Welax no one other than wobblers muggers and sad WIS types notices your Wolex. The rest of the populace are way too busy staring at their shiny new iPhone 24s or worrying about paying the gas bill..

1 January 2020, 11:28 PM	#48
DLRIDES 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: Don Location: NC/WY Watch: Me Posts: 4,665	A combination of Timex Expeditions for years, then made a huge leap forward to Citizen Eco-drive ........................... which I perceived as an expensive high-end watch ! __________________ *Purchasing your first non HOA home on a 3 acre lot DOES NOT equate to owning a “farm”.*

1 January 2020, 11:36 PM	#50
spoilsofwar01 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: "H" Location: England Watch: ing Rainclouds Posts: 1,439	my history 1970's 1st Timex 2nd Sekonda (made in the USSR) 3rd Marcey Digital watch 1990s onwards (saw me owning) 2 x sekonda 2 x timex 1 x Ted Baker 2000 onwards (my knowledge of watches grew as did my understanding of my error of my ways) A steep learning curve, this found me buying and selling silver pocket watches and Avia wrist watches to fund my first Rolex, one thing I have learnt is you can spend a fortune on deposable watches that wont stand the test of time... Buy quality and they will last a life time. __________________ "H" 5513 Submariner 1968 114270 Explorer 2005 Smiths W10 1968 Tissot Seastar 2011

2 January 2020, 12:39 AM	#53
adawil2002 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Andrew Wilson Location: Brunswick, Maine Watch: 16550 Explorer II Posts: 1,773	Some digital thing & Fake Rolex YG DD. Bought My Explorer II in 1986 __________________ 6284 SS, 16014 SS Jubilee silver stick, 16253 TT Blue Thunderbird, 16550 SS Exp II Cream, bought in 1986, 116400GV Z-blue Milgauss, 79260 Tudor, 116660 DSSD-Blue, 116500LV Daytona White, 116710 BLNR, 326934 Blue Skydweller

1 January 2020, 09:56 AM	#32
Dirt "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Brisbane Watch: DSSD Posts: 8,053	Seiko sports 100 digital. It was really good while it lasted but it's long gone to heaven now. I think it was left somewhere in the Middle east if my memory serves me correctly It was first and last digital/quartz watch as a contempory thing back in the day

1 January 2020, 10:13 AM	#33
BigBoy17 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Real Name: Nik Location: NYC Posts: 1,166	Breitling

1 January 2020, 10:32 AM	#34
TeutonicCarFan "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Buffalo Posts: 41	IWC pilot Chrono, vintage omega speedmaster, JLC master geographic, omega speedmaster automatic, Rolex submariner ... In that order. Next would like either BLRO, WG day-date green dial vs meteorite dial, or WG Daytona. Perhaps panerai 513 (rose gold radiomir with brown dial), love the cost and look but not sure want bling of rose yet.

1 January 2020, 10:54 AM	#35
jlovda "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: John Location: Midwest Watch: 5513,1675,216570 Posts: 1,505	In 1969 my first good watch was a Tissot PR-516 with a 24 hr dial. $100. This picture is someone else's off ebay. One year later I bought my 5513 in Europe. I gave it to my brother. He scratched the crystal and gave it to an unknown jeweler who incorrectly mount a new crystal. He went to Hawaii and it got destroyed by salt water. I'm still fascinated by the dial and wish I could find another nice one. T_PR516.jpg

1 January 2020, 10:56 AM	#36
BT1985 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: USA Posts: 2,911	I had a quartz Bulova chrono I bought when I was 14. Dreamt of nicer watches until I could afford one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1 January 2020, 11:33 AM	#38
samson66 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Mike Location: Downy Ocean Hon Watch: my money leaving! Posts: 13,751	This is painful for me but I did have a couple Invictas. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S10 using Tapatalk

1 January 2020, 11:49 AM	#40
BelovedWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Real Name: Thomas Location: Delaware Watch: Patek 3919J Posts: 41	Omega Bumper

1 January 2020, 01:21 PM	#42
ibang1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: MD Posts: 40	Swatches

1 January 2020, 01:50 PM	#43
peticks "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: MN Posts: 162	Tag Heuer S2000

1 January 2020, 03:50 PM	#44
89Sem "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Philadelphia,PA Watch: Rolex, Omega Posts: 256	Pic borrowed from web but that was the watch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1 January 2020, 04:17 PM	#45
Thines "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Redlands CA Watch: Your Back! Posts: 135	Omega Seamaster 300M Professional

1 January 2020, 10:45 PM	#47
Mac-427 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 167	Stainless and gold Seiko Datejust look alike.

1 January 2020, 11:41 PM	#51
cc75 Banned Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: CA Watch: Skydweller Posts: 319	Tag Heuer Monaco. Sold to finance my 116710LN

2 January 2020, 12:06 AM	#52
YUL "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Montreal Watch: Datejust 126333 Posts: 50	There have been many over the years, the last two were a Longines Hydroconquest and an Omega Constellation. Both different enough to hang on to. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

2 January 2020, 12:52 AM	#54
BlakeA "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Tulsa Posts: 270	Sinn 556A.

2 January 2020, 01:38 AM	#55
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,368	Swatches and a Raymond Weil.

2 January 2020, 01:49 AM	#56
OttawaSteve "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Real Name: Stephen Wilson Location: Ontario Watch: 116613LB Posts: 149	Bulova, Timex, several Seikos, Citizen,etc. The last before the two Rolex's was a Tag Formula 1 chrono, which I still wear occasionally. __________________ 116613LB 126300

2 January 2020, 01:51 AM	#57
Nikrnic "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: Louis Nick Ric Location: Michigan, USA Watch: Blnr, Expll, Subs, Posts: 10,171	My first nice watch was a Baume Mercier hand wound 18k square tank case on a brown leather strap, very thin dress watch. I wore suits every day for work. It was nice at the time. My first Rolex, a TT Date came a few years later. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

2 January 2020, 01:54 AM	#58
armybuck041 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Fred'ton Canada Watch: Easy Come, Easy Go Posts: 304	I can still remember how crazy it felt to have spent two grand on a watch. Simpler times :) __________________ Easy come, easy go....

2 January 2020, 01:55 AM	#59
sickened1 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Real Name: Ed Location: SoCal Watch: ugiveiswatchuget Posts: 9,049	Tag, Omega, Longines, Breitling, Seiko, Omega, Citizen, Oris, Ball, Casio, etc. Just to name a few.

2 January 2020, 02:14 AM	#60
lkngshrp "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Great White North Posts: 130	My very first watch was a Timex... then graduated to Seiko Quartz (still have it) then Tag S/el (couple over the years, still have one quartz chrono) then on to Rolex...

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