Reply With QuoteVery easy choice for me- some from of Seadweller. If it is my only watch, would not go for vintage.
Following the train of thought from another thread. If you could only own one watch and you had infinite budget for purchase and maintenance - it has to be a watch in existence, what would you want to own and why?
Martyn.
Very easy choice for me- some from of Seadweller. If it is my only watch, would not go for vintage.
Spot on, for my lifestyle the fit, form and function of it is plenty and its an absolute all time iconic looking piecesOriginally Posted by RAJEN
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This, because it’s so different and practical. Assuming my budget was ‘infinitive’
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Probably a Royal Oak Chrono, for the reasons already outlined above!
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A Rolex submariner ‘nipple dial’. An absolute grail of mine.
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It would have to be A. Lange & Sohne Langematik Perpetual in platinum and silver dial.
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5712A for me. Stunning watch, fit for every occasion
I think a mint original blue Tudor snowflake sub for me.
When I wonder this, I usually think along the lines of practicality... i.e. what could I wear every day without issue, that I really like? That would probably lead me to a Black Bay 58, which I still haven’t seen ‘in the flesh’, but I think is a really well executed sports watch.
If the question was ‘what one watch would be most special’, then I think it would be either a Mil-Sub (5517), or an early Rolex chronograph (4113? 3330?).
Hmm,like others if its one watch then a diver/tool watch that also looks smart is a winner and I also naturally go for what I have, a PO. If cost were not a part of the equation I might have gone for a Sub date....probably not though
Rolex day-date on President bracelet or PP Calatrava of some description.
This one.
my current daily one.
Seadweller 43
fits me perfectly and for me, the best balanced size/design of any Rolex I've owned. I was on the list 2 years for it .
If it wasn't for this one, second without question would be the IWC Aquatimer 2000 in Titanium.
I alreasy own mine, Sinn EZM1.
It is truly a wear anywhere, do anything watch.
Dave
The DayDate or a basic Patek was the conclusion I came to.....I went for the DD because of it’s toughness and durability. 10atm, rugged movement. I know people who have worn a DD every day for twenty years, including lots of swimming and diving. I had a 5711, but it never felt rugged enough for my tastes.
I still have one other mechanical watch, but the DD is a fine everyday watch, especially in white gold where you don’t look like a member of the Sopranos (hopefully).
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116500 white dial Daytona. I’ve got/had some fantastic watches but I always come back to this one.
Something with historical importance, such as a Mark 1 DRSD from 1967 with the slimmer case and the patent pending caseback. Full set of course with the original insert, superdome crystal and a mint condition 9315 bracelet.
With an infinite budget for upkeep I would pick a 5280P. I think it looks stunning with the salmon dial.
J
With 3 inserts
And a jubilee bracelet
And a rubber Oysterflex
So 9 looks....... but only one watch
Second Generation VC Chrono.
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For me. This one:
For me it would have to be a Doxa Sub 300t Conquistador Professional. Although into watches for a long time it was the Doxa that started the madness for me and if I managed to get one perhaps it would end the madness
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Simon
Ralph Waldo Emerson: We ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.
Rolex sub
Ooh! NiceThis, because it’s so different and practical. Assuming my budget was ‘infinitive’
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And meThis one.
Difficult, but I think the seadweller 43. Just perfection to my eyes and on my wrist.
George Daniels' coaxial Patek Nautilus.
According to Woodward, Daniels claimed to have tuned it to within five seconds a year. A claim that Woodward, after playing with a stock Omega Coaxial, was minded to accept.
So it's a Nautilus, it's had every ounce of Daniel's skill and obsession crafted into it, it's phenomenally accurate and a perfectly robust and utterly waterproof watch that is entirely practical for everyday wear. Like many of my favourite watches, its also battered to Hell on the outside and a perfect jewel on the inside.
Every time I see it I yearn.
Wasn’t aware of that... that is special.
I thought it was a joke...but Googled it, and it’s true. Amazing.
I've got some decent pictures of it somewhere, both at the old and new site. The ones on the net are awful. I'll post them if I can find them.
Given that the world is going to hell quicker than I anticipated in my youth it would have to be a platinum and diamond Rolex. Probably a President day date - to be able to turn into cash anywhere in the world with or without recognition of the brand. Platinum over yellow gold as sometimes I like to be discreet ��
Gray
This one - always does the job. Legible , water resistant , torch like Lume and slips under a cuff
I've been lucky. Mine is one I already own. I've been hoping for someone to remake/homage the 6B/159 since I first set eyes on it many years ago. The recent Longines 'reissue' (in typical Longines fashion) is a travesty (and not a patch on the Omega anyway). The Smiths PRS-29 Air Ministry ticks all the boxes for me and there is nothing about it I'd change or can even nit-pick. The 'Smiths' on the dial is a genuine bonus. Give Eddie a knighthood sez me...
I have always said an original Breitling Cosmonaut would stop me chasing watches; which is why I have never bought one.
A 5517 would be close second.
I already own one watch.
If it were a watch suitable for constant wear - work, casual, holiday etc - it would be my Sinn 556a.
Not high horology but it would work for me. It would be the last of my watches I would get rid of.
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Either an Omega Aqua Terra (38mm) or a Rolex Oyster Perpetual (36mm) both with a white dial.
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This one for me.
I would 100% agree with this if there was a version at around 42mm. I sold mine as it was just a little too small for me but a stunning watch.
With 3 inserts
And a jubilee bracelet
And a rubber Oysterflex
So 9 looks....... but only one watch
Sea dweller 16600
All the patel and lange i tried ruined my backhand for some reason
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The Explorer 36mm which I have would be my choice. In my opinion it is suitable for work, casual and smart and a watch no one notices.
Got mine a couple years back and still haven’t changed my mind.
me too its put me off everything else
Got mine a couple years back and still haven’t changed my mind.
If I could only own one watch that would be my modern datejust with blue dial.
Great for every situation.
Yes, I could live with that. And the overdraft.
Got mine a couple years back and still haven’t changed my mind.
Poss 5164 Travel Time
I think I'd just hang on to my PRS18Q.
New battery every 10 years and I'll still be able to read the time when I get old(er)
Doesn't have to be expensive to be just right!
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