That Tudor bronze is the nuts! Love that watch.
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Which box is this? Wolf?
Yep!
damn dude - you’ve got a three bed / two bath in a mid-size city sitting in that box. love the dj - is it a 36?
Yep, I love the DJ36! Easy wearing, but a nice bit of glimmer.
When you put it that way, it sounds a lot more attainable 😂
In what city? Not mine that's for sure
True. All told, looks to be, conservatively, around $140,000 to $150,000 in watches, assuming MSRP purchases and no precious metal versions (other than the two-tone Santos). That's probably near or just under half the average cost of a 3 bed 2 bath in most American metros.
As someone who's bought a house in a smaller US metro recently.. $150k is only getting you a 3/2 if it's old as hell and basically needs to be completely refinished. Housing prices are terrible still...
I don’t mean to hijack, but what major US metro area has a 3br/2ba for $300k? In a decent state, I mean.
Serious question!
Honestly, fair question. 300k in any major metro or suburban area is tough. $330k is where decent houses start to crop up in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota area, which is the only metro I'm really familiar with.
Fair enough. Just realize you said “most American metros”.
It’s also a question of what defines the metro area. I have a friend in the “Portland metro area”, according to them. They’re a 40 minute car ride from downtown in no traffic. Roughly 60-90 minutes with traffic, they said. They don’t work downtown, so it’s no biggie for them, but when I’ve visited and stayed downtown, it’s a drag to get them to come out. Their 3/2 in a decent area is $500k-$600k. Super dated and/or small (under 2000sqft) places are $400k+.
Damn, yeah, 500k to 600k will get some really nice houses in the MSP metro. Crazy housing markets
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~~Tudor~~
Another r/watches bingo 😒🎉
...every other watch in your collection is fantastic, though. You deserve some credit for that
Not a Patek fan I’m assuming?
I like Patek plenty! Just has never been a priority for me and I prefer VC as far as Trinity manufactures go.
Is that Master Ultra Thin the white gold one? This is a hell of a rounded out collection OP, love it
Master ultra thin is sweet, does that one have a silver/Slate dial? Or is this a lighting trick?
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Lol yea, I would be too. Give me that chrono overseas, GMT Master, and Speedmaster, and I could never buy another watch again and still be very happy
That VC is my grail. Jesus that thing is beautiful
Which one lol
Gold Overseas with the blue dial. I would use the rubber strap
Holy shit
From the title I thought I would see a average men collection, but I was very wrong. I bet you’re happy bro! there’s 4 of my dream watches in there 😆 cheers p.s. shame for the snowlfake, I would’ve certainly kept it against the santos
Yeah I loved the Snoeflake when I first got it. But Seiko killed it for me by just making SO MANY limited release dials with all those silly names. Whit Birch, Cherry Blossom, Green Birch, Diet Birch. It just got silly and I can’t take the Heritage line seriously anymore. The snowflake was the OG “cool dial” heritage spring drive. No longer.
The Santos, however, was the first ever wristwatch. Timeless yet still kind of edgy. For me it was a must-have.
Yeah it’s a thing in Japan to have several limited editions. Doesn’t take away from the OG snowflake for me, but that’s personal.
Holy moly! Congrats! Spectacular! Just one of these watches is worth more than my entire collection of 10!
It’s a rock solid collection, man.
Love the VCs and the Freak. Superb collection!
Very jealous of your 16710, is it a tritium dial?
This one is the old Luminova with a “Swiss only” dial.
Love the freak.
What a collection! Just wow ! Only lacks a sarpaneva and a de bethune imo
How do you feel about the Sarpaneva face?
Great collection. we have quite similar tastes and collection philosophy.
Not sure why the two VCs...but everything else is nice.
The UN Freak is among my grails. Can you tell me what the ownership experience is like? Do you wear it often? Do you get comments on it? Is it fragile and therefore you're constantly aware of it on your wrist?
Any insight or other anecdotes would be fascinating.
BTW, fantastic collection. Aside from the Freak I love the blue VC and the gorgeous JLC.
The FreakX surprised the hell out of me and has every bit earned a spot in my collection and regular rotation. Some days I do consider reaching even deeper into the Freak line, but what I love about FreakX is how approachable a form factor it is; the other models don’t have crowns and wind from the caseback, for example. It’s the gateway drug to Freak land, apparently.
Ulysse Nardin watches are actually quite durable. Did you know they brought the silicon hairspring to the world of horology? Now even Patek is using them.
It gets comments and questions, and I can always tell who the watch collectors in the room are from the lingering gazes. I’ve never come across another guy wearing one. But most people, of course, don’t notice watches at all.
It’s light and made out of titanium, and has lots of fun and unusual hidden design flourishes. I wouldn’t say I “bang it around” but I wear it quite comfortably. Sometimes I long for even more of that visual intrigue and Freak DNA. But the restrained look does make it fly under the radar and makes it more daily-able.
Thanks for such a thorough reply. Sounds like a fantastic watch to wear and a unique experience for the wearer. For the time being I hope it's okay if I live vicariously through you!
One day....one day.
Love the diversity in your collection! What strap are you rocking on the Speedy?
It’s a Color 8 Horween shell cordovan strap some small-time strap maker in Vietnam made me.
How long was the wait on that VC? That thing is absolutely gorgeous! Do you have any other pics of it?
This one? https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvK-dF4NYo5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Or my other Overseas? The Chronograph was a text away. It got me in line for the gold model 18 months later.
Looking good man! Thanks!
Im happy as well both with the watches & the box
The Cartier! I don't see too much on here about them, but I love a good Cartier.
Whoa…
Any collection with a Freak is next level
Love the Freak! Beautiful collection OP!
Jesus that’s a clean collection. Very nice.
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