Favorite Watches In Your Collection That Are Not Your Typical Style

Subject pretty much says it all. For me, 2 of my top 5 watches in the collection are divers, but I generally dislike “Diver’s” as a genre of watches. This topic I’m sure has been covered, but what the hell. What are some of your favorite watches that fall within a category that overall you’re not a fan of?

For me, it’s these two “divers” – The Sinn EZM and the slightly more ubiquitous Omega SMP 300.

But I’m sure WUS can come up with some fun examples to this query!

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Favorite Watches In Your Collection That Are Not Your Typical Style

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Have you ever bought a watch that’s too big? (Sidebar: Don’t drink and eBay…)

Periodically we get a “is this watch too big for me?” thread. They usually include some snarky comments and “if you have to ask…” type responses. Well, here’s mine finally. I’m a bit of a period-specific Omega mark – 1995-2015 or so. I have a Railmaster, Speedy, and recently acquired SMP 300 from around this era. So naturally I have been looking at Planet Oceans for quite some time, and finally got serious about one.

A couple weeks ago I was scouring ebay listings after unfortunately…

Have you ever bought a watch that’s too big? (Sidebar: Don’t drink and eBay…)

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Watch you took a chance on and ended up absolutely loving; or one that fulfilled expectations and beyond…

As a counterpoint to the “just not bonding with it” thread, what’s a watch you salivated over, saved up for, etc. and then ended up fulfilling all your expectations? Or, one you took a chance on and still ended up bonding with it to the point that it’s a long term keeper?

Easy answers for me:

1) Sinn EZM3 – Was love at first sight, and it’s been awesome. Incredibly accurate, built like a tank, and I’m not even a diver guy typically. But it’s just so cool (to me). I even love the…

Watch you took a chance on and ended up absolutely loving; or one that fulfilled expectations and beyond…

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Finally got my first Longines – Spirit 40mm

I have wanted a Longines Spirit for a while now. Went back and forth on the specific model – really liked the no-date version, but it’s only available in Titanium and I’m not a big Ti guy. Also considered a Zulu but I have a few GMT’s already and don’t really need the complication, plus they’re more expensive. Finally settled on a blue 3 hander, and the question was 37 v. 40. I found a well priced, near mint 40 on eBay and decided to pull the trigger.

It arrived yesterday and I am…

Finally got my first Longines – Spirit 40mm

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Feel Like I’ve Reached the Breaking Point – Thoughts Welcome

Recently I bought an Omega Seamaster. For a long time I thought it’d be the last Omega model I’d have any interest in. But one day, it hit me. Like a ton of bricks. I own an 1861 Speedy and a 2500 Railmaster. Do I want this SMP to complement the ridiculous concept of “Air Land & Sea” – at least that’s how it works in my head. But then I got to thinking – who cares? Certainly not me. So why am I doing this.

I REALLY want a green watch. Not a specific one, just one to make me happy.

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