When I was a child, my father used to wear a Bulova Accutron Snorkel 666 feet which I was always fascinated by. He treasured it a lot and I remember watching him staring at it for much longer than he… Read More ›
Vintage Watches
The very funky Wakmann Regate
While this isn’t the first time we’ve offered a regatta timer on our site –we rather like them and are constantly seeking them out– we haven’t come across too many of the super cool, jumbo sized Wakmann Regates from the… Read More ›
The Wild World of Vintage Watch Collectors
Today, Eric owns Wind Vintage, a company dedicated to offering exceptional watches for sale at all price points and providing advisory services to top vintage watch collectors worldwide. On FOMO Sapiens, Eric talks about the FOMO-inducing culture of high-end collecting,… Read More ›
The Omega Memomatic
I spotted the above Omega Memomatic in a local jewellers today and was surprised at how taken I was with it. The grey dial is simply stunning and the unique inner orange hands, to set the alarm, add to the… Read More ›
A conversation piece
Such a good pitch for the wonderful Accutron technology.
Two watches, no more
I am lucky. I own a watch that I absolutely love. The design is fantastic, it has a splash of colour that makes it stand out, it is very accurate and it is just the right size for my wrist…. Read More ›
An ‘aged to perfection’ Rolex 6542 GMT
This photo shows a Rolex 6542 GMT which has aged in such a way that would be impossible to fake. It just caught my eye because of the way the patina contrasts with the Pepsi bezel and the subtle age-related marks…. Read More ›
The Seiko SRP775: instant vintage
I bought an SRP775 when it was first released and ended up flipping it for a PADI version which was then flipped for something else and so the familiar tale of loving watches continued until I ended up back with… Read More ›
The Citizen 51-2273
As always, though, the dial and hands are what ultimately sell the watch and with the Citizen 51-2273 diver, I’m a huge fan. Many vintage Citizen divers aped Rolex with the use of Mercedes hands. There’s nothing wrong with that… Read More ›
My grail watch: a Bulova Accutron Snorkel 666 feet
A grail watch is considered to be the one that an individual desires for many years and I have almost got mine now. There is a reason why it is ‘almost’ my grail watch, but it is not quite because… Read More ›
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