Did you know that your buddy Smaug is a Time Lord?

Smaug · **on:** June 30, 2015, 01:58:07 AM

Here are a few of my collection I shot just now, to get the merit badge:

Display box, top.

Display box, drawer. Note the two Victorinox on the bottom right:

Display box, top. Bottom row are all Seiko, top row are all from my grandpa, including one Seiko:

Russians. (all Vostok mechanicals)

Casio quartzes:

Miscellaneous:

Smaug · **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2015, 02:07:42 AM

Here are a few more glamorous photos that I shot earlier:

Casio DBC-611. I refer to this as my "retro smart watch. It's ultra-useful, even 30 years later. (they're still made and sold new). DBC prefix = DataBank Calculator.

Geekin' out:

My Invicta 8926OB with my Star Wars buddies:

My Squale 20 Atmos. This one has an automatic mechanical Swiss movement (ETA 2824) a solid link bracelet, a timing bezel, and a (virtually) scratch-proof sapphire crystal:

One of my favorite Seikos:

...and the back:

The Casio PRW-3000 (this is for the Asian market only, I bought it from a Singaporese (?) eBay seller. It is my most useful watch. Solar charged, atomic-sync'd, big display, compass, barometer, altimeter, thermometer, timer, alarms, stopwatch, World time, sunrise/sunset data, etc.

Casio G-Shock GD-350. This one has the timer accessible from the home screen via the lower right button, and a vibratory alarm, for either really loud, or really quiet areas.

Here's the hand-wound Shanghai "Peace" watch, which my (Chinese) wife got me for Father's Day this year.

Here's one of my wife wearing my Sea-Gull M186S. The observant viewer may notice her hairless wrist and nice curves in the background...

Smaug · **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2015, 02:21:25 AM

Hamilton Navy Pioneer, with the high-class ETA 2895 movement.

...and the back:

Hamilton Khaki King:

Sea-Gull mechanical moonphase. Gone but not forgotten:

1960s vintage Bucherer automatic:

1983 Rolex Datejust:

Casio AMW-320. This is the one Schwarzeneggar wore in Kindergarten Cop:

Victorinox Original, with the rare red bezel:

1960s vintage Omega Seamaster:

detron · **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2015, 02:25:50 AM

VERY nice!

I see you got the Same G-Shock GD350 model I have (All black, with negative display) it is a Great watch!

not as nice as some of your others, but I do not have any REALLY nice watches. just a few G-Shocks, which I love

Smaug · **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2015, 02:29:52 AM

Casio Heart Rate Monitor, with its "bra"

Aside from Schwarzeneggar, do you know who else liked the Casio AMW-320? Lou Ferrigno and Denzel Washington:

A 1973 vintage Vulcain chronograph, hand-wound:

This Orient had a nerdy and fun internal slide rule bezel:

Emewo mechanical alarm:

1942 Benrus hand-wound. It was my great-great aunt's going away gift to my grandpa in November of 1942 for WW2.

This is the first one that got me hooked on watch collecting. The Seiko SKX031K2 midsize diver:

Rolex Explorer. I sold both of the Rolexes; didn't want to have that kind of money tied up in them in the end.

This 1971 Bucherer, my grandpa used in the darkroom to time his exposure times on the enlarger:

Tissot Classique Desire quartz. Thin, quiet, accurate.

Limes Bauhaus. A gift from my dad for college graduation:

May I have my Time Lord Level 3 merit badge please?

ColoSwiss · **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2015, 02:32:07 AM

Think you're due for a Time Lord Level 10! Very impressive!

zoidberg · **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2015, 02:34:51 AM

Quote from: Smaug on June 30, 2015, 02:29:52 AM

May I have my Time Lord Level 3 merit badge please?

Done!

Do you mind if I move this thread over to the gadget section?

Marius · **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2015, 03:04:21 AM

Lord Smaug

Super collection you got there!

Smaug · **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2015, 04:56:53 AM

Quote from: zoidberg on June 30, 2015, 02:34:51 AM

Done! Do you mind if I move this thread over to the gadget section?

Now that my fellow knights have seen it, I don't mind. ;-)

Smaug · **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2015, 04:58:59 AM

Thanks for the kind words, Fellas. If you ever need watch advice, you know who to call.

I can also change batteries or size bracelets at a very fair rate, or barter for something MT-related. Just drop me a PM.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2015, 06:19:44 AM

I must say nice little collection you got there

I was always a watch fan myself..
JR

Chako · **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2015, 10:28:39 AM

I had one of those Casio Data Bank Calculator watches...only mine was in all black plastic. It was the watch I wore as I went into high school. I remember playing around with the calculator all the time...and being forced to take it off for math exams.

Sadly, this is one watch I wasn't able to hold onto as it fell apart on me. The plastic keyboard fronting fell off with wear, and it has been lost since.