What watch started it all for you?
So I dabbled a little bit in watches but never took too much of an interest. Around 2015 I just got home from a deployment and bought my first place. I had a little extra cash saved up and bought this Helgray Meca Quartz off of kickstarter with really no prior knowledge of watches. This watch is what turned me into a full out addict. Anyways I moved onto higher end mechanical watches but I just found this neglected at the bottom of my nightstand drawer. I threw it on the wrist and I remember why it sparked my watch obsession. I love the design of this thing and it brought me back to the beginning. It got me wondering which watch really kicked off everyone else’s watch collection.
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For me was this mido multifort automatic with open case back, I bought this piece 17 years ago, now belongs to my nephew that is like my little brother, he knows how important it was for me and I decided to give him as his first watch
I always had one or more watches but my Datejust started it for me.
Purchased in '07, Orient Mako Gen I. Seen a few things lol 🤣😆.
Like @YourIntruder I already had a couple of watches, but acquiring this one really plunged me headfirst into the rabbit hole:
For me was this mido multifort automatic with open case back, I bought this piece 17 years ago, now belongs to my nephew that is like my little brother, he knows how important it was for me and I decided to give him as his first watch
That’s awesome that your keeping it in the family. Nice looking piece!
Like @YourIntruder I already had a couple of watches, but acquiring this one really plunged me headfirst into the rabbit hole:
That’s gorgeous
Purchased in '07, Orient Mako Gen I. Seen a few things lol 🤣😆.
Awesome! Still running all these years later?
Awesome! Still running all these years later?
Yup.
Interestingly enough, this is one of the few watches I haven't had anyone check anything on, gaskets/seals/etc.
At this point, just waiting to see when/if it'll need a service.
It used a 469 based movement, and even though Orient no longer makes it, that movement was used in thousands, if not millions of Orient's, so sourcing parts and/or a movement from a donor watch shouldn't be too hard.
Yup.
Interestingly enough, this is one of the few watches I haven't had anyone check anything on, gaskets/seals/etc.
At this point, just waiting to see when/if it'll need a service.
It used a 469 based movement, and even though Orient no longer makes it, that movement was used in thousands, if not millions of Orient's, so sourcing parts and/or a movement from a donor watch shouldn't be too hard.
This orient movements are work horses for sure.
This one in 1992 andvi sold it in 2022
I had a few watches before but I bought them because I needed them. This, purchased in 2000, was the very first watch I didn’t need but bought anyway😁
It’s still with me and will be the last to let go if ever.
I don't recall what watches I had as a child. Probably Timex?
In high school, I bought several Guess watches from Macy's thinking I was buying quality.....
So I guess it would be Guess, since that's when I started buying my own watches for myself and tried to buy something decent.
My very first mechanical watch that got me on this craze. Oddly enough, im wearing this very watch today.
This one started it all for me at age 14 since 1986