Heaven?

I would have loved to see that.

All for sale?

What did you pick up?

Prices look pretty reasonable.

I have that same Bulova:

Estes Park, Colorado

Its freaking gorgeous in person

Sadly, I can't right now.

I was SORELY tempted.

I know how that is.

I’ll bet when you can buy there will still be plenty left for you.

This is an annual destination for us; so it's nice to know I'm close-ish, but far enough away I can't run down every month & buy one

You gotta find comfort where you can!

Amazing. I love antique shops, but I've never come upon a pocket of actually cool watches. What a find!

The wife has made a critical error. She said if I dream of one of the watches, I should get it.

She sounds like a kind soul! Too naive to deal with a watch collector!

Oh, she owes me. She's taking a sister trip to Europe next year & I'm not allowed to go.

Great looking selection, Great pics! I would just Start researching completed auctions on ebay for each of the watches you have photos of. I guarantee @Aurelian didn't pay 275.00😎

@Aurelian Do you remember the model of this Bulova? Pretty Smokin' case design!

@DeeperBlue

You try them on, ask questions, ask for the caseback to be opened, compare to the Dr. Ranftt database and hope

If I was in buying mode, I would have tried on every potential purchase.

Hey, I'm just the messenger. 😉🤣

No she's not mad.

I still can't believe that you hiked all over Columbia in those swim trunks.

The model is a "Norman" which was very popular for Bulova in the 1940's. It is very similar to the "Arnold". The main difference is that the scrolling design extends to the lugs in the Norman. Mine is a few years older than the one pictured because the Bulova name is not applied as in the one in the shop.

@Whitesalmon is right. I didn't pay anything near that price. Even with a new crystal (glass) and some minor tinkering, I paid well less than half that amount.

Glad to hear it... I may make a suggestion to Mrs Yonder, that we are now allowed to buy watches if they appear in our dreams. Im pretty certain of the reaction I'm going to get though 😞

An Aladdin’s cave!!! 💙

She owes me for taking a trip to Europe without me.

If it weren't for that, I'd be in your same boat.

You should buy that Bucherer as a investment piece. Now that it's owned by Rolex it's going to be worth triple 😂

Would have been super tempted to pull the trigger on the Bulova 🔥🔥

I was, but if there's one thing I've learned from collecting, it is this: I will likely regret impulse purchases. Always do the research first.

I was tempted, but patience & research

Wise words!

Cool place.