Drawer of Shame
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I was going to say this watch isn’t actually in a drawer of shame, but when I went to take a picture I found it in a box in the closet far from any watch I’ve worn in the last year. So yeah.
A 90s TAG Heuer SEL. Because it’s a 90s TAG Heuer SEL. Also the bracelet seems to have shrunk with age, and I have mislaid the spare links 😁
A small Raymond Weil gifted to me by my Father in Law. It wasn't really a gift as much as it was a "I don't want this anymore, you like watches?, You can have it". Its a Gold, oval, 32mm watch that doesn't suit my style or wrist size but its a nice little piece. Just not nice enough to be with the pieces I actually wear. To the drawer it goes.
1965 Surf King GY won't take a full wind (or any real wind). In the queue for the watchmaker it goes.
Vostoks. Hateful things. Got maybe 3, all utter shite. I get they're cheap but they're unreliable, inaccurate and badly made. Also a few bust GShocks from my youth ( maybe just need batteries but really not my thing)
Two Vinceros that I can’t really sell or give away. One (green dial Chrono S) was a groomsman gift from my brother and the other (Apex panda dial) an “I don’t like this anymore…you want it?” from my dad. I don’t like either anymore. Both are 43mm.
Two Vinceros that I can’t really sell or give away. One (green dial Chrono S) was a groomsman gift from my brother and the other (Apex panda dial) an “I don’t like this anymore…you want it?” from my dad. I don’t like either anymore. Both are 43mm.
That's good on you to want to give them away, kind of surprised nobody would want them. Maybe a child or teenager? No.1 does look typical Vincero, though I like that green dial, but I actually like no. 2 a little. Put any other name besides "Vincero" on it and I'd like it even more, so there's some of my prejudice there.
I was going to say this watch isn’t actually in a drawer of shame, but when I went to take a picture I found it in a box in the closet far from any watch I’ve worn in the last year. So yeah.
Ummm, uhhhh, uhhhh . . . it's not boring!
A small Raymond Weil gifted to me by my Father in Law. It wasn't really a gift as much as it was a "I don't want this anymore, you like watches?, You can have it". Its a Gold, oval, 32mm watch that doesn't suit my style or wrist size but its a nice little piece. Just not nice enough to be with the pieces I actually wear. To the drawer it goes.
It sounds like a little jewel. I think technically it's in the "Extras Drawer" and not the D.O.S.
1965 Surf King GY won't take a full wind (or any real wind). In the queue for the watchmaker it goes.
Man, look at that. That's worth reviving if it's not crazy expensive.
Vostoks. Hateful things. Got maybe 3, all utter shite. I get they're cheap but they're unreliable, inaccurate and badly made. Also a few bust GShocks from my youth ( maybe just need batteries but really not my thing)
But you bought 3 Vostoks. Why 3 if you knew they were no good? Reason I'm asking is because I have three old school little Seiko 5s. They're pretty lousy watches. Don't keep good time and have wildly variable power reserves. So why did I buy three? The dials, the dials . . !
A 90s TAG Heuer SEL. Because it’s a 90s TAG Heuer SEL. Also the bracelet seems to have shrunk with age, and I have mislaid the spare links 😁
Watch and reason noted. But I had a TAG Heuer 1000 in the early 90s. Bluer than blue dial, curves on the case, great looking bracelet. Wish I still had it.
Ummm, uhhhh, uhhhh . . . it's not boring!
AND it’s a tourbillion!!!
It sounds like a little jewel. I think technically it's in the "Extras Drawer" and not the D.O.S.
I may break it out for a fancy dinner one of these days.