New to this place, greetings!
Hi there,
French enthousiast here, name is Theo. Looking for places like this, where we can talk and share about our hobby, in a friendly and laidback manner.
I am in my forties. I have been taking a deeper interest into mechanical watches since 2017, altough I always wore watches. But you know, where I live, it was mostly Swatch ones (which I deeply respect), on the dressy side.
My interest was picked in 2017 when Baltic launched a kickstarter. I fell in love with the retro, 1940's aesthetic chronograph they introduced. With a display caseback! And what is this column wheel and that spongy feel when you start the chrono ? And is it true that the Seagull ST19 was originally the Venus 175 ? And wait a second... what is this complete world of swiss and french manufacturers that got wiped away by the quartz crisis and are barely known nowadays?!
You can see this trap I got clenched into. Collecting mechanical watches intertwines topics that are dear to me : History / design / durability / testimony of the industrial age.
First vintage was a Longines ultrachron and at the time, I was shit-scared to spend so much money on something that might not fully work. But it went good, and the hunting / buying / selling / consolidating bug took me.
I have a small wrist (16cm / 6'3 inches) as you can see on pictures.
Lastly, I would say that I don't fancy much complications. I find beauty in balance, and a 3 hands, date or no date really does it for me.
Looking forward to chat and learn more with you all!
A beautiful collection. Love your Longines and Grand Seiko. I started collecting in a similar way. It’s become quite a rabbit hole. Here‘s my vintage Longines from 1954.
And you've brought some lovely looking friends with you. Welcome! Looking forward to chatting more.
Welcome to the forum. Great watches you shared. Longines is a favourite brand. Vintage as well as new.
Welcome to the forum. Great watches you shared. Longines is a favourite brand. Vintage as well as new.
Thank you. Always loved Longines as a brand, partly because of their achievements since 1832, partly also because they are nowadays in Omega's shadow due to strategic considerations from the swatch group (I have an odd fascination for underdogs!).
I like what they are doing lately, and I think the watch community appreciates it aswell.
Welcome!
Welcome to WC, glad you’re here. I think most of us recognize at least some of our own stories in yours. You have some nice watches, I especially love that Longines.
Bienvenue dans le groupe, très belle collection.
Welcome!
Bienvenue l'ami, belle collection et beau parcours !
welcome to watchcrunch, my father also have longines and use it everyday eventhough its not vintage, built quality is awesome
Welcome to WC my friend. Great collection so far.
Killer collection so far and welcome to the space. I think you’ll find this a fun place for discussions on the topics you mentioned.
Welcome to WC, love your longines and grand seiko.
Welcome! That Grand Seiko is a stunner.
Welcome, Nice collection!
Welcome & Enjoy! You have a great collection Theo. Looking forward to some great posts.
Welcome to WC! My personal favorite of your’s is the Grand Seiko. I love them as a brand, especially their technical innovations.
Welcome! You are going to really enjoy WC!
Welcome!
o/ welcome 😀👍
Welcome to WC 👍
welcom to this forum. I am french too, from Grenoble. I hope you have a good english (not like me sometimes).
Bienvenu à toi ami francophone. Très belle collection! I'm also an Omega and Grand Seiko fan. Glad to connect here and elsewhere (ie: IG, link in my profile).