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24 April 2015, 02:28 AM | #1 |
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My first birth year watch
There really is something about owning a watch from the year you were born. As collectors, we seek meaning and justification for our habit and there is perhaps no stronger excuse to pull the trigger on a nice vintage watch than "birth year." Whether it's the reason you sought out the piece in the first place, or the nudge you need on a watch you're on the fence about, it's a strong incentive. That watch has lived a life parallel to yours. It's seen things, like you have. It belongs on your wrist, after all these years apart.
Or something like that. I found my first birth year watch a few days ago at a watch shop in Los Angeles. I'd always wanted a Datejust. Like so many here, I found my way to TRF seeking information about a hasty ebay purchase I made back in 2013: http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=282587 I returned that watch, after some good advice and the realization that I wanted something a little closer to what it looked like when it came out of the factory. I opted not to buy a Datejust back then, and instead began my deep dive down the Rolex information wormhole. Two years later, and I still feel like I'm just scratching the surface. However, I am able to recognize a watch that speaks to me. And this one did: So, I bought my first birth year watch. The full set was an added perk, but the dial is what got me. Crisp and clean and not all that common. At 43 years old, the tritium hour dots have gone a little grey but hey, at 43, who hasn't?
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24 April 2015, 02:43 AM | #2 |
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Congratulations! What a beauty! Even more satisfying to find a birth year piece that's complete. It's truly yours now.
Out of curiosity which shop in Los Angeles? |
24 April 2015, 02:47 AM | #3 | |
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I found it at Hill Street Watch Co. They are affiliated with the well known vintage experts, ABC Watchwerks. Nice people.
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24 April 2015, 02:50 AM | #4 |
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Very nice and special too...BIG Congratulations
Am also trying to find my birthyear watch myself |
24 April 2015, 02:56 AM | #5 |
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Great set, love the dial! Enjoy your birth year 1603
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24 April 2015, 03:35 AM | #6 |
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Very nice full set! I get what you're saying and have two birth year watches myself.
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24 April 2015, 04:15 AM | #7 |
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very nice, congrats!
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24 April 2015, 04:45 AM | #8 |
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Beautiful! Congrats
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24 April 2015, 11:32 AM | #9 |
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Congrats!
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24 April 2015, 11:37 AM | #10 |
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Very nice! I totally relate to your story. I found my b.y. as well and am loving it
Congratulations and enjoy |
25 April 2015, 03:11 AM | #11 |
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Congratulations it is a beauty. I wish I had started looking for one earlier. Good examples from my birth year are getting harder to find!
Enjoy and wear in good health! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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27 April 2015, 08:28 AM | #12 |
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DB ba AES
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27 April 2015, 10:34 AM | #13 |
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Congrats. When i first started collecting i looked for a birth yr watch first which got me into vintage.
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27 April 2015, 12:34 PM | #14 |
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Totally sick!
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27 April 2015, 12:46 PM | #15 |
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Congrats dude. Looking for a birth year DJ myself.
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27 April 2015, 12:54 PM | #16 |
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What a set!
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