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4 - Sinn / Hamilton / Longines / Omega - 202309132314
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Collector Description
I know quite a lot about watches, I’ve been buying and selling (never to make money) maintaining a 5-watch collection for many years. I’ve had a lot of watches, and this is where I’ve landed.
The Sinn- Love at first sight when I first saw the black pearl 556. Hugely disappointed on wrist and in person. The indices shine, and the dial is a weird flat black 99.9% of the time. If you like mother of pearl dials and you like Sinn, go for the white one if you can find it, I’m going to pick that one up if I see it at a reasonable price (I paid 1200USD for mine). But anyway, yellow is a special colour to me and I love the 556 so here it is, no ghost date position on the crown (all other 556 watches have one except the von 400 limited series pictured here), also, 38mm and display back, antimag, workhorse movement, 200m water resistance, an absolute banger for value. Go get a 556 if you have the money. One watch to do it all, and I’m talking the regular 556i or 556A. The coloured ones carry a stupid markup being limited and blah blah.
The Hamilton-no date, green dial, orange accents, titanium, 38mm, display back, great brand, great movement, smooth push pull crown, incredible value, and that’s what I’m all about.
The Longines- this picture didn’t do this justice and for that I apologize. It’s all black, but with blue shiny stars over “chronometer” and a blue shiny Longines logo under “Longines”. The indices are applied, and incredibly executed. And has a seconds hand that has too many cool quirks and features to list. This is the Longines Spirit in 40mm for Bucherer, seems to be pretty rare, and while I have difficulty saying it’s my favourite watch I will say I wear it more than the others here. Incredible value for money, probably the best value in my collection considering the smoothness of the crown and finishing on this watch. Teddy Bulbasaur said it’s a better offering than Tudor Ranger as it’s equal in almost every aspect except the movement—but it’s much cheaper, and shit, looks way better in my opinion. Something to think about. And sorry, but this thing needs to be seen in person, lots of non-watch enthusiast people make comments on this one. “Cool watch” as they say.
The Omega- I sometimes need strong antimagnetic properties, and I used to want a Rolex Milgauss, but the price hike, the premium price for Rolex, and the fact that the master co-axial in my Railmaster denim (matrix blue super awesome grand seiko level dial, 15000 THOUSAND gauss) shits all over the Rolex in almost every way. Sorry, not sorry. I should also add that I get 3 other cool watches for still less than the price of the milgauss. Dial needs to be seen to be appreciated, and oddly enough, omega does a terrible job showing it even in their own catalogue.
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A.I. Collection Summary:
This four-watch collection emphasizes durable, automatic tool watches blending field and pilot aesthetics with sporty elegance, from Sinn's bold yellow limited edition to Omega's refined Co-Axial mastery, appealing to the practical enthusiast who values German precision, Swiss heritage, and everyday rugged versatility across 38-40mm cases with power reserves from 38 to 72+ hours.
**"Rugged Tool Watch Quartet"**
Watches in Collection:
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Avg Price ($):
9026
2256.5
1520