Welcome to the Poor Man's Watch Forums - WIS of the Month Watch Idiot Savant Of The Month (WOTM). This award can be awarded to the same person repeatedlyhttp://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/list.php?29Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:41:07 -0400 Phorum 5.2.11 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,482376,482376#msg-482376 June 2013: saskwatch (Jon) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,482376,482376#msg-482376PMWF Name: saskwatch

Preferred Watch Brands: any vintage Chinese

Styles: basic three-hander

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: none

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: none

First Watches in the Collection: Mondaine Swiss Railways Watch. First vintage Chinese watches: Sea-Gull with ETA 2878, Shanghai 7120

Favorite Food: anything, as long as the ingredients are fresh

Favorite Drink: water

Collects mainly: vintage Chinese mechanicals

WIS since: ?

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: [www.myvcms.com]

Age:

Family:

Profession:

Lives in: Saskatchewan

Other Passions: music

Hobbies: watch collecting

Favorite Quote:[/quote]]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthThu, 02 May 2013 15:40:25 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,482375,482375#msg-482375 May 2013: JP (Jean-Paul) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,482375,482375#msg-482375PMWF Name: JP

Preferred Watch Brands: Older Orient M-Force. Rolex. Panerai.

Styles: GMT and worldtimer, but finding new love for divers.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Off-Shore..... if not that Orient M-Force
Other 1

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it:
20b wrist 1

First Watches in the Collection: Tissot Full Calendar-Moon Phase (Quartz) and Longines Admiral Chrono (7750 auto)

Favorite Food: Couscous Royal

Favorite Drink: H2O

Collects mainly: Orient

WIS since: End of the 80's

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: pmwf, cwf

Age: 47

Family: wife, 2 kids

Profession: Marketing Mgr

Lives in: Chicago Suburbs

Other Passions: Travels

Hobbies: No much besides watches. Kids still young and keep me busy.

Favorite Quote:[/quote][/quote]]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthThu, 02 May 2013 15:39:56 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,482360,482360#msg-482360 April 2013: Chris L. (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,482360,482360#msg-482360PMWF Name: Chris L

Preferred Watch Brands: I don't limit myself here

Styles: Military, Aviator, vintage

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Currently dreaming of Fortis B-42 Cosmonauts chronograph, mainly because I bought and own my last 2 dream watches (Ball Mad Cow and vintage Omega Seamaster 300)


Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Omega Seamaster 300 of late 1960's era


First Watches in the Collection: Vostok Komandirskie and Amphibia

Favorite Food: Bacon-wrapped filet mignon

Favorite Drink: New Glarus Brewery Spotted Cow, or a Coke

Collects mainly: Vostok submarine themed watches, anything else I find interesting.

WIS since: 2004

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: http://yoyoartist.blogspot.com/

Age: 46

Family: Just me and my watches

Profession: Service Manager / repair technician

Lives in: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Other Passions: yo-yo's and spin-tops

Hobbies: photography, hiking

Favorite Quote: Wherever you go, there you are!]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthThu, 02 May 2013 13:43:37 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,474109,474109#msg-474109 March 2013: Smaug (Jeremy) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,474109,474109#msg-474109

PMWF Name: Smaug

Preferred Watch Brands: Bucherer, Omega, Casio

Styles: Sleeve-friendly divers, vintage gentleman's watches

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Breguet Classique 5157BA/11/9V6

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Sea-Gull M186S

First Watches in the Collection: 1971 Bucherer diver, Swatch Body & Soul, Seiko SKX031K2

Favorite Food: Aurelio's thin crust pizza

Favorite Drink: Leffe Blonde Belgian Abbey Ale

Collects mainly: Variety

WIS since: 2002

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: [s134.beta.photobucket.com]

Age: 36

Family: Daughter (turns 1 on March 2nd!)

Profession: Electrical engineer

Lives in: Northern Chicago suburbs

Other Passions: Classical music, chess

Hobbies: RC electric trucks and airplanes

Favorite Quote: Well begun is half-done
-Aristotle]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthFri, 01 Mar 2013 21:39:35 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,473951,473951#msg-473951 February 2013: Alberta Time (Ron) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,473951,473951#msg-473951PMWF Name: AlbertaTime

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: vintage Chinese mechanicals...or divers.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Shanghai 24 jewel diver

http://s154.beta.photobucket.com/user/joelchan1/media/24jshm.jpg.html

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Taihang "for military"



First Watches in the Collection: Baoshihua, Zhu Feng and the Taihang "military".

Favorite Food: meat & vegetables :)

Favorite Drink: Gold Kili 3-in-1 Coffee

Collects mainly: Watches, Chinese ephemera, and 60s posters

WIS since: 2008

Age, Family: 60, the planet.

Profession: musician, geek, HR guy, writer. artist, handyman.

Lives in: Peace River northern Alberta

Other Passions and Hobbies: philosophy, economics, writing, photography

Favorite Quote: "That stone buddha deserves all the birdsh*t it gets. I wave my skinny arms like a tall flower in the wind." Ikkyu]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthThu, 28 Feb 2013 20:03:05 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,473950,473950#msg-473950 January 2013: IF (Ioannis) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,473950,473950#msg-473950PMWF Name: IF

Preferred Watch Brands: No special preferences, admiration for many though!

Styles: I like almost all watches, Divers' and vintage ones a little more!

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: None, do not believe in dream watches, e.t.c...

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: None!

First Watches in the Collection: A couple of nos Tissot watches, an Orient quartz ( still have it), Seiko auto......

Favorite Food: No problem, but if possible, fresh fish and vegetables!

Favorite Drink: Beer would be O.K. Wine also. Lately , I have to admit that coffee is enough!

Collects mainly: Watches

WIS since: End of eighties up to beginning of nineties was clear enough that I am a watch collector!

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: None, do not believe in such things!

Age: Forty-three and counting.....

Family:

Profession:

Lives in: Island of Crete in Greece ( Europe).
Famous Matala Beach Festival is here!!!!!

Other Passions: Fishing!

Hobbies: No more .

Favorite Quote: I have no idea!]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthThu, 28 Feb 2013 20:02:18 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,462109,462109#msg-462109 December 2012: RR218 (Marcel) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,462109,462109#msg-462109PMWF Name: RR218

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: I have no particular brand I collect although I have an abundance of Seiko watches in my collection

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Ultimately I want to own a watch with an ETA 7750 in it. I'm getting in negotiations currently for this MontBlanc that I tried out a couple months ago...



Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: My absolute favourite watches would be my Breitling SuperOcean Professional and my 1944 Waltham US ORD DEPT.





First Watches in the Collection: My first would be a 1940's Bulova and a Cortebert which I bought together about 25 years ago at a flea market. Both long gone.

Favorite Food: Hot beef sandwiches

Favorite Drink: Coke Zero as a soft drink and Sambuca when I want to relax.

Collects mainly: Anything that captures my attention.

WIS since: 1987

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link:

Age, Family: 47, 2 children

Profession: Customs Officer

Lives in: A van, down by the river!

Other Passions and Hobbies: Writer

Favorite Quote: Boundless eternity hath been granted unto me, and, behold, I am the heir of eternity; to me hath been given everlastingness[/quote]]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthWed, 05 Dec 2012 08:27:47 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,459163,459163#msg-459163 November 2012: ncmoto (Ken) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,459163,459163#msg-459163PMWF Name:Ken Lloyds .. ncmoto


Preferred Watch Brands: any swiss vintage divers

Styles: 70's funk


Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Early Daytona



Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: ZODIAC 75ATM



First Watches in the Collection:Tudor 7928

Favorite Food: Stuffed Derma

Favorite Drink: Dr Browns Diet Cream

Collects mainly: Divers

WIS since:1960s

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: Early Rolex Subs

Age: 66

Family:

Profession: Custom bike builder

Lives in: Ct.

Other Passions: Flying, dogs

Hobbies: watches, flying

Favorite Quote: "I don't know enough even to say I don't know enough"]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthTue, 13 Nov 2012 21:22:38 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,454760,454760#msg-454760 October 2012: Ethan Mack (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,454760,454760#msg-454760PMWF Name: Ethan Mack

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: I like a huge variety of styles from early vintage
military, aviation & maritime inspired themes to newer dress styles, mechanical hand
winders, autos East & West, electronics and even some quartz. I tend to concentrate on
50's-70's era vintage hand winders, funky dials, transistorized movements - really anything
unique. With medium sized wrists, I also appreciate medium sized cases with aesthetically
clean, uncluttered dials.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Christiaan Van Der Klaauw CVDK ECLIPS
www.klaauw.com

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: 70's Retro Lord Elgin diver:
http://www.flickr.com

First Watches in the Collection: Elgin, Hamilton, Lord Elgin, Marc Nicolet, Bernhardt

Favorite Food: Sushi

Favorite Drink: Almost any peaty Islay single-malt

Collects mainly: Interesting Swiss vintage, Electronic, LIP and Pulsar

WIS since: 2 years and counting!

Age, Family: 39 Married, no kids

Profession: Owner of sustainable Landscape Design & Maintenance Company

Lives in: Northern California, Bay Area, U.S.A.

Other Passions and Hobbies: Environment, Ornamental Pruning, Painting, Fine Art, Music,
Travel, Writing

Watches I Own: Favre Leuba, Lord Elgin, Hamilton, Marc Nicolet, Bulova, Bernhardt, Tissot,
Ollech & Wajs, Tressa, Roamer, LIP, Fortis, Microma, Pulsar....I'm sure Im forgetting a few.

Favorite Quote:
"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."
- Groucho Marx]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthWed, 17 Oct 2012 10:19:34 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,447378,447378#msg-447378 September 2012: James T. Kirk© (Johan) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,447378,447378#msg-447378PMWF Name: James T. Kirk© (Johan)

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Divers, and sturdy well designed and made big lumps of steel watches (think Android, Seiko, Swiss Legend, etc.) preferably 42 ~ 45 mm ø

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Many, but this one is one of them: http://www.uret.se/images/large/op/omega-seamaster-2209.50.00_LRG.jpg

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Seiko SKXA35:

First Watches in the Collection: TCM radio controlled watch (Junghans movement), Casio Marine Gear AMW 320r-9a

Favorite Food: Meat + Potatoes ;-)

Favorite Drink: Brandy

Collects mainly: watches ;-)

WIS since: years

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link:

Age, Family: 56, wife and 1 son

Profession: Used to be consultant, hire employee for a home building corporation, between jobs now

Lives in: The Netherlands

Other Passions and Hobbies: Audio and Home Theatre, Honda cars, alternative Operation Systems (OS X and Linux mainly)

Favorite Quote: It is true that relationships are a lot messier than rules, but rules will never give you answers to the deep questions of the heart and they will never love you. (The Shack, W.P.Young)]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthTue, 04 Sep 2012 11:44:44 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,447376,447376#msg-447376 August 2012: No vote took place, due to >> (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,447376,447376#msg-447376
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Favorite Quote:]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthTue, 04 Sep 2012 11:41:48 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,447374,447374#msg-447374 July 2012: Jimmy50 (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,447374,447374#msg-447374 Dave M WIS of the MonthTue, 04 Sep 2012 11:40:07 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,430973,430973#msg-430973 June 2012: ARupard (Allen) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,430973,430973#msg-430973PMWF Name: ARupard

Preferred Watch Brands: Too many to List

Styles: Divers and GMT's

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Tudor Snowflake Sub

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Changes Regularly

First Watches in the Collection: Seiko H556 Ani-Digi & Two tone Tag Heuer Diver, both Christmas gifts from my Parents in the late 80's

Favorite Food: Mexican

Favorite Drink: Iced Tea or Beer, not necessarily in that order

Collects mainly: Divers

WIS since: Early 70's

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link:

Age: 48 Family: Wife and 9 year old Son

Profession: Maintenance Sales for a major large cabin business jet manufacturer, before that I was an Aircraft Mechanic.

Lives in: Texas

Other Passions: I'm a major league Parrot Head

Hobbies: besides watches I Love Golf

Favorite Quote: " when you point the finger at someone remember there are three pointing back at you"]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthMon, 18 Jun 2012 06:53:45 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,430972,430972#msg-430972 May 2012: Wodo (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,430972,430972#msg-430972PMWF Name: wodo

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Glycine

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: i don't know exactly

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Airman B. 22


First Watches in the Collection: I got my first watch when i was a little boy (~10 years),
a very nice little diver, black case with a rubber strap. One day my watch broken down and
i was very sad! I wanted to repair it! :)

Favorite Food: Fishes

Favorite Drink: Whisky subjectsmiley08!

Collects mainly: Computers

WIS since: 05/2012

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: Hikes

Age, Family: 42/single

Profession: Trucks driver

Lives in: France

Other Passions and Hobbies: Hikes, Linux, books.

Favorite Quote: No idea :)]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthMon, 18 Jun 2012 06:52:41 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,430971,430971#msg-430971 April 2012: Carlopmwf (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,430971,430971#msg-430971PMWF Name: Carlopmwf

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: No particular brand or styles. I like watches in general and some model specifically. I have a few that I really like, but there are nice Dive watches, nice military watches, nice pilot watches, nice Digital watches, nice dress watches, etc.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: I don't have a dream watch but if this means a watch I will never have that I really like then this is the Omega Planet Ocean, white dial markers and black bezel.

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: I don't have one favorite watch but I like several, Glycine Combat watches, Incursore, Seiko Alpinist older series,

First Watches in the Collection: Poljot hand wind aviator limited edition

Favorite Food: Any good food, does not really matter, when well made any food from any region could be great

Favorite Drink: Mineral Water

Collects mainly: Anything I like that I can afford

WIS since: 2009

Lives in: Los Angeles

Other Passions and Hobbies: Motorcycle riding, I like pens too.

Favorite Quote:

"WHAT IS GREATNESS?

THE HARDEST TASK one can have is to continue to love his fellows despite all reasons he should not.

And the true sign of sanity and greatness is to so continue.

For the one who can achieve this, there is abundant hope.

For those who cannot, there is only sorrow, hatred and despair. And these are not the things of which greateness -- or sanity or happiness are made.

Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate alone is the road to disaster. To love is the road to strength. To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe."]]> Dave M WIS of the MonthMon, 18 Jun 2012 06:51:12 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,412982,412982#msg-412982 March 2012: Obsidian (Dan) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,412982,412982#msg-412982 Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthMon, 16 Apr 2012 23:34:17 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,395981,395981#msg-395981 February 2012: FloridaSam (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,395981,395981#msg-395981PMWF Name: FloridaSam

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Divers, Aviators, vintage Seikos, anything cool, vintage and from a pawn shop.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Rolex 5514 Comex
[doubleredseadweller.com]

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: My 1972 Rolex 1601 Datejust
[oi43.tinypic.com]

First Watches in the Collection: 1994 Omega Seamaster Professional Pre Bond

Favorite Food: Sushi and Mexican... I love them both...sometimes at the same time!

Favorite Drink: Cuban Coffee

Collects mainly: I love hunting pawn shops and flea markets, whatever finds me is what I collect.

WIS since: I was 12 and my father bought a Rolex Datejust. I knew I would love watches, especially mechanicals from that day forward.

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: www.pmwf.com is my favorite watch link, duh!

Age, Family: 40, single.

Profession: Lawyer by education, but at 40 am changing professions to one that utilizes my hands as well as my mind.

Lives in: West Palm Beach, Florida.

Other Passions and Hobbies: Vintage hi-fi, vintage guitars and tube amps, music in all shapes and forms.

Favorite Quote: I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself.]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthWed, 15 Feb 2012 23:54:55 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,391872,391872#msg-391872 January 2012: Lawrence Talbot (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,391872,391872#msg-391872PMWF Name: Lawrence Talbot



Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Love tough looking watches, usually bigger ones. Love Bernhardts, Seiko Divers, Omegas and Panerai for sure.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Probably the 45mm Planet Ocean with a black bezel.

[www.omegawatches.com]

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Bernhardt Globemaster

[forums.watchuseek.com]

First Watches in the Collection: Still relatively new, but my first was my most expensive: Bedford Time Company, made by Mecaline. Then came the Bernhardt Globemaster, and the Officer, and then a Pam homage.

Favorite Food: Grilled Chicken or Steak.

Favorite Drink: Ice Tea or Coffee

Collects mainly: Watches, old toys, movie memorabilia.

WIS since: Probably about 2010

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: www.pmwf.com :-)

Age, Family: 30 years old, with a wife and one little boy, he's 4.

Profession: Adjunct Professor, full time PhD student.

Lives in: Virginia

Other Passions and Hobbies: Love making movies, especially writing and directing. I like working out a lot, and definitely spending time with friends and family. I like camping and hiking too, as well as Mt biking.

Favorite Quote: Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult. - C. S. Lewis

Read more: [www.brainyquote.com]]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthSun, 29 Jan 2012 11:46:10 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,381452,381452#msg-381452 Dec. 2011 - Noah Fuller (18 replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,381452,381452#msg-381452
PMWF Name: noah

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Seiko, Omega, Sinn. Dive and military.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Rolex Submariner, no-date, old-school style


Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: TSUNAMI Classic


First Watches in the Collection: Very first "real" watch was a Victorinox..then fell in love with the Seiko 6309

Favorite Food: Pizza!

Favorite Drink: Beer ..but he loved Scotch, and he always said there was "nothing more civilized than two men sitting down to talk calmly over a single-malt Scotch"

Collects mainly: SEIKO

WIS since: Early-mid 2000s

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: www.10watches.com

Age: Lived April 10th, 1970 - April 13th, 2011 (Aged 41)

Profession: Watch modder/designer/photographer

Lives in: Hong Kong / Canada

Other Passions and Hobbies: Motorcycles, rugby, golf, scuba (certified PADI instructor), and of course, the ladies

Favorite Quote: "So be it."

R.I.P. to our most kind and wonderful friend.













]]> JohnnyT WIS of the MonthMon, 13 Feb 2012 21:10:56 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,373114,373114#msg-373114 November 2011: AlbertaTime (Ron) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,373114,373114#msg-373114PMWF Name: AlbertaTime

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: vintage Chinese mechanicals...or divers.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Shanghai 24 jewel diver

[i154.photobucket.com]

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Taihang "for military"

[www.amchpr.com]

First Watches in the Collection: Baoshihua, Zhu Feng and the Taihang "military".

Favorite Food: meat & vegetables :-)

Favorite Drink: Gold Kili 3-in-1 Coffee

Collects mainly: Watches, Chinese ephemera, and 60s posters

WIS since: 2008

Age, Family: 60, the planet.

Profession: musician, geek, HR guy, writer. artist, handyman.

Lives in: Peace River northern Alberta

Other Passions and Hobbies: philosophy, economics, writing, photography

Favorite Quote: "That stone buddha deserves all the birdsh*t it gets. I wave my skinny arms like a tall flower in the wind." Ikkyu]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthWed, 16 Nov 2011 13:12:40 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,364277,364277#msg-364277 October 2011: OldHippie (Mike) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,364277,364277#msg-364277PMWF Name: OldHippie

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Seiko, Citizen, Bulova and Casio(preferably Pathfinders and G-Shocks)

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Tough call. The elusive Orange Snorkel. Or the much more obtainable Orange Doxa 750T professional.

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: This is one I actually own. Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel 666 diver. aka. "The Devil Diver"! Of course a strong second is a
Seiko Orange Monster.

First Watches in the Collection: Favorite Food: Just about anything! Greg Honeycutt would be proud!

Favorite Drink: Beer.

Collects mainly: Watches and photography equipment

WIS since: I was a kid

Age, Family: 43 Married

Profession: Optician, part-time photographer

Lives in: Emmaus Pa.(about an hour north of Philadelphia)

Other Passions and Hobbies: Hunting, Hiking, Fly-Fishing and Photography

Favorite Quote: "What a long strange trip it's been!"]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthTue, 18 Oct 2011 19:11:44 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,356595,356595#msg-356595 September 2011: Timemiser (Tim) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,356595,356595#msg-356595PMWF Name: Timemiser

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: As far as brands go I am willing to give anything a try. I do like Seiko for price, style, quality and durability. I like divers, but my tastes are evolving.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: I dream about them all and there are so many but this one fascinates me. It is an incredible work of art and technical accomplishment. Believe it or not, it is not a diver. It is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2. It is just above $300,000. That definitely makes it a dream watch!

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: If I had a favorite, I would only have one watch.

First Watches in the Collection: My first in the collection was a graduation gift from my parents. A dress Seiko 8223.

The first nice wacth I ever bought for myself was the same year. I wanted something sportier.Yes it was a diver! A Seiko Sport 100 8123-6099.


Favorite Food: Food should be plural.

Favorite Drink: Any thing I don't regret in the morning! Mostly water. As of late my favorite alcohol is "American Honey" by Wild Turkey.

Collects mainly: I try not to collect too much anymore, besides watches. I am afraid of being on the "Hoarders" show.

WIS since: I have loved watches since the day my granfather gave me a broken, brightly colored sport watch. All I remember is that it was sort of square, with a vivid blue dial along with red and yellow accents. I think it might of been an old Seiko. It sat in my top dresser drawer for years with alot of other stuff I had collected as a little boy. I have no idea what happened to it. I still have my top dresser drawer filled with odds and ends. As a matter of fact it is the same dresser, but I refinished it when I moved out. Yeah, I tend to hold onto things, except of course that darn watch!

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: PMWF of course.

Age, Family: Not quite over the hill, been with my wife 27 years and we have two teenagers, a son and a daughter. My son also has a bit of the WIS bug too.

Profession: Field Supervisor for HVAC company.

Lives in: Georgia

Other Passions and Hobbies: Being with family and friends.

Favorite Quote: Too many. How about least favorite. " You bought another watch!?"]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthMon, 19 Sep 2011 18:29:06 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,355397,355397#msg-355397 August 2011: BobbyMike (Michael) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,355397,355397#msg-355397Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: I mainly concentrate on diving and tool watches, although I’ve been diversifying lately.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Ahhh, that is an everchanging beast as I’m frequently seeing watches for the first time. If I had to be pressed it would be either a Blancpain Aqualung or an early Tudor Sub.


ncmoto's (Ken) Tudor Sub


Aqualung from the 'net

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: I guess my Seiko Sportsmatic Deluxe




First Watches in the Collection: A Blue dialed quartz Seiko Sports 100 that I bought new in 1980. It’s patiently waiting repair in my box of watch stuff.

Favorite Food: Tex-Mex, Sushi, homemade pasta, my wife’s desserts.

Favorite Drink: In order I drink our well water (delicious), Coca Cola, Dark beer (porters, stouts) and eggnog.

Collects mainly: Watches and old woodworking tools.

WIS since: ? Hard to say. I guess I was one long before I knew the term.

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: www.pmwf.com

Age, Family: I'm 48, married for 21 years to my wonderful wife, Elizabeth. We have 4 children, whom we’ve homeschooled, Samuel (18), Crispin (16), Martin (13), and Charlotte(8). We are sort of a DIY family, we raise our own Chickens for eggs and meat, make our Maple syrup, can our own vegetables and generally try to grow as much of our own food as possible.

I was born into a Naval family at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth Virginia. I grew up in various places in the South, such as Memphis before my dad was assigned to Moffett Field in California in the early 1970’s. After my dad left the Navy we moved to Houston, Texas where I lived until I joined the USMC. I was stationed at Marine Barracks 8th and “I” in Washington, DC and Camp David. While stationed in DC I used to come up to Columbia County, NY with a friend to visit his family farm. While there I grew to appreciate the area and ended up moving up there after I left the USMC. I only meant to stay for a few years, but met my future wife, fell in love and stayed.

My wife and I ran our own glassblowing studio for about 13 years, where we designed and sold our own lines, wholesale and retail. During that time I also learned how to make custom boots (hiking and Cowboy), restore old houses (with an emphasis on homes built from 1760-1890) and build custom furniture. After we stopped blowing glass I went into construction full time. I’ve also managed a farm Store, sold cars and installed Solar Hot Water systems.


Profession: I still make custom furniture and cabinetry, work as a carpenter (trim and rough), install Solar Hot Water systems and recently learned the trade of water mitigation.

Lives in: Beautiful Columbia County NY

Other Passions and Hobbies: Collecting old cars/trucks, brewing my own beer.

Favorite Quote: “Children are a gift from God, a reward….”]]> BobbyMike WIS of the MonthThu, 15 Sep 2011 15:57:51 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,346688,346688#msg-346688 July 2011: DRFP (Bill) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,346688,346688#msg-346688PMWF Name: DRFP

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Seiko Automatics and other Automatics Including Swiss

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Grand Seiko GMT

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Seiko Monster Dive watch

First Watches in the Collection: Seiko 5 automatics

Favorite Food: Steak Subs

Favorite Drink:Coffee

Collects mainly: Automatics

WIS since: 2006

Age, Family: 47, 3 children all grown: Chris 22 Elizabeth 20 Mathew 19 Wife: Elaine

Profession: Physician

Lives in: Georgia USA Currently

Favorite Quote: Do not try, Do. (Yoda)]]> Anonymous User WIS of the MonthSat, 13 Aug 2011 23:56:54 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,330547,330547#msg-330547 June 2011: dano0 (Dan) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,330547,330547#msg-330547


PMWF Name: dano0

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Zodiac, Seiko

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Cristoph Claret [www.worldtempus.com]

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Zodiac 125th Anniversary edition
[forums.watchuseek.com]

First Watches in the Collection: Seiko SQ quartz

Favorite Food: Italian

Favorite Drink: Beer.....Like the cheaper brands (High Life, Pabst, etc.)

Collects mainly: Automatics.....

WIS since: 2003

Age, Family: 29, Fiance, 2 stepchildren, and my son, Dean who is three in Novermber

Profession: United States Postal Clerk

Lives in: Toms River, NJ

Favorite Quote:[/quote] He who dies with the most toys wins.]]> Anonymous User WIS of the MonthThu, 16 Jun 2011 20:05:10 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,330545,330545#msg-330545 May 2011: Flasharry (Harold) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,330545,330545#msg-330545PMWF Name: flasharry

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: I prefer vintage watches and styles, notably Art Deco. Not a big fan of divers

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Accutron MkIV Railroad [members.shaw.ca]

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Rolex Explorer I [members.shaw.ca]

First Watches in the Collection: Elgin 7 J 18S pocket watch

Favorite Food: I could murder a good curry!

Favorite Drink: Canada Dry Ginger Ale - Diet, with O’ Douls Amber coming in second (can’t drink alcohol, medical issues there)

Collects mainly: vintage

WIS since: 2002

Age, Family: 61

Profession: retired!

Lives in: Calgary, Alberta, Canda

Favorite Quote: “You never know what lonesome is, ‘til you get to herdin’ cows”]]> Anonymous User WIS of the MonthThu, 16 Jun 2011 19:53:36 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,323629,323629#msg-323629 April 2011: Wycombe (Daniel) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,323629,323629#msg-323629PMWF Name: Wycombe aka Daniel Z.

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: I like most styles but prefer to wear divers therefore I buy mostly divers.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: That changes, I've had many dream watches over time. Of course I wouldn't mind the Patek 5980 but to keep it realistic I've always had a weak spot for the Oris Chronoris.

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: Of the watches I own? Must be my modded Seiko Sumo, aka "the SuMMo".

First Watches in the Collection: A quartz '80ies Omega Seamaster and a quartz TT Tissot dresswatch.

Favorite Food: Anything charred... subjectsmiley02!

Favorite Drink: I love good beer!

Collects mainly: Mainly divers, both new and vintage.

WIS since: Since I discovered the Internet and PMWF. subjectsmiley65!

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: OceanicTime by Lex, a great blog about diver watches of any price range.

Age, Family: 33, married, three daughters. subjectsmiley33!

Lives in: Orsa, Sweden. But a Stockholmian by heart and birth... subjectsmiley01!

Other Passions and Hobbies: I'm a hardcore football (that's soccer to most of you...) and ice hockey fan, I used to travel wherever my team went, all around Sweden and all across Europe during the glory days. Being a father of three and living 400km's from Stockholm nowadays I can't follow my team quite like I used to but I see every game on TV.

Favorite Quote: The one in my signature, I love that quote.
Quote
Bertrand Russell
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:59 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,300148,300148#msg-300148 March 2011: JP (Jean-Paul) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,300148,300148#msg-300148PMWF Name: JP

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: My favorite kind of watches have power reserve and worldtime / GMT function. Hence me favoring Orient on a poor man's budget. Any Rolex Explorer or GMT or Panerai would fit the bill too.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Panerai GMT - PAM321 (see attached)

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: My white M-Force. Even though it is not a worltimer. It has the perfect fit and weight. And a beautiful white/siver dial with a nice MOP glow to it. (see attached)

First Watches in the Collection: My very first watch was a Pulsar Ana/Digi in the early 80's. First watches with actual collection intent were a Tissot full calendar/moon and a Longines Admiral Chrono. I still have those.

Favorite Food: Coucous Royal (Algeria/Tunisia)

Favorite Drink: H2O

Collects mainly: I have about 30 watches.As far as collecting a particular style, Orient M-Force. I like everything about them. Bold look and functional most with power reserve and worldtime. Those are pretty difficult to find. I have 7 of them. I recently got into G-Shocks. I am collecting men-in-black style with reverse LCD display, multi-band atomic G-Shocks. I have 4 of those.

WIS since: End of the 80's , with my first paychecks

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link: pmwf

Age, Family: 45, married, 2 children

Profession: Marketing manager

Lives in: Chicago suburbs

Other Passions and Hobbies: Traveling. Never been to Asia. Japan, China, India are on the list.

Favorite Quote: Impossible n'est pas francais]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthWed, 16 Mar 2011 13:11:53 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,288875,288875#msg-288875 February 2011: JFK3531 (Joe) (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,288875,288875#msg-288875PMWF Name: JFK3531

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Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: Mostly divers. I’m not much of a guy for suits, so gravitate towards utilitarian watches with a way to time things-which basically leaves me with divers. I’m not a big fan of digital dials (though I did have some in the 80’s).

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: The Patek Phillipe Calatrava (see attached photo). For a guy that doesn’t get much into dress watches, this one just speaks to me. Maybe it’s because I’m of Polish heritage, and Norbert Patek was Polish. Maybe it’s just the beautiful coin edge, simple dial, and perfectly proportioned hands. I really hate “short hands”.

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: An Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch. (see attached photo). I grew up watching astronauts go to the moon. Like everyone, I thought it was cool, and that people would be going to Mars by now. It would be cool to own the same kind of watch they took with them to the moon.

First Watches in the Collection: Hard to say, though probably would pinpoint my Citizen quartz diver I bought in ’82 or ’83 as my first serious foray into watches.

Favorite Food: Unfortunately, I’ll eat anything. I have a particular soft spot for Giordano’s deep dish sausage and mushroom pizza. I used to go there before they were famous.

Favorite Drink: I mostly drink diet A and W Root Beer, but as a treat like beer from various small breweries, like O’Fallon Breweries “5 day IPA” : http://www.ofallonbrewery.com/

Collects mainly: I got really bummed when I went to one site, and they basically said that to be a true collector you had to specialize in one brand, type of movement, or particular type of watch. Watches are like women-I like all types. Maybe someday I’ll settle down to a narrow collection, but for now I’m all over the place.

WIS since: My dad went to watchmaking school on his GI benefits. He was a machinist by day, and ran a watchmaking/jewelry business on nights and weekends. As a pre-teen, I would take public transportation to wholesale jewelers in downtown Chicago, transporting parts and watches back and forth for him (they jobbed out some of their business to him). I loved looking at the watches when he had them apart. I also loved watching Jacques Cousteau on TV, and wanted to grow up and do that. My dad got me a Pepsi bezeled diver (I can’t remember the brand). Then I went through a period where I thought mechanical watches were stupid (I mean, you could get a quartz watch that could do calculations, for Pete’s sake!). My dad gave up the watchmaking business during the late 70’s, but returned to clockmaking (mostly for himself) in the 90’s when he retired from the machine shop. My dad died in ’96, which left me with a few watches
and clocks (his stuff was divided between 6 of us kids). Though I had collected a few different watches up to that point, this rekindled my interest in mechanical movements, and in collecting watches.

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link:

Age, Family: I’m an old guy with young kids (through adoption). I’m 55, and raising an 11 year old son and an almost 9 year old daughter with my wife, Pat.

Profession: I teach at a medical school.

Lives in: Almost the exact middle of the USA (in a lot of different ways)-St. Louis, MO.

Other Passions and Hobbies: I like to bike (on and off road) and hike. I used to be a runner when I was younger, but haven’t been one in a LONG time due to bad knees. This year has been a trying one physically, as I screwed up my ankle last year, and it is only now starting to sort itself out (just in time for an old shoulder injury to rear its ugly head)

Favorite Quote: It’s better to be lucky than good.]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthWed, 16 Feb 2011 11:39:42 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,283040,283040#msg-283040 January 2011: Dave P (no replies)http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?29,283040,283040#msg-283040PMWF Name: Dave P

Preferred Watch Brands or Styles: I don't prefer a particular brand, but for style I seem to gravitate toward chronos.

Dream Watch and Link to Picture of it: Zenith El Primero Striking 10th. See attached photo.

Favorite Watch and Link to Picture of it: 1964 Re-issued Heuer Carrera. See attached photo.

First Watches in the Collection: When the collecting started back in the early 90s I bought a TAGHeuer Formula 1.

Favorite Food: Sushi

Favorite Drink: Diet soda

Collects mainly: A majority of my watches are keepers. I collect watches that I've really fallen in love with before I buy them. So there hasn't been a watch that I've taken a chance on before a purchase and hope that it grows on me.

WIS since: Influenced at an early age by my grandfather who was a retired postal carrier who tinkered with watches and clocks. When we'd visit, my brother and I would rummage through the drawers and cubby holes of this huge roll top desk that he used as his work bench. We were amazed by all the cool watch and clock parts.

Link to Homepage or Favorite Watch Link:

Age, Family: 43, married with kids.

Profession: Civil servant. Manager of a training unit.

Lives in: Sacramento, California.

Other Passions and Hobbies: I run. I've run 10 marathons including 2 ultramarathons. My goal is to run the Western States 100 mile Endurance Race when I'm 50 yo.

Favorite Quote: Let's do this.]]> Jittery Jim WIS of the MonthTue, 01 Feb 2011 12:46:00 -0500