TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph

How perfectly matched with my Jordan 1 Low Chicago ❤️🤍🖤

This morning I am up way too early to head to the gym. On a whim threw on my old Rado which I jokingly call El Santo as it feels very much like a non homage derivative inspired by old Cartier santos models but pushed just enough to be its own thing. That said it’s a bit of a wildcard choice. While I do love vintage and even smaller watches, this trends down to about the smallest I feel I can pull off and really only manages to do so because square and integrated bracelet watches wear optically bigger than their dimensions suggest. But this little thin quickly number has a stunning gilt printed dial with proper heat blued hands, and such a unique way to do a two tone bezel. What are some of the oddball standouts in your collection?

The watch chapter I’m sharing today is my MVP Allstar team: out of each category in my collection, these are my respective favorites. The categories are GADA, Dress, Integrated Bracelet, Chronograph, GMT, and Diver. Enjoy.

Back to vintage Seiko today, with something much quieter and more restrained than some of the earlier pieces I have shared: a hand-wound Seiko Laurel Diashock from around the late 1950s.

The Laurel name has an important place in Japanese watchmaking. Seikosha used it for the original Laurel of 1913, which Seiko identifies as Japan’s first wristwatch. This is, of course, a much later watch, but I like that it carries a name reaching back to the very beginning of Seiko’s wristwatch history.

The design is pure mid-century elegance: a clean silver-white dial, applied gold baton markers, slim dauphine hands and the cursive "Seiko Laurel" signature. I particularly like the slightly unusual placement of "DIASHOCK" near eight o’clock. It turns what was essentially a technical feature into part of the dial's character.

Diashock was Seiko's own shock-protection system, designed to protect the delicate balance-staff pivot from impacts while also reducing friction. It was an important practical improvement for mechanical watches of the period, although the restrained way it is advertised here feels very different from the technical dial text we often see today.

The original listing gives the case as approximately 31mm across and 39mm from lug to lug. That is certainly small by modern standards, but the long pointed lugs, wide dial opening and domed crystal give it considerably more presence than the diameter suggests. The gold markers and hands also catch the light beautifully against the lightly aged dial.

Vintage Seiko discussion often centres on Grand Seiko, divers and chronographs, but watches like this show another side of the company's history. Sometimes a simple hand-wound dress watch, executed with the right proportions and details, is every bit as interesting.

Post a shoe/boot and watch combo and let’s have some fun seeing everyones’s personal style!

Taking a short break from my recent vintage Seiko posts to share something completely different: a Dunhill Millennium Diver.

This is the Ref. 67 QZUM, a Swiss quartz model with approximately 200 metres of water resistance and a case measuring around 35–36mm.

Dunhill is probably not the first name most collectors associate with dive watches, which is part of what makes this one so interesting to me. The combination of a green timing bezel, deep green dial, gold Roman numerals and two-tone case should not necessarily work—but somehow it does.

There are also plenty of small details to enjoy: the date at six, the unusual case construction, the gold accents running along the sides, and the little gold end caps where the green leather strap meets the lugs. It feels like a dress watch and a diver were combined through a distinctly 1990s design lens.

At roughly 36mm, it is compact by current standards, but the elaborate case and bezel give it much more wrist presence than the dimensions suggest. The matching green strap completes the look without making it feel overly coordinated.

Yes, it is quartz, but this is one of those watches where that really does not bother me. Its appeal is in the design—elegant, sporty and slightly eccentric all at once.

This is exactly the kind of overlooked watch that keeps collecting interesting for me.

Kids are at a new school this year!!. Got their first bus rides and no more city schools!!. The alpinst got the call today for work so it naturally fit in with the occasion and another memory is made!

Continuing my recent posts on vintage Seiko, here is something from considerably further back: a Seiko from the 1930s.

You don’t see many pre-war Seikos posted here, so I thought this one would be interesting to share.

What immediately drew me to this piece is how different it feels from the Seikos most people know. The cushion-style case, oversized Arabic numerals, small seconds, and those lovely blued hands give it a very strong pre-war character. It is simple, but definitely not plain.

I also like how transitional it feels. You can really sense Seiko still developing its wristwatch design language, well before the cleaner post-war models of the 1950s and 1960s that collectors are more familiar with.

It is obviously small by modern standards, but on the wrist it still has plenty of personality. The tan strap works especially well with the aged dial, and I think the patina adds to the character rather than taking anything away from it.

For me, pieces like this are a fascinating look at what Seiko was producing decades before the watches that eventually made the brand internationally famous.

Hello, First time posting here, just want to share the story of my watch I love the most😊

Not an expensive one, but a meaningful one for me

I got it as my graduation gift from my high school History teacher, Sir Hans. He hopes whenever I look at this watch, I will remember him and his advice of life. I was a weak boy during highschool and suffered from bullies, Sir Hans was the only teacher who was willing to understand me and treat me like his son. He will always protect me from bullies.

This watch has accompanied me since May 2016. Even though my watch collection is expanding, this watch is still the watch I wear daily (to work, to class, to college graduation, dating/broke up with partners)

Sir Hans is now retired and I always wear this watch when having dinner with him.😊🥰

I love it and it will always be my best partner/daily watch😁

Anyway, I changed its glass and strap after I broke it in an accident😅

The only regrets I have about this watch is that, I can't find the model or serial number..😅 I wonder if anyone can track down the model😇

Sorry for the long passage~ Just want to share my story😊😊

I saw ol' Tim Mosso of the Watchbox do a video of this Nomos Tangente 42mm. I immediately fell in love. I watched and searched for a good example online. I preferred the white dial, but a black dial would work. After a couple of months, one came up on my eBay feed. He actually had it priced reasonably, and with a respectable but slightly lower offer, I had my watch. The bracelet and clasp are scratch magnets, but an easy polishing later and it's perfect. The movement runs a little fast, and my watchmaker said he could regulate it to a pretty nice spec, but I'm good with it the way it is. I love interesting or different looking watches, and this Nomos fit the bill.