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Mark:along with watches I also seem to collect pens, apart from Mont Blanc I have a number of Rotring which I feel are similar to B&O, technically proven with great design. Any others with a pen habit ? we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
Decided to treat myself to my first decent watch and currently favourite on my list is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 39mm stainless steel with blue face 40th anniversary limited edition. Any thoughts from the watch connoisseurs as to whether or not this is a sensible choice?
Aussie Michael:Me! Mark. I love a good pen.
Speaking of writing instruments, uber designer Marc Newson has designed one for Hermes.
Thepuma, it is a great choice. Classy design, top quality and finishing, comfortable. The only alternative to Royal Oak is Patek Philippe 5711
Beovision Avant 55 / BV 11-40 / BV7-40 / Beovision Avant / Beosound 9000 / Beosound 5 Encore / Beosystem 4500 / Beosystem 6500 / Beocenter 9000 / Beolab 5000 / Beolab 18 / Beolab 19 / Beolab 11 / Beolab 17 / 3 sets of Beolab 4000 / Beovox Red Line 60.2
Dave Hutton: Here's my everyday watch. Its a Rolex Explorer 2 - and apparently is a Steve McQueen special, whatever that is and worth a bit to a collector - certainly more than my late father in law paid for it Looks a bit gold in the pic but its stainless steel (must be reflections of something else I guess) DJ
Here's my everyday watch.
Its a Rolex Explorer 2 - and apparently is a Steve McQueen special, whatever that is and worth a bit to a collector - certainly more than my late father in law paid for it
Looks a bit gold in the pic but its stainless steel (must be reflections of something else I guess)
DJ
Lovely.
Quite sought after, and prices at around 10-20K depending on what mark and condition.
Too long to list....
Here's my latest AP's. These two are keepers!
Couple more pics:
Wow... That's some serious money there!! Well done - I know you work very hard, so you thoroughly deserve them
(Note to self : Must work harder!) LOL
Lee
Bayerische, that carbon / ceramic case is just stunning! Congrats! They're both great!
bayerische:Couple more pics: Too long to list....
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
Very nice indeed
9 LEE: Wow... That's some serious money there!! Well done - I know you work very hard, so you thoroughly deserve them (Note to self : Must work harder!) LOL Lee
These two are indeed something else.
Especially the Rose gold. The forged Carbon one is amazing out in the sun. It has so many dimensions to its surface.
Sal: Bayerische, that carbon / ceramic case is just stunning! Congrats! They're both great!
Thanks! Looking for a "Bumblebee" ROO as we speak. Not sure I can afford to add one right now though. LOL
With no chaplets I'd find it hard to judge the accuracy!
Beo Century ,Beoplay V1, Beocenter 6, Ex-Beolit 12, Beotime , A8. Beolit 15 , Form 2i , Beolab 2000, Beoplay A3.Beosound 1
agree... it's either quarter past the main sail or two sheets to the wind...
Mark: agree... it's either quarter past the main sail or two sheets to the wind...
But I'm sure it has a verdigris of accuracy !
Mark:enjoying the humour from Bell & Ross with their superb Skull Bronze Tourbillon, I have been really impressed with my BR03's build quality and time keeping...... we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
BeoNut since '75
New watch landed on my wirst, Oris aquis date to go with my Hamilton scuba auto.
Its all about the music.
always had a love for pocket watches... I stumbled across this but have no idea who makes it
Mark:always had a love for pocket watches... I stumbled across this but have no idea who makes it
http://www.urwerk.com/en/collection-ur-1001-ur-1001-c6-p11.php
Kind Regards,
Martin.
And there's a dealer in London. However the p.o.a suggests I won't be visiting.
http://www.marcuswatches.com/unique/urwerk
The RRP equates to roughly £240,000!
riverstyx: The RRP equates to roughly £240,000!
might have to forgo the waistcoat !
BeoWatch
Just saw this ad on a french website.
If someone is interested... (I'm not the seller !)
http://www.leboncoin.fr/vi/922565954.htm
Beosound Stage, Beovision 8-40, Beolit 20, Beosound Explore.
Hi Mark,
I don't buy pens to collect them - I buy them to restore them... The collection happens as a result, although it's always changing as the pens come and go...
http://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/fountain-pens/
Cheers
-geoff
Mark: Pens are another soft spot of mine, I think its the engineer in me which drives me to seek out certain designs and designers, out of interest how do you display your pens.
Pens are another soft spot of mine, I think its the engineer in me which drives me to seek out certain designs and designers, out of interest how do you display your pens.
I keep them on display inside a fabric bag that I stitched from an old Hallowe'en costume, inside a plastic container, on a high shelf in my clothes closet.
My inspiration for this technique comes from a scene in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy which reads:
“But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
-g
Geoff has gone pen ;-)
Everyone needs a hobby.
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
Geoff Martin: on a high shelf in my clothes closet.
A closet pen collector
valve1:A closet pen collector
If anyone is traveling through London Heathrow, the watches including rolex were 20% of the retail price.
My gold datejust was £6,100. In Heathrow it was £4,850!
Chris Townsend: If anyone is traveling through London Heathrow, the watches including rolex were 20% of the retail price. My gold datejust was £6,100. In Heathrow it was £4,850!
Bike Rooms have the Pinerello Dogma team bike for £5500 at the moment. Reduced from £9000 it's a fantastic piece of craftsmanship.
It's old-new-stock but fantastic none-the-less. 2013
What is?
The Pinerello Dogma posted above.
I am not quite shure:
Is the Pinerello bike built for road racing? Is there any biking expert to give a comment on its usability?
Or is it a only a very nice piece for display?