Some readers may recall my post about a year ago when I acquired my first 6105-8110 which was not perfect but with a little TLC and relume work from James Hyman is now looking very good and I thought this would now quench my thirst....
http://www.thewatchsite.com/21-japanese-watch-discussion-forum/42473-another-6105-tale.html
Later in the year I was tempted by the Typhoon T2 in its classic guise which is a wonderful watch that takes the 6105-8110/9 design features into the modern world. This should have eased if not cured my persistent itch for perfection and completed the stable.....but....
Recently I found myself thinning the herd of watches that I had not worn so much in the past twelve months with the quite reasonable plan of putting the cash back into the bank. But as the value of the PayPal account rose I found myself thinking this would fund a really nice 6105-8110/9 that would complete the collection and be the very last purchase....honestly..... I found myself absolutely helpless in the face of temptation and eventually succumbed to a new acquisition which is a very nice 6105-8110 from 1975 complete with the original box....but would this be the end?!
Sadly for the bank balance it was not! This latest purchase was followed a few weeks later by an impulse buy of a 6105-8110 with a 6309 movement in it which now has a 62MAS after market dial and hands installed.
Even though I knew I had to stop there I found myself bidding on Ebay for the another addition to the stable, a proof/proof 6105-8000 which has now spent time with James Hyman for an excellent relume and was completed with the arrival of a bezel spring from John B (Tiger). Surely this should now relieve the itch?
In my Google searches for the perfect specimens I was led to a site selling copies of Apocalypse Now (only £2.40 for the redux edition....) and thought "that was a good film, why not....?" So now I know I am definitely in need of professional help and sincerely hope that the SCWF moderators can provide counseling and rehabilitation before this addiction reaches its terminal stage.........that of my wife realizing that although all these watches look the same there is in fact many more of them…....is there any hope, help or sympathy out there?!
Mark
http://www.thewatchsite.com/21-japanese-watch-discussion-forum/42473-another-6105-tale.html
Later in the year I was tempted by the Typhoon T2 in its classic guise which is a wonderful watch that takes the 6105-8110/9 design features into the modern world. This should have eased if not cured my persistent itch for perfection and completed the stable.....but....
Recently I found myself thinning the herd of watches that I had not worn so much in the past twelve months with the quite reasonable plan of putting the cash back into the bank. But as the value of the PayPal account rose I found myself thinking this would fund a really nice 6105-8110/9 that would complete the collection and be the very last purchase....honestly..... I found myself absolutely helpless in the face of temptation and eventually succumbed to a new acquisition which is a very nice 6105-8110 from 1975 complete with the original box....but would this be the end?!
Sadly for the bank balance it was not! This latest purchase was followed a few weeks later by an impulse buy of a 6105-8110 with a 6309 movement in it which now has a 62MAS after market dial and hands installed.
Even though I knew I had to stop there I found myself bidding on Ebay for the another addition to the stable, a proof/proof 6105-8000 which has now spent time with James Hyman for an excellent relume and was completed with the arrival of a bezel spring from John B (Tiger). Surely this should now relieve the itch?
In my Google searches for the perfect specimens I was led to a site selling copies of Apocalypse Now (only £2.40 for the redux edition....) and thought "that was a good film, why not....?" So now I know I am definitely in need of professional help and sincerely hope that the SCWF moderators can provide counseling and rehabilitation before this addiction reaches its terminal stage.........that of my wife realizing that although all these watches look the same there is in fact many more of them…....is there any hope, help or sympathy out there?!
Mark
k: surly what you are doing is normal, I hope so because i have been behaving something like this for years ?:67::97:
