Which watch do you wear?
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Rolex gold and stainless Datejust, I bought it 27 years ago when when my commission checks as a Mortgage Loan Officer first exceeded my earnings as a Dealership Mechanic.
The Rolex is a machine, it is not battery or solar powered and I love machinery.
I would like to add a GMT or a SS Submariner but so far other machines have taken precedence.
Dave
The Rolex is a machine, it is not battery or solar powered and I love machinery.
I would like to add a GMT or a SS Submariner but so far other machines have taken precedence.
Dave
Jim Craik
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For my 40th birthday...my wife and kids bought me one of these....
Tag Heuer Monaco Gulf Limited edition
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Posted by Fran
Fran, now that is a beauty!
I want one!
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Posted by Fran
Fran, now that is a beauty!
I want one!
I am with you jim, the TAG Monaco is great! Is that the same as Steve McQueen wore in "Lemans"? I just can't get myself to spend the money.
I have a Patek Philippe that I wear when formal, a couple of Seikos that are bullet-proof, and and old Bulova winder that belonged to my father-in-law that he wore in WWII that is my favorite.
Garry
I have a Patek Philippe that I wear when formal, a couple of Seikos that are bullet-proof, and and old Bulova winder that belonged to my father-in-law that he wore in WWII that is my favorite.
Garry
Garry, as I mentioned before, getting a watch from your father is so special that you probably will hold on to it for the rest of your life. Or pass it on to one of your own kids. Who will probably do the same!
Ain't that great!!!!
Here is another watch I got from my father some time ago. It is a Longines. I think it is about 45 years old (or so) and still running.
Ain't that great!!!!
Here is another watch I got from my father some time ago. It is a Longines. I think it is about 45 years old (or so) and still running.
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Neal - "Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so" quote from the original Hitchikers guide to the Galaxy.
David Morton
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Garry, it was the Heuer Monaco. Manser Ojjeh and his brother Aziz, are the owners of TAG group group, a Luxembourg-based company (called Techniques Avant Garde SA) and has global assets of around $700m. They bought Heuer for a reported one £ pound STG when the watch company faced liquidation. The Monaco watch predates the Ojjeh's brothers take over though they have put it back in production with the TAG Heuer brand on it though it probably has a lot less value now it is a TAG brand. Most of their movements are Valjoux 7750. Other brands that use the base movements manufactured by Valjoux include are names you all know and probably even cherish such as Longines, Breitling, Omega,Oris, Cyma IWC, Porsche Design. The list is endless.
One of the watches you talk of is currently catalogued as the Monaco Black Racing /White subdials and probably retails in the USA about $1,800 to $2,200 so not all that expensive really though the one in the film was the blue version called the Monaco and costs about twice as much. Same watch - different colour.
One of the watches you talk of is currently catalogued as the Monaco Black Racing /White subdials and probably retails in the USA about $1,800 to $2,200 so not all that expensive really though the one in the film was the blue version called the Monaco and costs about twice as much. Same watch - different colour.
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Jim Craik
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David,
My wife Frances went to college with Manser Ojjeh, at Menlo College, a small, high $ private school in Atherton, CA. At the time, a lot of the Saudi Princes went there.
I'm fairly sure that Mr Ojjeh also ownes a good portion of McLaren as well.
She said that he was a good guy.
Another person you might know who went to Menlo College: Dan Gurney!
My wife Frances went to college with Manser Ojjeh, at Menlo College, a small, high $ private school in Atherton, CA. At the time, a lot of the Saudi Princes went there.
I'm fairly sure that Mr Ojjeh also ownes a good portion of McLaren as well.
She said that he was a good guy.
Another person you might know who went to Menlo College: Dan Gurney!
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David Morton
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Indeed - between him and Big Ron I think they were the majority shareholders when I was there between 97 and 99. Manser Ojjeh was always very polite and reserved.
Dan Gurney - I know of him but thats all.
Dan Gurney - I know of him but thats all.
David Morton
Lifetime Supporter
:gossip: Some silly gossip. Allegedly Maranello want Button to replace Massa and he has told Whitmarsh he doesn't want a long term contract with McLaren. :dead:
It's started a bit early this year.
:lol:
What has?
The stupidity of who wants to go where.
:afro: And Hamilton has had a seat fitting with another team. Allegedly but I find that hard to believe
It's started a bit early this year.
:lol:
What has?
The stupidity of who wants to go where.
:afro: And Hamilton has had a seat fitting with another team. Allegedly but I find that hard to believe
Very interesting trivia! Two of my best buds are Menlo grads, both of them had full athletic rides via football skills. I always thought is odd that such an exclusive small college even had an athletic department
But DAN GURNEY...that speck of a school just moved up the list in my book.Uhhh, to keep it on topic...I agree with the 'machine' that is a watch, but I don't wear one. Seems to me like it's too vulnerable hanging on the end of MY arm.
David Morton
Lifetime Supporter
The Mayor or Rome does not want a Gp at the expense of the Monza race - the spiritual home of motor racing in Italy. Well, for a long time we always had two in Italy so I guess the residents of Imola will keep cheering the Mayor of Rome along and hope he gets a date form little Bernie - which means its less and less likely to ever return to Imola. One of the local companies in Imola was asked if they would contribute towards F1 returning and they said no but they would put the equivalent amount into a local project such as the hospital or a new bridge on the condition that F1 never returned to Imola.
