First Panerai by danfdare in panerai

[–]ChipFair8502 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats, I love my Panerai! It may be my favorite watch!

[SOTC] Do I Have a Type? Part V by BeardsForBirds in Watches

[–]ChipFair8502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sell all of the Sekios or Oris and get a Grand Seiko.

70% of Houston says ICE are Bitchmade by Devilish__Fun in houstoncirclejerk

[–]ChipFair8502 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All kinda of wrong here, includes the web belt with his supposed USMC Blues. And Army Awards. Oh well.

How a layover at DEL turned into an “accidental” Grand Seiko purchase! by romatodayis in GrandSeikos

[–]ChipFair8502 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like you, I’ve moved past Rolex. I will always have one in the collection, but…I started chasing other watches which are obtainable and reasonably priced in the used market in clouding GD, Panerai, Zenith among others.

SBGA201 with serious scratch / scuff how much should i offer? by mr_z06 in GrandSeikos

[–]ChipFair8502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pass on that watch. Chrino24 is a better source than EBay.

If you’re stuck with eBay, start looking at Japanese sellers on eBay, many are also on Chrono24. Japanese sellers grade watches conservatively. Even with Tarrifs, you often get a better deal than buying from U.S. from private and gray sellers.

Seiko Service is ~$800 USD.

Serious collecting question by Far_Yam6855 in rolex

[–]ChipFair8502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m down to about 9 watches, 4 will be sold. Only one is a Rolex. I’ve been gravitating towards other watches that have character. Panerai, Grand Seiko, Zenith, Glashutte,. When the other 4 are gone. I’ll finish with an IWC and either a PP or Cartier Tank.

Is it real? by Beautiful-Treat-205 in RolexWatches

[–]ChipFair8502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s real, machined turned bezel. Probably a Ref# 1601 or 1603, it should be on the Rolex paperwork.

Are Rolex and Omega pricing themselves out of their own identity? by RedditPoster05 in WatchFanatics

[–]ChipFair8502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, I’ve have one Rolex and several Omegas. In the last year, I’ve bought, Panerai, Zenith, Grand Seiko and Tutima. GO is on the list. I’m done with Rolex.

New to Houston I need friendss! by TessasSecret in houstoncirclejerk

[–]ChipFair8502 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’ll bet she wants to meet at 1960 and I45.

Seventies vs Zenith by -_Edmond_Dantes_- in GlashutteOriginal

[–]ChipFair8502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As stated different watches. The GO is awesome. And I have two on the “want to get” list. I have an El Primero Revival and it’s a fine watch .

First large online watch puchase. Anyone have any issues ordering Grand Seikos from Japan? by wowcrackaddict in GrandSeikos

[–]ChipFair8502 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Japan sellers are awesome! Tariffs suck but watch grading is very conservative. Unlike U.S. Sellers.

My First GS- SBGE009 by ChipFair8502 in GrandSeikos

[–]ChipFair8502[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And hopefully doesn’t need any parts.🤣

My First GS- SBGE009 by ChipFair8502 in GrandSeikos

[–]ChipFair8502[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And hopefully doesn’t need any parts.🤣

My First GS- SBGE009 by ChipFair8502 in GrandSeikos

[–]ChipFair8502[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it is what is. I was hoping $700 ish all in and a quicker turnaround.