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Kingface66 · 13 July 2018, 04:55 AM

Well, somehow I’ve managed to defy the odds (mostly from the not-always-so-safe years of touring the country in a very rickety 1977 Dodge van w my band back in the 80s...not to mention a lot of other dumb stunts from the late 70s onwards!) and make it to Fifty-Two today. I’ve still got my hair, my health (knock on wood), and now the passion for collecting these ridiculous old time-pieces...which is a LITTLE safer than racing down I-95 at 3:00AM in the rain on the way back from back-to-back punk rock shows in Boston and Providence in 1987.

Anyway, here’s my current collection. After buying and selling a dozen or so over the years, I gotta say, I’m pretty happy with them all.
(Grandfather’s 1924 Waltham white gold pocket watch. 1967 5512. 1966 (birth year) gilt 1016. Late 50s ish (?) Omega Seamaster DeVille, also from my grandfather. Omega 300 Seamaster Co -Axial. And, finally, 1966 5513. )

And an old pic from 1987 onstage at the old 9:30 Club in my hometown of Washington, DC (far left, playing bass)

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roh123 · 13 July 2018, 05:00 AM

Love your gilt pieces. Beautiful!

Enjoy your collection

milwatch126 · 13 July 2018, 05:00 AM

Few others with the wife’s

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1675-David · 13 July 2018, 05:51 AM

Great collection Andy!! I hear what your saying about the madness of the late 70's and early 80's I was there in the middle of it too...

springer · 13 July 2018, 06:00 AM

Nice collection Andy...as well as the "I don't need no stinkin' shirt" pic.

Kingface66 · 13 July 2018, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 1675-David

Great collection Andy!! I hear what your saying about the madness of the late 70's and early 80's I was there in the middle of it too...

Thanks, David! And yeah, there was an incident in 1981 involving me and my idiot friends, and DC’s finest, that easily could’ve (and probably should've) wound up in a very tragic ending. Mercifully, cops back then didn’t seem to have such itchy trigger fingers.

Kingface66 · 13 July 2018, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by springer

Nice collection Andy...as well as the "I don't need no stinkin' shirt" pic.

Ha! John, those clubs back then would get so hot, that we’d just take the stage shirtless. And, man, those gigs in your fine state of Texas in the summertime were EXTRA brutal.

JustinK · 13 July 2018, 07:28 AM

Nice collection and Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎁.

Kingface66 · 13 July 2018, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JustinK

Nice collection and Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎁.

Thanks, Justin! Much appreciated

Dr.Smellody · 13 July 2018, 11:40 AM

Super collection!!! Rock on.

Rebel · 13 July 2018, 11:48 AM

Sweet collection.

BigBlue1 · 13 July 2018, 12:18 PM

Sweet collection. Dude the stories you must have, must be out of this world. Touring in the 70s, just awesome. Nice Pocket watch.
Its cool to think that back in the day the pocket watch is what every guy used as the wrist watches were meant for women.

Kingface66 · 13 July 2018, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBlue1

Sweet collection. Dude the stories you must have, must be out of this world. Touring in the 70s, just awesome. Nice Pocket watch.
Its cool to think that back in the day the pocket watch is what every guy used as the wrist watches were meant for women.

Ha! Not quite touring in the 70s! Touring in the 80s IN a van from the 70s (they were about $500 at the time). And yeah, those days of pocket watches....so cool

Tom1675 · 13 July 2018, 02:52 PM

Great collection!

MorningTundra · 13 July 2018, 09:19 PM

Wow, rock star collection. Very nice.

Early 80’s I would have been one of the under age teens at the back, hopping not to get thrown out

Sent from my cracked, broken hand wound phone. IG @morning_tundra

Kingface66 · 14 July 2018, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MorningTundra

Early 80’s I would have been one of the under age teens at the back, hopping not to get thrown out

Sent from my cracked, broken hand wound phone. IG @morning_tundra

No fear, Colin Most of the clubs that held punk shows in the 80s were all-ages. You would've been right up front!

jdmi32 · 14 July 2018, 02:39 AM

Very nice collection, especially the 1016!

swish77 · 14 July 2018, 03:00 AM

Great collection, Andy! And not one date model. Makes setting so much easier.

Was on that stage myself several times back in the '80s, and your band stories bring back a lot of good/bad memories. Happy B'day!

Kingface66 · 14 July 2018, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by swish77

Great collection, Andy! And not one date model. Makes setting so much easier.

Was on that stage myself several times back in the '80s, and your band stories bring back a lot of good/bad memories. Happy B'day!

Thanks, Aaron! And yeah, finally sold off my 1680 a little while ago, and that was the only thing I DIDN"T miss about it.

Oh, man, plenty of bad with the good. (Don't get me started on shows in Philly and Trenton!)

lesbelleschoses_ · 14 July 2018, 08:31 PM

Wow nice collection!

NukeMan · 14 July 2018, 10:24 PM

Great collection! Hope its not the ex wife!

FTX I · 15 July 2018, 12:16 AM

I really love your collection. And the band pic is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Woody · 15 July 2018, 12:49 AM

That is a really good collection - some real gems in there: thumbsup:

Bxtek · 15 July 2018, 01:03 AM

Wow, a very nice collection Kingface66! All very beautiful pieces! I'm not really into pocket watches at all, but your grandfather's Waltham is very cool!

Your collection milwatch126 is also very cool! A nice variety pack there! :)

Thanks for sharing guys!

theflywrist · 15 July 2018, 03:31 AM

An exceptional and balanced collection!
Congrats!!

Kingface66 · 15 July 2018, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by NukeMan

Great collection! Hope its not the ex wife!

No ex-wife in my life!!

Kingface66 · 15 July 2018, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by FTX I

I really love your collection. And the band pic is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Woody

That is a really good collection - some real gems in there: thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Bxtek

Wow, a very nice collection Kingface66! All very beautiful pieces! I'm not really into pocket watches at all, but your grandfather's Waltham is very cool!

Your collection milwatch126 is also very cool! A nice variety pack there! :)

Thanks for sharing guys!

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Originally Posted by theflywrist

An exceptional and balanced collection!
Congrats!!

Thanks much, fellas!

dafuture · 17 July 2018, 02:01 AM

Great collection! I think you were smart to hang onto one modern piece. I love that 1016 too. Just beautiful.

13 July 2018, 04:55 AM	#1
Kingface66 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The Empire State Watch: 1966 Rolex 5513 Posts: 3,421	Current Collection Well, somehow I’ve managed to defy the odds (mostly from the not-always-so-safe years of touring the country in a very rickety 1977 Dodge van w my band back in the 80s...not to mention a lot of other dumb stunts from the late 70s onwards!) and make it to Fifty-Two today. I’ve still got my hair, my health (knock on wood), and now the passion for collecting these ridiculous old time-pieces...which is a LITTLE safer than racing down I-95 at 3:00AM in the rain on the way back from back-to-back punk rock shows in Boston and Providence in 1987. Anyway, here’s my current collection. After buying and selling a dozen or so over the years, I gotta say, I’m pretty happy with them all. (Grandfather’s 1924 Waltham white gold pocket watch. 1967 5512. 1966 (birth year) gilt 1016. Late 50s ish (?) Omega Seamaster DeVille, also from my grandfather. Omega 300 Seamaster Co -Axial. And, finally, 1966 5513. ) And an old pic from 1987 onstage at the old 9:30 Club in my hometown of Washington, DC (far left, playing bass) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

13 July 2018, 05:00 AM	#2
roh123 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Real Name: Per Location: Sweden Watch: Gilt Rolex Posts: 2,946	Love your gilt pieces. Beautiful! Enjoy your collection __________________ Instagram: @perj123

13 July 2018, 05:00 AM	#3
milwatch126 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Real Name: Mike Location: Emerald Island Watch: 1962, 5512 Posts: 180	2018 Few others with the wife’s M

13 July 2018, 06:00 AM	#5
springer 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: jP Location: Texas Watch: GMT-MASTER Posts: 17,202	Nice collection Andy...as well as the "I don't need no stinkin' shirt" pic. __________________ Member of NAWCC since 1990. INSTAGRAM USER NAME: SPRINGERJFP Visit my Instagram page to view some of the finest vintage GMTs anywhere - as well as other vintage classics.

13 July 2018, 11:48 AM	#11
Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Dr Mark R Nail Location: New Albany Watch: Tudor Sub 75090 Posts: 8,060	Sweet collection. __________________ ------------------------------- Member of the Nylon Nation

13 July 2018, 05:51 AM	#4
1675-David "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockholm Posts: 6,019	Great collection Andy!! I hear what your saying about the madness of the late 70's and early 80's I was there in the middle of it too...

13 July 2018, 07:28 AM	#8
JustinK 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Justin Location: Jupiter, FL Watch: 1530,1665,1680 Posts: 2,054	Nice collection and Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎁.

13 July 2018, 11:40 AM	#10
Dr.Smellody "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 5,203	Super collection!!! Rock on.

13 July 2018, 12:18 PM	#12
BigBlue1 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Real Name: Webmaster Location: Space Watch: it pal ! Posts: 2,955	Sweet collection. Dude the stories you must have, must be out of this world. Touring in the 70s, just awesome. Nice Pocket watch. Its cool to think that back in the day the pocket watch is what every guy used as the wrist watches were meant for women. __________________ " Even I don't wake up looking like Cindy Crawford". Cindy Crawford Hypochondria is the only disease I haven't got RIP Mikey

13 July 2018, 02:52 PM	#14
Tom1675 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Real Name: Tom Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,172	Great collection!

13 July 2018, 09:19 PM	#15
MorningTundra "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Real Name: Morningtundra Location: USA, UK & HKG Posts: 1,037	Current Collection Wow, rock star collection. Very nice. Early 80’s I would have been one of the under age teens at the back, hopping not to get thrown out Sent from my cracked, broken hand wound phone. IG @morning_tundra

14 July 2018, 02:39 AM	#17
jdmi32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Real Name: Ky Location: Bay Area, CA Watch: 16570 Posts: 2,362	Very nice collection, especially the 1016!

14 July 2018, 03:00 AM	#18
swish77 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Aaron Location: CT/NYC Watch: ing the time! Posts: 6,797	Great collection, Andy! And not one date model. Makes setting so much easier. Was on that stage myself several times back in the '80s, and your band stories bring back a lot of good/bad memories. Happy B'day!

14 July 2018, 08:31 PM	#20
lesbelleschoses_ "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Austria Posts: 18	Wow nice collection!

14 July 2018, 10:24 PM	#21
NukeMan "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Real Name: Jonas Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 988	Great collection! Hope its not the ex wife!

15 July 2018, 12:16 AM	#22
FTX I "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Flavio Location: N/A Posts: 14,654	I really love your collection. And the band pic is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

15 July 2018, 12:49 AM	#23
Woody "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Africa Posts: 1,120	That is a really good collection - some real gems in there: thumbsup:

15 July 2018, 01:03 AM	#24
Bxtek "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: CA Posts: 2,549	Wow, a very nice collection Kingface66! All very beautiful pieces! I'm not really into pocket watches at all, but your grandfather's Waltham is very cool! Your collection milwatch126 is also very cool! A nice variety pack there! :) Thanks for sharing guys!

15 July 2018, 03:31 AM	#25
theflywrist "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Stratosphere Posts: 1,991	An exceptional and balanced collection! Congrats!!

17 July 2018, 02:01 AM	#28
dafuture "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: NYC Posts: 1,944	Great collection! I think you were smart to hang onto one modern piece. I love that 1016 too. Just beautiful. __________________ Current Rolex Submariner 126610LN \|\| Cartier Tank Americaine

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