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Gugnunc · 12 March 2010, 01:30 AM

Hello to everybody out there in Rolex land. My site name is "Gugnunc" (real name Philip) and if any of you can recognize the derivation of this site name then I shall be very surprised indeed! You need to be of a certain age and, possibly, nationality! I am a retired chemist living in Norfolk (England) and my interests are :- Motorcycling - used to own a B.M.W. but this got to be too heavy so was traded for a Honda, aviation history -used to hold a P.P.L., English history and , of course, watches.
I joined this site to find out something about my Rolex Explorer which was bought for my 21st birthday in 1965!!!. You people really are a nice and knowledgable bunch and I was at once given everything that I had hoped for - even turns out the watch is something of a rarity and likely to be more valuable than I had thought, although I don't expect that I will ever sell it.
Am I allowed to say that I admire other makes of watch too? I reckon one of the most underrated manufacturers is Seiko - their value for money is second to none and I am currently wearing one of their mechanical models with a 6R15 movement whose performance I would not have believed had I not measured it myself. Enough for now - talk later, I hope.

Fofo · 12 March 2010, 03:03 AM

Welcome to the forums!

I'm sure that you'll have a great time here. There are really good members, and there is a treasure trove of information here too.

Widows Son · 12 March 2010, 06:06 AM

Welcome aboard Philip!!!!Lots of varied hobbies around here. Watches, cars, cycles, and yes watches. Nothing wrong with Seikos. I have a bunch, my favorites are the autos from the late 60's and 70's.

rfknauss · 12 March 2010, 06:11 AM

Philip, welcome to TRF!

ed92692 · 12 March 2010, 08:03 AM

Welcome! Yes, "they" do know their stuff here!

JMIND · 13 March 2010, 01:08 AM

Welcome to TRF Philip and thanks for the introduction!

Jerry

sakuraba · 13 March 2010, 01:17 AM

Welcome to TRF, Philip!

Gugnunc · 13 March 2010, 03:08 AM

Hello again and thank you all for your messages of welcome. Being very new around here I am probably going to make suggestions and ask questions which have appeared on this site many times before - so please bear with me.
Anyway here goes with number one: I am planning to produce a small collection of watches which reflect most of the watchmaking technology which is available at this time, and I expect it to comprise the following:

Hand-wound mechanical.
Automatic (self-winding) mechanical.
Battery operated quartz.
Automatic (self-winding) quartz, i.e Seiko kinetic.
Radio-controlled quartz.
Solar powered quartz.

Now I already have my Explorer and my Seiko 6R15, so the automatic mechanical is taken care of - in duplicate. I also own several "standard" i.e. Battery-operated quartz items so that too is covered. I don't see any problem in obtaining the kinetic, radio-controlled and solar models, what I do have a problem with is the hand-winding piece. The reason I foresee a problem is that I am aiming for reasonable quality with the items which I have yet to buy, but without going over the top in terms of price; therefore I have given myself a limit of about £150 (say $220) for any individual item which will, I think, meet these terms of reference - except in the case of the hand-wound. There don't seem to be too many new examples of these around which aren't either way above my budget (i.e. the real topnotch makes) or look as if they might be cheap and nasty - I am thinking of the Russian Vostoks here, am I being unfair to a decent quality item or am I correct in thinking that the price will reflect the quality? Even the suppliers state that they may reasonably be expected to last up to ten years if carefully used! I have also been looking at the Swiss-made recreations of the GI watches of the Vietnam era - lots of advice needed please.
I know that I have missed out one significant piece of technology which is the spring-drive, but the cost of these puts them way outside the limits which I have set myself.

Finally it seems to be something of a tradition on this site to end with a quotation, well this is one of my favourites: "The older I get the more clearly I can remember things which never actually happened" I am sure that it is attributed to a U.S. General of World War II era......................................or am I?

figbo · 13 March 2010, 04:19 AM

Welcome to the best watch forum ever!

spuds · 13 March 2010, 05:52 AM

Hello & Welcome!

Latrodectus · 13 March 2010, 10:20 AM

Welcome to TRF!

12 March 2010, 01:30 AM	#1
Gugnunc "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Philip Bowes Location: England Watch: 5500 Exp & 114270 Posts: 154	Greetings from the Olde Worlde. Hello to everybody out there in Rolex land. My site name is "Gugnunc" (real name Philip) and if any of you can recognize the derivation of this site name then I shall be very surprised indeed! You need to be of a certain age and, possibly, nationality! I am a retired chemist living in Norfolk (England) and my interests are :- Motorcycling - used to own a B.M.W. but this got to be too heavy so was traded for a Honda, aviation history -used to hold a P.P.L., English history and , of course, watches. I joined this site to find out something about my Rolex Explorer which was bought for my 21st birthday in 1965!!!. You people really are a nice and knowledgable bunch and I was at once given everything that I had hoped for - even turns out the watch is something of a rarity and likely to be more valuable than I had thought, although I don't expect that I will ever sell it. Am I allowed to say that I admire other makes of watch too? I reckon one of the most underrated manufacturers is Seiko - their value for money is second to none and I am currently wearing one of their mechanical models with a 6R15 movement whose performance I would not have believed had I not measured it myself. Enough for now - talk later, I hope.

12 March 2010, 06:11 AM	#4
rfknauss 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Richard Location: Macungie, PA Watch: 5513 Sub, LV Sub Posts: 14,494	Philip, welcome to TRF! __________________ *"Few things in life give man as great a pleasure as wearing a Rolex!"* TRF's "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Patron

13 March 2010, 01:17 AM	#7
sakuraba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Jib Location: SJ, California Watch: sun dial Posts: 8,189	Welcome to TRF, Philip! __________________ F 14000 AirKing black F 16710 GMT Pepsi F 16570 Explorer II white T 16600 SD D 16610 LV "fine quality is remembered long after the pain of spending money" -Steve Mulholland

13 March 2010, 03:08 AM	#8
Gugnunc "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Philip Bowes Location: England Watch: 5500 Exp & 114270 Posts: 154	Hello again and thank you all for your messages of welcome. Being very new around here I am probably going to make suggestions and ask questions which have appeared on this site many times before - so please bear with me. Anyway here goes with number one: I am planning to produce a small collection of watches which reflect most of the watchmaking technology which is available at this time, and I expect it to comprise the following: Hand-wound mechanical. Automatic (self-winding) mechanical. Battery operated quartz. Automatic (self-winding) quartz, i.e Seiko kinetic. Radio-controlled quartz. Solar powered quartz. Now I already have my Explorer and my Seiko 6R15, so the automatic mechanical is taken care of - in duplicate. I also own several "standard" i.e. Battery-operated quartz items so that too is covered. I don't see any problem in obtaining the kinetic, radio-controlled and solar models, what I do have a problem with is the hand-winding piece. The reason I foresee a problem is that I am aiming for reasonable quality with the items which I have yet to buy, but without going over the top in terms of price; therefore I have given myself a limit of about £150 (say $220) for any individual item which will, I think, meet these terms of reference - except in the case of the hand-wound. There don't seem to be too many new examples of these around which aren't either way above my budget (i.e. the real topnotch makes) or look as if they might be cheap and nasty - I am thinking of the Russian Vostoks here, am I being unfair to a decent quality item or am I correct in thinking that the price will reflect the quality? Even the suppliers state that they may reasonably be expected to last up to ten years if carefully used! I have also been looking at the Swiss-made recreations of the GI watches of the Vietnam era - lots of advice needed please. I know that I have missed out one significant piece of technology which is the spring-drive, but the cost of these puts them way outside the limits which I have set myself. Finally it seems to be something of a tradition on this site to end with a quotation, well this is one of my favourites: "The older I get the more clearly I can remember things which never actually happened" I am sure that it is attributed to a U.S. General of World War II era......................................or am I? Last edited by Gugnunc; 13 March 2010 at 03:10 AM.. Reason: word duplicatio,

13 March 2010, 04:19 AM	#9
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12 March 2010, 03:03 AM	#2
Fofo Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Monterey Bay, CA Watch: Explorer II Posts: 554	Welcome to the forums! I'm sure that you'll have a great time here. There are really good members, and there is a treasure trove of information here too.

12 March 2010, 06:06 AM	#3
Widows Son "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 3,554	Welcome aboard Philip!!!!Lots of varied hobbies around here. Watches, cars, cycles, and yes watches. Nothing wrong with Seikos. I have a bunch, my favorites are the autos from the late 60's and 70's.

12 March 2010, 08:03 AM	#5
ed92692 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Watch: GMT MASTER IIc Posts: 5	Welcome! Yes, "they" do know their stuff here!

13 March 2010, 01:08 AM	#6
JMIND "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Jerry Location: New Mexico Watch: 16610 M Series Posts: 1,084	Welcome to TRF Philip and thanks for the introduction! Jerry

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13 March 2010, 10:20 AM	#11
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