TimeTechTalk.com Home

TimeTechTalk.com > Time Tech Talk > New Arrivals > Stowa Marine Original 80th Anniversary LE

Welcome to 3T! Please take the time to register and join in on the friendly,knowledgeable watch talk.Please note that not all registrations will receive an immediate activation e-mail.Those who do not receive an immediate notification will be activated manually within 48hrs. by an admin. without an e-mail activation url sent to you,you may then sign in using your username and password,if you feel there is a problem please e-mail us at timetechtalk@hotmail.com and include your name and username and we activate your account.Thank You!

 Moderated by: 3T  
AuthorPost
Paxman
3T WIS


Joined: Sun Apr 23rd, 2006
Location: NorthEastern, Wisconsin USA
Posts: 15957
Status: 
Offline
I have a give a big thanks to 3T stalwart and Bond brief wearing madman Ablejack for the heads up in this one. thanks also to Oscar for jarring my memory with his excellent pix and passing thought of selling his watch.

Most will know the watch. Offered via pre-order at Watchbuys I felt it a bit rich for my blood and didn't pull the trigger. I was then further debased when the watch sold out in hors if I recall correctly. Kinda forgot about it until recently when O posted up.

What can I say? For me this is a very special watch and my first Stowa. The watch is simply flawless. The beautiful enamel dial and blued hands are the very definition of understatement. What an outstandingly beautiful movement! I've gone so far as to mimic my mentor by ordering the gray ostrich strap which I think just looks tops. The supplied strap is going to be worn as I am certain this is staying in my stable for a long time. this is too solid a timepiece to be a hangar queen.

I picked this up this morning from the P.O. and it was funny when my colleagues saw it. My female office mate who I think has pretty darn good taste actually said, that watch speaks to me". this from a non-WIS who is slowly slipping into WISness. (She bought her significant other a Red October after I showed her it in one of the newsletters) My CT surgeon buddy who just recently picked up a PAM98 was a bit dumbfounded too. He said it wasn't like anything he normally sees me wearing. Other said it was plain. Well, its funny how everyone has a different perception about the watch and that they are all semi-infected enough to have an opinion.

I have a sense my tastes are changing a bit and I am semi-helpless to resisting a handcranking timepiece. Combine that with the classic beauty, exquisite craftsmanship and exclusivity this timepiece provides and you have one ecstatic WIS. A little off the beaten path imho.

Thanks for having a look! I am heading to CJ's in a bit to share the joy!

 

Q & Ds:












hucky
3T WIS


Joined: Mon Sep 3rd, 2007
Location:  
Posts: 2242
Status: 
Offline
OOOOhhh, Pax, I likey,

Im no one for small watches, but this one I can wear!

Great score.

cheers

OldeCrow
3T WIS


Joined: Sun Feb 26th, 2006
Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 2897
Status: 
Offline
Now that is a Stowa that I would buy!
Congratulations!


KenC
Admin


Joined: Sun Sep 4th, 2005
Location: Florida &, Arizona USA
Posts: 11288
Status: 
Offline
Simply awesome, PAX!  Simply awesome!

Skipdawg
3T WIS


Joined: Thu Mar 29th, 2007
Location: Washington USA
Posts: 14965
Status: 
Offline
LOL I looked at it Mark. :D Glad to see a 3Ter scored it. :)

Big congrats on that beauty. ;)

perfect.gif

Ablejack
3T WIS


Joined: Wed Mar 28th, 2007
Location: Buffalo, New York USA
Posts: 332
Status: 
Offline
That enamel looks like milk! The watch is precisely what I find elegant in watchmaking. Finely tooled mechanics, classic clean utilitarian case and dial. Just enough boldness with the blued hands and red 12 without being fussy.

Anyone who considers it "plain" probably wouldn't appreciate the dazzling watchsmithing (not to mention the swan's neck!) discreetly displayed in the case back.

It's the perfect understated cranker in my opinion. At once stunning, simple and sublime.

(did I mention that I like your watch?) Now about that woman with good taste....

Tony Duronio
3T WIS


Joined: Thu Sep 29th, 2005
Location: Clinton Twp, Michigan USA
Posts: 12862
Status: 
Offline
Congrats MarkThumbsUp02.gif

Edgel
3T WIS


Joined: Wed Nov 30th, 2005
Location: Dublin, Ohio USA
Posts: 3473
Status: 
Offline
Gawd help me! I'm lusting again! hearteyes.gifhearteyes.gifhearteyes.gif

chris s.
3T WIS


Joined: Wed Oct 19th, 2005
Location: Westchester, Ohio USA
Posts: 2035
Status: 
Offline
  Pax, That's one Very Nice "TimePiece" hand6.gifhand6.gif

canadajo
3T WIS


Joined: Sun Jun 11th, 2006
Location: Packerland, Wisconsin USA
Posts: 3360
Status: 
Offline
saw this watch last night up close and the fit and finish is ridiculous  ...... wore beautifully ...... it takes your breath away really ......

StephenF111
3T WIS


Joined: Sun Jul 8th, 2007
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Posts: 37
Status: 
Offline
Now that really is a bit special.  Pure class.

mcwright
Admin


Joined: Wed Sep 28th, 2005
Location: SCOTTSDALE, AZ
Posts: 4759
Status: 
Offline
That is one very handsome Stowa. You can go crazy with trying different straps on it too. Very nice!
Thumbsup3.gif

oagaspar
Site Founder


Joined: Sun Sep 4th, 2005
Location: Akron, USA
Posts: 28698
Status: 
Offline
Congrats Mark and Welcome to a very exclusive club Buddy! party.gif

Paxman
3T WIS


Joined: Sun Apr 23rd, 2006
Location: NorthEastern, Wisconsin USA
Posts: 15957
Status: 
Offline
Thanks 3T buddies!. This is truly a very special watch and great on the wrist. I couldn't really be more satisfied. It really is ALL THAT!!

Thanks for the kind words bruddas!!thankyou.gif

teddyhanna
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
Awesome Mark, like you told Oscar, if you ever let that go I want it, alright buddy.

srh_pres
3T WIS


Joined: Wed Nov 15th, 2006
Location: Orlando, Florida USA
Posts: 6057
Status: 
Offline
Beautiful Mark... gotta love those blued hands...  congrats...:cool:

bluther2
3T WIS


Joined: Sun Aug 12th, 2007
Location: Alberta Canada
Posts: 105
Status: 
Offline
Absolutely stunning, that is one of my must haves, small but wow. Stowa seems to have a really good thing going, envyis a horrible thing-therefore I am a horrible thingface4.gif

Simon_Leung
3T WIS


Joined: Wed Mar 19th, 2008
Location: Richmond, Canada
Posts: 1209
Status: 
Offline
It's a breath of fresh air to see nice clean watches making a comeback.
The Stowa is no exception to the rule...simply beautiful.


Lead Theme By: Di @ UltraBB
UltraBB 1.17 Copyright © 2007-2012 Data 1 Systems
Page processed in 0.1604 seconds (52% database + 48% PHP). 29 queries executed.