Watches to Pass on

CharlesMartel

I have reached the stage in my life where, when considering a substantial purchase, i want it to be something special and relatively unique so when my time comes, my sons and daughters can enjoy it, and their children after this. I would like to get your opinions re a watch. Handing on family heirlooms has not happened before in my family. I am looking at the lunarscope TC-9 watch, but am open to lots of suggestions. would consider a g-shock for example because they look like they could last 1000s of years
thanks for your contributions in advance

893bet

Budget?

What ever you pick I would edge towards a more classic, simple and elegant style that will never go out of fashion. 3 hander with date. The lunar scope tc-9 would not be what I would choose.

Cyclingtourist

It only makes sense if your kids are interested in watches.

Doubt any of mine will be wanted when I'm gone.

Birneybau

I don't think G-Shocks would be heirlooms

endacl

Cyclingtourist wrote: »

It only makes sense if your kids are interested in watches.

Doubt any of mine will be wanted when I'm gone.

Open to offers of adoption...

CharlesMartel

Thanks for your replies. My chilsren are a lottle young. Their lego watches are a hit though. While style is important, i really like the idea od annold watch that just keeps ticking. The trencj watches from WibbS are verry interesting

s1ippy

I passed on this one just the other day.

(NSFW)
https://i.redd.it/uturi8voi5701.jpg

No thank you.

But in all seriousness it very much depends on your budget. If you were looking to make a serious investment a Patek Phillippe might be in your price range (I love the 5320G), but for mere mortals such as myself who don't have disposable income equaling some people's life savings, you might be more in the market for a Piaget.

Irishphotodesk

CharlesMartel wrote: »

I have reached the stage in my life where, when considering a substantial purchase, i want it to be something special and relatively unique so when my time comes, my sons and daughters can enjoy it, and their children after this. I would like to get your opinions re a watch. Handing on family heirlooms has not happened before in my family. I am looking at the lunarscope TC-9 watch, but am open to lots of suggestions. would consider a g-shock for example because they look like they could last 1000s of years
thanks for your contributions in advance

Thirdfox had a Kickstarter for “solas” a micro rotar movement watch.

Have a look and see if you can still get onboard.

CharlesMartel

s1ippy wrote: »

I passed on this one just the other day.

(NSFW)


No thank you.

But in all seriousness it very much depends on your budget. If you were looking to make a serious investment a Patek Phillippe might be in your price range (I love the 5320G), but for mere mortals such as myself who don't have disposable income equaling some people's life savings, you might be more in the market for a Piaget.

The Piaget is very nice. Hope my son will be classier than the first watch

Cienciano

I think if you want to pass something on you need to go high end. High end vintage works too. The budget is important. I love g-shocks, but forget about them, they're borderline disposable. Think of bringing it to a jewellers in 40 years. A grand seiko quartz has a service interval of 50 years, so not a bad option if you want something that'll keep on ticking

Thirdfox

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

Thirdfox had a Kickstarter for “solas” a micro rotar movement watch.

Have a look and see if you can still get onboard.

Wow - honoured that you'd suggest the Starlight as a heirloom watch - I wouldn't dare make that assertion - though it is the first (to my knowledge) (almost) all Irish text watch - if you think your children may like that aspect then it is something that others probably don't have. The Irish connection may be more important to some people than the actual watch movement itself (at least for passing down).

I see you were looking at the TC-9 - which is around £499/€550:
https://tc-9watches.mysimplestore.com/products/tc-9-lunarscope-solid-bronze-mechanical-chronograph

In this price range (I'm thinking you're not looking at 50,000 euro budgets etc.) - I would recommend some classy Swiss pieces - depending on whether you would like a "bigger name brand":
this Cartier watch here is in admittedly poor condition - but the simple design and "brand name power" is pretty high for a 480 euro piece:
https://www.chrono24.com/cartier/cartier-vendome-trinity--id15897995.htm

if you would be happy with something like a Longines then with a sub-€600 budget you'd get a lot of options for something that hey, I'd enjoy (as a watch enthusiast) getting as an heirloom watch - some examples:

https://www.chrono24.com/longines/longines-charleston-nos--id16721371.htm

(unworn) https://www.chrono24.com/longines/longines-la-grande-l46372-nos-33mm-box--id17049958.htm

(manual movement) https://www.chrono24.com/longines/longines-30-l-7174-6--id15320540.htm

https://www.chrono24.com/longines/longines-gold-plated-flagship-7122-with-box-and-papers--id16574640.htm

(finally a non gold one ha) https://www.chrono24.com/longines/longines-conquest-quartz-black-dial-ladies-watch---l23864526--id11580770.htm



^ you get the idea (at least of my taste) - round slim and golden highlights - generally will never go out of style (hopefully for the next 70 years at least).

CharlesMartel

I kinda like the idea of passing on something like a starlight. Its new and may be very popular in the future. a gamble, but i suspect people were poo-poing 1st edition Seiko's when they came out

Thirdfox

Well your kids may be find a micro-rotor more interesting (at least visually) than other automatics :P - they might find an Irish watch cooler to keep than a Swiss one too.

But for safety I definitely think you can't go wrong with Swiss (at least for the present generation and next) - who knows in 120 years' time maybe Irish watch brands will have taken the world by storm :P

fat bloke

For me an heirloom is as much about sentiment and association as intrinsic value. Had he worn one, I would like to have inherited my father's watch, primarily because it belonged to my father, and not so much because of the watch itself.

Buy the watch for yourself and then wear it and mind it with a view to passing it on.

Can't think of a better option than a Sólás Starlight tbh.

This is it

My son is only 5 but he was looking at my watches last week. Explained to him that one day they'd be his and he could pass them on to his kids if he wanted to. "Can I have the one that measures your heartbeat?" Was his reply

Hopefully in time he appreciates the others

CharlesMartel

fat bloke wrote: »

For me an heirloom is as much about sentiment and association as intrinsic value. Had he worn one, I would like to have inherited my father's watch, primarily because it belonged to my father, and not so much because of the watch itself.

Buy the watch for yourself and then wear it and mind it with a view to passing it on.

Can't think of a better option than a Sólás Starlight tbh.

and i want to wear a good watch

Thirdfox

This is it wrote: »

My son is only 5 but he was looking at my watches last week. Explained to him that one day they'd be his and he could pass them on to his kids if he wanted to. "Can I have the one that measures your heartbeat?" Was his reply

Hopefully in time he appreciates the others

A boy of culture I see - he is obviously referring a pulsometer watch chrono?

This looks nice:
https://www.chrono24.com/blancpain/villeret-flyback-chronograph-pulsometer-4360mm-6680f-3631-mmb--id8125913.htm

This is it

Thirdfox wrote: »

A boy of culture I see - he is obviously referring a pulsometer watch chrono?

This looks nice:
https://www.chrono24.com/blancpain/villeret-flyback-chronograph-pulsometer-4360mm-6680f-3631-mmb--id8125913.htm

if only!

endacl

Thirdfox wrote: »

A boy of culture I see - he is obviously referring a pulsometer watch chrono?

This looks nice:
https://www.chrono24.com/blancpain/villeret-flyback-chronograph-pulsometer-4360mm-6680f-3631-mmb--id8125913.htm

At first glance I see ‘cheap rose gold ladies fashion watch in an Argos display case’.

Then I glance to the right and see the price... :eek:

hitemfrank

Longines have a much nicer version than that one IMO.

https://www.chrono24.co.uk/longines/heritage-l28014232--id15121547.htm?SETLANG=en_GB&SETCURR=EUR

banie01

We are wondering way off topic and budget here lads.
But!
If a pulsometer is what's needed...
I bring you the Sinn EZM 12 in all its utilitarian Teutonic glory!

Thirdfox

So you can measure your heart rate underwater when you come face to face with a great white?