New-ish member from Toronto

[Joeykt]

Hey everyone, I joined back in October but figured it was time to introduce myself. I’ve already made a few purchases here and am planning to refresh my collection over the next few months.

Here’s a photo of some of my pieces. I saw a few threads discussing watch boxes; need to check those out because this Amazon box is driving my OCD crazy.

 

[Brandrea]

Welcome aboard

 

[timewithras]

Welcome to the forum, always great to see other people from Toronto here.

If you're looking for a new storage solution, I would definitely recommend these cases from Amazon! No display window, but it's otherwise a compact and versatile solution. I'm on my 3rd one already and all have been great.

 

[Joeykt]

Welcome to the forum, always great to see other people from Toronto here.

If you're looking for a new storage solution, I would definitely recommend these cases from Amazon! No display window, but it's otherwise a compact and versatile solution. I'm on my 3rd one already and all have been great.

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Appreciate the recommendation, I actually prefer it without a view glass, so this is perfect for me. Your watches fit neatly - great collection!

 

[Keester]

Welcome - love that Meistersinger!

 

[maudeson11]

Welcome, great collection!

 

[Slowfred]

Welcome, nice collection.

 

[MrYYZ]

Is that a Dofasco 25-year Anniversary piece top-right? Did you work there? What’s brand is the watch, or what movement has it got?

 

[Joeykt]

Is that a Dofasco 25-year Anniversary piece top-right? Did you work there? What’s brand is the watch, or what movement has it got?

I used to work there! The watch has no markings, runs on a quartz movement, and was given to an employee in 1974 with an engraving on the back. If you know anything about it, let me know, I don’t know much about it at all as I picked it up from an auction

 

[CalgaryJim]

Howdy, nice collection.

 

[CalgaryJim]

Welcome to the forum, always great to see other people from Toronto here.

If you're looking for a new storage solution, I would definitely recommend these cases from Amazon! No display window, but it's otherwise a compact and versatile solution. I'm on my 3rd one already and all have been great.

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Hey Ras, any chance the foam can scratch the acrylic crystals you might have on your vintage watches?

 

[timewithras]

Hey Ras, any chance the foam can scratch the acrylic crystals you might have on your vintage watches?

Hey Jim, I personally haven’t seen that happen yet or noticed it with my watches. The foam isn’t super compressed and there’s also very little movement while in the case so I wouldn’t be too worried about it!

 

[MrYYZ]

I used to work there! The watch has no markings, runs on a quartz movement, and was given to an employee in 1974 with an engraving on the back. If you know anything about it, let me know, I don’t know much about it at all as I picked it up from an auction

Nah, I know nothing, other than that they’re in for a world of pain, like so many others, as tariff-time lands in Canada . Neat pick-up tho. I love auctions and antique shops and shows for that sort of thing, particularly in EU countries whose selection seems to be that much deeper than ours.

 

[Tyreman]

Greetings