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The Origin Story: How It All Started
So, I’ve been meaning to do a state of my watch collection article for quite a long time. This is more of a journal for me, really, to see where my collection stands right now. I’ll link to what I can, but some of these were either gifted to me or super hard to find.
First off, we’re going to talk about origin watches or watches that really got me interested in watches that I have actually kept throughout the years.
One of the first watches that really got me into watches has to be – well, I remember I purchased a specific watch because of an 80s costume-themed party. It’s a Casio calculator watch.
I just needed something to tie the whole outfit together, and what better way to do that than with a watch? The strap is destroyed. I wore the heck out of this watch and absolutely loved it.
Of course, this isn’t the first watch that I bought and entered into my collection, but I’d have to say that this is kind of the watch that started the watch bug.
So naturally, if you’re going to go for a calculator Casio watch, the next watch down the line is a Timex. I don’t think this one has any significant model that’s associated with it, but I think it was a really cool piece.
It has this old-school elastic band and this gold-plated material, which I think is an awesome look. I think I remember where I got this at Walmart shortly after I got the calculator watch.
These two watches kind of naturally progressed into one of the more serious watches, I guess you could say – the System 51. I remember I got this right when it first came out when I was in college.
I wanted a cheap automatic watch, and this came out at the right moment. I knew it was plastic; that didn’t really bother me at the time.
I actually thought it was pretty cool, added to the novelty of it. But after taking a few exams, I noticed that this particular watch is very loud. You can hear every single click and mechanical wind with every twist and turn of the wrist.
I’m not sure if anyone else heard it, but I knew it bothered me, and it was very apparent, especially in very quiet situations, which I guess is a quirk of this watch. But it served me well – so well, in fact, that the movement doesn’t even work anymore.
After getting this watch, I wanted to dive just a little bit deeper into watches so we progress into the Timex Weekender. I remember I picked this up at Target. I think it was my last year of college before I took it on an epic 3-month trip to Europe and Japan.
I kind of put it in a retired state – it doesn’t have a battery even though I could pop in another battery and swap out the strap, which actually isn’t a bad NATO strap that came with it.
It was a green NATO strap that I really liked. What can I say, it’s a really great watch, especially for a college student. This was nice enough to wear for nice occasions but also can take a beating at the same time.
Diving Into Serious Watches
After getting my first job and digging a little bit deeper into the watch world, I wanted a proper diver’s watch. After doing a little bit of research and watching a bunch of YouTubes, I think I stumbled across a TGV video talking about this specific watch – the Eco Drive Promaster from Citizen.
This one really lived on the wrist for quite a while, and I was well aware that this was a solar movement in this watch, which didn’t really bother me.
I kind of like the idea of having a solar watch at the time. It was pretty cool – you didn’t have to wind it, you didn’t even have to change the battery out. I remember I wanted to choose either this or an SKX at the time where you could purchase it for a fair price, not like how it is now.
The Pepsi kind of appealed to me, but I didn’t really want a watch with color. I guess I wanted something kind of subdued. Definitely a keeper in the collection.
Now, back when I was in college, I had the opportunity to study over in Germany, where I wanted to pick up a special something, and I knew it had to be a watch – specifically a German watch. So, at the time, I did some research, and back in the day, Laco didn’t really have a presence.
I was lucky enough to find a dealer in Hamburg where I was able to pick up this specific Flieger, the B-type. The B-type I, for some reason, gravitated towards. I have it here on this faux alligator strap which I kind of regret putting this on here, but I don’t have a replacement strap – I need to pick that up.
This was my first nice watch. Like even though this was a sports watch, it was my first nice watch, my first Swiss watch, and I took really good care of it. I did have two bad drops with this watch, remember, and it kind of dropped in a way where it fell right on its crown.
Due to the nature of this really wide and large crown, it kind of bent out of shape, so I had to get it fixed a few times from a local watchmaker. But after fixing it up, it’s completely fine and operates completely well. Definitely good for a casual outfit and a pair of jeans and a denim jacket – I think it works perfectly.
The Seiko Era Begins
Now I remember really clearly when I purchased this specific Turtle. Again, I wanted a Seiko – I really wanted a Seiko, but it was between a Pepsi and a Turtle.
I wasn’t aware that the turtle was kind of a new thing back when it was released. When I saw this one in person, it was between the Pepsi and the Blue Lagoon – that blue and teal with a pop of yellow on the second hand. It was the perfect color combo for me.
This was actually the first limited edition watch that I purchased, and the first Seiko watch that I got. The bracelet on this watch that came with it isn’t the best, so I kind of swapped it out for a Z199 bracelet from Uncle Seiko, which I think really brings out that vintage aesthetic.
Shortly after the acquisition of that Turtle, I naturally just caught the Seiko bug, and from there, the collection kind of runs wild, as you’ll see. This next one was one of my favorite watches for a very long time, and it’s such a handsome watch – it’s the SBDC053.
At the time this was kind of like an homage to the 62 MAS. They did release the SLA 017 at the time as well from what I remember, but that one just had a hefty price tag, at the time. I wouldn’t even want to pay that price – even now, I wouldn’t want to pay that price for that specific watch.
I remember seeing this in the store one day, in the same store where I bought the Blue Lagoon, and I just remember seeing the bezel. I’d never seen real Submariner ceramic bezels before, or I’d never seen one in general, but this one just had a sheen to it.
I just became a sucker for blue dials as well. You know, at the time, I was dating my girlfriend, now wife, and she said, “You know what, pick that up.” It was a gift from my wife and her parents, so this one is a treasured piece inside the collection – I can never get rid of it.
It has such great character, it’s almost like a luxury diver in a way. Even the facets on the edges are Zaratsu polished, which I didn’t know for a while until my friend pointed it out.
But yeah, it is a very striking watch, and due to its sentimental value, I don’t think I can ever get rid of this watch. Those are the origin stories of my watch collection. From there the collection just amassed to a huge mess. A mess I love, though.
The Vostok Collection
Now, we are moving on to collecting what I liked, starting off with the Vostok Amphibia. What we have right now is a Scuba Dude 120 case, a 110 case, and a 090 case. This was the first one that I picked up – the 110 case.
I’d always seen these on Amazon at the time, but it wasn’t until my friend actually picked one up in person that I had a chance to handle them.
They were just really well-built and quirky watches. I was kind of surprised at how well they felt due to how cheap it was. You just want to keep collecting more, so I acquired three along the way.
But my favorite out of the bunch, I would have to say is the 090 case, which is this one. It’s like a cushion case style – it just looks super utilitarian, kind of like Panerai vibes on the dial.
I did a little bit of light modding to the bezel. I kind of did my own brushed finishing using the back of a sponge and just doing circular movements.
Whenever I wore a Vostok out in public, people would notice it and ask me, “Wow, that’s a really nice watch,” and I told them that they could pick it up for less than 100 bucks. S
o hopefully that spreads the word out for the Vostok fam – quirky watches, but definitely keepers in the collection.
Japanese Classics
Monster – I remember I picked this up on OfferUp a while back ago and this was when I caught the Seiko bug.
I remember at one point, there was saying that they were going to discontinue the Monster, and I wanted to get one, so what better way to get one than the first generation in black? I picked this up from the original owner and he definitely wore it really well.
The bezel on this thing almost looks brushed – some of the black paint kind of got chipped off, which I think is a pretty cool look. I paid a really good price for this, so I can’t complain.
At the time, I easily could have gotten a more pristine version of a Gen One Monster, but I think this one has a lot of character that you can’t really replicate on another watch. So, another keeper in the collection.
Ah the Alpinist, I just wrote an article on this watch saying how much I love this thing. It’s a quintessential Seiko, especially the one that isn’t the Prospex version – the one before it.
I remember just seeing this for the first time; I wasn’t sure if I liked it, but I heard so many good things about it that I just had to pick it up.
I was lucky enough to pick this guy up during an Amazon sale. They were closing out, and this was right before they discontinued it and made the Prospex version that we see today. So I was super fortunate and lucky to have this in hand and it’s definitely not leaving the collection anytime soon.
And a watch that needs no introduction – it seems like the orange variant of the GMT Seiko 5 is just a huge hit, and for good reason.
You know, ever since this came out, there seems to be a plethora of micro brands making GMTs as well, which is really good for the market because, at the time before this watch, it seemed like GMT watches weren’t really a thing, and if they were, they were super expensive.
So, I’m so glad to be able to pick this one up, especially with the updated Jubilee bracelet. It’s such a good watch, and the Seiko GMT actually gets a lot of wear time away from my Pepsi, especially when traveling to a place where it’s not a really ideal area to be wearing your Pepsi out and about.
Modern Acquisitions
And we got ourselves the Kurono Tokyo Seiji. Again, I did a full article on this, and I remember seeing this online – not specifically this watch but the Toki, the salmon dial – and instantly fell in love with the art deco style that this watch exudes.
When it came time to purchase that salmon dial, it was a limited edition and like most Kurono Tokyos, you would have to wait until the next version came out.
So this was the next one in the line. Of course, it sparked a lot of controversy, being only available for women, but eventually, it opened up to everyone. But at the time, I got in early and nominated my wife, so technically, this is her watch.
She got approved during that application phase, and in a way this watch kind of helped us purchase – eventually, the Tiffany blue OP down the line. When we were inquiring about the Tiffany blue OP, my wife was wearing this on her wrist, and she actually really loves this color.
So her excuse was to complete the collection of these Tiffany blue watches at the time that were really hot. So I guess it worked ’cause we have one right here.
The mighty Casio Duro – a watch that needs no introduction, a watch famously worn by Bill Gates.
And again, this is the same situation with the Vostoks – that same friend wore this specific watch, and I was really impressed with the quality build of this thing.
And you know, if it’s good enough for Bill Gates, it’s good enough for anyone. The only thing I really don’t like about this is that it’s a little bit of a big watch.
I have it on this NATO, so it makes it even thicker, but if you have a small wrists, it isn’t really a good wear, I would say. Definitely a solid beater watch.
G-Shock – now, I’ve never been a fan of G-Shock, but you know this was kind of a spur-of-the-moment. It was on sale on Amazon at the time, it was during the pandemic, and I figured, what the heck, just purchase one of these, especially for the price point.
Such a classic watch and I remember just wearing this around my home at the time, just out and about, and you know what, this is a really good watch.
It’s a classic watch that I think should be in everyone’s watch collection. Even if you don’t like digital watches, it’s a quintessential watch that should really be in everyone’s collection, and especially for the price point of the DW5600, it’s justifiable just to pick one up.
The Fun Corner
Alright, alright, we’re moving on to the funsies watch. So, I never got into modding my own watches. A good friend of mine – he goes under the name Custom Chrono – loves the process of modding and building a watch from scratch.
I chose a Captain Willard case, teal blue and black colorway for the color scheme of this specific watch. I think it’s a pretty handsome-looking thing.
So when Seiko reintroduced the Arnie, I was immediately captivated by that watch from the history down to the looks. It’s kind of like the Monster – if you don’t really like the aesthetics, for some reason, over time, it would just grow on you, and it really did.
I did my due diligence and kind of looked out there to see if I could find an original for a good price, and unfortunately, at that time, it was kind of skyrocketing just because of the hype around the new Arnie.
I came across this watch, the Casio Arnie. It’s kind of like swapped and it is a big watch, very comparable in size to the Casio Duro, but another classic watch.
I picked this up on OfferUp for, I think like 20 bucks or something like that, well worn again from the previous owner, which I think is pretty cool. It could benefit from a new crystal, but you know, it doesn’t really bother me that much.
So another fun one that I kind of always was curious about – the Casio Royale. I would never have looked at this or even considered this watch without its correlation with James Bond, which I think is pretty cool. But after wearing it on the wrist, it’s kind of like wearing a modern smartwatch.
The designers of this watch easily made a well-legible and great layout for this specific piece. And again, this is one of those watches that you might as well just pick up – it’s super cheap anyway, and if it breaks down, you can just get a new one if you love it so much.
If you pair it up with the G-Shock right next to it, and if you’re going to have two digital watches, these are the ones to have. Maybe to fill the void, pick up a calculator watch – probably the best three-watch collection you can have in the digital space.
So this one’s pretty cool – this one’s the Braun AW50. You know, sometimes you find yourself just doom scrolling on Amazon, and you come across watches that you’ve never seen before. This one in particular – the Braun, they don’t just make razors and electric shavers, they also made watches back in the day. This one, in particular, is a vintage piece.
They do have reissues, which are kind of expensive. This one is made in Germany but I picked this up at Goodwill auctions. Now this was my first purchase on Goodwill auctions – I kind of wanted to see what that auction life is like. If you’re into treasure hunting you can find some pretty good pieces there.
So this one doesn’t get that much wrist time just because it’s a little small for my liking, but I just wanted to grab kind of an odd piece and add to the collection, and this one definitely fills that void.
So, moving on to another quirky piece – this is the Seiko School Time. Again, I found this one on OfferUp, and I was randomly just scrolling through. For those who know OfferUp on the app, it doesn’t really show the price and it doesn’t show the description of the watch.
Right when I saw this I thought it was going to be a Timex watch, and then when I clicked into it, it said Seiko School Time. So I actually bought this from the owner, not the original owner, but a fellow watch enthusiast, and he explained to me that this was actually a watch designed for kids.
But I thought it was pretty interesting because it kind of gives me some Grammar of Design vibes, kind of like a baby Grand Seiko, which is pretty cool – from the handset to the indices and even down to the case.
You know, it just blows my mind that this was designed for kids, a somewhat fragile mechanical watch from the 70s. Either this watch has not been touched by a child or just children of those days were very delicate with their things, especially coming from Japan. That’s what it is – Japanese kids from the 70s probably were a lot more careful with their things.
And we have a new watch that I recently picked up – it’s a WMT watch. I’ve only seen one WMT watch and they were pretty cool watches. This one in particular I saw on Instagram, like many of their watches that they advertise, and this one really is an homage obviously to the Paul Newman Daytonas of the time, the 6239.
I just fell in love with it. It’s an homage watch, but it’s different enough – it looks like someone just cut a bunch of pieces of paper and made a watch. This specific piece, you know, it is quartz and I think it was around like $450 or something – it’s under $500. It is expensive for what you’re getting, but it’s such a fun watch.
Coming in at 37mm, it’s almost a one-to-one replica of a genuine 6239. I’ve had the opportunity in the past to handle a bunch of 6239 and vintage Daytonas back in the day. You know, even though those things are going for $200,000 plus, it definitely doesn’t feel like a $200,000 watch – it’s going to break, it’s a museum piece.
I’ll never be able to purchase one of those Daytonas, but even if I did, I don’t think I ever want to purchase one. It’s just way too fragile. So, really, this one will do, and actually, at a distance, it could kind of fool a collector, I would say, but you know most watches are never going to be this pristine, especially watches of that time period.
MoonSwatch Chronicles
And, of course, the watches that need no introduction – the MoonSwatches. I have 5 of them. And what can I say about these things – they’re just fun watches. My wife and I camped out for these two and came back the second time for the Jupiter and the Mars.
People keep on asking about where I get these straps – the ones I have on the Jupiter and the Moon, these ones were from CNS bands, formerly known as Cheapest NATO Straps, and this one honestly is just a generic red strap that I purchased off Craigslist somewhere from some dude, which really any red strap will do but this one really looks nice with its crimson red against the red case.
You know, the real question is, do I regret buying these? No, absolutely not. First of all, they’re the watches that really kickstarted my passion, and I am forever grateful for these watches because they allowed me to give me the push to create content for you guys.
But the second question is, do these watches get any wrist time? To be honest, no, they do not necessarily. Sometimes, I would bust out the Mars just because it’s such a cool piece, but other than that, even the MoonSwatch I do wear from time to time, but I would say out of the bunch, the Mars gets the most wear time.
I almost forgot to include this watch – this is the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Scuba. I don’t think I need to say more about this watch. This watch has been talked about so many times. I wrote an article on this watch but it remains in the collection.
This is the best-looking variant of the bunch. Much like the MoonSwatches, it’s just going to stay inside the collection.
It’s a little memento of staying in line for 18 hours just to get this one watch with my friends. It’s not for everyone, including the watch – it’s not for everyone, it’s a little expensive but nevertheless a fun piece that I just wanted to experience buying. So what better way than to spend 18 hours in line?
Deal Hunters Paradise
Now, moving on to deals – this is a super fun category. I think we’re going to start off with this one I got from Kohl’s. I could not resist the fact that this was only $80.
I don’t know if all Kohl’s don’t sell Seikos anymore, but at the time, I think they were just clearing out a bunch of watches because I was able to pick this one up for only $80, which is an absolute steal.
So, if you do happen to have Kohl’s around you, be sure to check it out and see if there are any Seikos in there or any watches that they’re just clearing out.
Now, this is another watch that I got off OfferUp. I picked this up from a seller who didn’t really know what they were selling.
I don’t know how that seller got their hands on a bunch of Solar Tunas, but this one was by far the most valuable and the most unique – the other one was a Padi variant, but this one was the Save the Ocean. This was the one to get.
So, I picked this up for under $100. This was actually my first Solar Tuna, or not Solar Tuna, but a solar watch from Seiko. It was great ’cause I was able to compare it against the Citizen one, and Citizen, by far, makes the best solar movement watches.
They’re easy, and they’re better at hiding the cells. There is this line coming across the watch that I thought was a crack for the longest time, but after looking into it a little bit more, it’s just their cells, their solar cells, that they’re hiding behind it.
So, it’s a really cool watch – I always wanted to own a Tuna, and this will do well in the meantime. So under 100 bucks for this guy – love it.
Seiko 7A28 – one of my favorite pickups, and knowing that it was the first mechanical quartz chronograph ever just piqued my interest in owning one. So I was really lucky to find this again – it was on OfferUp.
If you haven’t already noticed, a lot of my deals come from just looking on OfferUp. This one in particular was kind of hard to find because it wasn’t labeled – it was in a bundle of watches, and the seller didn’t really know anything about the watches.
It actually belonged to his recently deceased father, unfortunately, and he was just trying to get rid of some things that he had.
We met up at a Seiko store, and he said it wasn’t running, so I thought it maybe needed a battery. So luckily, I brought it over to the Seiko store counter, I gave it to them, and they were able to diagnose the problem. They said it wasn’t really a battery issue, unfortunately – it needed a whole overhaul, and they quoted me $400.
Honestly, I didn’t want to pay $400. I struck a deal with the owner of the watch and was able to pick it up for $90, expecting that I had to put in maybe a couple hundred bucks to get the watch up and running again.
So I took it to a local watchmaker, and all it needed was a $20 battery replacement. He was able to get the watch up and running after, honestly, a couple of wacks on the table – gentle wacks, you know, not like anything violent, but just little wacks to get everything running again. So that was $20 well spent, and it’s still ticking away.
I know this watch was probably a special watch for the seller’s father who owned the watch, so I vowed to make sure to take care of this watch and just give it the love that it deserves.
And another recent acquisition we have here – a Timex Q. At first glance, it might look like the Pepsi version, but it’s not – it’s this orange and navy blue version.
When I first saw this online, I thought this was the red and blue version that the whole internet just went crazy for on its first release, and I really wanted that watch when it first came out, but it was just really hard to get. It was sold out online everywhere, and you can’t really get it in stores.
So I waited and waited for the opportunity but never was able to snag one. So I was so happy when this was on sale a few months ago – I believe for under, I think it was around $79 on their website with all the discount codes you can get. And it’s just a really lovely piece – it has heritage, it goes back to the 70s for Timex.
Even though it’s not the Pepsi bezel, it’s still a two-tone bezel that I think is amazing. Now that I really think about it, the suggested retail price – it’s honestly in the right spot, but $80 is, I think, the perfect sweet spot to pick this up. I just couldn’t ignore it.
The last watch that won’t ever be beaten – this will probably be the best deal that I’ll ever get on a watch – and that is the Seiko 5KX Rowing Blazers, the rainbow dial, or the rainbow bezel edition. I was able to get this watch for $20, and if you asked how – I basically won it in a raffle.
My wife was with me, and I think she has to be my lucky charm because out of the hundred people that were in there in that room raffling, joining the raffle – I think it was like $5 a ticket – the famous last words I told my wife was “$20 is all I need” and I was able to pick this up which was the grand prize and the fifth draw.
I absolutely love this piece. I would not buy this with my own money, to be honest, but you know, for $20, it was worth the gamble. If only I could have $20 and put it into the lottery and win something – that’ll probably be a better use of my luck. But you know I’ll take what I have, and if it’s this watch, I’ll take it.
Until I can find something like a Rolex Submariner on a bench that is just hanging out there and no one claims it, or if I were to find a Daytona hidden inside of a couch, this is going to be my best pickup and best deal that I’ll ever get on a watch. So there it is – the deals.
Gifts From The Industry
Now we’re getting into gifts. So these ones were actually given to me from watch brands that are still living in my collection today.
This one is a particularly special piece because this is the first brand that ever reached out to Clicky Bezel to do a sponsored post, and that is About Vintage. I mentioned back then, which was a little bit over a year ago, saying that this truly is the year of GMT watches.
And in return they gifted me this watch to talk about. I have stayed in the collection ever since, especially since they were able to get my engraving on the back, “Clicky Bezel 2022,” which was the inception of this channel. It will forever be in the Clicky Bezel collection.
They reached out to me when I just crossed the 1,000 subscriber mark. Small potatoes! If I were them, I would not want to work with that small of a channel, but I guess they saw the potential in Clicky Bezel and I am forever grateful for that brand.
And another set of watches from a brand that I have a really good relationship with is CIGA Design. I know there are a lot of creators out there that are also working alongside CIGA Design – they’re one of the few brands that make somewhat affordable watches but with very unconventional styling.
I personally don’t gravitate towards these kinds of watches, but after having them in my possession for a little bit, it’s one of the few watches of mine that is very unique and could stand itself as a statement watch. Whenever I wear these on the wrist, they always turn heads and people ask me, “What are these watches?”
So the Series Z and the Blue Planet – are really cool watches, and again, I am super grateful that CIGA Design is able to lend these watches out to me and to be able to keep them in my collection.
The Squale Corso Italiano from Whatawatches and James Kim, the CEO of Whatawatches, is such a delightful person to work with.
So to be able to get gifted this watch was really a dream come true and let alone a watch that resembles a close relationship to the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms but again stands unique on its own is pretty cool.
It’s a high polish case like a lot of Squales – it follows a lot of vintage aesthetic cues, which I really enjoy, but of course, in updated modern materials and this great updated bezel.
And the last watch that was gifted to me was from my good friend – the white variant of the calculator watch. Every collection should have a calculator watch – why not get the Oreo Edition as well to round out that calculator collection?
Personal Grails
Personal grails – we have here the Rolex 36mm OP 116000. Before purchasing this watch, I finished up a really big contract with a watch company that I’m sure all of you might have heard of, and I thought I would commemorate that big contract with a nice watch.
At the time, I was really torn between this and a King Seiko or Rolex Explorer reference 14270. I knew I wanted a 36 or 34mm size as my first Rolex, and after a lot of time just thinking about what I wanted for the perfect watch, I knew it had to be the OP.
It’s just the quintessential three-hander watch. I specifically chose this reference instead of the Black Explorer because I just fell in love with their bracelets.
I remember flipping open countless Rolex watches during my contract, and I just fell in love with the mechanisms of the bracelets – and by far, no one can match Rolex bracelets at all. With the 3-6-9 indices it almost looks like a Rolex Explorer but with a silver dial.
So this one gets a lot of wear time – I absolutely love wearing this watch. It’s such a versatile piece, and for a lot of people, this might be a boring watch, but it is the classic Rolex watch.
And due to my ties as this being my first Rolex and also accomplishing a big milestone in my career, this will never leave the collection. It’s also the watch I got married in as well so it’s forever in the collection.
I know a lot of people might not consider these grail watches, especially since they have the words Casio on the front, but these watches were difficult to find.
I remember during the pandemic, just scrolling through Facebook one day and finding these watches – one specific account, I forget his name, had these watches out, and I just fell in love with the dial. It’s something that Grand Seiko would do, but on these weird bracelet case combinations, it almost looks like an Aquanaut.
So I do have three here – there is one variant missing, which is the blue dial, but to be honest, the green and the salmon dials were the ones I was most excited for.
The black one kind of has a purple hue to it, which is pretty cool, but I can live honestly without the blue dial. If I ever come across it one day at a good price I definitely would swipe it up just so I can have the full set here.
And, of course, we have the infamous Pepsi. I’ve had this watch for over a year now, and I’ve been meaning to make a proper year-on-the-wrist review, but I want to make sure that article does its justice because this watch, when I first had it ever in hand years ago, I knew I had to have it.
At the time, I didn’t have the means to purchase one of these pieces. You know, even though I’ve seen countless Pepsis, to know that that one that I’m looking at in the showroom is mine was such an amazing experience.
So there’s something to be said about the Rolex Pepsi, right? Teddy Baldassarre said, “Everything that makes up the Pepsi, from its proportions to its history to its wearability, is one of the best watches ever created”, and I can’t agree more with that sentiment. Aside from what this watch represents, it also opened a lot of doors for Clicky Bezel as well.
I was able to purchase this watch with no waiting list and within 1 month. A lot of people don’t believe it, but it’s possible, and if you truly love watches and you show your enthusiasm for them inside the stores, you just might be able to be a stand-out customer to one of the sales associates there.
I do wear this watch out pretty often, but unfortunately, my sleeves would have to cover it most of the time because just watch theft is a big problem right now. So that’s where this Seiko GMT comes into play for that specific reason.
The Rolex Pepsi has to be by far my favorite watch, and it will forever be my favorite watch, not only in my collection but of all time.
It’s only natural to move into the next watch, which is an unbelievable grail – the Rolex OP in turquoise or Tiffany blue.
I was able to purchase this 2 weeks after I purchased the Pepsi, which is really unbelievable. I didn’t think that I would get the call – my wife did inquire about this, so this is actually her watch. She gets most of the wrist time on this.
I remember leaving the store when we first inquired about the Pepsi. My wife asked the sales associate if they ever come across a turquoise blue OP to just let us know. Two weeks later, after we got the Pepsi call, we got a call for this.
It just blew my mind – like I said before, if you show your enthusiasm for something, people will notice it, and that goes to show for this specific watch.
Now, aside from the Patek Nautilus in Tiffany blue, the actual Tiffany blue, she has all three variants of the hottest Tiffany blue watches at the time.
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Reflecting On The Collection
At this time, I would say this is what’s currently in the collection – I believe it’s close to 40 watches, and the question I always ask myself is, where do I see my watch collection going? Because during the beginning of your watch collecting journey, it starts off with Seikos, you know, it kind of veers off from there, and that’s the same thing for me.
I’ve always had the dream of selling a few of these watches, which I have – I’ve sold a few watches in the past that really didn’t resonate with me, or I just gave it away to family and friends who are also watch enthusiasts. I’m always asking myself where the collection is going.
Really, what I think the future of this collection is just basically collecting what you like, and that really goes to show the diversity that we have here.
This is more like a journal, and it might be a yearly thing, so that’s kind of cool! Anywho, see you all next time!
From a young age, I was hooked on watches. My dad and uncle were both collectors, and I couldn’t resist the allure of their timepieces. But it wasn’t until I stumbled upon a Casio digital calculator watch in college that I truly fell in love. (I originally bought the watch to complete my Back to the Future costume for an 80’s-themed party)
It wasn’t until the release of the Swatch Moonswatch watches that Clicky Bezel came to fruition. My wife (bless her heart) had been bugging me for years to start a YouTube channel, and I finally caved in with my first video covering my experience camping over 16 hours for the hyped-up Moonswatches.
In a relatively short time, I’ve been lucky enough to connect and collaborate with some big players in the industry, including Nomos Glashütte, Jomashop, Minase, and now Fashionbeans. To learn more about my passion, find my content here on fashionbeans.com, follow my Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/ClickyBezel or visit my website at: https://clickybezel.com/
