Oct - Dec 2022, Q4 Review

This is the last quarter of the year 2022. As part of my refinement exercise, I have been very careful and only managed to form a small new line of collection focusing on some of the real classic innovative vintage watches from Jaeger Lecoultre Futurematic with Pothole dial design, in particular. At the same time, I have also streamlined and tightened my watch collection and seriously stop the growth in terms of quantities. Watch collecting is interesting as one’s taste will often change with time. 

1960s Jaeger-Lecoultre Memovox E855 Gay Freres bracelet for my Memovox 855 Lapis dail watch from HK. It is extremely hard to find these Gay Freres bracelets for JLC Memovox watch.

Jaeger Lecoultre Futurematic reference E 502 cal. 817 watch from 1956 porthole design from made for the European market 37mm from Rochester New York. This is the rarer 'porthole' design and is much more uncommon than the earlier calibre 497 version which featured regular sub-dials and small hands. This version features small 'portholes' at 3 o'clock with 'up/down' power reserve at 9 o'clock (aka Reserve de Marche) and a second showing seconds at 3 o'clock. In the 1950s Jaeger Lecoultre company lost major amounts of money on every watch they sold as it was massively overcomplex and over engineered. This pothole is the bigger version.

Traded a Rolex 5050 and Rolex 6605 plus cash for this Rolex 16570 Explorer 2 first series from HK

Classic Patek Philippe with a rare large 36mm size ref 2525-1 from 1955. Traded with Rolex 1601 gold

Rolex Prince with special Asymmetrical shape ref 3662. Traded a Rolex 6609 + IWC Yacht Club + Jaeger Futurematic + Zenith ladies gold for this 

This is a Quarter repeater trench watch made by J. Ullmann & co. Jacques Ullmann (1850-1909) left Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland for Hong Kong in the year 1871 and established his firm in the British colony Hong Kong the same year. Like Bovet, J. Ullmann & co watches are sold in HK and China.

Wish lists for 2023

1. Jaeger Lecoultre Futurematic Pothole in 18k solid gold 37mm
2. Jaeger Lecoultre Memovox 37mm Special Brown scale dial
3. Rolex 5030 18k gold
4. IWC Yacht club in special marble dial

Traded away 2022

1. Omega Constellations Daydate
2. Omega watch box
3. Omega Dynamic
4. Rolex 6605 steel white gold - Traded for Explorer 2
5. Rolex Bubbleback 5050 -Traded for Explorer 2
6. Rolex 1601 18k gold - Traded for PP 2525-1
7. Rolex Oysterdate steel 1960s
8. Rolex bubbleback 2940
9. Rolex 6609 - Traded for Rolex Prince ref 3362
10. IWC Yacgt club - Traded for Rolex Prince ref 3362
11. Jaeger Futurematic - Traded for Rolex Prince ref 3362
12. Zenith ladies - Traded for Rolex Prince 3362
13. Octo butterfly
14. Citizen vintage anniversary watch 鉄道100周年記念時計D51 Ref 6700
15. Ogival handwind watch 
16. Cronel steel watch
17. Movado calendomatic 
18. Breitling Premier Chronograph 
19. CWC military 
20. Universal Compax
21. 上海錶
22. Gubelin Moonphase  traded for a Rolex 6694
23. Zodiac Olympos 
24. Felix the cat watch 
25. Tudor watch ref 7934 
26. Rolex 6206 bracelets 
27. Omega Constellation date 168.027 white gold bezel 
28. Omega 3944/2473 
29. Vintage Silver watch 
30. Lip thermometer watch 
31. Rolex 6604