11 PM. Can’t sleep. Open Chrono24.
This is how mistakes happen.
Found a Zenith El Primero from 1992 with tritium dial. Original bracelet. Service history. €4,200.
That’s a fair price. Maybe even a good price. The seller has positive reviews. The photos look legitimate.
Buying coffee this morning. The barista had a Submariner 5513 on her wrist. No date, matte dial, faded bezel insert. Looked like a 1970s example.
I asked about it. Her grandfather bought it new in 1974. Wore it every day for 40 years. Now she wears it every day.
Four hour layover in Munich. Perfect opportunity for some watch spotting.
Count for today: three Submariners (two green, one black), two Apple Watches Ultra, one Lange Saxonia on a guy in business class, and what I’m pretty sure was a fake Patek Nautilus.
Three weeks into January. Time for watch resolutions.
Buy fewer watches. Already failed this one. Picked up a vintage Seiko at a flea market last weekend. €45. Couldn’t say no. The dial was too perfect.