I was a kid in a Patek Candy Store

[mark the shoeshine boy]

I viisited my repairman, Petr Tuma for a couple of watches to be cleaned and he showed me one of his clients watches. What a collection of Pateks...

Andrew....eat your heart out....lol

this is the vintage patek....very nice...these are all 18kt gold and hand made....very nice....

very nice...

 

[Austin]

Mark, I am really impressed.

That's a cool collection. Very nice watches indeed.

 

[djh]

Sweet!

 

[mark the shoeshine boy]

Mark, I am really impressed.

That's a cool collection. Very nice watches indeed.

that is supposedly a "part" of his collection....i was impressed, too....

 

[Thebigspendur]

I don't know if that's you trying on those watch or your repairman but I hope it's not you. If those were my watches and the repairer allowed customers to try on other customers watches I would be very upset.

 

[Austin]

I don't know if that's you trying on those watch or your repairman but I hope it's not you. If those were my watches and the repairer allowed customers to try on other customers watches I would be very upset.

Wow. What a buzz kill.

 

[DS/B MCS]

I don't know if that's you trying on those watch or your repairman but I hope it's not you. If those were my watches and the repairer allowed customers to try on other customers watches I would be very upset.

My thoughts too

 

[mark the shoeshine boy]

I don't know if that's you trying on those watch or your repairman but I hope it's not you. If those were my watches and the repairer allowed customers to try on other customers watches I would be very upset.

I fully understand that you would be upset if a customer was allowed to try on a watch.

That was me holding the watches. I am more than a customer. He is my friend, he was my neighbor and we watched our kids grow up together.

Even with this last visit, I sat in his shop and Petr showed me the different time pieces, thier cases and movements that was in for repair. He showed me the difference between the Patek and Rolex movements and then my Bulova that I brought to him. I handle each and every one.

I took the pictures of the Pateks for the fun of our members...the table that you saw the watches laying on is exactly where they stayed, i didn't wear them anywhere...

In the upcoming weeks, I probably will be taking some more pics of some of the unusual stuff that he gets in....

I hope you all enjoyed viewing such great time pieces like this, they are beautiful to view.

 

[red71veloce]

Is that a plastic movement retainer?? Or is it just the photo angle etc???

 

[mark the shoeshine boy]

it is the camera angle...that is 18kt gold...

 

[texbilly]

I fully understand that you would be upset if a customer was allowed to try on a watch.

That was me holding the watches. I am more than a customer. He is my friend, he was my neighbor and we watched our kids grow up together.

Even with this last visit, I sat in his shop and Petr showed me the different time pieces, thier cases and movements that was in for repair. He showed me the difference between the Patek and Rolex movements and then my Bulova that I brought to him. I handle each and every one.

I took the pictures of the Pateks for the fun of our members...the table that you saw the watches laying on is exactly where they stayed, i didn't wear them anywhere...

In the upcoming weeks, I probably will be taking some more pics of some of the unusual stuff that he gets in....

I hope you all enjoyed viewing such great time pieces like this, they are beautiful to view.

Mark, I'm sorry you had to explain yourself. Thanks for sharing a glimpse of those fabulous timepieces. I can dream!

 

[Stubblefield]

Beautiful! thanks for sharing the pix!

 

[mark the shoeshine boy]

you know guys, when Petr has told me that some watches are hand mand and some are stamped...now which one is better ???

You would think the hand made one, however with modern technology, he says there are some very fine high quality watches out there that has been stamped out.

He also has told me, that early models of various watches are better because of where they were made...now many ofthe same movements are being made in malaysia and hong kong and are not as good as the japanese movements of a few years ago....

he is full of interesting facts

 

[mark the shoeshine boy]

thanks for the compliments guys....i am dreaming too...

 

[mretzloff]

Very nice thread. Thank you, Mark. I really like the the Aquanaut.

 

[Thebigspendur]

Don't get me wrong I'm sure you were thrilled to see those beautiful watches up close and personal like that and if it was me I would too but it doesn't change my original statement. No different than if your father owned an auto performance shop and he had someones Ferrari in for service and he let you take it for a spin without the owners knowledge and permission.

 

[mark the shoeshine boy]

Don't get me wrong I'm sure you were thrilled to see those beautiful watches up close and personal like that and if it was me I would too but it doesn't change my original statement. No different than if your father owned an auto performance shop and he had someones Ferrari in for service and he let you take it for a spin without the owners knowledge and permission.

he wouldn't let me drive it or start it, but but he would let me sit in it and take a picture...

 

[Ignatius]

I don't know if that's you trying on those watch or your repairman but I hope it's not you. If those were my watches and the repairer allowed customers to try on other customers watches I would be very upset.

Sorry but I have to agree with this post. That's just unprofessional.

 

[Thebigspendur]

you know guys, when Petr has told me that some watches are hand mand and some are stamped...now which one is better ???

You would think the hand made one, however with modern technology, he says there are some very fine high quality watches out there that has been stamped out.

He also has told me, that early models of various watches are better because of where they were made...now many ofthe same movements are being made in malaysia and hong kong and are not as good as the japanese movements of a few years ago....

he is full of interesting facts

At one time back in the 1700s and early 1800s all watches were totally hand-made but that doesn't make them better. Each part has to be hand fit and if watches were still made that way today you couldn't afford them or afford to get them repaired. After the industrial revolution they were all machine made. That resulted in cheaper watches, better watches. Semi hand engraving still goes on today if your willing to pay for it you can get it. Check out the RGM watch site..