Man, I'm glad this thread got revived. I missed it somehow the first go around. I've been a watch guy for years, even before I got into cars. I started with a couple of Rolex Subs and Breitlings. When I saw how fast Rolexes were going up I started buying them for investment purposes. Since I have a friend who is an authorized Rolex dealer and he was giving me 35-40% off retail, I stocked up. I branched out into other brands also because of my appreciation of the quality and workmanship. Gave my wife a Rolex Pearlmaster with a sapphire bezel on our 20th wedding anniversary to get her involved and later a Franck Muller. She's never given me any grief about watches since.:lol
Besides the Rolex collection and the Breitlings my collection includes IWC, Chronoswiss, Franck Muller, Omega, Martin Braun, Zenith, Girard Perregaux, Ulysse Nardin, and Jaeger-LeCoultre. I also own John Waynes Rolex, a solid gold King Midas made for the left wrist and a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Squadra that belonged to Sylvester Stallone. It's engraved and was a presentation piece given to him at the 2009 Venice Film Festival for achievements in the film industry.
This is one of my favorites:
Ulysse Nardin Freak. Diamonsil Limited Edition, only 28 made, this is number 2.