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Nice suggestions...

...but currently not quite in the tourbillon purchase range - still we all need to start somewhere.

The LUC 1963 PuristS Chrono was something I would potentially be able to stretch to (and that would be a stretch) - before the current exchange rate adjustment, which just added effectively 20% on top for us from the Eurozone. A beautiful watch by all means, one that also my wife completely approves off (without knowing the price). So more something for the future, although something tells me the PuristS members are less than likely to part with theirs, so hope I will be luckier with a future re-edition.

For the next one I was thinking more along the lines of the LUC 1937, or potentially a NOS LUC Tech Twist Chronometer I found - which really speaks to me as a slightly left field choice (the version I like best - also posted here repeatedly - is the Spanish limited one, for which I am several years too late I guess).

The 1.98 is definitely on the cards in principle but would prefer a version without the date (with just a small second at the 6 o'clock position). Still, I like the post 2011 look better than the older one overall, so who knows.

Another one - if the year turns out better than anticipated - that truly speaks to me is the LUC 8HF; saw one offered online and it came on my must have list immediately after having found out more about it here (I gathered from the posts here that the original 100 pieces have all been sold but it seems some are now available on the secondary market).

The XP Tonneau in white gold may be another addition in the years to come, too.

Another watch from the LUC range that will be easy to both stretch to and explain at home is a pre-loved Sport2000, of which there are many available. I feel the LUC on the seconds hand is a great touch and as a sporty watch for the weekend it pushes many of the right buttons.

But as said, one has to start somewhere and there are (hopefully) many years of collecting ahead of me; and with children one can at least theoretically construct an excuse that one is only providing heirlooms for the next generation

Any comments on the 'wish list' are of course highly appreciated.

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