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Things worn
beautifully by living.

A community for those who use, love, and trade the objects that carry their stories. Watches. Cars. Pens. Cameras. Boats.

Watches
384 stories
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Cars
291 stories
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Pens
218 stories
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Cameras
196 stories
The scratch that tells the story Not a trophy — a companion Worn daily, loved deeply Provenance is a life lived Against the unboxed and undriven A thousand mornings with the same watch The nib shaped by one hand The teak silvered by a thousand crossings The scratch that tells the story Not a trophy — a companion Worn daily, loved deeply Provenance is a life lived Against the unboxed and undriven A thousand mornings with the same watch The nib shaped by one hand The teak silvered by a thousand crossings
Recent Stories
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Marcus Lindqvist Trusted
Watches

Submariner. 30 years. Every country I've been to.

The bezel faded in Patagonia. The crown chipped in Morocco. That's the whole story, right there on your wrist.

Character

Rolex ref. 1680 · tropical ghost bezel · crown chip, Morocco 2009 · cream lume · original bracelet

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Eleanor Braun
Cars
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◈ For Sale  ·  Private offers EUR 38,500

1974 BMW 2002 tii. Munich to Istanbul. Original paint.

Family car since 1979. Not restored — preserved. The dent on the rear quarter happened in Istanbul, 1982. It stays.

Character

Inka Orange · matching numbers · original Sahara Beige interior · 127,000km · no respray

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Hamish Mackay Trusted
Pens
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Thirty years. One nib. Shaped entirely to my hand.

My father's Montblanc 149. The nib oblique from three decades of daily use. No other writer would find it comfortable. That is the point.

Character

Montblanc 149 · sprung oblique medium nib · brass showing on clip · cap micro-scratched · 1994

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Eleanor Braun
Cameras
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◈ For Sale  ·  Private offers EUR 2,400

Leica M3 DS, 1956. Brassed, honest, shooting beautifully.

Brassing to every edge. Vulcanite worn warm. Rangefinder still spot-on. A camera with a good life — looking for its next chapter.

Character

Leica M3 double stroke · 1956 · natural brassing · original vulcanite · RF bright and accurate

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Sofia Andersen
Boats

1968 Hallberg-Rassy 35. The teak is original. Silver-grey.

The cockpit repair is from a knockdown off Shetland in 2004. I show everyone that repair first. It is the best part of the boat.

Character

Original teak deck · silver-patinated · cockpit repair 2004 (structural) · verdigris bronze fittings

Marketplace — Things with Stories, Seeking New Ones
⌚ Watches · For Sale
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36 — 14 years daily
White dial hairline at 6 o'clock — acquired reaching for keys in a quarry, 2018. Original bracelet, stretched and beautiful.
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🚗 Cars · For Sale
1974 BMW 2002 tii — Istanbul survivor
Original Inka Orange, Munich to Istanbul 1982. Small dent rear quarter from that journey. Matching numbers. No respray.
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📷 Cameras · For Sale
Leica M3 Double Stroke, 1956 — user grade, honest
Brassing to all edges from genuine use. Vulcanite has warm, worn feel. Rangefinder bright and accurate. A camera with a good life.
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✒️ Pens · Wanted
Seeking: Parker 51 Aerometric — user grade
Not looking for NOS or mint — looking for one that has been loved and written with for years. A pen with a story.
⛵ Boats · For Sale
1968 Hallberg-Rassy 35 — North Sea veteran
Original teak deck, silver-grey. Cockpit repair from 2004 knockdown off Shetland — visible, structural, honest. Part of the story.
⌚ Watches · For Sale
IWC Portugieser 7-Day ref. 5001 — 11 years daily
Case has acquired beautiful satin finish from daily wear. Dial is remarkably clean for its age. A proper companion watch.
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Hamish Mackay
@hamish.mackay  ·  Edinburgh, Scotland
Mining financier, pen collector, reluctant car restorer. I believe things are made to be used, and that the best version of any object is the version shaped by one careful owner over many years.
41Vouches
5.00Reputation
6Years
The Collection
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Montblanc 149, 1994 — my father's nib
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Pelikan M1000, 2001 — broad nib
Longines Heritage, 1959 — worn since 2003
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Land Rover Series III, 1977 — working truck
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Leica M4, 1970 — silver chrome, user
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Visconti Homo Sapiens — daily writer
Testimonials
"Hamish sold me a Pelikan M800 — described every flaw honestly and it was in better condition than he said. The definition of a Tusenbruk seller."
Marcus L. · Watches · Stockholm
"I bought Hamish's Parker 51 in 2021. It wrote beautifully from day one. His knowledge of vintage pens is encyclopaedic."
Sofia A. · Boats · Bergen
"A trustworthy and generous member. Has contributed more to the pens community than anyone I know."
Eleanor B. · Cars · Munich
How Tusenbruk Works
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Request an Invitation

Tusenbruk is invite-only. Apply with your story — what you collect, how you use it, and why you believe things are made to be lived with.

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Build your Reputation

Your reputation is earned through connections, testimonials, and a history of honest dealings. It travels with you across all five categories.

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Share your Stories

Post about the things you love — their history, their character, the scratches and wear that make them yours. The feed rewards depth over frequency.

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Trade with Confidence

List items for sale, post wanted listings, and make or receive confidential offers. Every transaction is backed by the community's reputation system.

Why Members Stay
I've bought and sold watches on every platform. Tusenbruk is the only one where I feel like I'm dealing with people who actually care about the watch — not the price.
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Marcus Lindqvist
Member 4 years · Stockholm
The Character Notes field changed how I think about selling. Being honest about wear and telling the story — I've sold three pens for more than expected because of that honesty.
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Hamish Mackay
Member 6 years · Edinburgh
I found a buyer for my father's car who understood what it was. Not a commodity. A family object. That wouldn't have happened anywhere else.
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Eleanor Braun
Member 2 years · Munich