Sorry for the following oftopic, probably these discussions could deserve their own thread.
Continue readingLet’s take a broader view at this accessibility issue. How do you think that could be improved?
The only way I see to…
Pocket watch with lume on 12, 1, 2, 3, 4 hour marks
Initially I thought the lume was just fallen of, but then I realised it was made like that on purpose (looks like factory lume to me). I found this interesting, decided to share. The star is also lumed.
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Continue readingZenith Kennedy (Respirator) case dating
I have the watch with this case. Movement number matches 1969, there is engraving by some previous owner on the case back with 1972 and from the factory 212D085. I wonder if 7-68 inside the case means July 1968? I looked into some dating threads but couldn’t find the answer in 30 minutes so I thought I will ask here.
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Numbers 13-24 on Zenith Pocket Watch dial (after 1900)
Just got these two, the smaller looks typical (correct me if I am wrong), but the larger looks like more special (due to regulator). What about those numbers on the dial? Haven’t received watches yet, but why do they look like stickers on the bigger one?
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Zenith pocket watches with 24h dial
I spotted this watch last year, but wasn’t sure if it’s anything interesting, so asked @Hartmut Richter about it and by his answer I got an idea that it’s not very common. So I managed to get this watch this weekend and thought I will share it here as well.
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Movement serial 2974973, case serial no.3380987, silver case with Grand Prix Paris 1900.
So far I had found online few watches like this…
