I often visit shops and see what catches my eye.
Today it was this vintage Sheffield watch. Never heard of the brand but the first thing that grabbed my eye was the coffin shaped markers. Very similar to Alsta ones on the famous jaws watch.
Of co…
Continue readingI picked this one up today for 40 bucks. Watch runs great. Needs a new crystal. My research tells me it’s from the 70s.
“A Kaleidoscope That Marks Time
Geometric patterns rotating quietly within the dial.
The "Cocktail Watch" introduced to…
Continue readingI picked this up today pawn shopping. Paid 60. Everything on it runs.
Movement reads 6602-8050
General question: should the date be adjustable on its own or is the only way to adjust it by sending it around the hours twice for each day ( right now…
Continue readingI sent my dads 16803 in to Rolex and these were the findings:
They want to replace the caseback 3000.00.
Also they wanted to replace hands/dial/crystal !
It keeps great time and it was there as a pin had fallen out of the bracelet. Which is why I t…
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