Hello dear watch lovers and connoisseurs.
Last week I bought this beautiful watch at an auction, it concerns an Ebel watch from the fifties.
Now I see on the back a logo of HF Huguenin Freres.
Can someone give me some clarity if there is a link between…
Can anyone identify the calibre of this Cortebert slim movement?
Radium radioactivity concern
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Continue readingI recently won the auction on a local market. It’s a WW2 field watch, with unknown history and pretty much everything else.
I would love to restore the watch – disassemble everything, have it cleaned, polish the case and have it replated. Assemble the movement, adjust it ….
The issue is potential use of radium in the hands and/or the dial. I am very cautious about it, to the point of offering some money to the seller and leave it to be resold again. Or immediately resell it…
A small steal from eBay, Le Phare triple-date chronograph
Got this one from eBay for £200, very sad condition but it’s kind of running. Dial is ruined, small-second pivot snapped, all hands missing.
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Continue readingWWII and Earlier West End Watch Co- Seeking Info
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Here in Japan, I have noticed many vintage West End Watch Co. watches for sale online, many for extremely cheap. There are some obvious redials and pretty rough exmaples, but even genuine-looking watches seem to be pretty reasonably priced for a water-resistant military-type watch of their time. I’ve been thinking about getting one from around the late 30s-early 40s, but I have had trouble figuring out how to reliably date them, and to learn what makes a model more or less desireable…
Continue readingHere in Japan, I have noticed many vintage West End Watch Co. watches for sale online, many for extremely cheap. There are some obvious redials and pretty rough exmaples, but even genuine-looking watches seem to be pretty reasonably priced for a water-resistant military-type watch of their time. I’ve been thinking about getting one from around the late 30s-early 40s, but I have had trouble figuring out how to reliably date them, and to learn what makes a model more or less desireable…
1965 Zenith 2400 (cal. 2532C) – Auction find and quick clean up
Hello All and Sundry,
Continue readingWhen I get a new vintage watch and there’s not a lot of info or even pics floating around, or it comes in diiirrrty and cleans up well, I like to post it for posterity and others’ info. I find others’ threads like this to be super helpful when I’m researching vintage pieces and may as well add to the body of knowledge.
This is a 1965 Zenith 2400, rocking Zenith’s hand-wound caliber 2532C. Brilliant ~34mm jet-age all stainless watch…
1965 Zenith 2400 (cal. 2532C) – Auction find and quick clean up
The Forgotten History of Aussie Watches- 1940s Pink Gold Wendts Adelaide
Hello everyone, just thought I‘d show off a recent purchase of mine, share what I’ve learned about the little known Australian watch industry, and ask for help ID’ing the movement;
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Continue readingHelp me identify the movement
Hello, why is this gear this weird colour on this watch movement? Is it from where it has been replaced. Please could someone explain?
Pocket Watch Crystal Replacement Cost
I have a ~1930s era Hamilton Railroad watch that needs a new glass crystal. How much would a reputable watch maker charge me to do the repair? Watch shown below. Thanks in advance.
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