A friend called me yesterday and asked if I like pocket watches. I said sure. Two hours later..
Continue readingMy 1972 Timex 26950
I bought on a spur of the moment, perhaps wine fueled, ebay dive. It was $67 plus a tiny amount of shipping. It supposedly ran fine, the ebay ad even had a video of it running. But I had read about the M27 movement having issues with the day/date mechanism if not properly maintained. It is 53 years old, who knows if it had been maintained, right?
Continue readingAnd when I got it I found the ugly truth, it didn’t run on the wrist, it would stop within minutes. The seller was upset at me for being upset…
Oldest Frequently Worn Watches?
As I’m sure you have seen by now, I recently got my hands on this 1915 Elgin wristwatch and I’m loving it more every day. I’ve never been shy towards daily wearing older watches, but when you get into the 1910s/20s you really have to start making some intentional choices about what should be worn regularly and what shouldn’t.
Continue readingSince I commute by bike and spend a lot of time outside, my watches get subjected to mild shock, sweat, humidity, and the like. I do my best to protect my watches as…
Repairing/Restoring Benrus TechniQuartz H010
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Looking for any help of knowledge available trying to restore this watch. I found this in my Grandfather's collection. Interesting looking watch, and interesting history.
I was able to find a little bit about this watch though a google i…
Well this sucks…
I’ve collected watches for a few decades now, finally got the itch to clean and attempt to do a basic service on a couple of thrift store beaters. I started pulling out my collection to gloat a bit, remembered that a couple of my favourite pocket watches were in a glass mug on a shelf. I have no idea what got into them or when. The mug has been sitting on a shelf in my bedroom for at least five years, but at some point at least two inches of liquid got in the mug. Judging from the…
Continue readingNorile Pocket Watch
I was just handed this watch down to me by my mother. It was my Grandfathers pocket watch. The company says Norile with the following markings. My grandfather was from Denmark and I assume this was from 1900 ish. I am hoping to find some info about it …
Continue readinggirard perregaux gyromatic high frequency
Hello guys, can you tell me something about this Girard Perregaux Gyromatic High Frequency? Is it working well? It doesn’t have the original strap and the glass is a bit scratched… what’s its value?
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Looking for some information on this Le Gant watch
Hi guys, I have had this Le Gant watch for ages, but I cannot find any pictures of it or its movement online. I want to fix it up, as it seems relatively undamaged. My only questions are: How do I know what battery to use? I am assuming a SR927SW, as i…
Continue reading1950’s Vulcain Cricket
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Continue readingNew to the four and just started out in vintage watches, aiming for vintage watches with alarms, this Vulcain is my second purchase over a year, first was a : Seiko Bell Matic 27 Jewel 1969.
Need some feed back please:
Bought this Vulcan Cricket , not sure that the dial is original:my uneducated observations:
1)The text “Vulcan ” on the dial seems thin.
2) The hands are not solid; the shape looks correct, other examples hands are solid with paint…
Help Identifying Rare Vintage Chronographe Suisse/Tissot with Vertical Telemeter + Tachymeter
Hi all,
I’m trying to identify a vintage chronograph that belonged to my grandfather. The dial is marked Chronographe Suisse and Antimagnetic, but it came in a Tissot box and has the feel and build quality of a 1940s Tissot or Chronographe Suisse piec…
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