I bought a little joblot of old watches the other day that were sold as spares/repairs. I only got it for one particular Casio watch case, but there were some decent watches in there anyway.

One of them is this little, (women’s?), pocket watch. It has no brand on either the dial or movement so this might be a bit of a waste of time question, but any info on age, etc, would be nice🙂.

The acrylic crystal has browned with age but is probably replaceable.

The movement is Swiss, and it has a…

Small pocket watch ID if possible

I just picked up this 14k Omega and was hoping someone here might recognize the Ref. I would prefer not to have it opened as it seems to run well ( so far) and as a front opening piece I’d need a decent watchmaker. Here are a group of shots. Any help would be appreciated!

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Vintage Seamaster De Ville ID help?

Sorry for the following oftopic, probably these discussions could deserve their own thread.

Hartmut Richter said:

@deni2s: Rein Heits Gilde does have a point that Apps are not necessarily user friendly. They don’t really work with desktop computer systems. So, the information is not accessible to everyone.

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Let’s take a broader view at this accessibility issue. How do you think that could be improved?

The only way I see to…

Databases with information in vintage movements

Thought I’d kick off this month’s thread:

1960 Turn-O-Graph Ref 1625.

hi everyone. i kinda’ stuck my neck out on this watch yesterday at a local thrift store. i could find next to nothing on the Diamant Watch Co online. the case is stamped 18K. it measures approximately 44mm across in width. there is no name on the movement. also, it’s overwound and doesn’t work. the tiny hallmark is a possibly greek head in profile(very difficult to photograph). i’m wondering how old is this watch? does it have collectors value? is it worth fixing? how much should…

Help w/ID Diamant Watch Co Pocket Watch