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I am curious if there were old mechanical Ricoh watches models without R signed crown. Were such models ever made ?
Continue readingOdd sized vintage lug widths
I recently inherited a couple vintage watches that I have been looking into getting serviced , cleaning, and updating a bit. I started research into some options for bracelets, but came to learn upon measuring that the lug widths on them are not standard at all. One being about 17.6mm, and the other 18.8mm.
Continue readingI’m assuming this is relatively common with vintage pieces, what solutions have you found for these odd spacings? Of course straps tend to work within a tolerance of 1mm or so, and I…
Elgin A11 hacking mechanism repair
Just got this A11 from eBay relatively cheap, and as typical eBay junk it’s pretty dead. All other issues were easy except the hacking mechanism is missing completely. Unlike other parts that can be taken from similar movements, the hacking thing is on…
Continue readingDrat….and Double drat! Anyone on the Forums to recommend?
If I had posted this yesterday morning my intended title would have been flagged by the moderators…grrrr!
Continue readingSo I was in Long Island and NYC over the weekend and stopped into an Omega store in LI. Daughter and I like to window shop and we’ve bought a few items in the Omega/TAG interconnected store. nice kids working there.
So one young man plops a nice new Seamaster on my wrist…old school, really nice watch.
Love it, 37mm, nice crown…
Unrecorded Genta Style Bulova Reference Found
So I recently purchased this all original condition vintage bulova from a preowned market here in korea.
Continue readingIt is a genta-styled Bulova, my guess is mid to late 70s, from when Bulova were making the ‘bulova royal oak’.
After buying it, I realized that this appears to be a completely unknown reference number – ref no. 4430131. The ol google-fu doesn’t turn up a single search result. The closest I can find online is the 4430142 which shares the same case, bezel, and movement – but this has an…
First Rolex 16030
Hello everyone,
Close of buying my first Rolex. Do you have any tips as first buyer of a somewhat more expensive vintage watch, in this case Rolex.
There are som lume plots missing, bracelet should be in fine condition, oil and gaskets are changed.
P…
Continue readingMARS\Gallet Unusual Mainspring Barrel
I picked this watch up from a fellow member RonD. because I have a soft spot for unusual and nicely made looking movements. There are a few mentions of MARS in mikrolisk but the one that seemed to fit is the Gallet one. The style of movement and the …
Continue readingfull hunter trench watch marvin movement
looking for mainspring for marvin 362 movement have looked on cousins uk watchguy uk without any luck was hoping someone may know the size before i remove the old one
Continue readingLe Roy Pocket watch
MOVEMENT – IDENTIFICATION
Hallo,Can anyone please advise me if it is possible to find out anything about a pocket watch which has no makers name. Thanks, regards
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