Pre-must cartier tank movement and legit check
Good afternoon all,
I have just received photos of the movement for a tank I am interested in (pre must), and just wanted to check that everything looked okay?
A watchmaker has looked it over and said that is is all legit, and that the variances are…
Continue readingVintage “Brutalist” watch designs. What have you got.
Starting the thread
Seiko Lord Matic.
Looking for a solid gold dress watch with mechanical movement. Am I in over my head?
I understand that the vintage market can be a minefield. I have only dabbled with vintage watches in the past but they are definitely not my expertise.
I have always wanted a solid gold dress watch but I am on a brass budget (< $1,000). Instead of…
Continue readingVintage watches, what I’ve learned and why you should own one or more and my recommendation
Vintage watches can be a true joy to own and wear or they can be a complete nightmare. What your experience will be greatly depends on your expectations. Much of the reason people love mechanical watches has to do with the nostalgia of a mechanical instrument that for the most part has been relatively unchanged for a few hundred years. What better way to enjoy that experience than to acquire a watch that is several decades old and came from an era when there simply was no other option…
Continue readingVintage watches, what I’ve learned and why you should own one or more and my recommendation
Correct Box For 1950s IWC
Hello,
I am thinking about buying an original box for my 1957 IWC ‘Calatrava’ Cal. 852, but I’m not sure what the correct one should look like. Does anyone happen to have a press photo of a late 1950s IWC with the box, or own a full set that they know …
Waltham Canada Beaver Shield pocket watch
Hello,
I‘m newbie here. I have a Waltham 18s 21j serial # 10042717 model 1892 housed in display case with pendant setting. According to pocketwatchdatabase website, it was lever setting. So I wonder it might be re-case one. If anyone has any ideas ho…
Continue readingEbel wristwatch with a HF case
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
Hi everyone,
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…
