My wife inherited this beautiful pocket watch from her grandfather LeGrand Lockwood Thurber, who inherited it from his great grandfather, LeGrand Lockwood (1820-1872). It’s an A. Lange 18k gold pocket watch made between 1855-1866 (we think- based on research into early A. Lange watchmaking). It is marked with serial number “2935” and “H&D.”…
Overall, this is a very easy watch to live with. The dial is clean and easy to read–one might say minimalist. I like the simplicity of manual winding…
I really like the art deco watches of yesteryear and recently picked up a match to a Lucian Piccard I got a year ago. They are both 14k gold, 33mm cases and have fun and unique markers on the dial. One has blue markers with silver dial and the other ha…
Continue readingI have an old Minerva trench chrono watch, 51mm in diameter. I’m having a hard time looking for a strap that fits this watch. Just wondering if anyone knows of any place that does custom strap for these old beauties?
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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…
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Seiko Lord Matic.
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
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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 …
