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Any watch guys here?
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Talking about birth year watches, I just bought this retro reissue of a 1973 Bulova watch which I'm looking forward to getting. There's Tissot Heritage that's also a reissue of a 1973 watch that I have on my hit list. I'm buying too many watches right now but at least it's better than spending money on cars 
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I have a Swiss Burett chronometer. I'll post a picture when I get a minute. Anyone know of them? I also have a couple other interesting older ones including a 1997 numbered Boxster launch model. For those that are not Porsche geeks, the face was designed to look like the cluster gauges.
Love the old pocket watches. Many of those are absolute works of art in the internal mechanisms. In particular some of the old lever set RR watches from around the turn of the century I have seen.
Check out the Mercedes watch I built in this thread:
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jftu105
AutohausAZ InHouse Lower Control Arms | Brakes, Suspension and Steering
Good afternoon to all. While browsing for parts I came across in-house parts by AAZ. Anyone try these out?
jftu105
I also built and restored many automatic watches, including automatic chronograph watches. Here is one Longines I set in a Swiss diver case with Seiko bracelet and a Mido automatic, NOS original dial, case, and bracelet with an ETA automatic movement.
It is fun.
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It is fun.
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OK, this is a fancy watch, automatic chronograph, with a Mercedes 300SL dial and Swiss Made Hamilton case, bracelet, and movement. I swapped out the original dial with this Mercedes dial. A really pretty and cool watch. Now, I need to acquire a 300SL to match the watch.
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By the way, the dial is actually made in Germany, while the rest of the parts are all Swiss made. In terms of watch making, it is interesting that Germany was never a significant player while Swiss dominates. France actually had a quite healthy watch industry before as many big name watchmakers were around the Swiss-France boarder.
Just a side note on watch parts quality as in the case of car parts quality. Chinese made clone movements are flooding the market. For this famous Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement, you can buy a new Chinese made one for just about $100 while a genuine Swiss made movement would be $500 or more.
What's the difference? I actually have a first hand experience. A local friend received two clone Tag Heuer chronograph watches and both broke. I was learning to fix this particular movements so I agreed to investigate. Make the long story short, I fixed both watches by replacing a few parts with genuine Swiss made parts. The guy took back one watch and gave the other one to me. When I showed my tennis from Swiss the fake watch, you can see him visibly irritated. Very rare for this friend as he is one of the most mild tempered person you can meet.
Anyway, not long after the clone gave to me started to have issues. I decided to dismantle the watch and use some of its parts to fix one of my genuine movements. However, the parts do not fit even though they are supposedly the same part. Under my Leica microscope, you can see the poor surface finish of the Chinese clone.
I essentially threw away the Chine clone junk. Does this ring a bell for Chinese made junk parts?
jftu105
Just a side note on watch parts quality as in the case of car parts quality. Chinese made clone movements are flooding the market. For this famous Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement, you can buy a new Chinese made one for just about $100 while a genuine Swiss made movement would be $500 or more.
What's the difference? I actually have a first hand experience. A local friend received two clone Tag Heuer chronograph watches and both broke. I was learning to fix this particular movements so I agreed to investigate. Make the long story short, I fixed both watches by replacing a few parts with genuine Swiss made parts. The guy took back one watch and gave the other one to me. When I showed my tennis from Swiss the fake watch, you can see him visibly irritated. Very rare for this friend as he is one of the most mild tempered person you can meet.
Anyway, not long after the clone gave to me started to have issues. I decided to dismantle the watch and use some of its parts to fix one of my genuine movements. However, the parts do not fit even though they are supposedly the same part. Under my Leica microscope, you can see the poor surface finish of the Chinese clone.
I essentially threw away the Chine clone junk. Does this ring a bell for Chinese made junk parts?
jftu105
First I’m not a watch guy. I actually quit wearing a watch when I got my first I-Phone. On a cruise ship stop in Kusadasi, Turkey. On a lark I bought 2 “Fake Rolex” watches for about $80.00 each. When I got back on board the ship I started wearing one of them. It quit working 2 days later.
I still haven’t tried the other one. They both looked real to me. I decided that I didn’t want to be mugged for an $80.00 watch so they stay in the safe as a travel souvenir and stick with my I-Phone13 for accurate time.
lol
I still haven’t tried the other one. They both looked real to me. I decided that I didn’t want to be mugged for an $80.00 watch so they stay in the safe as a travel souvenir and stick with my I-Phone13 for accurate time.
lol
Quit watches when I got my first cell phone in -96. Tried the Apple Watch and liked it, so now I’m on an AW Ultra.
One of the best tech things I own tbh. It’s my wallet, keys, phone when I don’t want to carry my iPhone and more. Plus it’s one of the most accurate wristwatches available. When I’m running, off to the beach I only take the AW, and I can buy an ice cream, take a call or text. No more hiding the wallet in my shoe like it’s fooling anybody. Love it!
It’s also a fantastic training/running watch that helped me a lot in getting into shape.
It’s not a heirloom device of course, and it will be done in about five years or so, and that’s the biggest drawback imo. And it’s got the same amount of soul as a battery car.
One of the best tech things I own tbh. It’s my wallet, keys, phone when I don’t want to carry my iPhone and more. Plus it’s one of the most accurate wristwatches available. When I’m running, off to the beach I only take the AW, and I can buy an ice cream, take a call or text. No more hiding the wallet in my shoe like it’s fooling anybody. Love it!
It’s also a fantastic training/running watch that helped me a lot in getting into shape.
It’s not a heirloom device of course, and it will be done in about five years or so, and that’s the biggest drawback imo. And it’s got the same amount of soul as a battery car.
I bought my wife the following watch as a Christmas present. It's an Omega Seamaster with a full row of diamonds around the bezel. We got it at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC.
Then I bought her the Wolf automatic watch-winder as a combined birthday/Valentine's Day present.
As for me, I haven't worn a watch in well over 10 years. My mobular phone works excellently as a watch.
Then I bought her the Wolf automatic watch-winder as a combined birthday/Valentine's Day present.
As for me, I haven't worn a watch in well over 10 years. My mobular phone works excellently as a watch.
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That watch Gerry bought for his wife probably costs a 500e. A watch winder, from the mechanical point of view, is not really needed. A watch winder offers the wearer to keep the watch date more or less correct, no need to adjust when the watch was not worn for a few days. Keeping a watch always running is like keeping a car idling forever, not necessarily a good thing. On the other hand, a watch should not sit for too long just like cars. Vintage automatic watches are amazing all mechanical systems. With some lubrication, a 60 years old watch, after not being worn for 30 years or more, could come alive, and runs beautifully again.
To re-kindle watch wearing, in particular, vintage automatic watches, for the 500e board members, here is my little watch shop, in case the watch wearing fever catches on.
For one alignment cost at the dealership, you can have a real, serviced, vintage Swiss watch, some times one of a kind, only one in the world.
This is my hobby to make, design, and restore vintage automatic watches. I do NOT have a cell phone; therefore, I always wear watches and now only automatic watches, one on each hand, no electronics.
jftu105
To re-kindle watch wearing, in particular, vintage automatic watches, for the 500e board members, here is my little watch shop, in case the watch wearing fever catches on.
Make Watch Wearing Fun Again!
For one alignment cost at the dealership, you can have a real, serviced, vintage Swiss watch, some times one of a kind, only one in the world.
This is my hobby to make, design, and restore vintage automatic watches. I do NOT have a cell phone; therefore, I always wear watches and now only automatic watches, one on each hand, no electronics.
jftu105
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This thread title caught my attention & prompted me to review inventory. I’ve rarely worn any of my watches in the past two years.
Seiko Automatic 7006-7090. My birthday present when I turned 11.
Wenger 095-0605
Wenger 093-0848
Luminox 3000/3900. My “daily driver” when I regularly wore a watch.
My grandfather’s Telephone pocket watch. Late 1800s. Swiss-made for the Tsarist Russian market. Inner cover has a well endowed naked lady etched in surface (& I was told it was not Grandma…)
Seiko Automatic 7006-7090. My birthday present when I turned 11.
Wenger 095-0605
Wenger 093-0848
Luminox 3000/3900. My “daily driver” when I regularly wore a watch.
My grandfather’s Telephone pocket watch. Late 1800s. Swiss-made for the Tsarist Russian market. Inner cover has a well endowed naked lady etched in surface (& I was told it was not Grandma…)
