Adam - do you have a movement photo of your "Howard"? These are very special watches, even to us pocketwatch collectors, as part of the tail end of the E.Howard story.
Posts: 1455 | Location: Los Angeles, California USA | Registered: January 14, 2003
Wow that is the first Howard Wristie I have seen. I heard mention of them but never saw one. THanks for posting it. Do you know how many Hamilton made for Howard?
I wore this one yesterday & today. LeJour 3 register chronograph. Has a nice Valjoux 72 movement. It is the newest addition to my chrono collection. I have been working on it (in between family and friends watches) for about 2 weeks. Movement & case were very dirty and it was not keeping time or functioning correctly. So far it is keeping excellent time and working great.
Adam
Posts: 311 | Location: Near Youngstown, Ohio USA | Registered: January 11, 2006
Amazing how I used to do certified rebuids from frame up on heavy equipment and to look at anything more than a normal watch makes me nervous to tear into. I am not by no means a watch repairman but I have tore several down just to see how they work and see if I could but looking at that watch Adam makes me turn around and run to think about tearing down. Nice Watch and great job.
After seeing Rich's new LeCoultre Automatic I had to dig mine out and wear it. My case is slightly different, with straight lugs and a little boxier 14K case. The movement is a cal.493
Posts: 1455 | Location: Los Angeles, California USA | Registered: January 14, 2003
This is a ca. 1943 Omega manual wind (15J), which keeps very accurate time and has a 40-hour power reserve. I believe this is the original dial. It's a relatively small watch (30 mm), like most of the military watches of that era. I bought it this year from a dealer in the UK.
Adam
Posts: 261 | Location: Chicago, Illinois USA | Registered: June 01, 2006