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Sammy,
Thats a beautiful chronograph. How old is the watch?
Ray

Ray don,t know for sure i would guess the 50,s or 60,s i think this one will be on ebay soon nice watch but i can,t keep all of them.

wore this one today a 9k Dennison case 3/0 size waltham enamel dial.

Sammie,
Your watches are just beautiful. Let us know when the chrono will go up for sale so I can bid on it.
Ray

Great looking watches, guys.

Sammie, a most glorious Jules Jurgensen. Ditto with regards to ebay!

Ray, nice and clean 'Bucherer' Chronometer! Year?

Timely regards.

Roy.

"So mote it be!"

Thanks Roy,
I think it is vintage 60's but not sure. Watchmaker who cleaned and oiled it said it has a movement commonly used Rolex watches. The dial was shot until I had it redone. It is simple but I like it.
Ray

Planning to wear this ca. 1952 cal 355 Seamaster Calendar...I love the art deco font on the calendar numerals -- I've never seen anything quite like it before. Also, I've never had a non-quick-set date before; have to watch for repetitive stress injury!

Adam

This is probably my favorite watch of those I own (at least today). It's an early '40s rose gold/SS bubbleback, for which I recently found this matching 2-tone Rolex bracelet (which itself feels smooth-as-silk).

Adam

This Omega Constellation has been my daily wear ww since I got it a couple years ago. 18K case with pie pan dial.

Back of Constellation showing the disk with stars and observatory images.

Gorgeous, just gorgeous, John. Is it a heavy case?

John, that is really nice. I'm a sucker for a nice Omega anyway.

And Adam, that bubbleback is just incredible. The band really is a wonderful find in that condition. A classic bubbleback is definitely on my wish list.

Thanks for sharing.

Adam,
The case is fairly heavy, the back is not thin and flexibble and doesn't have a brass cover underneath it. I've never had it weighed.

This is sort of a "companion" to the 2-tone bubbleback that I showed above. I had the dial refinished, as I couldn't stand the poorly-refinished dial that was on it when I bought the watch last year (long story; if you look in the previous pages to this thread, you'll find it). The hands are not original either. But I think it's quite attractive nonetheless, esp. with this matching Oyster bracelet which I just found. Someday perhaps I'll find a nice original dial, and/or more appropriate hands...Till then it's a good everyday watch (problem is: I have too many watches to wear, so none end up an "everyday" ).

In case anyone is wondering what the mahogany surface is as the background of some of my recent watch photos, it's the top of a 1929 RCA Radiola 47 radio-phonograph!

Here's the one for today, less common Hamilton Vancott. 387S 17-j movement with hack setting, 10k bezel and body, stainless back.

Here's the back. If you look closely you can see the 10K stamp on the lower left lug. I have two of these and bought both thinking they are Secometers.

---- and here is the drawing prepared for catalog inclusion, but never used.

This Seamaster, cal. 354, c. 1952. I recently found the NOS beads of rice bracelet, which changes the look of the watch tremendously from the croco strap it had been on (nice as that was).

Another view.

Today I wore my newly acquired Hamilton Yorktowne with the 2-tone gilt dial.