I love the domed acrylic crystal (they're all flat sapphire on the newer models), which imparts a gorgeous diffraction to the dial as one rotates the wrist...

Today a most glorious 'Longines!'

I purchased mid 2006 for my birthday!

Dated 1954. My birth date!

Calibre 27.0

18ct.

Excellent dial!

Recessed secondary second hand.

Certainly looks and feels great on the wrist!

well then, it sounds pretty conclusive that my lovely Grant is a redial. it has sentimental value, but i happen to be one of those people who likes the original dials on my watches. what to do?

i love old watches, but they vex me.

Brad, you can have International Dial redo the dial properly. You just need to have a watchmaker send the dial itself...Also best to include a picture of that stainless silver example from Will Roseman's website, since they won't have the case to match it, and it looks like the color of the lume is different than for a yellow gf case.

A 14H green gold Hamilton Cushion, c. 1923.

wore my trench watch today. another example of my profound ignorance of all things horological. the movement, dial, crystal and bezel are all one piece that screws into the case by a threaded sleeve. i thought it was a Borgel, but was recently enlightened that the hall mark of an FB with a key underneath may be Jacot and Bovy.

After seeing Adam's pictures I thought I'd show off
my new toy, a near mint condition 2003 ROLEX Sea Dweller

Back to (somewhat) older stuff! Today's watch is an early '50s Seamaster, caliber 354.

big elgin today.

by the way, Adam, your collection is insane. thanks for sharing.

Brad, you're welcome -- it is a bit out of control sometimes, no? But I just sold a couple of other watches in the last few days through consignment. Just to keep within a steady state of sorts (at least that's the excuse I tell myself).

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k275/sidkroft/gruen.jpg

gruen triple date today. now on a good black leather strap.

ooops. sorry about that.

1977 Bulova Accutron Model 214

Alpima single button chronograph in stainless steel Circa 1935 Black enamel dial, white lettering 2 sub dials at the three and the nine showing continuous seconds and 30 minute counter,.... On a brown lizard strap. Brilliant I love this old stuff.

I wore this Wittnauer 14kt today i got this at the National..

the back

A fairly rare 15J Bulova one button chronograph
c. 1946.