Internet Horology Club 185
Which wristwatch did you wear today?

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January 31, 2014, 20:50
Dave Turner
Which wristwatch did you wear today?
Face:
It actually looks better than this picture. The hands appear to be tarnished in the photo. Confused




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April 14, 2014, 03:34
Werner Rosier
Yellow seems to be the colour of the day Wink




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April 19, 2014, 06:58
Werner Rosier
Seiko "Pogue"...Not only the first automatic wrist-chronograph, but also the first to be worn in space by Col. William Pogue.
Colonel William Reid Pogue, Born. 23. January 1930 in Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma; † 3. March 2014 in Cocoa Beach, Florida...
A bit of information...




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April 19, 2014, 11:57
Peter Kaszubski
Werner those seiko been also know as the pepsi
to some collectors.
mine is on page 58 in this post.
April 19, 2014, 15:01
Werner Rosier
Hi Peter, I do believe yours is a later version, the dial configuration is different and the word "Chronograph" has disappeared from yours Wink



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April 19, 2014, 16:04
Peter Kaszubski
perhaps.
April 19, 2014, 18:33
Werner Rosier
...but both lovely watches...
Did you read what was written in that link I posted, makes them both all the more interesting IMHO.


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April 19, 2014, 23:41
Peter Kaszubski
Agree and those are great watches to have in collection.
May 07, 2014, 21:08
Bruce Stewart
This is my 1939 Rolex Oyster "Imperial" Chronometre. Chris Abell just finished doing a COA, crystal, mainspring, and minor polish. This is probably my favorite Rolex....at least for this month, ha, ha, ha!!!


May 07, 2014, 21:08
Bruce Stewart
Here is a better shot (off the wrist).


May 07, 2014, 21:09
Bruce Stewart
And here is the movement.


May 08, 2014, 08:39
Dave Turner
Very nice Bruce,
Chris recently restored a bubbleback Perpetual Oyster, that looked much like this one for a friend of mine. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the after results.


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May 11, 2014, 09:03
Werner Rosier
Omega planet Ocean today



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May 12, 2014, 02:02
Robert Butler
Late 60's-early 70's Rado Garland, on a rare Montal beads of rice band.


June 10, 2014, 07:13
Werner Rosier
Weathers fine, so an Omega Cosmic today Wink




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June 21, 2014, 04:24
Michael D. Carroll
here is my Ball Trainmaster. It was given as a retirement watch to R,M,Peart of the EJ&E Railway {Elgin,Joliet& Eastern Ry} in 1964. If possible I would like to know who Mr Peart was.


June 21, 2014, 04:25
Michael D. Carroll
The Back


September 01, 2014, 13:19
Bruce Stewart
This is a 1938 Omega that I just finished restoring. It is 15j, 12 ligne, cal. 100 movement. In 2010 I bought the movement on eBay. It didn't have a crown and the stem was broken off inside the movement. It ran, but would stop every now and then, so I did a COA on it. I found a nice case in my inventory that fit, but still had the problem with the broken stem. Just this week I tried matching up the broken stem with something from my inventory. I came up with one that was close, but not close enough. I decided to see if I could cut down the two areas on the stem that were too big. This was my first attempt at actually cutting metal on my lathe. Happy to say, I successfully reduced the dimensions of the stem in three different areas and it is now fully functional in the watch. I picked out an oversized crown from my crown collection and that finished off the project. Band is genuine crocodile.


September 01, 2014, 13:19
Bruce Stewart
Here is a shot of the 12 ligne movement.


September 01, 2014, 17:35
Peter Kaszubski
Great watch and the satisfaction that you got it back ticking priceless!
Enjoy the watch Bruce.
September 08, 2014, 19:18
Bruce Stewart
This is a 10.5 ligne Rolex dating to around 1930 or 1931. Not quite finished with the project, but had it together enough to wear today. Project started with a solid gold, NOS case that I found on eBay 3 years ago. After a lot of procrastination I finally got around to installing a period correct movement, dial, stem, etc. I still need to restore the damage to the dial down around 5:00. May take it all apart and do a COA also at some point (maybe over the winter when I am snowed in, hahaha).


September 22, 2014, 04:17
Bill Jones
Great looking Omega and Rolex.

Here is my Omega 1953-54 cal.354 Constellation, SS with gold arrowhead markers and hands.

And of course, the cross hairs are the cherries on top. Smile