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I bought a 1953 Accurist watch that came with a stainless steel expanding bracelet and was wondering if this came with the watch when purchasing from new or would it have been a tan leather colour in pig skin. I quite like the bracelet now it’s polished.

 

 

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Not bad for £8.50 on eBay, it was a runner but it was more of a limper, the hair spring was gummed up and the amplitude was a disgrace but after a service it’s running with about 17 seconds a day error but more than happy with that for a 66 year old watch.



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1 hour ago, Redwood said:

Thank you all for the replies, my wife wants to know why I am wearing a ladies watch, I had to explain the history of watch sizes !


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I wore a gilded Poljot with a black dial and gilded hands to a meeting the other day, and the only lady present in the assembly thought it was really cool to wear such a stylish ladies watch. :lol:

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What inspired me to wear a vintage watch was after repairing a Longines watch from the early 70s and thought I would wear it for a couple of days before final timing and I couldn’t believe how comfortable it was to wear. No more catching on shirt sleeve



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On 11/28/2019 at 6:19 AM, Redwood said:

 

I bought a 1953 Accurist watch that came with a stainless steel expanding bracelet and was wondering if this came with the watch when purchasing from new or would it have been a tan leather colour in pig skin. I quite like the bracelet now it’s polished.

 

 

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Browsing watches as one does and came across this.   https://accurist.co.uk/watch/7080/

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