Watch of Today

[FLwatchguy73]

On 1/1/2020 at 8:24 PM, Hammilton said:

My new Princeton chrono w/ Landeron 149 movement, my first vintage chronograph.  Working great but the movement isn’t secured well making it hard to set.

I have one of this type of vintage chronograph on my grail list. Looks like a slide-rule for your wrist. Handsome watch!

[Hammilton]

12 hours ago, FLwatchguy73 said:

I have one of this type of vintage chronograph on my grail list. Looks like a slide-rule for your wrist. Handsome watch!

It wasn’t very expensive, not in the grand scheme of things anyway.  I paid 215 for it, and it’s running good.   Someone’s selling a similar Clebar with a bit more patina that I wanna grab next, though I really want a seamaster, and every other watch I buy just delays that. 

when I got it I they sent a few extra straps, I’m not a NATO fan so I didn’t own any, but it came with this blue and red one that works perfect with my cubs hoodie and cap, and matches the red in the dial.
 

last night I won a lot of 35 various Swiss movements that are supposedly all together.  They’re my practice!  This morning was my first ever tear down, a broken Vostok I’ve had for many years now.  Turned out the balance spring was broken. Now I’ll try putting it back together. It doesn’t have to work so there’s no pressure lol.

[FLwatchguy73]

Im wearing my Invicta "beater" today.  I have to do some work around the house today and since this invicta diver is fairly durable, was cheap and I don't have a strong emotional attachment to it,  here it is. 

[Cliff]

Today, I'm wearing my favorite watch, a vintage 1970s Rolex 1505 with a rare silver dial. It has the bulletproof 1570 movement. The jubilee band is the most comfortable metal band I have ever worn, and I prefer it over the oyster.

[jdm]

This is not the most common Sumo, and I thought it could brighten this page.

As it happens with most of my pieces it's going to a new owner already 

[Cliff]

Love those orange dials, going to have to  buy one! I've seen some beautifully restored ones on ebay with the smaller case size.

[jdm]

18 minutes ago, Cliff said:

Love those orange dials, going to have to  buy one! I've seen some beautifully restored ones on ebay with the smaller case size.

My mid-size (SKX017), please excuse the poor picture.
I love to go everywhere with it, including underwater to the limit of my recreational certification.

[FLwatchguy73]

Don't know much about this brand but from the looks they're somewhat of a Seiko homage brand. This is their take on the Turtle. It has a NH35A heart beating inside. 

[yankeedog]

On 1/7/2020 at 10:33 AM, FLwatchguy73 said:

Don't know much about this brand but from the looks they're somewhat of a Seiko homage brand. This is their take on the Turtle. It has a NH35A heart beating inside. 

Hmm nice..I think off brands are fine.provided they  are properly  done.it looks to be a moderately  pricey smaller  brand..

Edited January 11, 2020 by yankeedog

[yankeedog]

Another  forlorn  watch..an st96 powered tempo.One of the tabs from the retainer  ring found it's  way into the  gear train. Perhaps the previous  owner  wanted  it to hack.

[FLwatchguy73]

Picked up this vintage Seiko 7T32-7C30 chrono,Panda dial from 1997 on the cheap from my pawn shop rounds. It had a nearly dead battery and very sticky buttons. Most of the functions were inoperative because of the power saving features of a low battery.  Got it home and opened it up and found that a previous owner had tried to jam the back cover on without aligning the pushers and the corresponding notches on the cover and had pinched the pusher tubes. After disassembling and cleaning I straightened out the pinched tubes, placed a new battery and shorted the reset pin to the batter per the manufacturer. everything is running perfectly,  including the alarm. Now all it needs is a new crystal. 

Edited January 12, 2020 by FLwatchguy73

[yankeedog]

ignorance is bliss

[dadistic]

A lazy Sunday with my Oris. 

[yankeedog]

Looking  like  the  stray dog that followed  you home,is  this 21 jewel  seiko powered westclox.

[AndyHull]

3 hours ago, yankeedog said:

Looking  like  the  stray dog that followed  you home,is  this 21 jewel  seiko powered westclox.

I have a number of stray dogs, all waiting for a bone. That one of yours has been scratching its face rather a lot, maybe you could try some flea powder.

[paulbravery]

Had two 8m25 watches, the case on one was scuffed back to brass and the other was missing the battery cover and screw and had a cog floating about inside, made this out of the two, I kinda like it, what do you guys think?

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[FLwatchguy73]

Those "Dancing Hand" Seikos are so quirky and cool! Yours looks great @paulbravery!

[yankeedog]

11 hours ago, AndyHull said:

I have a number of stray dogs, all waiting for a bone. That one of yours has been scratching its face rather a lot, maybe you could try some flea powder.

thoroughly bathed in flea and tick shampoo

[Cliff]

Model 1500 Rolex with 1570 movement. Haven't been wearing this one much.

[Hammilton]

This one just showed up (actually had two watches I’ve been waiting a month on, from different sources, show up on the same day!) so it’s getting my wrist.  A little too classy with the nice alligator and leather lined strap for wearing with a hoodie and jeans, I’ll have to change before I go out lol!  I love this watch though, the gold is in really good shape for the most part and the dial is immaculate.  Just serviced, too.  Hard to beat for 150 bucks!  I haven’t had the chance to figure out how to set the alarm yet but I’m looking forward to hearing it.  
 

(no, my wrist isn’t trying to eat that strap, I must have held it at an awkward angle or something it’s actually too loose right now!)

[yankeedog]

10 hours ago, Cliff said:

Model 1500 Rolex with 1570 movement. Haven't been wearing this one much.

you need to wear it more!

[yankeedog]

Today  a felsa powered  Ceres.It is too new to have been  dredged  up from the titanic. I have  not  ruled out the Andrea Doria.

[JerseyMo]

1969 Timex Electronic Backset - 10K gold filled case -  Model 87 movement.

[SeikoWatch]

On 1/12/2020 at 9:14 PM, yankeedog said:

Looking  like  the  stray dog that followed  you home,is  this 21 jewel  seiko powered westclox.

Nice Westclox but i'm not sure if this watch is made or powered by Seiko . Anyway , i've never known or heard it .

[FLwatchguy73]

I finally got my Sicura Satellite completed and you better believe I'm wearing it proudly today even if no one knows the effort it took to get it here, lol.