Watch of Today

[Jon]

Wow... great watch! I'm really appreciating Seiko's at the moment. Where did you get that strap? That is absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing that with us

[JerseyMo]

2 hours ago, noirrac1j said:

Wow, these are both amazing examples. Is that Omega non-pusher a Landeron-Hahn?

J

 

no it is  Lemania 33.3

[ricardopalamino]

1 hour ago, Jon said:

Wow... great watch! I'm really appreciating Seiko's at the moment. Where did you get that strap? That is absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing that with us

Hi Jon , I'm assuming you are asking me about the Sting Ray strap on my Grand Seiko ......Most I have seen come from Indonesia or that part of the world at a very decent price . Sting Ray is some tuff stuff and looks , to my eye anyway , very handsome on most watches . 

I had a very conservative black leather watchband on the GS , but I never wore the watch , so I decided to spice things up a little .

 

 

[JBerry]

1977 Seiko 2220-0180. Quite obsessed with these 2220A caliber watches, keep +/- a couple of seconds a day

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[noirrac1j]

OK, Column wheel chrono.....really nice. Don't see these too often!

J

[JerseyMo]

for today a recent addition to the collection -

 

 

[margolisd]

This is an interesting watch. It belongs to my Dad and it was gift from King Hussein of Jordan in 1969. My Granddad and uncle - via ham radio in Ilford - were King Hussein's only communications link with the outside world in the 1969 civil war with Palestine. After the war he sent them 2 personalised Longines watches. My Dad inherited this one from my Grandad. He's asked me to service it for him which I'm planning to do this weekend. I also want to look into getting re-plated as the gold has worn away quite a bit. If anyone knows anyone in London who they can recommend please let me know.

[ricardopalamino]

Thanks for sharing the watch and story of your Granddads and Dads watch . It is truly a nice piece . Good luck servicing and getting it replated. I know your Pop will appreciate it .

[Jon]

Great story. Hope you find someone who can re-plate this for you.

[JerseyMo]

4 hours ago, margolisd said:

This is an interesting watch. It belongs to my Dad and it was gift from King Hussein of Jordan in 1969. My Granddad and uncle - via ham radio in Ilford - were King Hussein's only communications link with the outside world in the 1969 civil war with Palestine. After the war he sent them 2 personalised Longines watches. My Dad inherited this one from my Grandad. He's asked me to service it for him which I'm planning to do this weekend. I also want to look into getting re-plated as the gold has worn away quite a bit. If anyone knows anyone in London who they can recommend please let me know.

 

replateit.com 

I have not used this service myself but, have heard only good things about them. 

[noirrac1j]

That is a great story. I love when a watch has a notable provenance. Good look with the overhaul--easy does it and take your time! 

I've used Replateit many times and Peter has does a fantastic job with all of the cases I've sent him....both Gold plating and Nickel/Rhodium.

J

Edited September 15, 2018 by noirrac1j

[margolisd]

Thanks guys. She’s open and on the bench now. It’s a lovely watch to work with and it’s been really well looked after. Plus I get to inherit it one day. I will certainly be taking my time with this one :)

[ricardopalamino]

On 9/12/2018 at 8:26 PM, ricardopalamino said:

Back to the future today...A West German made electric back set Timex....

My pics don't do it justice .

 

 

 

 

I got a new brown leather watchband for this baby....

 

 

For some reason , don't know why  but Timex watches have been on my radar lately . Kinda like visiting an old friend I hadn't seen in a long time.....

 

[Pip]

I need to start looking at old catalogues but I’m sure my first ever watch was a boys three hander on a black strap in I would guess about 1976. I seem to remember having it in the deep snow and I think that followed the hot summer of ‘76. Would I recognise it if I saw it? Maybe.


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[JerseyMo]

1967 Timex "Viscount" - Self Wind for today -

 

 

[ricardopalamino]

Hi JerseyMo ,   Very nice Timex . At first I thought it was a Marlin because of the hands . I really do like those baseball bat looking hands that Timex used for their Marlins and Viscount along with the lume dot above the index's

[JerseyMo]

3 minutes ago, ricardopalamino said:

Hi JerseyMo ,   Very nice Timex . At first I thought it was a Marlin because of the hands . I really do like those baseball bat looking hands that Timex used for their Marlins and Viscount along with the lume dot above the index's

Yes, Timex did have a nice mix of different hand styles.  The one issue that can be a pain is with the second hand only having a center hole and no tube to help hold it in place.  Often after a repair the seconds hand tends to not fit so well due to the hole having been elongated during removal.  For this I have two fixes, first is to place the hand on flat metal surface and use a flat punch to peen down the area.  If this still does not quite get the end result I dab a dot of clear nail polish to the underside and quickly fit it the movement.

 

[ricardopalamino]

Continuing to scratch my Timex Itch with this colorful puppy . I THINK it is from a collection called "Waterfall" ,....at least that's the closest ID I got from the Timex Forum a few years back . Maybe even from JerseyMo ??

 

[ricardopalamino]

3 minutes ago, JerseyMo said:

Yes, Timex did have a nice mix of different hand styles.  The one issue that can be a pain is with the second hand only having a center hole and no tube to help hold it in place.  Often after a repair the seconds hand tends to not fit so well due to the hole having been elongated during removal.  For this I have two fixes, first is to place the hand on flat metal surface and use a flat punch to peen down the area.  If this still does not quite get the end result I dab a dot of clear nail polish to the underside and quickly fit it the movement.

 

You're a brave man working on Timex's...

[JerseyMo]

1 hour ago, ricardopalamino said:

You're a brave man working on Timex's...

some would be very surprised and just how rewarding the return is on vintage Timex!...

[JerseyMo]

going a bit rouge today with this 1970's Hong Kong "Kronotron".  

Serviced, new crystal, new mesh band and running right on time for the last 24 hours.

 

Edited September 24, 2018 by JerseyMo
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[ricardopalamino]

 

I'm wearing this Vintage Beauty this morning . 

 

Seiko LM  5606-5120 with original signed bracelet .

 

 

[Nucejoe]

On 2/2/2018 at 6:58 PM, Tipsy said:

Polerouter date, the watch I ruined for myself by hyping it up to much.

You got any universal, you got a jewel. 

[ricardopalamino]

Vintage Hamilton I recently got . I like the larger size of  this watch . I don't know the model name yet , But I'll search . 

It came on a vintage expandable Spiedel watchband so I ordered this Green leather band . 

Very Handsome watch in person....

 

 

[JerseyMo]

A 1968 Timex 'Sprite' 24 Hour Black Dial -   It is the first year model with the distinctive white hands which paid homage to Mil-spec of the same era.  I cleaned and lubricated the movement, install a NOS crystal , crown stem, and matched it with signed stainless steel bracelet.