Let's see your mechanical watches

[fabiovenhorst]

Ok, here are three more from the "drawer of hidden mechanical history".........(my watch drawer).

From left to right 1936 Bulova step case "Senator" 15 Jewel adj with proper correct period band, next in the middle is a 1940 Bulova long case "Dean" 15 Jewel with ORIGINAL wristband as shown in this 1940 Sears ad (from the MyBulova site).
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{I need to get some of these awesome ads if I am to keep accumulating these watches!! Though now that I think about it, I probably have some in the many old catalogs I have........But hey, one can always use more!!!}

And lastly on the right, a 1949 Bulova "Minute Man" with a 21 jewel upgrade movement.
I really like these old watches!!!!
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I've got this 1935 Bulova Senator recently. It had an issue with the hairspring but I sent it to my watchmacker to fix it. I picked it back last week, with the hairspring fixed and fully serviced.
I'm in love with it!

 

[Turnip]

Cheers

Turnip

 

[Turnip]

Omega PO8500/45,5mm and some EDC

 

[Turnip]

Breitling SOH II / 46mm and Carhartt Berwick

 

[handymike]

When did watches get so large?
These are really nice, but much bigger than I can wear.

 

[Turnip]

The Breitling is available in 44mm and 41mm as well, the Omega even down to 39mm.

Large watches is a „trend“ that already runs a few years and still appears to go on for a while.

As I got relative large hands and kinda stabile wrists I am happy with larger watches at the moment.

Maybe I will change to smaller and lighter one sunny day.

Cheers

Turnip

 

[handymike]

I love ‘em, but with my wrists I need a 36-37mm

 

[Turnip]

I fear it will have to be a Rolex, JLC or Vacheron Constantin instead then...

Or one of those rather nice vintage Longines Tonneaus or Rectangulars, which are very much nicer to your current account...

 

[handymike]

I sold my 36mm Omega that fit well. I can’t really justify a fancy watch in my line of work/ lifestyle. I have some vintage ones that I like a lot, but if I were to really splurge it would be a vintage 36mm Explorer. I almost bought a 50s Certina that I fell in love with, but in the end...no.

 

[Robbie79]

@Turnip Beautiful watches - one of my favorites is the Omega PO! @handymike I still don't understand why you sold you Omega....that's such a beautiful watch! Here is my vintage Heuer:

 

[Seb Lucas]

I sold my 36mm Omega that fit well. I can’t really justify a fancy watch in my line of work/ lifestyle. I have some vintage ones that I like a lot, but if I were to really splurge it would be a vintage 36mm Explorer. I almost bought a 50s Certina that I fell in love with, but in the end...no.

To be honest Mike - some of the most attractive classic watches do not cost much but the Rolex Explorer 6150 is very nice - the more recent models, like most luxury watches, look showy and vulgar to my eye. But remember what they sometimes say about the Rolex, it's the best $500 watch you can get for $5000.

 

[handymike]

This is so true Seb, at the sight of a Rolex- the price of everything seems to go up...that said...wow!

 

[Seb Lucas]

Yes, it's definitely one of the best looking watches I have seen. Certainly the nicest Rolex. Once the Explorer went with applied indices, the look plummeted IMO.

 

[belfastboy]

To be honest Mike - some of the most attractive classic watches do not cost much but the Rolex Explorer 6150 is very nice - the more recent models, like most luxury watches, look showy and vulgar to my eye. But remember what they sometimes say about the Rolex, it's the best $500 watch you can get for $5000.

I have one of those. It is a late 1980's model given to me by the company I worked for. Made them so much money one year they gave me a Rolex. It is nice watch, replacement value somewhere around $6-7K. The downside is that as a mechanical watch it needs an overhaul that costs another grand if you send it to Rolex. I have found a local German watch maker that does it for $500 and so far I have had to repair it twice.....but I went almost a decade not wearing it as it broke and I did not want to spend another $500 on it. It should be good for another 5 years but I fear my elderly watchmaker will be closed by then.

The next year the company offered me another Rolex for my wife....thankfully she declined. I convinced them to give me the money and I bought an oil painting instead. The painting has yet to require any repairs.

 

[Turnip]

 

[MichaelRhB]

I only have two.

On Omega steel:

 

[Zoo]

Seiko model SNKL09.

 

[WillisandGeigerFan]

Today, it’s a 1966 Times Marlin on a period perlon striped grosgrain-ish strap.

 

[Retired EE]

To be honest Mike - some of the most attractive classic watches do not cost much but the Rolex Explorer 6150 is very nice - the more recent models, like most luxury watches, look showy and vulgar to my eye. But remember what they sometimes say about the Rolex, it's the best $500 watch you can get for $5000.

Pretty much agree with your Rolex sentiments. I bought a new Explorer 114270 from an authorized dealer in 2002. Sold the Explorer in 2012. The lack of a date indicator and the "retro" (to be polite) deployant clasp caused a loss of interest in the watch. My Archimede Outdoor Protect fulfills the tool watch category I thought the Explorer would fill-- though, the Archimede has a similar clasp, it does have the date function and is a well constructed watch.

 

[Talbot]