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Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.

Rodney

Familiar Face
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60
Location
Centralia, WA
I don't know how unusual it is but I like it. I like the hammered look of the chain and the alternating big/little links.
It has an Arts & Crafts feel to it to me. I'm no expert (basically know nothing about men's jewelry) though.
Rodney
 

cuchulain

Familiar Face
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95
Not vintage but definitely vintage inspired:

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Snortman45

Familiar Face
Messages
68
Location
South Carolina
Those are all some sharp-looking watches. At the moment, mine is a Timex digital. :) I do have a more vintage-style watch at home, though it does have a Mickey Mouse on it, that I need to take to a jewelry store and have a new battery installed.
 

willyto

One Too Many
Messages
1,616
Location
Barcelona
This is one of my Elgin watches from the 20s which I got for cheap on Ebay(less than 60€) and still in working condition. The hour hand is electric blue but I didn't cath the colour in the picture. It came with a golden strap and what seems to be a WW2 NOS canvas strap from the typical USMC watches.

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I lost the pictures from the inside where the serial number was so I can't remember the exact year of production.
 

fabiovenhorst

Call Me a Cab
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2,134
Location
Gaspar - SC - Brazil
I recently bought this old Ingraham planning to use the band on something else. The minute hand was off of it and I assumed it wouldn't run. But when I received it I wound it and it started running. You can hear the no jewel movement tick from 3 feet away. I took the movement out of the case and the minute hand was hiding in there. I put it back on and checked it after 12 hours and it was keeping perfect time. I did a little research and found you could date an Ingraham by either 3 or 4 numbers stamped on the movement. The first or first and second are the month and the last two are the year of manufacture. This one has 542 stamped on it. I think that means it was made in May 1942. These cheap watches sold for about $2 new. I am just blown away that a watch that cheap is still running after 72 years.



Wow, very interesting watch.
 

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