Approximately +10s per day. And looks very nice with suite.Ah yes, a Vostok wristwatch proudly proclaimed to have been made in the USSR.
I've no experience with these, how do you find it as a timekeeper?
Approximately +10s per day. And looks very nice with suite.Ah yes, a Vostok wristwatch proudly proclaimed to have been made in the USSR.
I've no experience with these, how do you find it as a timekeeper?
Better for a watch to run a bit fast, there's nothing worse than a slow watch resulting in always being late for meetings etc.Approximately +10s per day. And looks very nice with suite.
Ok, I had some really, really good luck trolling the shops this past month!!
Right to left....
1. Waltham Premier.....9 jewel 750 movement......around 1938......
2. Gruen Precision....."Guild" 325 17 jewel movement......1934-1935....pre Curvex........
3. Bulova 23 jewel self winding, six adjustments........while gold case & expansion bracelet.....1955
4. Benrus "Shock Absorber", 15 jewel unadjusted, early 30's.......gold deco "step case".
5. Waltham 18 size, "William Ellery" 15 jewel movement, key wind, key, set, coin silver hunt case....1872
All are running, but the Gruen and Benrus need a good cleaning..............do need a crystal for the waltham (very common as these are VERY thin, and this particular model is set from the face....meaning the crystal gets much abuse from opening and closing the bezel.....) but watch runs great!!!!
Yes, very good finds.....GREAT PRICES TOO!!
VERY pleased......
Cheers,
M
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Yes....I do love the old key winds as well..........and yes....the case is Waltham marked and correct for the period.....given the jewel count for the watch, the case is most appropriate. As for the chain and key...both came with the watch though the chain is nickle-silver...it has had the swivel clip replaced......it is a cool chain but probably did not originally come with this watch......the key is vintage as well and YES.....it has the swivel!!!!! I really did well on these...paid 100 each for two (yes..I got the Waltham for $100) and the rest averaged well less than $60 each.....actually paid $12.50 for the Benrus.Great finds indeed!
Especially the key wind/set Waltham "Wm Ellery" in what may be its original coin silver case. Did the chain come with it & is it also silver? ~ looks like a double Albert, one end for the watch & the other for the key. I hope the key was included, particularly if it's one of those great vintage keys which allows the business end to rotate whilst the other end is held stationary in the chain clasp.
Don't ask me why, but lately I'm more & more drawn to these 18-size contraptions from the 1870s which are both wound & set with a key. Perhaps I'm becoming a "Steampunk", stands to reason in as much as my father used to call me a "punk".
I think I see the key now, with the red thingie tied to it. At first glance I mistook it for a clasp.Yes....I do love the old key winds as well..........and yes....the case is Waltham marked and correct for the period.....given the jewel count for the watch, the case is most appropriate. As for the chain and key...both came with the watch though the chain is nickle-silver...it has had the swivel clip replaced......it is a cool chain but probably did not originally come with this watch......the key is vintage as well and YES.....it has the swivel!!!!! I really did well on these...paid 100 each for two (yes..I got the Waltham for $100) and the rest averaged well less than $60 each.....actually paid $12.50 for the Benrus.
M
PS Coin silver watch chains are really hard to come by.......I have less than 6..(two came with their original watches which had the coin silver hunt cases)........when found they tend to bring as much or more than the watches!!!!!!
I have the exact same watch, i love it. I bought it to match my 38 Chevrolet. I would post a pic, but photo bucket is now charging a large sum to share with 3rd party. How do you share your images? I have the curvex and a very-thin modelBeen wearing my 52mm late 30's Gruen Curvex Majesty.
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I have the exact same watch, i love it. I bought it to match my 38 Chevrolet. I would post a pic, but photo bucket is now charging a large sum to share with 3rd party. How do you share your images? I have the curvex and a very-thin model
It worked, my long awaited Curvex in action. My watchmaker friend kept her for a year until I found a nos balance complete to get her working. My Curvex is in nice shape, far from perfect but thats ok.
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never mind. I was beat by 50 CENTS literally three seconds before the bid ended.how do you guys rate non-gruen "curvex" watches? I'm probably winning a bid on a curvex-style watch from a company I've never heard of before, called "Norman". anybody ever heard of it? any good?
I've heard of "Normandie" (some models whereof being collector-worthy) but not "Norman".never mind. I was beat by 50 CENTS literally three seconds before the bid ended.
Twelve dollars and eighty-four cents.I've heard of "Normandie" (some models whereof being collector-worthy) but not "Norman".
The winning bidder may have done you a favor.
Incidentally what did it go for?