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

viclip

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Beg pardon, I realized you were referring to a different post.

The first watch in the post you quoted is a Certina Blue Ribbon, also from the 1960s. It has the automatic mov't 25-651 and is of a rather large diameter (35mm).

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You've got yourself a fine collection of post-WWII wristwatches. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for those produced from the 1950s through the 1970s.
 

MrCairo

Familiar Face
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NL
You've got yourself a fine collection of post-WWII wristwatches. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for those produced from the 1950s through the 1970s.

Thank you. And that's my favorite era for watches as well. :)
 

MrCairo

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Got another '60s Vulcain Cricket incoming. Will post more photos once it's here.

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viclip

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Truly a classic manual wind, sweep second timepiece representative of the genre of casual post-WW2 wristwatches. The most complicated version of the Zenith Sporto came with a date function. Some of today's "sport watches" make me shudder, with their illegibly busy dials.

Does your specimen sport the Sporto engraving on the caseback?
 

MrCairo

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Aside from the serial nr, the caseback is blank. I think they did the engraving only on select pieces

Truly a classic manual wind, sweep second timepiece representative of the genre of casual post-WW2 wristwatches. The most complicated version of the Zenith Sporto came with a date function. Some of today's "sport watches" make me shudder, with their illegibly busy dials.

Does your specimen sport the Sporto engraving on the caseback?
 

MrCairo

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Gold plated, alas. The steel versions are rarer for sale, and typically more expensive since they're all steel. Though Vulcain seems to vary widely in price, apparently random. Vintage Vulcains haven't exploded yet like Tudor, Omega or even Longines now has.

Besides that, there are some steel ones here and there, but not always in good condition, that plays a role too.

That's a good looking classic alarm watch.

Is your specimen gold-filled or solid?

Is the steel version scarce?
 

viclip

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Canada
Gold plated, alas. The steel versions are rarer for sale, and typically more expensive since they're all steel. Though Vulcain seems to vary widely in price, apparently random. Vintage Vulcains haven't exploded yet like Tudor, Omega or even Longines now has.

Besides that, there are some steel ones here and there, but not always in good condition, that plays a role too.
Any Vulcain Cricket is a nice find, I've yet to come across one in the wild.

Wouldn't mind stumbling across one in steel, solid 18K gold would be quite the haul although the pricing I've seen listed for 18K versions in good shape exceeds one thou US.
 

MrCairo

Familiar Face
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Any Vulcain Cricket is a nice find, I've yet to come across one in the wild.

Wouldn't mind stumbling across one in steel, solid 18K gold would be quite the haul although the pricing I've seen listed for 18K versions in good shape exceeds one thou US.

There is a good condition steel version now (mid to late 1950s) for 1000 euros, from a seller on Chrono24. The prices on there are usually high anyway, and the seller is a store, so it's not an accurate reflection of 2nd hand value, but I can't find any other round, steel example in this condition anywhere online or local.

At those prices I may as well consider getting a more modern one, for example a Classic 1951 limited edition they made a few years back (see photo below). At 38mm much better to wear than the 42mm giants they make today. Though some of those current models have guilloche dials to die for... Really pretty pieces.



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GJH

New in Town
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New York
Great question Viclip. The Motorcoach and the Greyhound have the exact same porcelain dial.
The Greyhound dial says "Illinois Greyhound" and the Motorcoach, "Illinois"
They were both lost to history and only very recently identified from original lost factory records.
There are 3 known Greyhounds (I have 2 of them) and 2 known Motorcoach (I have 1 of them)
My friend Fred Friedberg is coming out with a 5 volume book on Illinois in the next few months and
when it is made public, I will show those rarities here for all to enjoy. They have never been seen by the public.

Anyway, here is the only known "Off-Duty" with a Red 12.
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viclip

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Canada
Great question Viclip. The Motorcoach and the Greyhound have the exact same porcelain dial.
The Greyhound dial says "Illinois Greyhound" and the Motorcoach, "Illinois"
They were both lost to history and only very recently identified from original lost factory records.
There are 3 known Greyhounds (I have 2 of them) and 2 known Motorcoach (I have 1 of them)
My friend Fred Friedberg is coming out with a 5 volume book on Illinois in the next few months and
when it is made public, I will show those rarities here for all to enjoy. They have never been seen by the public.

Anyway, here is the only known "Off-Duty" with a Red 12.
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This is fascinating to me,

Very nice red 12 Off-Duty, it's a real treat to view such a rarity.

Can't wait to see those other rare timepieces you mentioned !
 

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