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

[HHISIII]

The watch was serviced before he shipped it out. I purchased it from a small independent shop.

 

[lord_k]

Ball Fireman Nighttrain

A good friend of mine has serious thoughts about this watch:

Any experience? Recommendations? Objections?

(image by Markus Bahlmann aka cnmark @ Flickr)

 

[HHISIII]

It's running great, keeps perfect time. I've got to do something about the band though. It's tight at the furthest hole.
How do y'all think the watch would look, for casual wear, with a OD green canvas band? I'm thinking about going that way for day to day wear and getting something exotic to switch out when I dress up, like Ostrich or Sting Ray.

 

[HHISIII]

Crappy pic, I left the camera outside and the one on my phone, obviously, sucks.

My, new to me, Rolex, on top of my P9S on top of the Nat Nast sport shirt I wore today.

 

[Talbot]

IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!!
Any tips/tricks for the hand wound 15j movement? I just wound it a small amount as I don't want to overwind the spring. It's great watching that blued second hand make its 8bps!
I have to get a slightly longer band, as it's a fairly small watch, but it's exactly what I was looking for!!

I have been told to wind watches only once each day, and do it slowly so you can feel when it is close to fully wound.

Glad the long wait is over.

T

 

[HHISIII]

I think I've got the feel for winding it now, there is a rather pronounced point at which it becomes much stiffer. It appears that a winding keeps it goin just shy of 2 days.

 

[Shangas]

A typical mechanical watch (handwound) will run for a day and a half (about 36 hours, give or take a bit). Self-winding/automatic mechanical watches run for about two-three days, I think.

 

[Tomasso]

How do y'all think the watch would look, for casual wear, with a OD green canvas band?

Eh.....for a casual change of pace I'd go with something of this ilk.

 

[HHISIII]

Eh.....for a casual change of pace I'd go with something of this ilk.

One of those would be great........if they came in 17mm

 

[Talbot]

One of those would be great........if they came in 17mm

Interesting. Most Rolex's I have seen are 19mm across the lugs. 17mm will be tricky to place - prolly notch an 18mm strap.

T

 

[Talbot]

A typical mechanical watch (handwound) will run for a day and a half (about 36 hours, give or take a bit). Self-winding/automatic mechanical watches run for about two-three days, I think.

Just found an advertisement for a 1958 Universal Polerouter with the Microtor Automatic movement. They advertise a 2 day power reserve.

T

 

[Quixote]

I want, I want one of these. Too bad they don't ship to Europe...

EDIT: After some research, I can find some very contradicting information about Stauer quality. Is it in fact a good thing that I'm not able to spend my money on one?

 

[ScionPI2005]

Very nice Matt! I actually don't mind winding a mechanical watch everyday. There is something nostalgic about it, and I get used to hearing the ticking on my wrist throughout the day.

 

[marcoshark]

Mechanical Watch?!?

Oh if I had the scratch, I'd be all over this hand made baby!

Dornblueth und Sohn, Calibre-99-2 Black Dia

 

[Talbot]

^^^^^^Ditto! Very nice.

 

[FRASER_NASH]

You just get into the habit of winding your writstwatch up without too much thought after a while. I have a Panerai and an Oris (modern watches, but mechanicals) and a few vintage 30's and 40's. That and good coffee (ohhh and the odd cigar) are my main vices I'm allowed to have! But a fine watch 'does' make a statement, I think so anyway, plus it just makes 'me' feel good, so win-win.

 

[Dinerman]

my grandfather's and great grandfather's watches

 

[Bebop]

A good friend of mine has serious thoughts about this watch:

Any experience? Recommendations? Objections?

(image by Markus Bahlmann aka cnmark @ Flickr)

You can't go wrong with a Ball. I had a Fireman and sold it. Haven't stopped regretting it. That is a great watch.

 

[Unlucky Berman]

One of my latest catches which I got from a fellow Hamilton collector:
The Paige of 1940/41 with the rarer dial variation (gilt dial with black marker). It's a really cute beauty of the art deco era even while it is quite small with only 34 x 28 mm. It is still a men's watch but one of the smallest of that time I think:

 

[jamespowers]

One of my latest catches which I got from a fellow Hamilton collector:
The Paige of 1940/41 with the rarer dial variation (gilt dial with black marker). It's a really cute beauty of the art deco era even while it is quite small with only 34 x 28 mm. It is still a men's watch but one of the smallest of that time I think:

That is something that I have noticed. Today's men's watch is a HUGE watch compared to what they used to be. People mistake men's watches from 60 years ago as women's watches all the time. I hate to tell them that women's watches were very small.
What gives with the huge watch trend? They are ugly and I don't need to tell time from across the room on another man's wrist. If I wanted to strap a pocketwatch on my wrist that is what I would do.