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

[Rodney]

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

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Thank Rodney, I agree, it does have that look and feel to it.

 

[cuchulain]

Not vintage but definitely vintage inspired:

 

[ingineer]

1949 Hamilton, new to me

love these old Hammies
keeps good time, but will send it off for servtce

 

[Gunrunner-1970]

1901 Hampden-Dueber

 

[Talbot]

Not vintage but definitely vintage inspired:

Ditto, I enjoy wearing mine a lot.

The rose gold markers really catch the light

An excellent alternative to more expensive watches.

The new Ranger is very compelling also.

 

[Snortman45]

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]

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.

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

 

[Talbot]

 

[Talbot]

 

[Talbot]

 

[Atticus Finch]

My father's AN 5740. This watch was normally issued to bomber crews. Dad was a fighter pilot, but he must have snagged it, somehow. It came home with him and he carried it for years. Still runs quite nicely today.



AF

 

[ingineer]

Mr. Finch;
Sounds like you are reading the back of the military case on this rare Hamilton 4992b.
What a beautiful movement inside.
Please have this great piece of history serviced by someone like Paul in CA
http://www.hamiltonchronicles.com/2012/12/wwii-4992b-pocket-watch-overhaul.html

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Elgin 15J fancy dial w 20 yr Hunter case on horn stem chain.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I love the early Constellations with the pie pan dial & arrowhead markers! My favorite would be the one with the gold dial.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Just got my 1968 Seamaster De Ville back from being serviced. It sees wrist time pretty regularly & has been on a leather strap for several yrs now. Looking to put it on an expansion band from the period. Like a Spiedel Twist-O-Flex.

 

[Talbot]

Reproduction 1939 Fliegerchrono.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Reproduction 1939 Fliegerchrono.

Very nice! Just had to read about the movement at Hanhart USA website.

 

[fabiovenhorst]

American Waltham 18 size pocket watch.
1883 mod. movement, made circa 1904-05

 

[fabiovenhorst]

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.