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

[Mike Ford]

Something you don't see everyday. Mint Bulova 17 Jewels. In original box and case. Never worn with original Bulova band. Has original price sticker, hang tag and warranty card

 

[viclip]

View attachment 74166 View attachment 74167 View attachment 74168 View attachment 74169 Something you don't see everyday. Mint Bulova 17 Jewels. In original box and case. Never worn with original Bulova band. Has original price sticker, hang tag and warranty card

Great find!

I can't make out the price tag, what did this gem cost back in the day?

Did the warranty cover it for 1 year?

 

[Mike Ford]

Great find!

I can't make out the price tag, what did this gem cost back in the day?

Did the warranty cover it for 1 year?

 

[Mike Ford]

. The guarantee doesn't state a term!

 

[-Ariel-]

Soviet watch.

 

[prairieschooner]

My father's Bulova...

and my grandfather's Elgin...

both still going strong.

 

[Mike Ford]

Hamilton Electric I am wearing today. Quickly becoming my favorite.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Hello all, I've posted these elsewhere but I thought I would put the, on here. First up is my 1950's Birks Rideau which is my favourite watch and handy when I'm out in the MGB.

Second is my 1918 gold Zenith. Lovely watch but a little delicate for my lifestyle so it doesn't get out much. Hope you like em!

 

[Fading Fast]

⇧ Both are outstanding looking watches.

 

[VintageEveryday]

Bought this stunning late 1920s/early 1930s Bulova yesterday for a hundred bucks It's beautifully engraved and has enamel work on it, and has the original radium hands, which still glow. It's 17 jewels.

 

[1955mercury]

Bought this stunning late 1920s/early 1930s Bulova yesterday for a hundred bucks It's beautifully engraved and has enamel work on it, and has the original radium hands, which still glow. It's 17 jewels. View attachment 75097

That's a very nice Bulova, Vintage. The hands aren't radium though. It's probably tritium. Your watch is a Bulova "President Madison" model made in the late 20's. It's suppose to have Gothic style hands.

 

[VintageEveryday]

Thank you! I thought the hands didn't look right... I was told they were original, but looking at similar models, I knew they were replacements. And thank you for identifying the watch model, too. Sure saved me a lot of research. Was $100 a good price to have paid?

 

[Shangas]

$40 more in 90 years sounds like a good payoff!! LOL

 

[1955mercury]

Thank you! I thought the hands didn't look right... I was told they were original, but looking at similar models, I knew they were replacements. And thank you for identifying the watch model, too. Sure saved me a lot of research. Was $100 a good price to have paid?

You're most welcome. $60 in 1929 would be equivalent to $847 today, so you did well. It should have the Bulova 9AT movement in it which was made from 1927 to 1931. The correct style hands would be Cathedral hands and not Gothic. I made a mistake on them. If you open the case back you should see a 7 digit serial number. The first number in the serial number is the year in the decade it was made. For example if the first number is an "8" your watch was made in 1928.

 

[JC Motors]

I have a few vintage watches that belonged to my grandfather and father. I'll photograph them once I get the new band put on my Bulova N7 Automatic

 

[fabiovenhorst]

The little Eska...

 

[viclip]

VOLUPTUOUS VINTAGE VICTORS

Nothing like a fine pair:

I have an affinity for the Swiss brand of "Victor" watches. That outfit produced pocket watches using Swiss ebauche movements beginning in the latter half of the nineteenth century, in due course transitioning to wristwatches. They presumably succombed to the "Quartz Crisis" which mauled the Swiss watch industry in the 1970s. I wish I could find out more about the company.

The watch on the left is a solid 9K gold dress watch some 33mm in diameter, with a Swiss 17j manual-wind movement. It was acquired from the UK. I would date it 1950s or '60s The seller chose to not replace the original leather band with one in like material of black or brown color. I'll likely do my own replacement some day.

The nearly mint watch on the right I would date 1970s, that greenish-brown sunburst dial is a dead giveaway. An automatic, it has a 25j Swiss movement which powers a Day indicator in addition to the Date, being a fantastic combination for retirees who have no clue as to what day of the week it is. By the '70s watch case sizes were clearly on the increase, this rectangular stainless steel speciment is 35 mm wide by 40 mm tall. This sporty watch, with a screw-down crown, was acquired from a seller in Italy, which undoubtedly explains why the Day indicator is in Italian ~ thankfully the Italian days of the week are quite similar to those in French so I can figure things out.

 

[VintageEveryday]

You're most welcome. $60 in 1929 would be equivalent to $847 today, so you did well. It should have the Bulova 9AT movement in it which was made from 1927 to 1931. The correct style hands would be Cathedral hands and not Gothic. I made a mistake on them. If you open the case back you should see a 7 digit serial number. The first number in the serial number is the year in the decade it was made. For example if the first number is an "8" your watch was made in 1928.

I HAVE also seen multiple watches with the same kind of hands I've got, so unless a good portion of people have replaced their hands with the same kind I have, it seems unusual.

 

[VintageEveryday]

The little Eska...
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this looks like an aesthetic post. i'm sure most of you would agree this XD

 

[TPD166]

Feel free to chase me with torches and pitchforks since my new watch is not actually vintage, but is made to replicate the original late 1960s model. I just received my new Glycine Airman SST "Pumpkin" (shown with my other non-vintage Glycine Combat Sub). Very happy with my new watch (as I have been with every Glycine I've owned), expect for the band, which will be replaced as soon as the steel replacement arrives. The leather band is very thick and not tapered - it's like wearing a belt on your wrist. While I'd love to get an original Pumpkin, I'm am much happier with the cost of the current model.