If you are a watch nut like I am, checkout Vintage Watches - Antique Watches at Girard's
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If you are a watch nut like I am, checkout Vintage Watches - Antique Watches at Girard's
I dont mind the minor scratches that say, hey I have been worn but occasionally I run accross one that is just ugly and needs to come out. That kit has worked wonders in those cases. Here is one of my favs.
Well, I got my TSAR and it is just so much smaller than I thought it would be. When I saw the case was 46mm, I was not expecting it to be only 41mm across the bezel. Anyway, the TSAR is on the way out.
Fantastic timing, too, because the Deep Blue DayNight Ops just reappeared at shopnbc for $100 less than on the Deep Blue website, so I snagged one of those in white. Should be coming in next week. Cost a bit to trade up, but probably around the same as a JSAR would have run me.
The TSAR case should be 46 and the bezel 41 it is smaller like the "regular' size marathons SAR; GSAR etc. If you have not disposed of the TSAR yet let me know and I might be interested in it before you let it go to someone else.
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46mm is a good sized watch. A very good sized watch. With any diver style the xtl and bezel is way smaller than the case. A 46mm watch with little or no bezel looks huge unless you have an 8 inch wrist.
Well, I do have pretty small wrists, but I'd been wearing a 47mm Invicta. I have to agree it looked huge to me at first, but I got used to it pretty quick. Maybe it looked gigantic to others, though...
The style element that I seem to like in watches these days is large numbers for each hour. That was what drew me to the Invicta and also why I like the style of the Marathons and now the Deep Blue. But the numbers on the Marathon are just so itty bitty. And this is even after wearing it non-stop for a few days in a row.
Just joined this forum myself... And found this thread on watches.
Just got me a Tag F1 and a Parelli automatic. Both race inspired. Just waiting on a Tag Heur vintage Monaco for a good price.
This is my current daily wear. I picked it up earlier this year from a US watch broker. I made what I thought was a silly offer but after a little bit of back and forward, we ended up with a deal that was too good to refuse.
http://byrd.gallery.netspace.net.au/...7/IMG_2368.jpg
Most sellers of the JSAR, which is huge, the case diameter is 46 not lug to lug but the case diameter; warn you of the size before purchase. As one site that sells quite a few states "this is not for the faint of heart". I wear one often, especially at work and its big and heavy. The O&W I posted the photo of is more comfortable on the wrist. But when I get called out at 0230hrs and need to keep track of times on a call its easy to see through sleepy eyes.
Now I have stopped buying straight razors I seem to have developed an addiction to acquiring nicer automatic watches. I've got 3 on my wish list to buy in 2011.
1) Hamilton Khaki Field automatic
2) Archimede Pilot M
3) Stowa Antea w/ creme dial
If you like watches with large numbers you should go with aviator type watches like this one as an example:Quote:
Originally Posted by holli4pirating
Yup, I have a feeling a dressy aviator will be next.
You just missed the Stowa MO (actually a 6425) I sold on WUS, Dylan.Quote:
Originally Posted by holli4pirating
In any case, if anyone fancies Omega, now's the time to buy, before all the AD's (and discounts) are phased out next year (I was just talking to the TZ FAD yesterday) and Omega goes all Boutique. That, plus the new in-house 8500 movement (which is good, but expensive) I fear will drive prices way up.
Unfortunately, the Stowa is out of my price range at the moment. I like looking at watches, but I can't afford to make them mine. Also, now that I've taken off the TSAR and put back on my Invicta, I'm reminded that it does show all the numerals, though a chronograph clutters things up a bit. And I'd forgotten how I love that it's a Lefty, too. I had actually been planning to unload the Invicta when the Deep Blue arrived, but I don't think I will...
My DayNight Ops came today, and I really like it. It's thicker than I thought, but I don't mind at all. Nice weight, too. I threw on the black zulu strap, and it's very comfortable to wear. And this T100 tritium is BRIGHT. I don't have the TSAR anymore, so I can't do a comparison, but Deep Blue have some T25 vs T100 photos on their site:
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-1123466..._2136_15972840
What a long running thread!!
Someone mentioned the original Zodiac Seawolf automatic. I purchased one at the Ft. Bragg PX in 1968. Had wings engraved on the bracelet clasp and wore it all through Viet Nam. Poor thing was a mess after that, but it always kept time.
In the bank box is an old Hamilton RR watch that belonged to a Great Great Uncle. I've not looked at it for some time and don't recall the details.
I worked in a jewlery store part time while going to college and purchased a Longines Cosmo, well actually it was a graduation present from my wife, in '72. I had it cleaned up three or four years ago. Wind up movement.
Also my father's automatic Girard Perregaux, a brand I don't think has been mentioned. I've pulled the crown out resetting the time and need to send it off for repair so I can wear it again.
Nothing better than having a nice timepiece on your wrist. Just got an early xmas present from the wifey. Citizen eco-drive Skyhawk A-T radio controlled. Never needs a battery and never have to reset the time. This thing has way too many functions and tricks then I will ever be a le to figure out, but it looks and feels Awesome!
I have an interest in watches but I try not to overspend so I keep to the cheaper models. My small collection is mostly Seikos.
Today I am wearing my Chinese White Zunda from Bjwaf (北京手表厂)
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I’ve been going through my late father’s accumulation of watches, mostly pieces and parts. So far I’ve found a Bulova Accutron 218 that only needed a cleaning and battery. It was found at the bottom of a box of nuts & bolts in a cardboard box on the dirt floor of his shop. A Mathey - Tissot manual wind that runs and keeps time, a Waltham manual wind wristwatch that keeps time and only needs a band, and and two self winding watches that needs to be repaired/cleaned- a Bulova Admiral and a Seiko.
