Thread: What types of watches do you like?

I think I have that same blue Mako, but with a nato strap

Originally Posted by buanadha

I think I have that same blue Mako, but with a nato strap

Makos on natos always look good

The Cricket...loudest of the alarms.

Originally Posted by jleeg

The Cricket...loudest of the alarms.

Wow - a Vulcain Cricket AND a JLC....two absolutely superb watches, and with the alarm....awesome.

I've been looking at a Seiko Bellmatic Date/Day Alarm watch....another cool one.

But the Cricket...doesn't get any better.

Only compilation I like better than an alarm, is a "minute repeater" wrist watch. Putting $100 aside every month, I figure in about 250 years, I'll be able to start looking at a mid-tier model....

Originally Posted by Phrank

Wow - a Vulcain Cricket AND a JLC....two absolutely superb watches, and with the alarm....awesome.

I've been looking at a Seiko Bellmatic Date/Day Alarm watch....another cool one.

But the Cricket...doesn't get any better.

Only compilation I like better than an alarm, is a "minute repeater" wrist watch. Putting $100 aside every month, I figure in about 250 years, I'll be able to start looking at a mid-tier model....

You can get a quarter repeater in a vintage pocketwatch for a very affordable price. They are out there.

Tremendous variability in Poljot timpieces. Depending on the era and who owned them they can be junk and they can be damn fine watches. I have a marine chronometer made by them from the 70s which was used as a backup on Naval Vessels. Probably one of the finest things they ever made.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You can get a quarter repeater in a vintage pocketwatch for a very affordable price. They are out there.

Tremendous variability in Poljot timpieces. Depending on the era and who owned them they can be junk and they can be damn fine watches. I have a marine chronometer made by them from the 70s which was used as a backup on Naval Vessels. Probably one of the finest things they ever made.

I've looked at a couple of pocket watch "minute repeaters", story behind their use in the railroad was fascinating - a way for conductors to tell the time in pitch black, dark train corridors.

Looked at some very nice ones, thought of getting one for my desk, saw some stunning pieces from the 19th century...much more affordable than the $1,000,000 + for a Patek....

Yep repeaters were invented specifically as a vintage substitute for lume in modern watches. I have a Swiss made 16 size quarter repeater pocketwatch with a 14k case and face. I bought it around 25 years ago and it ran me around $1400.