Thread: What types of watches do you like?

Well the mark on the face of my vintage mg watch is in fact some of the face material itself somehow nicked and folded back onto itself. Way to delicate to fix so leaving it as is. You can’t see the speck with the naked eye and the thing works fine so leave it alone.
Whilst chasing that watch I did find a German made new in box still MG watch I decided to order as well. More as a day to day wearer.

See through case, 25 jewels and German made, with a power reserve indicator and I laugh that I can now say I have an automatic MG.

Fairly good lume at night and an ivory colored face.
It’s not my normal style of watch, but I like it in the collection. Once I changed the band out to a leather deployment clasp, I liked it even more.
Cheers gents.

The power reserve is a nice touch, I have never owned anything with such a thing. Nice watch!

Thanks. It’s a first for me as well.
I’d imagine the complication is a strain gage type lever off the main spring. Presume it’d only be handy when on the dresser to let you know when it needs winding, if you wanted to keep it accurate date wise. It’s always full while the watch is worn.
The crown is adorned with the MG logo and is octagonal shaped as well. I like that they didn’t build the watch around the logo, and it’s all kind of subtle in its markings.
It’s eye catching, at least in Orangeville circles. Hehe.

Never got interested in watches.

I thought about it but just never found the time.

The power reserve indicator or up down indicator was a complication used mostly in pocket watches. In the early 20th century when a watch was bought by its components that was around a $40 option.

It's more rare on wrist watches. It never was very accurate, more a style thing.

It works through gearing connected to the ratchet wheel on top of the barrel which contains the mainspring. It has a catch so when you wind the watch it moves and when you stop or it's fully wound the catch disengages it until the wind starts again either up or down.

Did a bit of shopping during the pre Christmas sales blitz and ended up negotiating a good deal on my first, and last lunar phase watch.
Watches are a rabbit hole all of their own…


Lovely case and face, and interesting complications in it had me decide it was worth the chance and while being almost too large for my skinny wrist, it sits very nicely and I intend to start working out again this winter and hopefully can grow into it, hehe.
The lunar aperture is on a 29.5 day cycle and will visually indicate moon phase, day, date and month.
All I need on a watch,, oh and it tells time too!
Have a great festive weekend folks!
Stay on time…

Yeah, I got one also... a Zenith El primero moonphase

Nice watches both of them.

You know, the more complicated the watch the sooner it will need to be serviced and watches like that can cost a bunch of money to service and most local guys won't touch them and shouldn't.

Believe me, it's not going anywhere local. It will go back to Zenith when it needs service.
I wouldn't even send a Rolex locally...and there easy, everyone says they can fix them also.

There actually are a few competent watch repair outfits that are reliable. You have Superior Watch Service in Manhattan. The is an outfit in L.A that escapes my memory right now and in Baltimore there is another I can't think of right now.