Any wristwatch enthusiasts here?

[Peter_Spaeth]

In a world still dominated by Swiss snob appeal, the Asian movements and watches don't really get their due.

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

In a world still dominated by Swiss snob appeal, the Asian movements and watches don't really get their due.

I completely agree. Seiko and Seagull have a ton of history and some workhorse movements all under $250, some even less than that.

While I like Omega, Rolex, etc as much as the next guy (I plan on owning a Seamaster at some point), my favorite Swiss brand is Hamilton. I really like the tie back in to the US as they were founded in PA, but their designs are really what get me.

[frankbmd]

My dad had a Seamaster (circa 1950) that I gave to my oldest son. It was repaired at some cost, which I split with him and it has been working fine since then. He loves it.

I had one of the first Bulova tuning fork watches with the see through or no face. I wore it for over 20 years.

No one has posted an Illinois Railroad watch yet, so here you go.

Illinois railroad Watch.jpg

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard

I completely agree. Seiko and Seagull have a ton of history and some workhorse movements all under $250, some even less than that.

While I like Omega, Rolex, etc as much as the next guy (I plan on owning a Seamaster at some point), my favorite Swiss brand is Hamilton. I really like the tie back in to the US as they were founded in PA, but their designs are really what get me.

I don't own any but the Miyota (Citizen) movements are supposed to be very good for their price point.

[mrreality68]

Here are my 2 Vintage Omegas

[lampertb]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

In a world still dominated by Swiss snob appeal, the Asian movements and watches don't really get their due.

Nevertheless, I personally am partial to Michel Jordi watches.

[Bestdj777]

Here are a few of my favorites. I replaced the aftermarket diamond bezel on the blue faced Datejust with a factory bezel but don’t have a good picture of it after it was fixed. The trench is from 1916, was one of those odd Canadian-Rolex import situations (it is marked Rolex in the case but have a different brand on the dial), and likely belonged to a WWW1 pilot, although my research is still ongoing.

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Here are a few of my favorites. I replaced the aftermarket diamond bezel on the blue faced Datejust with a factory bezel but don’t have a good picture of it after it was fixed. The trench is from 1916, was one of those odd Canadian-Rolex import situations (it is marked Rolex in the case but have a different brand on the dial), and likely belonged to a WWW1 pilot, although my research is still ongoing.

Beautiful watches! Any time I see a Rolex all I can think of is Billy Madison when he filled the Pinata at his graduation party with candy and Rolex watches.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Here are a few of my favorites. I replaced the aftermarket diamond bezel on the blue faced Datejust with a factory bezel but don’t have a good picture of it after it was fixed. The trench is from 1916, was one of those odd Canadian-Rolex import situations (it is marked Rolex in the case but have a different brand on the dial), and likely belonged to a WWW1 pilot, although my research is still ongoing.

Love that watch mine also was from 1916

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Love that watch mine also was from 1916

Thank you! Yours is awesome and looks to be in great shape. Is the back engraved? Just curious as I’m assuming that’s how you’ve dated it and love engraved watches.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Thank you! Yours is awesome and looks to be in great shape. Is the back engraved? Just curious as I’m assuming that’s how you’ve dated it and love engraved watches.

It is not engraved. Wish it was. IT works great. I dated it with the serial # that is on it. Then went online to the omega serial # tracker/decoder

https://serial-number-decoder.com/omega/omega.htm

[bnorth]

I had these custom made for my blue face GMT II Pepsi Rolex and then sold the watch before I put them on it. So someday I need to get another blue face Rolex to use them on.