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Corndawg389

This might be the only place on the entire internet where people treat each other with dignity and respect. I am amazed and appreciative. Thank you all.

A thought about the Great Bracelet Debate: I think, maybe, dad’s 145.022-68 might have needed a bracelet replacement after it was accidentally used as a resistor and turned bright orange while cooking the skin off his wrist. I’m not a watch collector. Or, I was not a watch collector until very recently. I’m thrilled to learn so many things and hear so many informative opinions. I plan to get the watch serviced and research all of my options thoroughly. I think I’d like to be able to make this a bit longer to fit my wrist so I can wear it as soon as possible and make it more “correct” as time and finances allow.

drose224

I live 20 minutes from Chronotek. Have had a number of watches serviced by them. Michael is a wealth of knowledge and will really help you. I recommend them highly.

gbesq

I’m about 1.5 hours from Chronotek and have used them to service many of my watches. They are very sensitive to preserving the character of vintage watches and the owner, Michael, and his staff are about as good as it gets. Among many jobs that I’ve tasked them with was the restoration of my 1959 Constellation 14381:

They are also the only watchmakers that I trust with my Ranchero:

You won’t be disappointed with their work.

wagudc

There is a lot of love for Bulova here. That pocket watch is really cool. Any idea of its age? Do you have pictures of the back? It might have a date code. A little bit of thread drift is pretty common here, so no worries.