For those that may have an interest in oldies -

A "Marconi" Rolex with a fifteen jewel lever movement. Silver case measures a respectable 32mm in diameter although strap choice may be slightly difficult.
Hallmarked as a London import for 1916, movement serial no. 56** is extremely tidy and running well with good timekeeping.
The pin set piece in the image is again silver cased & running strong. Some research required as to maker etc. but I would guess it to be older at around 1905.
Any and all comments welcome.

 

More than 100 years and still keep ticking...... these machines never fails to amazed me.
Is that painted steel or enamel dial?

 

Very nice

 

The wonders of our hobby, the "Marconi" is a painted dial and the ? enamel.

 

Respectable Member Privateday7

They are immortal or at least, produced to outlive us many times over, if properly maintained.

Thank-you.

 

Respectable Member Alpha

Those are lovely watches and they will run virtually many a life-time over, provided they are well-maintained. Luckily, they are not made in solid gold. Otherwise, we would only see their movements, today.

Thank-you.

 

Respectable Member Seamonster,

I thank you for your kind sentiments. In a high tech electronic age I find it most humbling to be in possession of such beautiful pieces of craftsmanship.

As you say had they been gold cased they would have been out with my budget and sadly I am sure we all know where the majority of cases would end there days.

Kind Regards.

 

I would love to see a photo of the insides of the two case backs, with hallmarks, etc., if possible. Lovely pieces!

 

On holiday at the moment, will happily post some images on my return.

 

John Chris,

To start off an image of the "Marconi"
Sorry just a quick shot with the iphone, as you can see 925 silver with a London import mark dating to 1916/17 and the well known George Stockwell the importer.
If time allows i'll provide some info and a pic of the other piece in the next few days.

 

This is what originally attracted me to this hobby. Everything today is so disposable...to see something that was made so many decades, and in this case a century ago, and be able to see the beauty and have it running like it was new...this hobby never ceases to amaze me!


As my wife and daughter will tell you "he loves old things"

 

Hijak, I have always enjoyed rear ends
Is that a Triumph in your avatar?

 

No, this is a 1967 Austin Healey 3000 III BJ8, British racing green with straight six...

 

Now I am jealous, love these carbs. Beautiful condition and super tidy.
Takes me way back to my early days, first was a 1937 Morgan with the Coventry Climax side valve engine and then on to MGB's followed by Lotus etc. and by then cars were not quite what I wanted them to be. No soul unfortunately in modern machines - imho.

 

This does not drive as well as some of the modern cars I've had but boy you said it...it certainly has a lot of soul!!! Those are twin SU 2" HD8 carburetors and although the car only generates about 150hp, pail in comparison to today's standards (my A4 has more), it sure is fun to drive.

Since you like rear ends...

 

I see modern cars like BMW's, Audis, and Mercedes Benz's all day and don't look twice. That, however, is a car I'd stop to take a look at.

 

Thank you, it gets a lot of attention where ever it goes.


I almost sold it about a year ago when we moved to Chicago...but I came to my senses!

 

Respectable Member Hijak

Definitely a Classic and not plastic.

Thank-you.

 

That's one lovely car, I'm jealous!

About three years ago I was torn between restoring a MK1 Golf GTI or devoting my time to vintage Omegas.

"Oh I'm sure you'd be better off with watches" said my Darlin' as we were discussing it, so watches it became.

I have a sneaking suspicion that her reasoning had a financial bent based on the experiences of some of my car mates, watches couldn't soak up as much money as those darn old cars.............could they?