Arrivals, What Did You Buy Recently?(Watches)

Just arrived and fresh from upwrapping - early dialled Flightmaster 910 with bangin' yellow hands.

When I first started my watch collecting journey I didn't have the slightest where to look for vintage watches, but I figured that the nearest congregation of junk and secondhand stores would be a start. So I found a vintage dealer, browsed his wares, and took to Omega like a fish to water. As I'd just started working I decided to start with a relatively inexpensive Omega Dynamic. It stopped after six months and turned out to be a franken, but that's another story...

At the time however there was a c.910 on display, and he encouraged me to try it on - presumably in hopes that I'd commit. I didn't have the funds and I didn't know the slightest thing about the watch... But I've never forgotten the magic of that moment when I placed it on my wrist. Like a gear clicking into place.

So, yeah. It's been a long hunt for the ideal piece, and I didn't hesitate when I finally found one that ticked all the boxes.

Very beautiful family! God bless. 😀

/ thats what she said


(Btw - watch looks great on your wrist!)

Not not nearly "too big". Not even close. But, if you want to sell it...dibs?

*edit / I see jimmy beat me to the punch / which is also what would most likely occur in real life as well / you wouldn't sock me, would you Jim? You bully! Lol

Purchased July 1972 @ the airport in Zurich by a Mr. John Rock, Hazelton, PA, USA with a "BankAmeriCard" (the receipt is almost as cool as the watch). They even put his passport number on the receipt! I guess identify theft was less pervasive back then. Somehow, we manage to become LESS civilized each decade.

Mr. Rock paid 425 CHF / no duty plus a 20 CHF airport surcharge. So, ~450 all-in which I think was around 1700 US @ the time. That's a lot of dough. I wonder if he was honest upon arrival or tried to "wear it in"? I bet he paid his duty like a good American lol...

This is a very early auto chrono plus it's a chronometer. (as almost all Bucherer's are - it's possible all of their movements are chronometers - does anyone know if this is true?)

I feel like this was an incredible value at 330 bucks (what I paid). I've timed it in (4) positions; all between +1 and +4

Not too shabby!!!!

Oh, and she's heavy as a brick. 67 grams and 39mm ! without the crown. Very contemporary looking.

I think I'm going to clean, oil and adjust. I'll give the original crystal a nice polish. That's it.

Any suggestions for a strap? I was thinking lizard but I'm wide open to suggestions.

Thanks for looking!!

Yes, I really like calf leather and brown would be perfect. I normally do custom but in this case I think I'll go with a Hirsch curved end (calf leather in brown). I believe Hirsch calls it the "Medeci" (sp?) and thy make a luscious deep brown.

I couldn't figure out why the watch is so darn heavy but I've solved the caper; 22k gold rotor (stamped "chronometer", no less).


I've a bit of a moral dilemma - the lady I purchased it from inherited it from her aunt; I was her Uncle's watch. It's not very logical but I subscribe to the general idea of karma. It's not like the watch is worth 100k and i shucked it from her at @ garage sale. Regardless, this woman knew nothing about watches - I'm surprised she didn't go to a local jeweler and then they would have clipped her anyway. This a very uncommon watch (not rare but very uncommon). These watches were Rolex quality without the Rolex name - exactly the sort of a watch an American businessman would purchase at an airport on the way home form a successful business trip,,. I bet they advertised it as 70% off.


Anyway - I'm going to send the nice lady an email tomorrow and offer her 75 more bucks for the watch. that leaves me @ 400 which is still a great price (the gold is probably worth that).

If it looks as good as I think it's going to look with the new strap and a crystal polish, I'll probably make it my daily wear for the foreseeable future.

we've got something brewing as I type this. Once again, you get the drop on me, Jack Reacher.


PICTURES OF THE RAIL MASTER, STAT

Purchased some time ago but just arrived. Joining @jordn on the sherpa-train!

I've always felt this ^^^^ is one of the best looking sport chrono's ever produced . Congrats!

Would it be a surprise if I said I agreed? 😉

Aside from the contrasting tachy-dial-subdial combination, I think it's the off-white inner ring of minute hashes that really brings it all together and makes it stand out. It pulls the look away from the heavy contrasts of PN daytonas and other similar watches.

My first sports/tool watch or however they're called, also my first SS, first seamaster and black dial. Couldn't be more satisfied. Finally made it to the 21st century.

Omega Constellation black dial last week, Omega British Military this week. Don't tempt me with more watches please.

Pics or it doesn't happen... 😉

Need to wait for the item to fly a few thousand miles. Once its all done up the world will see.
But the waiting....