Arrivals, What Did You Buy Recently?(Watches)

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Spruce

·Mar 24, 2018·Sunburst dial fan

Nice looking watch(es) and I agree about the change from dress watches, which I still wear when I actually go into work.

Having had some reservations about the sizes of Seiko diver watches I’ve now acquired three.

I have found the new style silicon/polyurethane watch straps surprisingly light and comfortable.

 

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Fritz

·Mar 24, 2018

yeah... its not a watch... its a Seth Thomas regulator #17 from about 120 years ago.

I was cleaning out my parents house and my brothers didn't want it..... go figure!

fuggin thing is solid oak and weighs a ton! I had to put a 4" screw into the wall to hang it... making sure I hit wood!

I think the house is tilting slightly to the north west now...

 

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Larry S

·Mar 24, 2018·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Fritz

yeah... its not a watch... its a Seth Thomas regulator #17 from about 120 years ago.

I was cleaning out my parents house and my brothers didn't want it..... go figure!

fuggin thing is solid oak and weighs a ton! I had to put a 4" screw into the wall to hang it... making sure I hit wood!

I think the house is tilting slightly to the north west now...

Love it but my wife would consign it to the man cave.

 

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Fritz

·Mar 24, 2018

Larry S

Love it but my wife would consign it to the man cave.

My wife long ago realized that its not punishment to send me out to a cave filled with tools and motorcycles...

Besides, some of the clocks are hers!

 

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sxl2004

·Mar 24, 2018

Fritz

yeah... its not a watch... its a Seth Thomas regulator #17 from about 120 years ago.

I was cleaning out my parents house and my brothers didn't want it..... go figure!

fuggin thing is solid oak and weighs a ton! I had to put a 4" screw into the wall to hang it... making sure I hit wood!

I think the house is tilting slightly to the north west now...

Great Clock!
But I absolutely admire your pocket watch presentation!

🥰

 

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Fritz

·Mar 24, 2018

sxl2004

Great Clock!
But I absolutely admire your pocket watch presentation!

🥰

that was a birthday gift from Mrs. Fritz... she had a student cabinet maker turn it out in solid cherry...

than all I had to do was be sure it was full!

 

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RLC

·Mar 24, 2018

OK.....don't laugh, just arrived today, really surprised me.
It shows way above it's weight class.

 

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michael22

·Mar 24, 2018

RLC

OK.....don't laugh, just arrived today, really surprised me.
It shows way above it's weight class.

Nice numerals, but the 12 looks poorly centred, to me. Would drive me nuts.

 

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kingsrider

·Mar 24, 2018

Omega Memomatic with 618 end pieces and a messed up bracelet. This Memo would qualify for the $500 and under club. Case is way over polished and will need to be restored. I think when it is done it will be a solid watch.

 

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Professor

·Mar 24, 2018

Syrte

This just arrived... with thanks to @Northernman for his help. Now I have to figure out what to do with them....

I've been looking for a couple or three Grey pebble grain bands.
I replaced the worn undersized grey pebble grain band of my Ingraham Tower with a black pebble grain because I couldn't find a grey one.
A grey band would also look mighty nice on my older art deco styled Pobeda watches.

 

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roadsternet

·Mar 25, 2018

On the way to me.
Never seen before a so cassed Valjoux 7734 watch.
Photo from seller

 

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Professor

·Mar 25, 2018

michael22

Nice numerals, but the 12 looks poorly centred, to me. Would drive me nuts.

I think that's an optical illusion caused by the shape (font?) chosen for the numbers.

 

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Jdk93

·Mar 26, 2018

raison_

a Seamaster Chronometre ref 2518 with waffle dial and sub seconds, and lovely lovely patina! my first purchase at OF from a well-respected member!

Nice, the square lume boxes are interesting.

 

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roadsternet

·Mar 26, 2018

this is new to me and from 1992

 

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Greatpa

·Mar 26, 2018

The smoke tube is not mine..

 

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STANDY

·Mar 26, 2018·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

RLC

OK.....don't laugh, just arrived today, really surprised me.
It shows way above it's weight class.

Like the open 8

 

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bubba48

·Mar 26, 2018

Arrived this morning

 

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RLC

·Mar 26, 2018

Professor

I think that's an optical illusion caused by the shape (font?) chosen for the numbers.

Me too....look at the front side of the 1and the back side of the 2, they appear centered. Weird font though, I'll agree with that.
I do like the watch very nice daily driver.

Bob

 

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dougiedude

·Mar 26, 2018·Carpe horologium!

bubba48

Arrived this morning

Nice!

I love the look of that dial and the MST movement.

Looks like maybe a cal. 297 or 371 depending on size...?

 

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Docthomas

·Mar 26, 2018

I’m pretty new to this amazing watch passion.
My wife called it already a sickness but in the meantime she’s wearing one of my watch 😀
Saturanday I purchased this completely coherent and serviced admiralty from a friend.