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Art deco- watches and beyond
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ConElPueblo
·Okay @Syrte and all, shes been overhauled and ready for duty. A delicate mechanism but running beautifully.
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That's a gorgeous piece!
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Waltesefalcon
·Okay @Syrte and all, shes been overhauled and ready for duty. A delicate mechanism but running beautifully.
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timesofplenty
·how about this little fb?
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rkman11
·Okay @Syrte and all, shes been overhauled and ready for duty. A delicate mechanism but running beautifully.
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I see I’m too late to call dibs, so I’ll just say WOW!!!
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Modest_Proposal
·Back you! Back! I dib'sd that Mido back when it was a twinkle in this forum's eye!
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Syrte
·Back you! Back! I dib'sd that Mido back when it was a twinkle in this forum's eye!
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Syrte
·Okay @Syrte and all, shes been overhauled and ready for duty. A delicate mechanism but running beautifully.
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Syrte
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Modest_Proposal
·When and where? Pictures or it doesn’t exist 😜
Behold my dibs, from 2021:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/art-deco-watches-and-beyond.81048/page-32#post-1829872
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Rman
·Ha ha, look what we have here, is this your or another? Marvelous work in any event, for those of you who’ve got Instagram the video and other pictures are worth it
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdiHWhoLKVy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Syrte
·Behold my dibs, from 2021:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/art-deco-watches-and-beyond.81048/page-32#post-1829872
Guess you were ahead of the curve, congrats 😬
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Deafboy
··His Holiness Puer SurdusLate 1930's (?) Myr Prima.
Hot off the bench is a Myr Prima from -my guess- the late 1930’s. Purchase on eBay several months ago, its dark dial and art-deco case design caught my eye. The case was very scratched and, to my chagrin, chrome plated. This type of case work is out of my skill-set so I sent it to RePLATEit for refurbishing, who did a terrific job. It runs really well now that it is fully serviced. The case has fixed lugs, which limits the choice of watch straps. I lucked out because I found an open-ended strap that has a very similar color and texture to the center area of the dial.
The movement is stamped “MYR 29” and is based on a FHF 29 ébauche (Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon SA).
I have found very little information of this brand on the Internet so feel free to chime in.
Hot off the bench is a Myr Prima from -my guess- the late 1930’s. Purchase on eBay several months ago, its dark dial and art-deco case design caught my eye. The case was very scratched and, to my chagrin, chrome plated. This type of case work is out of my skill-set so I sent it to RePLATEit for refurbishing, who did a terrific job. It runs really well now that it is fully serviced. The case has fixed lugs, which limits the choice of watch straps. I lucked out because I found an open-ended strap that has a very similar color and texture to the center area of the dial.
The movement is stamped “MYR 29” and is based on a FHF 29 ébauche (Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon SA).
I have found very little information of this brand on the Internet so feel free to chime in.
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Mark020
··not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawerVery interesting one: Jean Bugatti's personal watch. Link: https://www.auction.fr/_fr/lot/mido...ugatti-calandre-en-or-jaune-sur-cuir-18968104
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kaapstadflaneur
·Just picked up this art deco Avia manual wind from local antique shop for less than the cost of a decent barbera. I generally don’t buy chrome watches but this case is super crisp with no pitting. Dial is magnificent; the specks are on the glass. Not running now, so will need to go off to watchmaker to diagnose what ails it. Hopefully nothing catastrophic…
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Syrte
·One of my favorite buildings in Paris. Or rather set of buildings as this department store is housed in several buildings.
Some intensely art deco, and others intensely art nouveau; or rather the earlier type I would even call Jugendstil after its early 1900s Viennese incarnation.
I don’t quite understand why at dusk my phone would take such awfully washed out, milky picture. If anyone can understand I appreciate the explanation.
Best regards
Some intensely art deco, and others intensely art nouveau; or rather the earlier type I would even call Jugendstil after its early 1900s Viennese incarnation.
I don’t quite understand why at dusk my phone would take such awfully washed out, milky picture. If anyone can understand I appreciate the explanation.
Best regards
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TimeODanaos
·One of my favorite buildings in Paris. Or rather set of buildings
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Syrte
·Worth the wait - glad they didn't demolish it. Hope to be able to afford to go there one day!
Hope you get to see it too.
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