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Deafboy
··His Holiness Puer SurdusI suspect that both minute hands are polished at the center and one example was photographed at an angle that is not reflecting much light back.
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Deafboy
··His Holiness Puer Surdus
Nice case engraving!
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DirtyDozen12
··Thanks, mystery donor!Found it in one of may catalogs (1933 French) it's a ref CK 395 :
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omegastar
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Found it in one of may catalogs (1933 French) it's a ref CK 395 :
Contrary to the specific series of named watches for the Italian market, this ref was produced with variations in casebacks, hands and dial design, over many years.
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omegastar
·To me the hour & minute hands are the same on the Antiquorum and on the presented watch. Seconds hand is indeed different.
I asked the question because I was wondering where the identification came from. Antiquorum presented this identical watch also as a Sideros despite its case, bow, and hands are not the right ones. The dial has the same design but it can be found on other references.
It is a very beautiful art deco watch, but I doubt it is a Sideros.
You are true detectives ! I had just received it and did not have time to make research about it. I named it « Sideros » because of the Antoquorum sale, but I think you are right it is not a « Sideros ». It is a CK 395 as you mention.
The funny thing is the « Acier Inrouillable » which would translate in « Unrustable Steel » and make a nice link the this thread : https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-pocket-watch.140488/
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omegastar
·Jaeger
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septentrio
·Just won the auction for this Melik Mido 😀
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RobMc
·Here is a JLC clock my father bought at a yard sale for a few dollars around 1980. My mother hated it so it sat atop the fridge for years. Pop gave it to me. It runs but I don't run it, I'm afraid doing so will damage it. It desperately needs to be serviced and cleaned. It's pretty dirty. Unsure of the year range for this. I'd guess 1930s.
Second is a Lussac branded watch I picked up from an antique shop in the Catskills. Was all original. I changed the yellowed crystal and swapped out the too small bracelet. Has an A. Schild movement. Serviced and running strong. Only regret here is that during the service, the remnants of the old lume crumbled away from the hands and they choose to re-lume them without asking me. I would have preferred it if they just left thrm skeletonized. I'd say this is from the 1920s.
Second is a Lussac branded watch I picked up from an antique shop in the Catskills. Was all original. I changed the yellowed crystal and swapped out the too small bracelet. Has an A. Schild movement. Serviced and running strong. Only regret here is that during the service, the remnants of the old lume crumbled away from the hands and they choose to re-lume them without asking me. I would have preferred it if they just left thrm skeletonized. I'd say this is from the 1920s.
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septentrio
·Here it is! This design was way ahead of its time imho - could have been an end 1960s clock as well.
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RobMc
·Here it is! This design was way ahead of its time imho - could have been an end 1960s clock as well.
Fantastic example!
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bristnj
·1936 Asprey braded art-deco style tank watch from Asprey of London, an iconic British luxury brand. The champagne dial features fancy black "exploding" Arabic numerals, reminiscent of similar Rolex and Cartier pieces from the same era. Its beautifully balanced with a subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and fine blued steel fuseaux hands. The case is signed GS (sponsors mark), hallmarked Glasgow 1936 and numbered. It is powered by a Swiss made, 15 Jewel manual wind movement.
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delta_dart
·Zodiac with brushed salmon dial and mirrored foil indices. I would say late 1940s or early 1950s, as it has hacking seconds. Perhaps this is not art deco in the strictest sense, but it shares some commonalities. I am not quite sure what to categorize this design genre as, but it is one of my favorites. I am a sucker for the foil indices and I try to collect watches with them whenever I can 😀
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Syrte
··MWR Tech Support DeptVery
Beautiful and attractive 1920s watch- not yet art deco though IMHO- as art deco was what they called a “modern” style, as @septentrio aptly said “ahead of its time”, with an aesthetic using geometric lines.
As a matter of fact, several examples in this thread are stretching the bounds pretty far— but hey, all nice looking watches are always welcome 😉
Again, very nice but the following are not art deco in my humble opinion -
1950s not art deco
Agree late 40s -not quite art deco.
1936 Asprey braded art-deco style tank watch from Asprey of London, an iconic British luxury brand. The champagne dial features fancy black "exploding" Arabic numerals, reminiscent of similar Rolex and Cartier pieces from the same era. Its beautifully balanced with a subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and fine blued steel fuseaux hands. The case is signed GS (sponsors mark), hallmarked Glasgow 1936 and numbered. It is powered by a Swiss made, 15 Jewel manual wind movement.
As a matter of fact, several examples in this thread are stretching the bounds pretty far— but hey, all nice looking watches are always welcome 😉
Again, very nice but the following are not art deco in my humble opinion -
R RobMcHere is a JLC clock my father bought at a yard sale for a few dollars around 1980.
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1950s not art deco
Agree late 40s -not quite art deco.
Zodiac with brushed salmon dial and mirrored foil indices. I would say late 1940s or early 1950s, as it has hacking seconds. Perhaps this is not art deco in the strictest sense,
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ghce
·This recent acquisition.
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Geezer
·Does it have to be vintage Art Deco?
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