I do have some rare hummer examples too:

Tian Jin:


Citizen GX:

 

Love that green dial of the GX.
Looks like you have a pretty rare Chinese hummer as well. According to that article referenced earlier the Yin Cha Biao is rarer than rocking horse s***! (Paraphrasing there a little)

 

NUTS!

It happened again. Sorry about the above post, just a quote with no reply on my part.

It happened to me before.

I didn’t mean to reply but my ipad screen bounced around loading adverts. I was trying to move to the next page but the screen thought I touched the reply button.

Anyway, sorry about that. Mods, please delete if you wish.

 

At least you’re on the right page

 

I’ve become a fan of the great deals produced by Omega and Seiko but the dial on this Rado Electrosonic might just take the cake.
Note: I’ve bought the watch and waiting for it to arrive but this image lifted off the net (from watchcarefully.com I think, lost track)
I know I’m going to lose a few hours trying to photograph the sapphire crystal when it arrives.

 

Sorry, that was “ great Dials ....”
Bloody autocorrect

 

And the guy who I bought the Rado from (complete with tungsten carbide case, original bracelet etc) has another, but I’m trying to cut down purchases to two a month . Anyone interested I can send you his details

 

And here’s the Rado Electrosonic. The dial has applied inverted tuning fork indices and is very cool. The six-faceted sapphire crystal is incredible to look at and the tungsten carbide case is remarkable for nigh on 50 years old. Finally, a real tool watch!! Something I can wear to work and not scratch.

*** note to Self: insert photo when posting

 

1975, 188.0001

 

That is really nice!

 

Thank you, anytime!

 

Here’s my Tian Jin. It wasn’t running when it arrived.

 

I've probably posted this one before but here it is again. My 1963 Astronaut.

 

Now that is a rare beast.

 

And mine ...

 

Indeed. For several reasons in my opinion :
- given the quality of the varnish on the coils assembly, most of them probably are dead now
- the watch was somehow confidential and didn’t raise that much interest apart from hard core collectors (like me)
- it’s not easy to find and buy them with the language barrier
- all Tian Jin watches look the same. Mechanical, quartz, tuning fork. Same case, same hands, same dial. Easy to overlook AND not that interesting to collect ;-)

I have managed to get hold of several pieces and am going through them so as to restore some for other collectors who want to save this small piece of history.