I love typography on vintage watches

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MoclovFlop

·Aug 25, 2020

Photo credit to A Blog to Watch, but how about the quintessential "Max Bill 4" that he used on a lot of his time pieces. Looks like an upside down chair:

And here's one I like from my electric collection, the Shocked 12:

 

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DaveK

·Aug 25, 2020

MoclovFlop

And here's one I like from my electric collection, the Shocked 12:

That’s badass 😎

 

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Marsimaxam

·Aug 25, 2020

Interesting fonts from my collection past and present

 

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S.H.

·Aug 26, 2020

Neo vintage (more than 20 years already) :



The curved Sinn logo should clash in theory, but I think it fits. A strangely legible watch.

 

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john_coburg

·Aug 26, 2020

noelekal

As are these Arabic numeral markings ...


... along with the dial's presto-chango hues.

This 'Breguet numeral' dial is absolutely superb. Could i ask you for the reference of this piece?

 

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Archer

·Aug 26, 2020·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

Marsimaxam

Interesting fonts from my collection past and present

Is there an award for "most fonts on one dial?"

Looks like Chronoswiss is trying to win it...😀

 

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noelekal

·Aug 26, 2020·Home For Wayward Watches

john_coburg

This 'Breguet numeral' dial is absolutely superb. Could i ask you for the reference of this piece?

Thank you John.

This is the best I can do.

Watch has been at a local watchsmith's for nearly a year now so I can't access it at present. COVID-19 has him shut down as he is elderly, has leukemia, and several other health conditions which make him a high risk if he becomes ill. I have other watches so not in a hurry, but I hope he's able to work on a backlog of jobs while he's not interrupted by customers.

Seller photos from back when I acquired the watch.



351 movement

 

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liquidsongbird

·Mar 5, 2024

 

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Canuck

·Mar 5, 2024

DaveK

4 with a shadow 😎

4 with a funky tail

I know that Gruen!

 

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dougwhiz

·Mar 6, 2024

Bought this one for the numerals.

 

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wagudc

·Mar 8, 2024

I love the font on this: