Obscure and Vintage Dive Watches

allwoundup · Mar 20, 2020

ZIELSZIEK
Got this a year ago without knowing much about it, except the relation with Bulova. It has an interesting engraving that says "Love, Lynn". I doubt it's true but I like to believe this piece saw some action during Vietnam, judging by the overall condition of it. Gave it some TLC recently and I'm waiting for a caliper to arrive so I can measure the crystal to order a new one. I guess it counts as being obscure since I bought it not knowing these are fairly popular.

Nice “Sea Hunter”...congratulations! What year is it? If you are unfamiliar with Caravelle/Bulova date codes, they typically appear on the case back as a letter, denoting the decade, and a single digit, denoting the year within the decade — M=1960s, N=1970s. Attached are a couple photos of my 1969 “Sea Hunter”, M9.

ZIELSZIEK · Mar 20, 2020

allwoundup
Nice “Sea Hunter”...congratulations! What year is it? If you are unfamiliar with Caravelle/Bulova date codes, they typically appear on the case back as a letter, denoting the decade, and a single digit, denoting the year within the decade — M=1960s, N=1970s. Attached are a couple photos of my 1969 “Sea Hunter”, M9.

Nice piece sir! Mine is 1970, N0. I love yours though, 1969 is the last year they had the "waterproof" text on the dial. I believe it was late 1969 or 1970 when they had it changed to "water resistant" . Those dauphine style hands look great as well!

allwoundup · Mar 20, 2020

ZIELSZIEK
Nice piece sir! Mine is 1970, N0. I love yours though, 1969 is the last year they had the "waterproof" text on the dial. I believe it was late 1969 or 1970 when they had it changed to "water resistant" . Those dauphine style hands look great as well!

I bought the watch in pieces, and it was missing the hands. I was fortunate enough to find a different 1969 NOS Caravelle model that shared the same style hands and movement, and bought it for "beer money" as a donor.

thewristelier · Apr 16, 2020

Just picked him up today!

tanglefoot · May 12, 2020

AveConscientia
Love compressors

PMI What is a super-compressor?
Pls and thx.

JwRosenthal · May 12, 2020

tanglefoot
PMI What is a super-compressor?
Pls and thx.

https://wornandwound.com/guide-super-compressors/

tanglefoot · May 12, 2020

numero27
It is done ! I have cleaned it and serviced the movement, changed the crown that wasn't waterproof anymore, it runs great now and it is very pleasant to wear !

What is the movement in this please, a Lorsa P75A??

tanglefoot · May 12, 2020

Etp095
My wife spotted this Royal Charter Skindiver. Anyone have info on this?

did you get any info?

tanglefoot · May 12, 2020

X350 XJR
Not my watch, but check out that hour hand!

The bow-tie effect!

STANDY · Jun 12, 2020

timjohn
A couple of Tag Heuers from the 80s.
An 840.006 Super Professional

And a 180.123, the only full size automatic night diver in the lineup

Always wanted one of the Tag Night Divers in the day.

numero27 · Jun 12, 2020

tanglefoot
What is the movement in this please, a Lorsa P75A??

sorry , I am not very reactive... it is an ETA 2472 !

timjohn · Jun 12, 2020

STANDY
Always wanted one of the Tag Night Divers in the day.

Need to get a proper bracelet, but it's a great watch to wear

redpcar · Oct 28, 2020

Bringing an old thread back to life with a resurrected, crusty Elgin diver.

calalum · Oct 28, 2020

A couple more. The first one I gave to my son but really love it.

Great stuff on this thread.

pitpro · Oct 28, 2020

calalum
A couple more. The first one I gave to my son but really love it.

Great stuff on this thread.

Love the Scafograph!!

Ascalon · Oct 29, 2020

Picked this up a couple of years ago.

1960s English brand called Le Cheminant ( The Wanderer).

The model is a Valjoux 92 powered Master Mariner.
Had lived in a drawer for 20 years.
A light clean, new crystal and service and away it went.

Beautiful piece but just too small for me at 36mm.

I sold it to fund a Speedmaster.

No regrets.

Syrte · Oct 29, 2020

🥰

calalum
A couple more. The first one I gave to my son but really love it.

Great stuff on this thread.

Those are beauties - but Eberhard Scaforgraf an “obscure vintage watch” ??😕
How about calling a “cult vintage dive watch”?

bubu16 · Oct 29, 2020

Here is a very obscure single crown Mulco Compressor from 1962. Some shots side by side with my Seamaster

kaapstadflaneur · Oct 29, 2020

Ascalon
Picked this up a couple of years ago.

1960s English brand called Le Cheminant ( The Wanderer).

The model is a Valjoux 92 powered Master Mariner.
Had lived in a drawer for 20 years.
A light clean, new crystal and service and away it went.

Beautiful piece but just too small for me at 36mm.

I sold it to fund a Speedmaster.

No regrets.

Great looking watch. Bears a strong resemblance to the Rotary Aquaplunge chronographs of the same vintage, though I don't believe those had Valjoux movements.

Ascalon · Oct 29, 2020

kaapstadflaneur
Great looking watch. Bears a strong resemblance to the Rotary Aquaplunge chronographs of the same vintage, though I don't believe those had Valjoux movements.

Yeah, it seems to be a parts bin special!

The case, bezel and even the dial and hands all seem to be fairly well sued across a few brands of the era.

And you are correct, the movement is a slight step above some competitors.

Obscure and Vintage Dive Watches

allwoundup

ZIELSZIEK

allwoundup

thewristelier

tanglefoot

JwRosenthal

tanglefoot

tanglefoot

tanglefoot

STANDY

numero27

timjohn

redpcar

calalum

pitpro

Ascalon

Syrte

bubu16

kaapstadflaneur

Ascalon

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