VINTAGE watches ... show and tell ...

hmmmcamu · Feb 17, 2025

The late 1960s with their clean, functional designs, reflecting the era's appreciation for simplicity and craftsmanship.

When wrist watch companies built things to last, emphasizing quality, durability, and timeless design creating products that were not only precise and reliable but also designed to be cherished and passed down through generations, as oppose to todays focus on fashion and disposability (planned obsolescence) a strategy used by manufacturers to encourage consumers to buy new products regularly.

1967 OMEGA Seamaster 120
1968 BREITLING GENEVE TOP TIME 810 Mk2

WATER Ingress labaling: The transition from using the term "waterproof" to "water resistant" in watch labeling was a gradual shift that occurred over time, some watch case manufacturers and the watch companies they supplied transitioned as early as 1969 or 1970 to more accurately reflect the limitations and conditions under which watches could withstand water exposure.

Trex66 · Feb 17, 2025

Omega 1950s bumper automatic

Longines 1960s-70s

afletch · Feb 19, 2025

Hamilton A-652 Accumatic.

hmmmcamu · Feb 21, 2025

3's company

OMEGA Seamaster 120 Skin Diver
CITIZEM 52-0110 Challenge 150M Diver dial type-1
WAKMANN CHARLES GIGANDET TRIPLE DATE CALENDAR Chronographe

hmmmcamu · Feb 22, 2025

SEIKO 6309-7049
SCUBAPRO 500 AUTOMATIC

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hmmmcamu · Feb 22, 2025

ELGIN DH 113-2879 20ATM Selfwinding

hmmmcamu · Feb 22, 2025

OMEGA Seamaster 600 Calendar cal. 611
BREITLING GENEVE 810 TOP TIME Mk2 Venus 178 (WOG)
1960s with their clean, functional designs, reflecting the era's appreciation for simplicity and craftsmanship.

hmmmcamu · Feb 28, 2025

1978 SEIKO 7548 700F
1977 CITIZEN 52-0110 Challenge 150M Diver dial type-1

Inevitabletime · Mar 1, 2025

hmmmcamu
OMEGA Seamaster 600 Calendar cal. 611
BREITLING GENEVE 810 TOP TIME Mk2 Venus 178 (WOG)
1960s with their clean, functional designs, reflecting the era's appreciation for simplicity and craftsmanship.

That top time is stunning. Too bad the new ones aren’t even comparable. I’ve been looking for a vintage one for quite some time. Perfect simple dial.

timesofplenty · Mar 16, 2025

Wyler Incaflex Dynawind.
Love this one, the dial is so crisp & white it looks like porcelain but it isn't.

hmmmcamu · Mar 18, 2025

SEIKO DIVERS ...

6309 slim
7548
7002
SKX009J

hmmmcamu · Mar 18, 2025

Brian May
SEIKO 7548-7000 JDM Diver
Seiko 7548-7010 JDM 200M
guitarist of the rock band Queen ...

hmmmcamu · Mar 18, 2025

SEIKO 7548-7000 JDM Diver -
Introduced in 1978 and production continued until 1985, it was adapted from the 6309 platform, with offset screw-down crown at the 4 o'clock position. During its time of launch, it retailed at 40% higher than it's mechanical brother Seiko 6309 Turtle.

Near the end of it's production run, two 200m versions were introduced: the 7548-7010 with a black dial and black bezel, and the 7548-701A with an orange dial and black/gold bezel.

The Z199 solid link bracelet originally came standard with the Seiko 7548 Quartz diver, it also came on a SEIKO GL831 natural rubber diver strap.

ERH · Apr 3, 2025

Vintage, + - 50 years 34mm

Watchcollector1 · Apr 13, 2025

This piece came from the estate of a lifelong hoarder who collected anything antique or vintage. After he passed, his nephew inherited the estate and reached out to me about some of the things he found. This particular item was discovered in a nightstand alongside a women's Certina watch. There's no known history of who it belonged to or where it originally came from. Most likely one of many flea market or estate sale finds the uncle had collected over the years.

The watch is back from service and running smoothly. The plexi still needs a final polish, but it's already looking much better. I was also able to track down an original, unpolished bracelet from the correct era. Looking forward to complete the project.

Mdc369 · Apr 23, 2025

My 1969 trio - Omega Chronostop, Longines Ultra Chron (Jumbo), and Heuer Autavia 2446C.

detsen · Apr 24, 2025

hmmmcamu
vintage

The Hamilton looks great. What reference is this?

detsen · Apr 24, 2025

W Watchcollector1
This piece came from the estate of a lifelong hoarder who collected anything antique or vintage. After he passed, his nephew inherited the estate and reached out to me about some of the things he found. This particular item was discovered in a nightstand alongside a women's Certina watch. There's no known history of who it belonged to or where it originally came from. Most likely one of many flea market or estate sale finds the uncle had collected over the years.

The watch is back from service and running smoothly. The plexi still needs a final polish, but it's already looking much better. I was also able to track down an original, unpolished bracelet from the correct era. Looking forward to complete the project.

One of my favourite! 🤩
Hope to have the money for it one day 😉

detsen · Apr 24, 2025

hmmmcamu
The late 1960s with their clean, functional designs, reflecting the era's appreciation for simplicity and craftsmanship.

When wrist watch companies built things to last, emphasizing quality, durability, and timeless design creating products that were not only precise and reliable but also designed to be cherished and passed down through generations, as oppose to todays focus on fashion and disposability (planned obsolescence) a strategy used by manufacturers to encourage consumers to buy new products regularly.

1967 OMEGA Seamaster 120
1968 BREITLING GENEVE TOP TIME 810 Mk2

WATER Ingress labaling: The transition from using the term "waterproof" to "water resistant" in watch labeling was a gradual shift that occurred over time, some watch case manufacturers and the watch companies they supplied transitioned as early as 1969 or 1970 to more accurately reflect the limitations and conditions under which watches could withstand water exposure.

The TOP TIME looks mint. What a condition. If you ever wanna sell, remember me ☺️😉

hmmmcamu · May 11, 2025

Much like in life different people have different tastes or preferences, in the world of watch collecting some folks like modern pieces and some are into vintage pieces.

Everyone can agree that with an old watch comes history, and with that history comes a story, a soul, and a style, that harks back to a time when design, manufacture, and fashion were wonderfully different from today.

A vintage watch is like a time capsule that allows us to study and understand more about the era in which it was made. That’s what makes vintage watches so appealing to some. It’s also what makes valuing them a skill that factors in many variables, many of which are often surprising. Ultimately, a watch is worth whatever someone will pay for it.