I'm a little biased, but I think these are some of the most handsome watches ever made. And the movements are also excellent. If they were only a few mms larger for today's market, I believe they would be bringing 4 to 5k.
Newest acquisition and the end of a long quest for a proper column-wheel, triple-register panda. Really loving this one. Nice surprise is that it was unexpectedly the "jumbo" 39mm version. Definitely a new favourite in the collection!
Got mine on today as well!
Congrats - and welcome to the club! They're wonderful vintage watches. Very under appreciated, IMO. Enjoy.
I was unsure whether to choose 37 or 39mm so I took them both😀
These beautiful Wakmann triple date watches really caught my eye several months ago (especially the reverse pandas) so I finally took a gamble & picked up an blurry estate sale watch from FleaBay. It arrived looking quite sad with what I thought was tarnished gold case, heavily scratched face and stuck pushers. Also a very dirty Speidel strap with all sorts of grime stuck between the stretch links.
After a little bit of love, I'm pretty blown away at how amazing this watch now looks!!! I've really fallen for super cool movements and this Valjoux 730 looks pretty awesome!! I've posted some pics below and one alongside my Seamaster 321 movement and I must say that it's just as sexy!
Any suggestions on good replacement 19mm strap options for this one..... I'm considering a possible light colored Nato or if anyone can suggest any nice two-tone bracelets I'm interested to hear more!!
Any movement issues spotted by you good OF folk?
