We all have some sort of interest and/or personal link to a specific year. Might be your birth year, the year you got engaged/married, got a child, or the year where happened an event that is somehow special to you. Besides your special event, there is no doubt that lots of different watches were produced that year. I often see people asking for help to : - find a specific watch model from a specific year - assess the variety of watches produced on a specific year The purpose of this thread is to log photographs and details of different watches from the year 1963 owned by members of the OF Community. Rules for posting - watches from all brands are allowed, as long as they are from the year 1963 - if you don't have any evidence to claim the year (extract from archives or sales papers), please do mention #estimated - if you own evidences to claim the year, please do mention #confirmed and please elaborate on evidences available (extract from archives or sales papers) posting evidences is not mandatory - it is obvious that a watch can be produced on a specific date confirmed by an extract from archives, or sold on a specific date confirmed by sales papers. To simplify, both are admitted here, please do elaborate on your references - commenting is obviously allowed and encouraged, OF etiquette highly recommended Let's make of this thread an EPIC collection of watches produced or sold in 1963 !
Recently gone but not forgotten Omega Speedmaster 105.002-62 #confirmed from 1963 by the extract from Omega Archives
This is currently my only JLC . . . and as it is pretty dressy, it gets very little wrist time. I need to wear it a bit more so that I can at the least, take some better photos! 1963 Memovox housing a K814 movement How do I know it's a 1963 watch? Seller's documentation: Edit: This seller advertises watches as 100% original, restored, so one understands that, when one purchases from them, the watch has been at least lightly polished . . . and possibly, the dial has been refinished. Still . . . To my eye it remains an object of beauty.
My 3 watches from 1963 are all Omega and year is based on serial number of the movement so it is an approximation. A 269 century 18k, a 550 De Ville two tone and a 610 Seamaster stainless.
Went to me and now with another steward; last time on wrist before departure plus when married to 7912 bracelet...
Posted on this Tudor Ref. 7928 from 1963 in another thread, sharing here for completeness. Caseback stamped II.63, and serial number falls within the correct range for 1963. #confirmed