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hmmmcamu

·Dec 28, 2023

1970's
Swiss Made, unmolested, all original

SCUBAPRO 500 AUTOMATIC
Professional Divers watch
Movement: ETA 2784 automatic
Ref.# 67199

@ 41 mm excluding the screw down crown, approximately 44 mm including the crown with 20 mm between the lugs. Case thickness, measured from the bottom of the case back to the top of the bezel, is approximately 13.5 mm, offers quickset date function, and with a 41 hour power reserve.

similar design elements to the following:

NIVADA Taravana GLX 50ATM, Eterna Super KonTiki, Benthos 500, and Omega Seamaster 600/1200.

misc.
Still unanswered till this day, The actual company that provided / supplied SCUBAPRO this watch ... there are several assumptions found in cyberspace.

SCUBAPRO a company created “for divers, by divers.”

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Spruce

·Dec 28, 2023·London sunburst dial fan

 

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gbesq

·Dec 28, 2023

Good day all.

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STANDY

·Dec 28, 2023

A fishing trip today

 

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Lou P

·Dec 28, 2023·YaY!

 

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Omegafanman

·Dec 28, 2023

My better half does not wear a watch…. But she will wear a swatch…so we had a nice festive combo for once … with a Moonshot or two of wine…
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MDubs

·Dec 28, 2023

Well, that didn’t last long. In between patients this morning, I received a text from my wife indicating she had tested positive for Covid prior to driving to VT with our kids to visit her Mom. That caused me to do my own Covid test at work which also popped positive. Wasn’t too surprised based on how I currently feel… now, back home, and the 68 Transitional on my @Duracuir1 baseball glove strap has been added to keep me company in between naps and drinking water. It will be interesting to see how two sick parents take care of two, for now, non-sick kids.

Boone-Dawg leading by example….

 

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noelekal

·Dec 28, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

Get better soon, MDubs!

 

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Duracuir1

·Dec 28, 2023·Never Used A Kodak

Doing a bunch of repairs today (hand bags and dog harness) with a ten dollar thrift store watch on a duracuir1 single pass strap.

and yes, Mdubs, as Noelekal posted, take care. At least the football begins in a few minutes!

Late entry. Repairs schmepairs. Football time… with the Seamaster and my @gbesq mug.

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Walrus

·Dec 28, 2023

I was happy to wear my almost pouge today but got up today and we had moon-sons. Got a call from work said I can work remote. I don’t know how things get done working remotely for long periods I mean it beats the commute but I’m pretty sure I have ADHD and lose focus start playing with my cat or some other stupid thing distracts me.

Anyway put on a simply seiko as I may head to work after a zoom meeting. I can’t remember what I paid for this I just remember it was a great price for a beater, I have put it through the grind and it’s holding up very well.

 

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KeithS

·Dec 28, 2023

 

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abrod520

·Dec 28, 2023

Don’t be alarmed…

 

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noelekal

·Dec 28, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

abrod520

Don’t be alarmed…

Hah!

Will if I want to.

 

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73911S

·Dec 28, 2023

Back to the daily for Friday

 

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Walrus

·Dec 28, 2023

2nd shot today as I was able to wear my almost pouge. Finished my last zoomer meeting so I guess I’m done. This pouge was purchased here from a fine gentleman. I can honestly say I purchased 5-7 watches here still have everyone. Well there was a mechanical issue with one that was greater than the price of the watch but seller took it back honest mistake.

Hard to say what is my favorite purchase here but two seamasters, this close to pouge and the Olympic seiko are certainly at the top. And all the others are cool. I think watches mean even more when bought from cool people you like and that is certainly the case with all the watches I got here.
Perhaps during the new year I can get off my ass update my subscription here and make another purchase. I did ok on my self imposed no watch buying unfortunately price went up those 4 or whatever months.

 

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Zman4eva

·Dec 28, 2023

Planet Ocean on bracelet.

 

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Lou P

·Dec 28, 2023·YaY!

Big Blue!

 

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dougiedude

·Dec 28, 2023

Old favorite that doesn’t get enough wrist time:

A 1940’s bumper caliber 476

‘Fabriqué en Suisse’ 😁

 

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Canuck

·Dec 28, 2023

This is the 1910 Hamilton grade 952, 16-size, 19-jewel watch I showed earlier in the thread. I vowed at the time that this one would be worn until after New Years. I will, but it occurred to me today that I have no recollection as to when I serviced it last. I’ve owned it for 40 years, and it may have only been serviced once in that time. So I decided to service it today. Just off the repair bench.

There were 7,300 grade 952 Hamiltons made, so it is not rare, but this is the only 952 I have ever seen.

 

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ghce

·Dec 28, 2023

At last a bit of sunshine for the end of the year.

Canuck

This is the 1910 Hamilton grade 952, 16-size, 19-jewel watch I showed earlier in the thread. I vowed at the time that this one would be worn until after New Years. I will, but it occurred to me today that I have no recollection as to when I serviced it last. I’ve owned it for 40 years, and it may have only been serviced once in that time. So I decided to service it today. Just off the repair bench.

There were 7,300 grade 952 Hamiltons made, so it is not rare, but this is the only 952 I have ever seen.

I always wonder about rarity when it comes to 110 year old items or even younger ones for that matter, what does 7,300 in 1910 equate to in 2023? 200? 300? or some much larger sock drawer number say 500.
I know probably quite a few appear online in collectors collections but does that just skew our perception of how many there are out there.
Perhaps PW's are different than say cars but I am not so sure, if a car manufacturer only made 7,300 110 plus years ago I suspect surviving numbers would be 100 or less possibly even just 10's.
Admittedly you can't stick a vintage car in a sock drawer and just forget about it but people who own said sock drawers do die and their relatives are pretty ruthless and uncaring when it comes to grand dads " Junk" and given that a few generations of family members have come and gone in that period how many sock drawer clear outs have occurred for that one watch? I think you can feel pretty confident that low 7,300 ( compared to Walthams run sizes) is low and 113 years later all but washed away.

https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/hamilton/753325

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