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gbesq
·Good morning all.
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·In June of 1976, my late father took a solo trip from Calgary, to visit relatives and friends, as well as RCAF buddies from WWII, both in Ontario, and also in Michigan. I show a photo taken of him on the Amherstberg Ferry, taken in early July of that year. He is pictured wearing the watch that I have included, here. We received a letter from him which was written at that time, indicating he wasn’t feeling well, and was aiming to terminate his trip, and make a hasty return home. This is probably the last picture ever taken of him, as he passed away within two weeks of his return home. In his letter, he indicated that this watch had quit on him, but since he was wearing two watches in the picture, there was no problem
Fast forward after he passed away, I managed to pick up an operational identical Bulova Accuquartz which served as a donor, to return this watch to service. The date code indicates 1973, about 3 years before Bulova folded.
The Accuquartz was a futile attempt by Bulova to compete in the quartz watch business that had overwhelmed the watch market. It is basically an Accutron 218 with a modified circuit assembly which included a quartz modulator. Problem! It was an expensive watch to produce, and it couldn’t compete in a market that had gravitated to cheap Japanese quartz watches.
Fast forward after he passed away, I managed to pick up an operational identical Bulova Accuquartz which served as a donor, to return this watch to service. The date code indicates 1973, about 3 years before Bulova folded.
The Accuquartz was a futile attempt by Bulova to compete in the quartz watch business that had overwhelmed the watch market. It is basically an Accutron 218 with a modified circuit assembly which included a quartz modulator. Problem! It was an expensive watch to produce, and it couldn’t compete in a market that had gravitated to cheap Japanese quartz watches.
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timesofplenty
·Benrus & Speidel Fullback
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward Watches
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hmmmcamu
·OMEGA Seamaster 120 Skin Diver ...
case ref.# 135.027 with cal. 601 serial # range 25million no date complication manual wind mvmnt. @ 37MM paired with ST-1098 stainless steel bracelet with ref.# 547 endlinks @ 19MM.
circa: 1967
case ref.# 135.027 with cal. 601 serial # range 25million no date complication manual wind mvmnt. @ 37MM paired with ST-1098 stainless steel bracelet with ref.# 547 endlinks @ 19MM.
circa: 1967
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LesXL
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samweldspoorly
·Yes sir
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Porteroso
·An angle that catches the blue in the bezel.
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Alpha
·Seiko Sumo on a glorious evening 👍
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Alex Cheers
··Go!!!
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Aroxx
·Started coloring this picture in 2015 and finished it in 2025! I’ve got a bunch more finished pictures to show, but then it should slow down!
(Dictated by Alex, typed by Martha 😊)
(Dictated by Alex, typed by Martha 😊)
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Jones in LA
··Not in LA anymore.It's another Wilsdorf Wednesday 😀
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Vinz Clortho
·2531.80 on a new Zealande rubber strap
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Alpha
·No watch just the usual evening friends 👍
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··The black sheep in the Spee-ee-eee-eedmaster flock#vintagequartzwednesday
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apsm100
··Noob taxpayer
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Canuck
·Mid day change owing to I needed a “beater” while doing some scut work. This one was originally in gawdawful electro-plated case which has been turfed. I found this better case in my stash with a nfg movement in it, so it was appropriated for this one. The movement is a German made Durowe model, manual winder. I’ll change again, later today. The dial name Alanbury means nothing to me, and I’ve never uncovered any information about it. One of very few black dials in my collection
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Lou P
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