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Darlinboy
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For this evening and tomorrow...

Hamilton W-10, caliber 649 (a modified ETA 2750), hacking, circa 1975. Although at first glance it appears to have a pressure fitted back, it is a front loading one piece case and requires a special crystal compression wrench to open. This reference is the successor to the M.O.D (Army) Smiths W-10, and I believe was the last of the general purpose mechanical watches that were issued.

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Northernman Northernman
Sitting by my 5yo daughters side waiting for her to wake up after hernia surgery. All well.
Omega Constellation Chronograph to time the occasion. Cheers!

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That's crazy hernia @ 5..I'll Keep her in my prayers

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Damp and cloudy day in Chicagoland. But my SM300MC and a nice downtown backdrop brightens my day.
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LouS LouS
This is a formal request to change your avatar. Seeing the pretty girl and then the hairy wrist is so jarring it still bums me out every time I come across one of your posts🙁
But I'm the same wonderful person inside....
 
LouS
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Nobel Prize Nobel Prize
But I'm the same wonderful person inside....

I don't doubt it. But I am pretty much all about surface....

Could you at least shave the wrists?
 
Jones in LA
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LouS LouS
This is a formal request to change your avatar. Seeing the pretty girl and then the hairy wrist is so jarring it still bums me out every time I come across one of your posts🙁

Don't ignore the possibility of a pretty girl with hairy wrists 😀
 
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citizenrich citizenrich
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oh snap Rich..[emoji7]
gotta get me a Gallet, everytime I see 1 I'm interested in I ask all the pertinent questions just to hear it's been Frankensteined [emoji20].

Where do you all find them in such GREAT condition? I'm green w/ envy

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Northernman Northernman
Sitting by my 5yo daughters side waiting for her to wake up after hernia surgery. All well.
Omega Constellation Chronograph to time the occasion. Cheers!

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Hope all is well with the surgery. God speed! 👍
 
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Ok this has been bugging me for a few days. My google skills suck and I can't find this out. What is that inner dial for??

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Power reserve I believe

Ding Ding! 👍
 
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oh snap Rich.. emoji7.png
gotta get me a Gallet, everytime I see 1 I'm interested in I ask all the pertinent questions just to hear it's been Frankensteined emoji20.png .

Where do you all find them in such GREAT condition? I'm green w/ envy

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My best 5 watches wouldn't make the first cut in many of the serious watch collections of this forum.

But, I do have many top notch Gallets. My watchmaker turned me on to Gallet many years ago when it was still an easy to find the brand (and, pretty cheaply).

Gallet Multichron's were a favorite watch for many Geologists and Wildcatters because of the lower pricepoint compared to other reliable contemporary chronographs.

Armed with this simple knowledge, I've had good luck over the years finding Multichron's @ Pawnshops and antique dealers in the East Texas Oil Field and the West Texas Permian Basin. For example: I have a very good condition Multichron 45 which was owned by the famous wildcatter, Clem S. Clarke. That's a pretty cool one.

The attached watch was owned by another famous wildcatter named Dale Crockett. It's in average condition but it's a fairly uncommon Multichron (case) and I have all the provenance (books, boxes and papers). Bought it from a jeweler in Midland.

I'll wear it today so I don't break the rules of the thread 😀
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watchdaddy1
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My best 5 watches wouldn't make the cut in many of the serious watch collections of this forum.

But, I do have many top notch Gallets. My watchmaker turned me on to Gallet many years ago when it was still an easy to find the brand (and, pretty cheaply).

Gallet Multichron's were a favorite watch for many Geologists and Wildcatters because of the lower pricepoint compared to other reliable contemporary chronographs.

Armed with this simple knowledge, I've had good luck over the years finding Multichron's @ Pawnshops and antique dealers in the East Texas Oil Field and the West Texas Permian Basin. For example: I have a very good condition Multichron 45 which was owned by the famous wildcatter, Clem S. Clarke. That's a pretty cool one.

The attached watch was owned by another famous wildcatter named Dale Crockett. It's in average condition but it's a fairly uncommon Multichron (case) and I have all the provenance (books, boxes and papers). Bought it from a jeweler in Midland.

I'll wear it today so I don't break the rules of the thread 😀

Thanks for the response. That 1 is another beauty [emoji7] too.
Please keep me in mind IF you find another 1 that you don't need, want... Haha when did that stop any of us...But seriously. Thanks for the lesson too I just learned something new. Wildcatters..

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A bit of Amazon silliness. I can't believe I bought a Timex.
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