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gatorcpa

·Jul 21, 2013·ΩF InvestiGator

Gruen Autowind with a Hamilton, Heuer, Breitling, et al. Caliber 12:



One of my favorite and most complicated movements:



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LouS

·Jul 21, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

MMMD

New arrival... trying to give some love to some underappreciated brands in the off-season. 😀

Tony C.

Very nice! I agree that Marvin is underappreciated, and here's another of their notable models:

Interesting and fun. And the Marvin the Martian collectibles that come up when you search for them is an added bonus. 👍

 

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ulackfocus

·Jul 21, 2013

The last several days, in no particular order (because I can't remember what day was what watch 😟 ):










Tonight:

 

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MMMD

·Jul 21, 2013·unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist

LouS

Interesting and fun. And the Marvin the Martian collectibles that come up when you search for them is an added bonus. 👍

Yes. It's like the weird spaghetti western comic books that come up when you search for Zenith on eBay.it without filters.

 

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LouS

·Jul 21, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

MMMD

Yes. It's like the weird spaghetti western comic books that come up when you search for Zenith on eBay.it without filters.

...and the Lakers paraphernalia that appears when you search for Angelus, and the beads and Universal Studios movie tchotchkes that come up with you search for Universal, and the soap & toiletries that you get when you type in "Gallet."

 

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adam78

·Jul 21, 2013·Adam @ ΩF

Just pulled this little guy out for the evening. I got it a number of years ago from WBAW, when their prices were a little more reasonable.

 

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Alpha

·Jul 22, 2013·Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector

Cheap as chips today 😀

 

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Central Scrutinizer

·Jul 22, 2013

Looking over to the slopes of Mount Doom



The actual one they used in Lord of the Rings

 

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adam78

·Jul 22, 2013·Adam @ ΩF

 

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MMMD

·Jul 22, 2013·unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist

A781 today.

 

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SpikiSpikester

·Jul 22, 2013·@ ΩF

145.0022 on 1450/808

 

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Alpenschneerot

·Jul 22, 2013

Enicar in last daylight....😀

 

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adam78

·Jul 22, 2013·Adam @ ΩF

Afternoon switch to a rare new arrival, 1930 Hamilton Pinehurst in white 14K, one of only 668 produced. Definitely a grail watch!

 

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UncleBuck

·Jul 22, 2013·understands the decision making hierarchy

adam78

Afternoon switch to a rare new arrival, 1930 Hamilton Pinehurst in white 14K, one of only 668 produced. Definitely a grail watch!

Those numerals might be the same font used on the "Yellow Submarine" cover.
Might be the same artist who did Mr. Natural in the "Furry Freak Bros." comics!

Sorry, This old hippie was trippin' for a sec. Must have been that orange barrel in '70.

Who could afford this watch during the Depression?

Adam, you've got the nuts in that one, my boy!

 

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CanberraOmega

·Jul 22, 2013

My new sparkly:

 

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adam78

·Jul 22, 2013·Adam @ ΩF

Uncle Buck, what's interesting is that the Pinehurst was offered for $90, and the Meadowbrook (for example) for $100, yet the P. is now worth 4-5 times more because of its scarcity (see towards the bottom of the following 1930 catalog page)...



The dials of the Meadowbrook and Pinehurst were interchangeable, and came in several different styles (exploding or stylized Arabic luminous or painted enamel figures, and also applied gold numerals).

Here is a Meadowbrook of mine for comparison:

 

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UncleBuck

·Jul 22, 2013·understands the decision making hierarchy

Absolutely fantastic, there was so much original artistic concept produced in that era of the Art Deco movement and more specifically the 1925-1930 timeframe.
Check out the Avant-Garde art of the movie "Metropolis" circa 1927 or "Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes " 1925.
You might have made my day with that piece, brother!

 

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MMMD

·Jul 22, 2013·unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist

Going to be a bumpy night, so... switching to the bumper .

 

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citizenrich

·Jul 22, 2013

Lots of quality watch pRon in this thread.

 

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Central Scrutinizer

·Jul 22, 2013

I agree Citizenrich. A man can get lost in this thread for hours. I am wearing the other automatic chronograph today