WRUW Today?

Canuck

Earlier Saturday (today) I posted a picture of my German-made Laco wrist watch, mentioning that I had discovered another watch in my stash that has the same Durowe calibre 455 movement in it. Manual wind, shock resistant, 17 jewels, 10 1/2 ligne. This is that watch. There was no case back for the recently discovered one. This watch had been buried in my stash for at least 45 years. I spent some time today, trying to locate a suitable case back for the heavily worn gold plated case it was in. I gave up, instead scrutinizing my stash for a better case that suited the watch. Voila! I found one! This one is close to 34mm diameter, and it is a size I like. The dial on this one is marked Alanbury. A name that pops up on the internet, but a name I know nothing about, except that it was copyrighted in Canada until the mid-1980s when the copyright was not renewed. It looks better in this donor case than it did in the original one. A new, stylish Hirsch leather strap completes the look. This is not a watch to titillate the tastes of a case hardened, jaded collector with deep pockets, but it shows what can be done on a budget. I like it.

arturo7

That place looks kinda familiar.

But I'm sure a lotta places look like that.

CTS-V

Whitetail, PA.....

kip595

Finally picked this beauty from '06 up today (pardon the harsh lighting in my kitchen):

Polarizing for some, but it's a keeper for me! 😀