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Omega1

·Oct 5, 2021

Good afternoon…….

 

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Omega1

·Oct 5, 2021

YYTIN

Some hesitation this morning

I wouldn’t mind having to make that choice….

 

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minutenrohr

·Oct 5, 2021

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Oct 5, 2021

 

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IRCM

·Oct 5, 2021

An old favorite today.

 

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TexOmega

·Oct 5, 2021

A 1990’s reissue of a 1930’s Gruen.

Nailed the esthetic, but alas, not the movement. Quartz.

 

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Spruce

·Oct 5, 2021·Sunburst dial fan

How often do you see a nice watch in the wild (or on the tube)?

 

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Fritz

·Oct 5, 2021

model 83 Waltham, circa 1888, built up from bits.

I found this solid silver case with my initials already on it and had to do something with it!

 

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maximus123

·Oct 5, 2021

Speedy

 

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Boojumhunter

·Oct 5, 2021

 

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noelekal

·Oct 5, 2021·Home For Wayward Watches

Fritz

model 83 Waltham, circa 1888, built up from bits.

I found this solid silver case with my initials already on it and had to do something with it!

Well that's cooler 'n a fan!

Which Waltham movement did you use?

 

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Mmike1357

·Oct 5, 2021

Making pizza for dinner:

 

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Paedipod

·Oct 5, 2021

Day 2 of HAnd winding week. Not so much working from home

Well not working at all really

 

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MikeMan2727

·Oct 5, 2021

This always makes me happy.

 

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Fritz

·Oct 5, 2021

noelekal

Well that's cooler 'n a fan!

Which Waltham movement did you use?

A model 1883, a nice frosted full plate movement. I found it at an NAWCC mart in clean running condition, it was made in about 1888. I even managed to find a perfect dial and some NOS hands to go with it. My watchmaker didn’t even bitch when I handed him the bits and asked him to make a watch out of it.

typical of American pocketwatches, it all went together well and works perfectly.

 

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Lou P

·Oct 5, 2021·YaY!

For a relaxing evening.

 

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Canuck

·Oct 5, 2021

I remember when I first went to an NAWCC mart in the mid 1980s, I could buy a running 1883 Waltham for about $20.00 U S. I used them for the parts. Nowadays, a nice “frostie” like @Fritz ’s goes for a respectable dollar. I have three 1883s. Two private labels, one for Joseph Pequegnat of Guelph, Ontario, and one for G W Beall of Lindsay, Ontario. The Beall movement is marked for the Canadian Railway Time Service. The third one is a Canadian Pacific Railway marked movement.

 

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Omyga99

·Oct 5, 2021

Rainy day so wtf? That is SRV the cat in the back thereView attachment 1297116

 

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gbesq

·Oct 5, 2021

Seamaster Professional

 

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Ludi

·Oct 6, 2021