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Title: OT - Anyone into watches?
Post by: Doc B. on December 17, 2009, 05:20:02 PM

I have put a fave of mine up on ebay. After working on restoring it off an on for a few years I recently snagged some final parts I needed from a watch guy in the Netherlands. With those parts I got it up and running - at least when laying down. It apparently needs a watch maker to make some adjustments to fix the one final issue it has, which is that it wants to stop if it hangs vertically on your wrist. A gentle shake starts her right up and it will run for many hours laying flat, so it should be something a guy with the proper tools can tweak pretty easily. I know my limits, and they stop at getting into those teeny bits in the movement. I hate to admit it,  but I have just lost my momentum on this project, right as it approaches completion. It really is a cool watch, and I forced myself to put it up on the bay today, before I started wavering.

This watch is pretty rare, I have yet to find a picture of one like it, though I have seen two that look similar.

(https://forum.bottlehead.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2F23%2F%21Bh%29E5z%21%21Wk%7E%24%28KGrHqEH-EMEsKwKCiJiBLKtKVISIg%7E%7E_12.JPG&hash=ba451d596dd688912bc1b0725d04adbf0d2e36d4)
http://cgi.ebay.com/Baumgartner-BFG-Ora-chronograph_W0QQitemZ120507808179QQcmdZViewItemQQptZWristwatches?hash=item1c0ed339b3 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Baumgartner-BFG-Ora-chronograph_W0QQitemZ120507808179QQcmdZViewItemQQptZWristwatches?hash=item1c0ed339b3)

Title: Re: OT - Anyone into watches?
Post by: paba on December 21, 2009, 08:53:05 AM

I own two mechanical watches...


my dress watch is a Zenith Port Royal Elite which looks like this (this is a web picture)
http://tinyurl.com/ybezhg5

my sports watch is a Oris Divers Chrograph (another web picture)
http://tinyurl.com/y9r6qnm

Title: Re: OT - Anyone into watches?
Post by: MisterM on December 21, 2009, 11:55:56 AM

For any Bottlehead DIY'er with an interest in watches check this site: http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/decorte/gyro/gyro3in1.htm This truly has to be one of the most amazing DIY projects ever.

Title: Re: OT - Anyone into watches?
Post by: travisty on December 23, 2009, 08:42:56 PM

My favorite watch the last few years, at least in terms of the way it is built, is one I cannot imagine ever laying down funds for...
F.P. Journe's "Chronometre a Resonance". A fabulous idea, in my opinion. It has two totally symmetrical movements in the same case. I tend to like his designs for other watches as well.

The other new brand where I find interesting ideas is MB&F.

Title: Re: OT - Anyone into watches?
Post by: Mudhiker on January 10, 2010, 03:37:23 PM

Yes, I'm definitely a WIS.  I have about a dozen right now.  Also accumulate cameras, lenses, cutlery...

Title: Re: OT - Anyone into watches?
Post by: tubesguy on January 15, 2010, 10:59:43 AM

When my sister worked for Baume and Mercier, I had a nice watch of the type that we used to call "self-winding" but I have a government job, and I couldn't keep the damn thing wound up and running.

Title: Re: OT - Anyone into watches?
Post by: breakfastchef on January 26, 2010, 02:21:24 PM

While I am not a timepiece aficianado, I do like a decent timepiece. My daily watch is a Wenger with large numbers and large date. This way I do not have to fumble for reading glasses to tell what time it is. I have always been fond of the design and style of the Swiss Army and Wenger brands. They are now rolled up into one company.

(https://forum.bottlehead.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi265.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii234%2Fkiteandcamera%2F1000317_image.jpg&hash=b1d7b0ef2252610d6d7555806d017fced9b89ea7)

My latest purchase is an Invicta Russian Diver's watch. Damn, this thing is like a mantel clock for the wrist. At 52mm in diameter and 17mm thick, you know this thing is on your wrist. It is my 'statement' timepiece. Since I wear the watch on my left arm, the crown has a tendancy to develop a callous I never had before.

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Title: Re: OT - Anyone into watches?
Post by: Grainger49 on October 31, 2010, 02:49:38 PM

Quote from: breakfastchef on January 26, 2010, 02:21:24 PM

While I am not a timepiece aficianado,  .  .  .   

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My latest purchase is an Invicta Russian Diver's watch  .  .  .

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