Reply With QuoteThat JLC is well 8) 8) 8)
regards
tim
I've just realised that half my watches are from the 1960's - I didn't intentionally go that route but I can't say that I'm disspointed.
Shall we make this a 1960's love fest thread?
1967 Rolex Submariner 5513
1963 Rolex GMT 1675
1965 Jaeger LeCoultre E393
1967 King Seiko 4402-8000
That JLC is well 8) 8) 8)
regards
tim
Well, as it's the decade that produced me, it's going to be stylish :mrgreen:
My birth year beauty, once owned and beautifully photographed by Mika.
Since I got the Junghans Meister Chronoscope, I've doing research comparing the style changes between the ‘50s and the ‘60s.
I'd say that in the ‘60s we find a distillation of form, function, and size. We often like to contrast ‘the purity of the '60s’ to ‘the excessiveness of the ‘70s’ but we hardly ever stop to ask what brought about, perhaps even necessitated "the search for purity", from the ‘50s to the ‘60s.
The ‘50s display a post-war, "let’s put fins on everything" mentality. A mentality which by the ‘60s was seen to be futile and counterproductive.
The watch in the picture above is an early ‘60s Junghans Trilastic* but it could have any brand-name on the dial … the problem with purity is that it tends to look samey.
As WISdom matures it will for look for essence, and in the ‘60s in where it all focused to.
john
* The term ‘Trilastic’ which comes from the ‘50s (when plastic was still modern), is still under investigation.
THIN is the new BLACK
Some significantly crappier photos of significantly cheaper watches :lol:
1968:
Ok, 1970 but still...
I agree- I like to draw the parallel with architecture and the clean simplicity of the Seagram building in '58 and the functional brutalism of the late sixties and early seventies. All which draw upon the Bauhaus need for honesty in the form and construction which you can still see in some of the Max Bill Junghans and Nomos & Stowa's revivals. The German school of thought embodied in Mies Van der Rohe is present throughout.Originally Posted by abraxas
Another 67 5513 at a cheeky angle!
Well, as it's the decade that produced me, it's going to be stylish :mrgreen:
My birth year beauty, once owned and beautifully photographed by Mika.
Nice watch Mr B, but it might have been 10 years ago. :)
I love the 60s too...here are my offerrings, please excuse some not very good pictures;
A sample of my '60s gear :)
This is my only 60s watch, from 1969.
The 60's were a good time!
Only have one mens watch from the 1960's, excuse the crap photo.
Last addition (well, 1971 to be honest)
The 60's .... the best decade indeed ! :thumbright:
I've owned this 1968 Timemaster from new.
Serviced twice & running well.......
66 I think
A sample of my '60s gear :)
Yeah, that is gorgeous. For a second I thought it was the re-issue. Good to see it on nylon ...
john
THIN is the new BLACK
A few of mine I still own:
I agree, that IWC is a beauty. 8)
Here are my 60's watches (not as many as I thought. :?)
Two Longines, both from 1968
A NG Chronomaster
And this early Bell-Matic from 1967
Rich.
Very nice selection, it has inspired we to look for a birth watch again! :)
These are some of my '60's watches that I have pics for...
1964
1960
1964
1961 I believe
1960's (can't remember exact date)
1964
1966
1961
1968
1969 (the other Zenith divers are '70 so don't count)
1965
1965
1967
1968-69
1967
Cheers,
Neil.
Here's one of mine, 1969 I think. Needs a service and the starburst finish refreshing if I ever get around to doing it.......too busy working on other folks's watches at the moment :)
Paul
Sorry, the Aquatimer isn't for sale :)Yeah, that is gorgeous. For a second I thought it was the re-issue. Good to see it on nylon ...
john
It does look good (and secure) on a NATO but since the earlier picture was taken I've put it on a bracelet as I'm conscious that 'nylon' could contribute to the wear of what is an already quite well worn back:
My '69 Roamer Stingray...
[quote="Stanford"]A sample of my '60s gear :)
This IWC Vintage AT is amazing! Thanks for sharing
I'm fairly sure this is '60s, anyway any excuse to stick a photo on
Case marks indicate that this is from the last quarter of 1965, which is when I was born :bigsmurf:
From the summer of love (IIRC) :love1:
Mid-ish 60's
1967
There are some cracking pieces on display, this one is yummy :)From the summer of love :love1:
My '66 Astronaut...
From 1968...
From May 1965...
From 1966...
1969 I believe:
Here is one of my favorites from the 1960's.
A trio of 60's Seikos. Nice to see so many 5717s, one of my all time favourites.
I'm almost certain my Seamaster here is from the '60s; I've never checked. (Any ideas of rough year?)
Some lovely examples there.
Nice ones guys.
Lovely 60s stuff you have there, Tony...
'68 Speedy transitional
63 Spaceview
65 Ed White
1964
Currently being fettled in Le Sentier -
It's a special one for me, Tony, having been first purchased by a good friend, now deceased. His life, from the holocaust in Prague, through periods as a freedom fighter and service in the RAF, to concert-level pianist and mountaineer, to Chief Engineer for a major multi-national company, was like an encapsulation of the twentieth century. He was still skiing in his mid-eighties and died two weeks after being our guest in Krakow. He was the wisest and most entertaining man I will ever know.Blimey, Alan - that's exactly what I was after when I picked up the E393. I couldn't find any nice examples in stainless steel for the life of me, though.Currently being fettled in Le Sentier -
I thought long and hard about renovation, but ultimately decided on a complete re-build by JLC. I've never been that convinced by the sanctity of patina, and liked the idea of it going back to its maker. It had one long life with my friend (including going to the top of most notable mountain peaks in Europe, and a few in the Himalayas), and now it can be revitalised enough to have another one with me.
It's costing an arm and a leg, obviously, but for this one I don't mind. I would only have bought and flipped three or four other watches for the same money. :wink:
Great story indeed !!! This watch deserves the best, no question... Wear it in good health :thumbright:
Too bad this wonderful post ended like that :? (not my fault I hope)
Well, have a free bump from me then : "Poorman's Carrera" Zodiac chronograph, val 72, late 60's
which matches very well with its early 70's cousin (val 7736)
not to forget their "big sister" (val 72, 1966)
Now, who's turn ??? :wink:
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