closing tag is in template navbar
timefactors watches



TZ-UK Fundraiser

Search:

Type: Posts; User: Wibbs

Page 1 of 20 1 2 3 4

Search: Search took 0.06 seconds.

  1. Replies
    104
    Views
    11,746

    https://i.postimg.cc/m2dqzsxJ/Wagner-Bund.jpg ...

    https://i.postimg.cc/m2dqzsxJ/Wagner-Bund.jpg

    Not issued, but marketed for military use.

    https://i.postimg.cc/pdsxn1m8/LongCar.jpg

    https://i.postimg.cc/ZRgSwBF5/wagdoxzen.jpg
    ...
  2. Replies
    418
    Views
    114,113

    Thanks S. Most DH's had plated brass cases, so...

    Thanks S. Most DH's had plated brass cases, so tend to wear badly, Doxa were one of a handful(Mimo, Longines, Zenith) that produced them in steel. It's very nice quality steel too. The case brushing...
  3. Replies
    418
    Views
    114,113

    I understand that alright S, though I look at...

    I understand that alright S, though I look at them as swords into ploughshares. I'd be uncomfortable wearing an issued mil watch from another country's forces as I've never been in the military(Dad's...
  4. +1000. He'd dead right about the whole fashion,...

    +1000. He'd dead right about the whole fashion, emotion, desire and the herd mentality. And lack of logic involved. Nothing particularly wrong with that either. Goes for many areas of collecting.
    ...
  5. Replies
    24
    Views
    4,251

    I've a few Talon LIP models. This one from 1975...

    I've a few Talon LIP models. This one from 1975 using their in house designed quartz(and the only one I've seen with a silvered chapter ring). I also have a near identical LIP Dugena branded one....
  6. Replies
    748
    Views
    164,218

    Lovely double sunk enamel dial on that one DA....

    Lovely double sunk enamel dial on that one DA. :eagerness:
  7. Replies
    22
    Views
    2,044

    Oh I'm liking them, especially the Marvin....

    Oh I'm liking them, especially the Marvin. :eagerness:
  8. I'd be similar to your young lad in this RD. The...

    I'd be similar to your young lad in this RD. The very reason I got into "old watches" when I was a kid in the 80's at the height of the digital watch craze was that I found it very difficult to read...
  9. Replies
    101
    Views
    8,798

    An uncle of mine has a Blancpain FF he bought in...

    An uncle of mine has a Blancpain FF he bought in the 60's while on holidays in Spain or France. He has it on an old spidel expanding hair catcher. He didn't know what it was or what it would be...
  10. Replies
    748
    Views
    164,218

    That's a really elegant watch GC *green eyed...

    That's a really elegant watch GC

    *green eyed monster arises. With extra drool* :eagerness: In my humble that design is one of, if not the best and purest divers out there.
  11. Replies
    101
    Views
    8,798

    I caught the watch bug early because my dad...

    I caught the watch bug early because my dad collected watches himself, which was fairly oddball at the time. :) So I'm lucky I have a couple of his.

    He got this in the early 80's. I remember it...
  12. Replies
    170
    Views
    12,636

    Similar to a bonklip alright Alfat, but same era...

    Similar to a bonklip alright Alfat, but same era German made with expanding links(and a lot cheaper). Can't recall which one, but I was watching a documentary on the war in the Atlantic and noticed a...
  13. Replies
    170
    Views
    12,636

    1941 Doxa DH for me today. HAGWE :eagerness: ...

    1941 Doxa DH for me today. HAGWE :eagerness:

    https://i.postimg.cc/bw5tBxTQ/DoxaDH41.jpg
  14. Replies
    73
    Views
    19,633

    +1. I've seen that very watch of C-B's in the...

    +1. I've seen that very watch of C-B's in the metal and it's a lovely piece of kit. Serious quality going on. Not a shock as at the time these were the latest thing and the most expensive items in...
  15. Replies
    748
    Views
    164,218

    Aren't too many of these still running these...

    Aren't too many of these still running these days.

    https://i.postimg.cc/tgCMr9Zd/Long-UQsept.jpg

    Very hard to find. Took me many years of looking. Though recently I did find another for a chap...
  16. Replies
    23
    Views
    9,496

    Oh I remember that name. Mainly because he's one...

    Oh I remember that name. Mainly because he's one of the very few out there that would even look at a Longines UltraQuartz.
  17. Thread: Car Boot Sunday

    by Wibbs
    Replies
    10
    Views
    2,866

    Nice repair on the box. Back in the 70's on...

    Nice repair on the box. Back in the 70's on holiday in France, for her birthday my dad bought my mum a near identical pendant watch like that Mappin, only it's branded Stowa. The only visual...
  18. Replies
    23
    Views
    9,496

    Nice. :eagerness: Where did you get it serviced R?

    Nice. :eagerness: Where did you get it serviced R?
  19. For general use, even nights out where drink may...

    For general use, even nights out where drink may be taken :eagerness: this one is usually my grab(wind) and go watch.

    https://i.postimg.cc/bw5tBxTQ/DoxaDH41.jpg

    1941 Doxa DH. It's small so...
  20. Replies
    23
    Views
    9,496

    Best of luck in your search Dualmonitors, but I...

    Best of luck in your search Dualmonitors, but I suspect you'll be searching for quite a while. As I noted earlier: This dial design although prominently featured in their marketing at the time(72)...
  21. Replies
    43
    Views
    3,738

    Never liked Mercedes hands on a watch. The very...

    Never liked Mercedes hands on a watch. The very early Subs with the straight hands I like, but for me the one is the Milsub. Lovely watch.
    ...
  22. Great result! TimC. :eagerness: Nice job from...

    Great result! TimC. :eagerness: Nice job from Brendan. Lovely job with the case and the dial too(just noticed it's a double sunk dial. That's better than average quality. Niiiice). It's fantastic you...
  23. Replies
    74
    Views
    9,674

    Poll: My school had a suite of Apple II's from 1980/81....

    My school had a suite of Apple II's from 1980/81. One of the wealthier parents had ponied up for them to get in with the clergy. A 20th century indulgence of sorts. As it turned out, for his many...
  24. I've a few LIP's(which sounds odd to type :D)....

    I've a few LIP's(which sounds odd to type :D). They're a brand that always appealed to me, as French watches have. My very first watch was bought for me when I was 8 while on a family holiday in...
  25. My one. http://i68.tinypic.com/r94hu0.jpg ...

    My one.

    http://i68.tinypic.com/r94hu0.jpg

    Second series type with the extra French colours. :) Which also came in brown shades like unclealec's later example.

    The one in Paskinner's first...
Results 1 to 25 of 500
Page 1 of 20 1 2 3 4

Do Not Sell My Personal Information