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That's actually the window sill in my government office :-)

(not that I would take watch photos at work of course...)

Something a little unusual arrived yesterday. Not unusual because of its groundbreaking design, but rather the company that made it. Takano was a Japanese company founded in 1899 that initially...

That's exactly why I wanted one! And maybe want to add a Grand Prix 100...

Decided to stray from my usual vintage Seiko path to try out the local competition. A 60s Orient Grand Prix Almighty. I'm used to slightly smaller watches, so was surprised by the weight of the thick...

Very nice! And there's nothing like that hi-beat smooth sweep of the second hand (well, except spring drive maybe).

That's a very handsome pair. That Stratoliner is such a great and unique looking watch.

You are very right. And with interesting case styles, different dial colours, quality bracelets, twin quartz etc. they are very much worth collecting. They certainly were Seiko's high end offering in...

That looks great. These early quartzes are often overlooked these days, but they were top of the line back then.
I think this would be close to yours in the catalogue back then (apart from the QT on...

Isn't Top Time a Breitling model? Either way, the Heuer posted is lovely.

That's absolutely fantastic. Always liked these and to find a full set in such good condition must indeed be a dream come true. Enjoy it!

Looks excellent in the flesh!

Not sure about the California dial, but the dial colour is awesome. Would be great to see some real life pics when it arrives.

Very nice! Love the case and love the blue.

That's good to hear. Looking forward to seeing some shots when it's all cleaned up and the new crystal fitted. And feel free to post some more photos of your collection :-)

Very cool. There's a ton of fun to be had with vintage (especially 60s) Japanese watches. I try to limit myself to Seiko, but my eye has been wandering to Citizen (a Chrono Master perhaps) and Orient...

Very nice. I do like it when day and date are separated and have their own window.

Looks great, right up my alley. Off to the interwebs I go...

Seeing them next to eachother like that the Zenith looks much more modern and fresh and the Daytona looks a little dated. IMHO of course.

Looks like a nice pick up! Favre-Leuba is still in business today (in resurrected form) and trace their history to 1737, which would make them the second oldest watch brand (after Blancpain). Some...

Looks great! Love the dial colour and the bezel. And the matching date really makes a difference.

A somewhat unusual Seiko arrived from Japan. This is a 5619-7000 Duotime from May 1972. The most striking thing about it is obviously the orange hand that is used to track a second timezone on the...

The first chronometer in my vintage Seiko collection has arrived (6246-9000). Decided to take a chance on a listing that had pretty poor photos and put in a bid I thought had no realistic chance of...

Thanks for the information. I haven't had a chrono in the collection in 6 years or so (and barely used the chrono function when I did), so my knowledge is severely lacking :-). In my mind a 60...

I would assume the larger hand counts minutes and the smaller one the hours, but was just wondering what happens to the 'second' half hour in an hour since the minutes only go up to 30. Perhaps the...

Wow. That's really very nice. How does the chrono subdial work with the minutes just going up to 30?