Reply With QuoteLovely pics. It look excellent! That is such an attractive handset, and dial design, and so on!- it's in outstanding condition.
Congratulations :)
Best regards,
AP 8)
I was the very lucky buyer of this recently.
Not bad for a 65 plus year old watch!
Lovely pics. It look excellent! That is such an attractive handset, and dial design, and so on!- it's in outstanding condition.
Congratulations :)
Best regards,
AP 8)
That is lovely.
Well done you.
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Absolutely lovely. :thumbright:
These are the kind of watches we want homages of ... :roll:
john
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
I new you wouldn't be able to keep it to yourself for long. :wink:
That is a cracking watch in excellent condition. Well done. :thumbright:
Absolutely-would be perfect in an ever fraught and confused world of Bling (resistance is not futile :lol: )Originally Posted by abraxas
Best regards,
AP :)
Lovely watch. Congrats! :thumbup:
Hey, that's my line! :twisted: :lol: :wink:
Great watch. 8)
Cheers,
Martin ("Crusader")
Now we're talking!!!Hey, that's my line! :twisted: :lol: :wink:
Fantastic watch, congratulations!
Now we're talking!!!Hey, that's my line! :twisted: :lol: :wink:
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Just look at the curves on those lugs!!!
What do you reckon the size of the homage to be? I say 39mm.
john
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
No thanks. I'd much rather prefer something along the lines of 35/36mm (I'm guessing the original was 34mm/35mm in diameter, not including crown). I hate modern oversized versions of old watches.
Would you stretch to 37mm? I can't go lower. :(No thanks. I'd much rather prefer something along the lines of 35/36mm (I'm guessing the original was 34mm/35mm in diameter, not including crown). I hate modern oversized versions of old watches.
john
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
It is a lovely watch. The hands give it a nice balance.
Best wishes,
Bob
Fantastic! Surely it must have been found in a time machine :shock:
Well done showing up the hand bluing - not an easy thing to do on these watches in the context of also getting a decent photo of the dial.
Yes, there's a variable and attractive depth ... to the modern 'even' stuff.
john
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
John, I can't believe you mean that! What could be more attractive than the various shades of dark blue, purple, indigo and even green that you get with heat-treated steel hands?Yes, there's a variable and attractive depth ... to the modern 'even' stuff.
john
It came out wrong. What I meant was that there's depth in hand bluing but none in the modern and 'even' surfaces.John, I can't believe you mean that! What could be more attractive than the various shades of dark blue, purple, indigo and even green that you get with heat-treated steel hands?Yes, there's a variable and attractive depth ... to the modern 'even' stuff.
john
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john
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
There is certainly a particular character to blue-steel hands of the old kind, which is not often obtained in the modern versions and examples.
The Omega 6b type are the most nicely blanced type I've seen as well as the Longines 6b-which may have the edge (depending on preferences) and both are nicer even than the corrent Stowa examples. The 'Poire hands' are very classic.
Best wishes,
AP :)
I agree about the hands AP - here is a pic for comparison between Omega and Longines (latter no longer mine :) ) -
You have a hint of nostalgia in that.
Don't worry they are kept in the Forum and I shall post post pictures in the the future. They are two lovely watches that are keeping good time and are within 2 seconds of each other at the moment. True brothers in arms.
Dan
P.S AP I shall send piccies of the Longines and the LeCoultre very soon.
You're right Dan - the curse of collecting to a budget!!! But the pain is always less when a watch goes to a good home. :DYou have a hint of nostalgia in that.
Dan
P.S AP I shall send piccies of the Longines and the LeCoultre very soon.
sooperb love the brown strap as well
does it say raf at the bottom [looks like paf]?
The Stowa Marine is pretty close actually.
It is PAf - Polish Air Force. This is the watch that appears on pp. 104 and 105 of Ziggy W's Military Timepieces book. Its history appears there.
Yes it is.The Stowa Marine is pretty close actually.
... and its on my list.
Paul (Mr Crowley) got one just before he got unwell, so he has it to look forward to when he comes out of hospital.
john
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
Thanks :wink: (I made the strap :lol: :) )
It does say paf, to make clear it was a PAF watch (of the AM (or RAF) 6b type) which was part of the RAF at that time. This was due to Poland being occupied; the RAF subsequently formed several PAF sqns within RAF Fighter Command. These had very robust records, incl. the famous 303 sqn, which had a remarkable kill rate and aggressive attitude.
Interestingly, it took time for these sqns to be declared operational-until such time as communication in English with other RAF sqns was seen to be functional enough for operational effectiveness-and then they let loose to exceptional effect! Coordination was important inrelation to the RAF strategy and tactics central to which was ground based guidance in regard to Radar findings as well as decisions there.
I prefer the older handset dimensions, style and look to the Stowa (as previously mentioned), though the Stowa is about the closest hommage to these (in particlar the Omega out of the 6b's)
Best wishes,
AP:)
Edit. Tidied up.
Oops yes, I meant to say the strap is AP's creation - and it looks fantastic on the watch, :) Here's one of AP's straps of 20mm size on a military Lemania -
Thought I'd mention it only as ditchdigger kindly commented upon it.
Best regards,
AP :)
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