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Black face JLC Memovox
Black face JLC Memovox
1939 Bulova Corrigan.
Any more photos? Is it an Omega made case?Originally Posted by unclealec
Is this vintage enough?
1915 or thereabouts. 41mm case is amazingly large size for the period. Strong links to the pocket watches of the period. I am an enthusiast as opposed to an expert, so any info gratefully received.
Apologies for the poor phoneto.
1945 Longines Embassy
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1942 Bulova one-button chronograph, smallest ever company made chronograph at 10.5''' and 28mm. case.
(missing centre sweep hand!)
Only more poor phonetos of the movement. No serial number which is odd. The consensus is that it utilises an Omega pocket watch movement dating from around 1915. The maker of the case is unknown; "Omega- Swiss Made- Fabrication Suisse" appears on the inside of the caseback.
As I said before, I am an enthusiast rather than an expert. I love this watch for its patina, size, and age. It would not surprise me at all to find that it is a bitsa of the first order, and my love would not be diminished if I did. You really do have to see it in the flesh to appreciate its presence.
Last edited by unclealec; 20th January 2017 at 21:33.
I think it probably is.
I've never seen any Omega movement without a serial number and TBH a 40 odd mm wristwatch from 1915 is pretty unbelievable.
Cheers,
Neil.
Plenty of informed debate here:
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...erted-to-wrist
but no conclusions!
^^^
That is gorgeous!
Cheers,
Neil.
Cheers Neil. It was a presentation piece signed and dated.
A series Royal Oak, one of the first 1000 ever made.
Look at my Fat Lady.Pretty much unpolished 16760 from 1986. Was only produced for three years.
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Only more poor phonetos of the movement. No serial number which is odd. The consensus is that it utilises an Omega pocket watch movement dating from around 1915. The maker of the case is unknown; "Omega- Swiss Made- Fabrication Suisse" appears on the inside of the caseback.
As I said before, I am an enthusiast rather than an expert. I love this watch for its patina, size, and age. It would not surprise me at all to find that it is a bitsa of the first order, and my love would not be diminished if I did. You really do have to see it in the flesh to appreciate its presence.
I believe the serial number will be under the dial.
Very nice looking watch, but definitely a recased one. Lugs with spring bars as we know them didn't appear until the 1920's, wire lugs were the norm before then, with one piece straps.
Cheers, Bob.
What an interesting point; I had not considered that the serial no. would be under the dial.
And another interesting point re. strap fixings. Another phone photo (below) shows the fixed bars; they seem to have seen a bit of action!
Does anyone know a repairer/servicer who specialises in this age of watch? A forensic service may be on the cards.
What an interesting point; I had not considered that the serial no. would be under the dial.
And another interesting point re. strap fixings. Another phone photo (below) shows the fixed bars; they seem to have seen a bit of action!
Does anyone know a repairer/servicer who specialises in this age of watch? A forensic service may be on the cards.
Any watch repairer worth their salt shouldn't have a problem with this watch.
It looks to me like a typical 1930's/40's dial and case with the fixed lugs.
Here is a similar movement, showing the serial number beneath the dial.
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-...2uswk&Omega_18
Also a slightly larger 19'''.
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-...&Omega_19LOBNN
EDIT- if you measure the diameter of your movement, you should have an idea which is yours.
B.
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Thats gorgeous. I love a Memovox me!
Black face JLC Memovox
Sorry about the photo quality
Not sure what constitutes 'rare' but I don't see many linen dial DJ's cropping up, so here's mine from 1984
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Not a lot of these about
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Citizen divers don't have the following the Seiko's do, and can be harder to find, particularly the earlier Parawater examples.
Here's my 68-5372 from July 1971:
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I really like this.Not sure what constitutes 'rare' but I don't see many linen dial DJ's cropping up, so here's mine from 1984
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I have put this on today for the Friday thread , thought I would share it on here in case any of the Zenith team can throw any light on this .
I bought it about 3 years ago at auction for around Ł200 including premiums etc
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Since an old thread could be that I already posted on, but anyway a good excuse for a picture.
Not many of these around I think:
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West End Watch Co. 'Secundus'...
I like these and that looks a lovely example but I have to ask: what does a pheon on top of a P mean? I know that an I stands for India. Sorry if that's a daft question.
I believe it's a Pakistani broadarrow
Thanks, I wondered about that but didn't know how that worked with Partition. You've got me looking again now :).I believe it's a Pakistani broadarrow
Shame, 'cause it's rather lovelyNot a lot of these about
Only about 300 of these made & 18 known surviving examples.
rare bird 6202 from 1954
My 1974 1803
Very nicerare bird 6202 from 1954
Lovely and a fantastic price too. Clearly a 1930s or 1940s art deco model. I'm not an expert on Zenith but many watches in those days didn't have a specific model name. The case as often seen in those days is a "locally made" Dennison British case,I have put this on today for the Friday thread , thought I would share it on here in case any of the Zenith team can throw any light on this .
I bought it about 3 years ago at auction for around Ł200 including premiums etc
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A frequent practice back then to have watches from Switzerland cased locally to avoid high import taxes on the cases. (Esp precious metals but also steel).
I got one of those from a boot sale, it was missing the bezel.Only about 300 of these made & 18 known surviving examples.
Sold it to later to a mil collector for a small profit.
Cheers,
Neil.
NiceSince an old thread could be that I already posted on, but anyway a good excuse for a picture.
Not many of these around I think:
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Thanks edShame, 'cause it's rather lovely
Oh, and the date cyclops is under the crystal, not on top.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Sorry for the suspect image quality.
Here is my vintage 14k Omega dress watch. the reference is 14715-1.
Class!
Citizen divers don't have the following the Seiko's do, and can be harder to find, particularly the earlier Parawater examples.
Here's my 68-5372 from July 1971:
[url=https://postimg.org/image/4bae0b1sr/]
20 known examples plus 2 case backs.Only about 300 of these made & 18 known surviving examples.
Hi, You probably have on the bottom of the watch writen “ Majetek vojenské správy” and four digit ordinal number. It means in Czech language “Belongs to military authorities”Longines CAF 1937 "Majetek"
Original Czechoslovak army communist era divers, only 300 pieces were made in 1965, only about 40 pieces known to surviveIMG_8505.JPG
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Nice to see a diver with a running seconds sub-dial.
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These seem to be pretty rare...
Cheers,
Neil.
Only just seen this pic, and yes I have never seen one before! Incredible design, love it!!!the defintiion of rare is obviously a challenging metric to meet - as shown by some responses on this thread.
However, I can't imagine that there are very many people that have seen or handled an original working version of this monster!
This one is pretty rare, certainly the mirror dial version. Took me years to find one.
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