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    Show us your vintage Chronographs

    Here's two of mine:

    Is one way to define "vintage" when the crystal generally changed from acrylic?

    from different styles

    Chronographe Suisse, late 50's or early 60's - Landeron 51 movement




    Zodiac Chronograph, 1970's - Valjoux 7734


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    My "soccer watch"; it is a Yachtmaster variant I believe?


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    That Chronographe Suisse is sweet

    I have a fair few, breitling Top times, Heuer

    But I’ve been wearing this on and off

    Early Omega 320 cal

    Simple little thing




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    Quote Originally Posted by watch-nut View Post
    That Chronographe Suisse is sweet


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    Chrono Suisse - they seemed to have made quiet a lot - all the same style - just changed the "name" on the face - I believe they were made by a group of Swiss watchmakers for the Tourist market - just what I have read somewhere on the internet

    never seem that Omega version before
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    Quote Originally Posted by BillN View Post
    Chrono Suisse - they seemed to have made quiet a lot - all the same style - just changed the "name" on the face - I believe they were made by a group of Swiss watchmakers for the Tourist market - just what I have read somewhere on the internet

    never seem that Omega version before
    So it’s a pre cursor to the Deville. Pretty rare as it goes. I originally thought I was an early seamaster chrono. Turns out It’s not the seamaster because these cases aren’t water resistant. The chaps on the omega forum were very helpful

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    There’s not a watch in this thread that I don’t like.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
    There’s not a watch in this thread that I don’t like.
    Some nice watches for sure.

    My favs so far are Colin’s Omega 176.007’s

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    Some gorgeous watches on display. Great thread!

    Just the two for me.

    145.026



    and 176.004


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    The watch that started this craziness for me



    But I do like a vintage Chrono (If someone can add a '95/'96 watch, these must count!)







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    I've got a couple of these;


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    Couple of my old timers.




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    Quote Originally Posted by jameswrx View Post
    Couple of my old timers.



    Loving this


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    Here are some, the few vintage that I have left

    Late 1980s (vintage?)



    Early 1980s



    1970s



    1940s



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    I love those Transocean's

    Quote Originally Posted by Dave O'Sullivan View Post
    I've got a couple of these;


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    1960’s Valjoux 92 Nivada / Croton CASD big -arrow



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    another couple of mine,a WW2 era leonidas and seventies bullhead...
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    Not mega mega vintage but 20 years old. 90's vintage.


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    Lovely watches in this thread already!

    Some 3017 column wheel chronographs.






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    another one of mine - Breitling Navitimer Airborne A33030 - 1995/6 - Only 38mm


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
    Lovely watches in this thread already!

    Some 3017 column wheel chronographs.


    That is very nice.
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
    Some 3017 column wheel chronographs.
    I haven't investigated Russian watches but that Sekonda's a looker. What's the perlon on it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mortimer View Post
    I haven't investigated Russian watches but that Sekonda's a looker. What's the perlon on it?
    Vintage Eulit Panama

    More info here: https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...oto-Comparison
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    The flightmasters






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    I do like an old chronograph




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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottd View Post
    I do like an old chronograph




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    I love that Zenith - what is it?

    Zenith Big Blue TV? I just had a google - a gorgeous thing - and very sought after it seems too - stunning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottd View Post
    I do like an old chronograph




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    I love that Zenith - what is it?

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    Breitling Top Time from the late 1960s:





    And the 1970s 176.007:


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    Circa ‘92


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    I will add my one and only




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    3 vintage for me.
    7733.


    mid 80s ( is that vintage? ) Speedmaster


    3017 Sekonda
    Cheers..
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    Bought from this parish. ( photo by - learning to fly). This is probably the most magnificent example of a vintage watch I’ve ever owned.

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    humble avia.

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    Some lovely examples in here

    My Omegas






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    ^I like the funkyness of the one above!

    Used to own quite a few vintage chronos, but down to just two now which I'm pretty content with.

    1969 Speedmaster MK2



    1976 Longines Ultronic

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    Old favourite 75 Rolex 6263


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tetlee View Post
    ^I like the funkyness of the one above!

    Used to own quite a few vintage chronos, but down to just two now which I'm pretty content with.

    1976 Longines Ultronic

    Love that Longines. Absolutely superb.

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    Skyjack Stunning , never seen one of these before. Whats the caliber valjoux , venus ?

    I keep looking in on this thread ,as there is some fantastic watches in here.

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    Speedy and a Ninja

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    Some old Seikos:







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    I have this


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    Here is my one and only , purchased recently at a Boot Sale [IMG][/IMG]

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    Some gorgeous older watches in this thread, especially the Omegas. Here's my 'older' chronos although I appreciate it's debatable as to whether the 90s is vintage by comparison to some of the watches on here (second attempt as Tapatalk wouldn't play nice with the pics).

    1965 806


    Sinn 140 (awaiting Simon Freese's attention)


    Heuer 1550


    Lemania 140 style


    Heuer 510.511


    Fortis Stratoliner
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    Quote Originally Posted by deepreddave View Post
    Some gorgeous older watches in this thread, especially the Omegas. Here's my 'older' chronos although I appreciate it's debatable as to whether the 90s is vintage by comparison to some of the watches on here (second attempt as Tapatalk wouldn't play nice with the pics).



    Heuer 1550

    A few Bunds coming up. Love them. Still have mine. Back in 2011 I posted a bit of info on them and a review if anyone’s interested

    https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...e-Modem-Burner

    Dave

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    Show us your vintage Chronographs

    Some amazing chronographs in this thread!

    Let’s start!

    Lemania 5100 chronograph with a Lemania Dial. Shares the same case with the Heuer Audi sport...

    The last Autavia with the calibre 12. Nice, subtle dial...

    An excelsior park built using spare cases from the legendary zenith cairelli run

    Tudor big block

    Sinn ezm1, that took ages to find..

    A nice Lorenz sub with the Lemania 5100

    Coming on to neovintage...

    Sinn 103 klassik

    Tudor 79260p

    Kobold polar surveyor. Titanium case, gmt and 24h indicator... on top of a chrono... proper toolwatch!

    A TriBeCa since the Newman is out of reach!

    Some modern that could as easily have been vintage

    Speedmaster tintin

    Speedmaster ST1

    And finally the one that dominates my wrist lately and the best re edition for the year

    Sinn 155


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ar.parask View Post
    Some amazing chronographs in this thread!

    Let’s start!

    Lemania 5100 chronograph with a Lemania Dial. Shares the same case with the Heuer Audi sport...
    You could have stopped right there and I'd have still have been drooling for 10 minutes.

    Thats all kinds of perfect! ��

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    I love a vintage chronograph!

    Got a fair few here. You can see the Omega's on my site (link at my sig).

    Here's one I haven't seen on here yet, Seiko's first chronograph, made for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.










    Cheers,
    Neil.

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