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    Please show your vintage solid gold timepieces

    Having left my decision making too late and missed out on the recent beautiful Longines that was on the FS forum.
    It would be great to see what other vintage pieces members have.
    And just to be fair let’s say vintage starts from the early 1990’s backwards.

    It will also help me see what other makes there are.

    Thanks


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    Grand Master learningtofly's Avatar
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    My old JLC birth year watch from 1960…


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    Here's my birth year watch - a 1950s Landeron movement in a paper-thin 9ct case, badged as a "Nerina"


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    "Coventry Co-operative Watch Manufacturing Society" 18ct gold cased
    pocket watch.

    The watch was discovered in a damaged state in a Peterborough
    pawnbroker’s window 13 years ago. Mark Wiles F.B.H.I. (Antique and Modern, East Barnet, N London)
    restored the watch in 2009; Mark initially thought it was a Georgian timepiece.
    In the early to mid 19th C., Coventry watchmaking / clock making was a thriving industry but gradually
    went downhill following imports of cheaper Swiss and American clocks and watches. In an effort to compete with
    cheaper imports and to maintain production of quality timepieces, the Coventry Co-operative Watch Manufacturing Society was formed
    in 1876. This 1893/4 fusee pocket watch is a very fine example of a CCWMS timepiece … and one of the few to have been engraved on the
    balance cock with CCWMS.





























    The Assay Office hall mark is indistinct but is likely Chester … the style / font of the K date mark
    does match the1893/4 Chester date mark. I am planning to take an infra red photograph of the
    Assay Office mark to see if IR will reveal some more distinct ’stamp’ detail.

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    Craftsman aamaci's Avatar
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    Omega Seamaster De Ville 9ct, inherited from my father:



    Tudor Royal 9ct, inherited from my grandfather:



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    Omega Seamaster – 1965 – Grandad’s Watch



    Gold plated but who would know …

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    Quote Originally Posted by sundial View Post
    "Coventry Co-operative Watch Manufacturing Society" 18ct gold cased
    pocket watch.

    The watch was discovered in a damaged state in a Peterborough
    pawnbroker’s window 13 years ago. Mark Wiles F.B.H.I. (Antique and Modern, East Barnet, N London)
    restored the watch in 2009; Mark initially thought it was a Georgian timepiece.
    In the early to mid 19th C., Coventry watchmaking / clock making was a thriving industry but gradually
    went downhill following imports of cheaper Swiss and American clocks and watches. In an effort to compete with
    cheaper imports and to maintain production of quality timepieces, the Coventry Co-operative Watch Manufacturing Society was formed
    in 1876. This 1893/4 fusee pocket watch is a very fine example of a CCWMS timepiece … and one of the few to have been engraved on the
    balance cock with CCWMS.
    The Assay Office hall mark is indistinct but is likely Chester … the style / font of the K date mark
    does match the1893/4 Chester date mark. I am planning to take an infra red photograph of the
    Assay Office mark to see if IR will reveal some more distinct ’stamp’ detail.

    BW, dunk

    That there is a beautiful pocket watch and surely a part of horology history
    Thanks for showing it.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Some cracking pieces gents.
    Thanks for taking the time to show them.

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    Apologies for the festive picture - only 280 shopping day until Christmas!


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    My Grandads late forties Accurist, nothing fancy but it still keeps good time!




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    Rubbish photo but this is my 35mm 9ct Rotary passed down from my grandfather.

    Whenever I wear it I feel like a grown up.


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    Cheers,
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    My Tudor, hallmarked 1968.

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    My Longines, although it is on the chopping block.


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    1927 Rolex Oyster.
    Watch owned by my Grandad, which I inherited around 35 years ago.

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    Thank you for continuing to post your photos.
    Its helping to increase my urge to get one!! LOL

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    1927 18K Omega Tank; buckle not contemporary with the watch.













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    A few of mine that came and went over the past 20+ years...(many posted elsewhere on the forum):
















    ...and its motor:




    ...and its motor:




    ...and











    Maybe more some other time.

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    Smiths for W Benson


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    Quote Originally Posted by pete-r View Post
    Rubbish photo but this is my 35mm 9ct Rotary passed down from my grandfather.

    Whenever I wear it I feel like a grown up.

    Looks similar to the one I bought and sold 15-20 years ago.


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    one of mine from 1958 18ct gold denison case..[IMG][/IMG]

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    Quote Originally Posted by greasemonkey View Post
    one of mine from 1958 18ct gold denison case..[IMG][/IMG]
    Lovely

    My birth year :-)

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    A 3919 from 1991


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    Late 60s Rolex Date in 14k



    I found the "all gold" look a bit much so I've put it on a strap and sourced a buckle from my AD.



    If I had my time again, I would prefer it without the date, but still very happy with it.

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    My first “nice” watch, my wife bought this for me in the late
    80’s

    Piaget Semi perpetual calendar with moonphase, ref 15958




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