Reply With QuoteLovely piece and has family history, perfect.
My father recently gave me the very first watch he's owned which he received as a gift in the late 50's. The watch has spent the last 20 years in a drawer.
It is my first vintage, so I asked for some advice on what to do with it in terms of restoration (see post http://tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=179917 in mods & wreckers forum)
For the time being, I have to say I have not done very much with it, but I am very pleased with the result: I have just given the watch a good clean, polished the crystal with some polywatch, and fitted a new Hirsch strap and spring bars. The only other thing I did was readjust the lugs which were bent, one of them quite badly to the point where I could not fit the spring bar. I was scared it would break as I did it but it didn't...
And here is the result, I thought I'd share... I will probably treat it to a full service with my local watchmaker, because I would certainly not call what i did a restoration, but I was just too impatient and wanted to wear it! It winds and keeps good time, well within one minute a day, so good enough for me in the short term.
I guess the watch has little or no commercial value, but it means a lot to me, and I have to say I absolutely love it. I think it might even have triggered the love for vintage watches somewhere in my brain!
PS: if anyone knows anything about the brand Reglex let me know, I'd like to know a bit more about its history...
Cheers
Lovely piece and has family history, perfect.
NIce to bring it back into the outside world. The numbers are an interesting change from the norm.
Enjoy it.
Really nice and distinctive, great style - well worth the effort.
Now that's a NICE one! Not sure if you could call the font for the numbers "art deco" but certainly very stylish :!:
It's LOVELY!, don't do yourself down, you've done a lovely job.
I don't know specifics about the brand, but I encounter many Reglex in France,
could be a Besançon built piece.
Cheers! My father is French, and the watch was definitely purchased in France, it all ties up...Originally Posted by montrehomme1
I guess a look at the movement may tell me more when I take it to the watchmaker.
Merci
That's a lovely watch, the font of the numbers is awesome, as someone earlier mentioned very art deco, reminds me of the metro entrances in Paris.
Enjoy it.
Classy and unusual. Enjoy.
I have my grandfathers watch and when my nephew gets old enough to look after it I will pass it on to him.
Nice that you are wearing it and enjoying the watch.
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