What are YOU wearing today? Please share!

[Tom McIntyre]

My Thomas Funder moon phase watch is now 9 days after the full moon.

If I had realized how easy it was to remove the module, I would have done it sooner.
I have also discovered that the display shows the new and full moon twice in each rotation.

 

[noelekal]

 

[pmwas]

Zaria 2015, a scarce Soviet autowinder

 

[viclip]

Acccurist "Automatique"

Picked this up earlier this morning at a local flea market.
Powered by a Felsa 690 Bidynator 21j movement.
Love those red center sweeps, the watch is currently on my wrist & appears to keep time, with a functioning rotor.

 

[pmwas]

Elegant

 

[noelekal]

 

[Peter John]

This one for the last few days

 

[JohnClocker]

My Father's 25th anniversary Rolex from IBM. I missed getting mine by 2 months. He left me his. Also, my Hamilton RR grade pocket watch.

 

[PW Collector]

Circa 1917 WWI watch
Sada Watch Co. 17 jewel movement
0.935 silver case marked Sada Watch Co.
Back of case inscribed, G-A-A (Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association)
This book covers some history of the many members of the Gaelic Athletic Association and their involvement in the Great War.
Dave

 

[noelekal]

Don't think I've stuck this watch up here yet. It's a 1944 vintage Omega Jumbo 2319-2 with 30T2 movement.

The inwardness of the thing.

 

[Schatznut]

Um... clean socks? (Sorry - I'm a clock guy - I couldn't help myself!)

 

[roughbarked]

Circa 1917 WWI watch
Sada Watch Co. 17 jewel movement
0.935 silver case marked Sada Watch Co.
Back of case inscribed, G-A-A (Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association)
This book covers some history of the many members of the Gaelic Athletic Association and their involvement in the Great War.
Dave

View attachment 727168 View attachment 727169 View attachment 727170 View attachment 727171 View attachment 727172

Looks like an early Zenith 8 3/4'''

 

[noelekal]

 

[noelekal]

To further the cause of this thread we'll stick up an obscure watch with post-war styling. It's a Remington Rand automatic in a gold-filled case of 32mm, running an Adolph Schild 17-Jewel automatic movement.

Does anyone know anything about the watch? Did Remington Rand business machines once intend to get into the watch market? Was this a premium offered to customers? Perhaps it was an award to employees?

Remington Rand made quite a nice Model 1911-A1 pistol during World War II. It was well within their production capabilities and was made in large quantities to a high degree of workmanship. The assist with the war effort makes more sense than the watch.

 

[pmwas]

Today’s set

In fact, from today on I'm a certified moron.
The car died and I kept trying to figure out what's wrong with it only to figure out - after detaching the fuel hose from the carburator - the pump is not pumping fuel. Why? Well… because there was no fuel

There ya go. To confirm I'm an idiot I poured some fuel in and the car - reluctantly - started.

 

[Bernhard J.]

Not exactly wearing it in the moment, it is just lying on my desk in office. A Bucherer Archimede Jumping Hour from the 90s. I was a llitle bit astonished that a forum search for "Bucherer" apparently gives zero results (or I am stupid, my wife would in certain situations not object)

Quite a heavy 18K case. The hour really jumps on the second to the next full hour.

 

[roughbarked]

It doesn't seem to make sense that Bucherer weren't imported into the USA. A market is a market and the bigger the market the more exposure,
It just may be though that wristwatches aren't as popular on this site as are clocks and pocket watches.
Swiss watches, if they are one of the high priced ones maybe but in general not so much interest.

 

[Bernhard J.]

Bucherer´s top products (including a tourbillion made in-house) are not exactly cheep products . I regard these as "low key", compared with famous makes, but not lesser. The case of this one is really massive although it does not look so.

Cheers, Bernhard

 

[roughbarked]

Yes. They had very good in house models.

 

[Incroyable]

Bucherer´s top products (including a tourbillion made in-house) are not exactly cheep products . I regard these as "low key", compared with famous makes, but not lesser. The case of this one is really massive although it does not look so.

Cheers, Bernhard

It seems similar to Gubelin's branded watches. Very little exposure outside of Europe and not much demand for them in the wider collector circle.

 

[roughbarked]

It comes down to who is collecting?
That's a shame in a way, It is like who cares? I'm only after the ones I can make money from.
For many.
Yes there are are those who collect for the sake of keeping stuff but hey others will not know what to do with it after you die.

 

[Incroyable]

My daily watch is a circa 1995 platinum Rolex Day-Date with factory original Finnish calendar wheel.

With the platinum bracelet it weighs a hefty 165 grams.

 

[Bernhard J.]

but hey others will not know what to do with it after you die.

Who cares and why should one care?

 

[noelekal]

Yesterday ...

... and today.

 

[roughbarked]

Have been wearing this Oris for a few days. Keeps good time. I should give it a service though.





So while digging through boxes of watches I picked out another goer to wear. It does need the case repolished.

 

[Rick Hufnagel]

Sne543 Seiko just became the new daily. Ready for years of maintenence free use and abuse.

 

[Rick Hufnagel]

1970 Longines I've been slowly working on. It's not finished yet but gave it a few winds today and wearing it around while it's running.

 

[Douglas Romero]

New Breitling B09 Pistachio

We all know Breitling makes too many varieties of wristwatches now. Like most all manufacturers. This I found new In the more reasonable market. 70 hour power reserve. Keeps time to about 1 sec per day. Better than I expected. Ok it seemed cute. I sold all my Navitimers and Chronomats from the 60s and decided to get one I could read and not be too concerned about where I wear it. Doug

 

[wspohn]

Plan on wearing this Longines evening watch this weekend. Would have to look up the serial number but likely 60s/70s by style.

Nice textured gold dial.

 

[pmwas]

Prim…

in house automatic mvt

and for amusement - a UAZ drive



„O matko” means „O mother (of God) - best review ever!

 

[roughbarked]

^ Looks like a modified ETA.

I decided I'd wear this Tissot for a day or two.

It would look nice If I could find a replacement dial for it. However, it does have that look of well worn and been through hell and high water.

 

[pmwas]

^ Looks like a modified ETA.

I decided I'd wear this Tissot for a day or two.

It would look nice If I could find a replacement dial for it. However, it does have that look of well worn and been through hell and high water.

View attachment 735616

Prim? No, it’s not ETA at all.
Prim developed it’s cal 96 automatic in 1980s and this cal 98 is just finished better. It is a Czech made in-house caliber. Sadly, not exactly cheap

 

[roughbarked]

Yes. I've had a bit of a look at the Prims now that I've found them.

 

[pmwas]

 

[noelekal]

 

[noelekal]

"Yesterday ... and Today"

A solid 14kt gold Doxa with its aged dial.

A birth year Omega Constellation 2852

 

[roughbarked]

Seiko 6602B.

 

[noelekal]

Put in a new and improved flower bed this afternoon.

In early December the only flower was found out on the lawn.

 

[roughbarked]

I like your watch but not overly impressed with your gardening skills. Your soil could do with more dandelions.

 

[roughbarked]

Found this Roamer quartz and put a new battery in. It works so I'll wear it for a bit. The crystal has a scratch on it but it is only visible in the right light.



Then there is this Vanguard which I wound up and it goes. Being a lighter slimmer watch, I'd probably prefer to wear it.

 

[Rhett Lucke]

Been wearing this one for the past few days.

 

[noelekal]

Sunday-go-to-meeting choice for today.

 

[viclip]

Elgin Wristy circa 1926

This local flea market find features a 3/0 size movement namely a Model 2 Grade 462 with 7j. Makes for an interesting wristwatch to wear, being nearly a century old.

It's got a plain nickel case but what the heck I'm a plain case myself.

 

[pmwas]

Today - a VYMPEL

A scarce, all steel model, and definitely one of the most handsome Soviet watches of the 1960s

The dial used to be silver. They have a tendency to turn brown (od ‚champane’) over time

 

[Literustyfan]

Today I'm rock'n the NEW 41mm Waltham "Field & Marine" Watch.

 

[Wimberleytech]

What watch are you wearing today?

A cheapie! Casio radio contolled digital model.

 

[Alan Walker]

Currently wearing a 16 size, 21 jewel Elgin BW Raymond Grade 571.

 

[pmwas]

 

[roughbarked]

They do make their watches prim.

 

[pmwas]

They do make their watches prim.

Expensive. In fact - in Czechia there are two makers with rights to the Prim brand.
Manufacture Prim is the former watch division of the original Prim, now making watches using in house and ETA calibers. The other Prim is - I’ve read - the former clock division, and makes watches using Sellita and Asian movements. It’s generally cheaper, but still some models cost quite a lot. Both popular mostly in Czechia.

To get my Prim I sold my entire collection of Soviet watches. It cost - if I remember right - between $1500-$2000.