What time is it? Watches and horology

Si

https://www.phillips.com/article/30067876/only-known-white-gold-rolex-daytona-reference-6265

a one off and the entire sale price is going to charity. Kudos to the seller.

That looks great. Oddly (well I think), much nicer out of the box.

Health to enjoy it.

Kudos to the seller

The seller is John Goldberger; one of the most high profile watch collectors around. He's written some great books on Patek, Omega, Rolex etc.

Here he is opening a $2m Rolex with a cheese knife:

https://youtu.be/NgSYZIUrRkw?t=6m46s

Passed by Berne horology in HK. BIG vintage collection. Don't know enough to buy anything so took some photos of Seiko's I liked for reference. Sorry @ejay2. 0

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That green Seiko, swoon.

Want.

And that silver lordmatic is nice.

The two GS Hi Beats are the stars there...

An identical one on eBay

Bought this from local jeweller. She said it came in in a box of junk and I could have it for fifty quid. Has the pop up half moon time adjuster and the tuning fork movement. If you put your ear up to it it sounds like an angry wasp. Love it. My phones blurred it a bit, its actually crisp as anything. Plexiglass could use a polish to get scratches out. Any ideas? Love the retro Seikos too. Had a baby tuna. Top watch.

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Is that a 2475 Omega on the bottom shelf? Want.

They wanted 4500 HKD for the green one and 6500 for the Lordmatic. Should've asked about the Hi-Beat

bottom row second rights really nice. Think its a certina...

That Hi-Beat with hammered case!!!

Like that, have a F300 Omega. Very good £50 spent. Dibs.

Would you be able to post which battery you have in there? They are notoriously picky about their power source and I've got one that hasn't ticked due to lack of battery for 30 or more years!

Sure I'll do that tonight : )

cheers, generally the seagull of fate shits on my eiderdown so was very lucky with this. Your dibs are duly noted! Wow that S300 seamasters class.

I mean what kind of name is Lordmatic..........................?

Not as good as Lord Marvel.

Is it the funny shaped battery that old compact cameras take? The one shaped like a battery stuck on top of another battery? Or merely something with a weird voltage?

I polished a plastic crystal with a bit of brasso/silvo and kitchen roll when i couldn't find a jewellery/glasses rag.

I've been waiting for your response to the Seiko love!

Did not disappoint.

No idea, have never bought one or put it in!

All I know is that the movements are very sensitive to over voltage and certain batteries that fit will fry it.

Quote... Many 214s will start spontaneously when a new battery is installed but some will not. Over the years the permanent magnets on the tips of your tuning fork may have lost some of their strength. If this is the case you will need to jump-start the movement. A sharp smack with the palm or knuckles of your hand at the 3 or 9 oclock position should cause the tuning fork to start to vibrate. Once started the watch will perform normally until the battery dies.

Accutron battery page

Wow. Double bird reference. Eider and seagull. You should be choughed.