What time is it? Watches and horology

Im quite fond of the silver one.

That's huge.

That's what all the girls say....

*I can't tell the size of images off my phone.

why the obsession with watch size?

Sms.

Ive got a couple of watches with a diameter less than 39mm and they both look fine on my 8" wrist. Im not sure whag the size thing is about either. I do like some big watches though.

Are we still talking about oversize watches ?
Longines master collection 47mm , hand wound pocket watch movement .

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Turns out its a 1940's Cortebert with 18ct case. They took it apart and its all running extremely well, very clean inside and over the past week it has kept its time impeccably.

Very happy with it as its exactly what I was after. Simple and understated.

The face is the only thing that is a bit grubby. not sure what to do about it

The dial on the 1920's Cortebert I'm wearing today is also a bit grubby but I will be leaving it well along.

pics or it didn't happen. :)

Here you go:

My work G-Shock
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj80/mondopwfc/746674C7-B197-4014-A640-77E3781E6AA8-10422-0000089648EAF735.jpg

Some of the 60s/70s Seamasters I've owned and since sold:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj80/mondopwfc/A2EC1F8D-F42A-457B-9324-4EB65621DD05-488-000000340B0124E2.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj80/mondopwfc/0299D067-A53B-4093-BE33-09EB2D25D86C-1080-00000102A25AB3E4.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj80/mondopwfc/BBF66296-A540-4928-BAA7-2D62F5385689-1080-00000102C8FD2AAD.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj80/mondopwfc/FFB8ADAA-8B56-4FCB-B1AD-7AC9622CE3D6-5696-00000327CABCF881_zps781f7596.jpg

My Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj80/mondopwfc/null_zps232ec9f0.jpg

..........The face is the only thing that is a bit grubby. not sure what to do about it

I'd leave it EXACTLY as it is!

Rattlecan and masking tape?

Home PVD kit?

Sorted.

This Junghans has got me in a palava.

Its a solar quartz thing but I really like its styling. If it was an auto I'd be scrabbling for my credit card right now.

My Grand Seiko has arrived from Saitama. It's even sharper in the flesh than in the pics. I get the impression that for a 44 year old watch it's spent a lot of its life in a drawer. Considering how clean and scuff free it is.

It's running for over 40 hours on a full wind (mechanical not auto) as a 4520-7000 or one of the VFA models that totally pissed the Swiss off, due to being too accurate at the Observatory Chronometer tests in the late 60s:

http://home.watchprosite.com/?show=nblog.post&ti=756433

However, it must now go to Denmark to a very knowledgeable chap to be cleaned, regulated, and pampered.

Pics will follow.

Now those are ChainBreaker watches.

it haz no joowlz

Just got a 1969 Omega Constellation. Love it. Want to get it checked out, anyone recommend anywhere?

This looks nice, albeit dirty:

Mappin Campaign vintage watch

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231051756725

Just got a 1969 Omega Constellation. Love it. Want to get it checked out, anyone recommend anywhere?

Robert Reeves. Google him, not cheap but amazing work. Got my 1969 Omega Geneve restored by him - brilliant job; and I'm a horribly fussy cnut.

Currently on eBay, watch and Munich Olympics fans

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-LONGINES-CONQUEST-1972-MUNICH-OLYMPIC-GAMES-WATCH-BOXED-/331016116965?pt=UK_Jewelery_Watches_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item4d12191ae5

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/VINTAGE-LONGINES-CONQUEST-1972-MUNICH-OLYMPIC-GAMES-WATCH-BOXED-/00/s/MTA2NlgxNjAw/z/slMAAOxyKsZRtOHl/$T2eC16V,!)cE9s4Ptm3jBRtOHk!KCg~~60_57.JPG

Love that orange hand

Affordable yet interesting divers watch made by British jewellers Reves with a swiss movement on the bay.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/VINTAGE-REVES-DIVERS-200METRES-30-JEWEL-AUTO-DATE-FELSA-4007-N-/00/s/MTA1N1gxNDM1/z/S-UAAMXQKPRSNZP2/$T2eC16JHJH0FG1wDLmksBSNZP01pDw~~60_12.JPG