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What watch you're wearing?
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Last night I pulled out an oldy but goody from another defunct American watch company, Waltham.
This old hand wind is another relic that runs.
Not sure what year but it was between 1960 and 1968. Built in America with America parts inside a Hong Kong made case. Back then a lot of watch makers had cases made by large case makers, which is part of why so many looked alike.
Waltham, like a number of American watch makers made it from having contracts with the US government during war time for making timers for bombs and such. They made the first water proof watch called a trench watch for WW1 soldiers. But after WW2 the Swiss were killing it by making better watches, cheaper. The US government put import tarif's on Swiss watches to try to help.
Waltham was sold to some investors in the mid 60's who tried to get around the tarifs by assembling Swiss parts in America. The gubment swooped in and the new investors paid a heavy price. Out of that came Waltham of Chicago who sold "foreign" made watches.
A minty mid 1970's Swiss Waltham of Chicago.
Well made watches for the budget minded market.
The new company went out of business and sold the Waltham name to another group of investors who owned other "names" of defunct brands like Elgin and still produce products made in China. The Waltham factory remained open in the US until the 1980's to fulfill warranty claims. By then the quartz era snuffed out any remaining demand for Waltham watches by the masses.
This old hand wind is another relic that runs.
Not sure what year but it was between 1960 and 1968. Built in America with America parts inside a Hong Kong made case. Back then a lot of watch makers had cases made by large case makers, which is part of why so many looked alike.
Waltham, like a number of American watch makers made it from having contracts with the US government during war time for making timers for bombs and such. They made the first water proof watch called a trench watch for WW1 soldiers. But after WW2 the Swiss were killing it by making better watches, cheaper. The US government put import tarif's on Swiss watches to try to help.
Waltham was sold to some investors in the mid 60's who tried to get around the tarifs by assembling Swiss parts in America. The gubment swooped in and the new investors paid a heavy price. Out of that came Waltham of Chicago who sold "foreign" made watches.
A minty mid 1970's Swiss Waltham of Chicago.
Well made watches for the budget minded market.
The new company went out of business and sold the Waltham name to another group of investors who owned other "names" of defunct brands like Elgin and still produce products made in China. The Waltham factory remained open in the US until the 1980's to fulfill warranty claims. By then the quartz era snuffed out any remaining demand for Waltham watches by the masses.
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When do we get a group photo? Also do you have a favorite?
I've pretty much decided that these are the best Alpinist. Great looking piece!
I'll do new group photo after Thanksgiving.
I have 4 favorites.
Two are heirlooms, one is a gold plated Mickey Mouse Seiko and the other a Seiko Lordmatic from 1975 I received from Kitrobaskin
Two Hamilton gold watches. They stay stashed away.
My grandpa received the one on the left in 1948 when he retired from Dupont.
The one on the right my dad received in 1992 when he retired from Reynolds Metals.
The gold Mickey reminds me of my old boss who wore one. Plus it's a dam comfy watch.
The all original '75 Lordmatic from Kitro
It too is a dam comfy watch to wear
Some group pix
Some quartz watches from earlier this year
A recent photo but not all are shown. All quartz
The Mickey Mouse collection before the gold one arrived
A flashlight junkie wrist watch tree.
The 5D Maglite can make a nice display.
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A Kitro Seiko! Great, now we gotta ask Kitrobaskin to see all of his watches as well.
Kitro Seiko… funny!
Yesterday that white solar Seiko (from bykfixer) helped further teach analog time telling to three middle schoolers; no kidding. Typically I hold my arm out for perhaps 8 seconds or so for them to figure it out, helping some at times.
Actually that Seiko reminds me of the classic Tudor watch, but more practical, and astonishingly accurate. Seems it likes to stay about 2-3 seconds fast.
Yesterday that white solar Seiko (from bykfixer) helped further teach analog time telling to three middle schoolers; no kidding. Typically I hold my arm out for perhaps 8 seconds or so for them to figure it out, helping some at times.
Actually that Seiko reminds me of the classic Tudor watch, but more practical, and astonishingly accurate. Seems it likes to stay about 2-3 seconds fast.
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What is your all day, everyday watch? I may have missed it earlier in the thread.
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Pics of your watch or watches would be appreciated Kitro!
A 1990's Timex expedition I bid on and won for $5.
Opening bid was $5. I was the only bidder.
It has a plastic body and the bracelet is hollow which causes it to be really light weight. It has kept time to the second for several months. But what I like best is when a month is 30 days and I want to change it to the 1st but twist too far and see 2nd... I twist in reverse and it goes back to the 1. Expedition is one of the few watches in the world with that feature.
I actually know adults who have no clue how to tell time on an analog watch/clock face.... and no desire to learn. Fair enough. I don't bring up the issue around them anymore. Quite frankly sad, though. When I was growing up that was a one-day math lesson in elementary school. Learning cursive was on the lesson plan too. I guess Public Elementary schools are too busy teaching children how to put on condoms to concentrate on other, old-fashioned lessons.
Very nice. That was back in the day when Tudor and Rolex had a more (for lack of a better word) intimate relationship. Let's just say an acquaintance of mine won a rather large bet when a pompous individual told him back in the day that he'd never own a Submariner like his. So the bet was on. It was even put into writing. But only the word "Submariner" was mentioned. Plus, a sales receipt had to be shown.
Week later, acquaintance won the bet by presenting his Tudor Submariner. The other guy protested at first, until it was explained to him that a Rolex Submariner and a Tudor Submariner are in fact both Submariners.
Still have not sprung for the cost of service for that, still functioning, vintage Tudor.
The Casio runs fast; have to take it outside to get calibration signal.
The Casio runs fast; have to take it outside to get calibration signal.
Sorry, I missed this post!
The jury's still out, but the A178 is still on my wrist, so I may have already made the choice between these two by default;-)
Like most things in life, it's all about prioritized decisions, and nothing's 'perfect'. I forced myself to wear the A178 for a while, and after ~6 months(?), I think I might be able to adjust to the larger dimensions if I keep wearing it a bit longer;-) It has 3 features I need that the A158 lacks. Since I have a new copy of each, I can always change my mind, and since it's 'critical equipment', I have N+1 covered either way; so although I'm practically an anti-collector of watches, it's OK to have both!
What watch you're wearing?
My 3 favorites, I own two of them the third one is my son's. You'll have to guess which one it is. Stan
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BTW, I'd be remiss not add that I do very much enjoy living vicariously and foraging on the fineries you guys post in this thread, and the info as well!! I also enjoy all of them, regardless of market value, so there's that. Sure, I may always have a soft spot (and some respect) for Seiko, and of course the U.S. makes of old, but I dig 'em all - even if I only have 2
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I'm giving this Tissot PR50 another try. Nice simple watch and very light due to the titanium. Nice and slim as well, 7mm thick. The tiny Channelocks work great to pull pins out when adjusting the bracelet. My F91w, daughter's apple watch, and my grandfathers old Bulova that my mom gave me are in the background. I also have a vintage Seiko hand wind en route from Japan. Oops.
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I like their Atlas
👇 A little bit about that one
The Momentum Atlas Automatic Is Lightweight And Field Ready
Thrifty titanium timekeeping.
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A great Monin-case diver. Now you need a Hawaiian shirt and a Ferrari!
Their Atlas is basically a carbon copy of the old Citizen Ti tough solar but w/ the 9xxx movement. It's a great look for a field watch.I like their Atlas
👇 A little bit about that one
The Momentum Atlas Automatic Is Lightweight And Field Ready
Thrifty titanium timekeeping.
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