Watches - another passion of ours, it seems...post your pics!
Nov 3, 2014 at 6:06 PM Post #8,236 of 14,276
   
Yeah... I'm taking my toys and going home.

OK, reality check for the less fortunate. Here's my daily beater for work, gets flamed on many watch sites
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Nov 3, 2014 at 6:14 PM Post #8,237 of 14,276
  OK, reality check for the less fortunate. Here's my daily beater for work, gets flamed on many watch sites
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At least you will be able to tell the time easily with that watch! 
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Nov 3, 2014 at 6:18 PM Post #8,238 of 14,276
Finally arrived. Mid 1960's Omega automatic. 565 movement. Champagne dial (Crown and Buckle band for now). Seems to be keeping good time, I might hold off on her pre-emptive service for a bit as she's had documented work recently.  
 

 
Nov 3, 2014 at 6:24 PM Post #8,239 of 14,276
Finally arrived. Mid 1960's Omega automatic. 565 movement. Champagne dial (Crown and Buckle band for now). Seems to be keeping good time, I might hold off on her pre-emptive service for a bit as she's had documented work recently.  




Lovely! Nice choice!
 
Nov 3, 2014 at 8:57 PM Post #8,241 of 14,276
As does my bumper...
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Nov 3, 2014 at 9:57 PM Post #8,242 of 14,276
Nice bumper wind! I love those movements. 
 
Not my pic - innards. 
 

 
Nov 4, 2014 at 10:02 AM Post #8,245 of 14,276
Yes, when I hit the big Powerball I've already promised myself to stop and get one of these

Right after I've left Germany from picking up this

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Nov 4, 2014 at 11:03 AM Post #8,247 of 14,276
   
 
'We can all dream...
 
 
 
One of these days...  (Probably not)

Absolutely stunning Paul, I so hope the craftsmen/Artisan's of old are and have been passing these skills down so that pieces like these continue to be made. This truly is art/engineering in it's highest form. THX for posting this clip.
 
Nov 4, 2014 at 11:17 AM Post #8,248 of 14,276
Tell me about it.  It makes my keens weak and eyes watery every time.
 
When Droz announced this it blew everyone's socks clean off.  I've always had great respect for their dial fabrication skills but never for their ebauche work.  They were always just a typical Swatch minion brand throwing in Frédéric Piguet calibers like basic Blancpain and Breguet does/did.  I certainly didn't expect to see something like this out of someone like them.  
 
It's also interesting that it came out of Droz.  It's clearly a statement piece and Swatch had a few choices under which name to release it.  In hind sight now, it seems like the obvious choice, however.
 
Nov 4, 2014 at 4:49 PM Post #8,249 of 14,276
Really?
Lottery watch is here. One or the other, or both, or these and a Breguet or another Blancpain.
 
A man can dream, yes?
 
 
 

 

 
Nov 4, 2014 at 5:01 PM Post #8,250 of 14,276
Since we're sharing lottery watches. Van Cleef & Arpels in partnership with Christiaan van der Klaauw.
 

 

 

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