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sherwoodschwartz
May 15th, 2009, 23:20
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as i said. a humble collection. nothing extravagant, nothing really rare- although the grant is fairly scarce. my omega 344 is out for routine service. two hamiltons, two eternamatics, an omega 503, a borgel cased trench and an elgin 760. have a good weekend everyone.
huck
May 16th, 2009, 00:27
nothing humble about that lot, a very nice collection!
Shangas
May 16th, 2009, 04:14
The Hamilton 'Tank' watch on the left there, with the gold case & numbers looks BEAUTIFUL.
What can you tell us about it?
ulackfocus
May 16th, 2009, 04:39
Nice bumper! I like the Lord Elgin & Eternamatic too.
sherwoodschwartz
May 16th, 2009, 04:42
ahh, the carson.
it is a lovely watch, but it's also the watch that will cause others to scorn me.
i purchased an orphaned 982m off the bay. a beautiful movement. alas, i had to case for it. then i found the carson. it's 980 movement was badly damaged, so i replaced it with the 982m.
it is heresy, i know. but now i get to wear it, and love it. and i'll never sell it or lie to anyone about it. i promise.
Eeeb
May 16th, 2009, 06:13
Ooooohhhh ... nice collection of winders and more... AND it looks like you wear them too!! |>
Marrick
May 16th, 2009, 09:46
Very nice set. I particularly like the nameless early watch on the military strap. :-!:-!:-!
MACz13
May 16th, 2009, 11:36
Very nice set. I particularly like the nameless early watch on the military strap. :-!:-!:-!
I agree, I think that trench watch is absolutely phenomenal. Great case, lovely hands, superb dial... Is there anything you can tell us about it?
kiwidj
May 16th, 2009, 11:38
nothing humble about that lot, a very nice collection!
Agreed. A collection of oldies but goodies...:-!
sherwoodschwartz
May 16th, 2009, 17:57
thank you all very much for the kind comments. the trench watch is interesting. i have found enough information to feel comfortable calling it a borgel style watch- this is in reference to the case design. the pictures are old and not very good, but they give you an idea. the movement is held in a threaded ring on which the bezel is secured. the threaded ring screws in a threaded sleeve inside the case making for one of the early attempts at water and dust resistance. the movement is a higher than average grade unmarked swiss, and i have yet to discover who manufactured it. if anyone has a guess i'd love to know. there's a fellow selling trench watches in england who has a watch exactly lik ethis one. he's claiming the movement is vacheron, but i have seen no evidence supporting that claim. the marks indicate an import date of 1914. the FB and key indicate borgel. and that's all i know. thanks!
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WIS_Chronomaster
May 19th, 2009, 14:26
I wouldnt say humble thats an awesome collection, do you wear them alot?
sherwoodschwartz
May 19th, 2009, 18:58
thank you for your kind comment.
i wear all of them. they all keep decent time, although the omega, elgin and ham 982m are pretty close to chronometer time.
if a watch doesn't find its way onto my wrist several times a month, then i set it free. looking back, i can really only say that i regret not keeping one- a zenith bumper auto cal. 133.8.
Eeeb
May 20th, 2009, 02:45
...
if a watch doesn't find its way onto my wrist several times a month, then i set it free.....
Poetically spoken! b-)