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BurnedOutGeek
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I'm on my way to buy a gsteel 1a right now.
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Now I need to figure out how to set the time.
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It took me a hot minute to figure out how to set the time.
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And the water test.
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Can anyone recommend someone that can appraise some pocket watches for me? I have about a dozen I inherited from a family member. Would like someone trustworthy to look at them. Thanks!
Initial reaction is that I like it a lot, but it is a bit smaller than than the Omega Seamaster or the Grand Seiko that I've become accustomed to. Will provide an update either when something significant happens, or in a few months.
Post pictures here. We can probably help. What kind of appraisal are you looking for? Insurance or sale, or just want to know about them?
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Nothing too fancy but I like to change it up from time to time
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Current stable.....Luminox 729, Luminox 5121 XCOR and Bulova 96C113
I generally wear one of the Luminox daily for the last 10+ years....That with the carry gun is somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 tritium vials on my person and I don't glow in the dark yet.......
I generally wear one of the Luminox daily for the last 10+ years....That with the carry gun is somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 tritium vials on my person and I don't glow in the dark yet.......
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You're right, but I can't even get a crystal or stem and crown for them anymore.
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Bulova this week
i broke the band on mine, watch was 5 years old and they wanted $12 for a band, just bought me a new Timex instead. I just ;ilke a plain old watch, no bells and whistles for me
us poor people have poor ways , we can't buy all the goodies,lol
I have owned a couple of Subs, now my daily wear is a Sea Dweller. I crawl under houses, hunt, shoot and pretty much abuse it and it still looks new. Probably the most robust watch they make.
And the one handed down from great-grandpa to grandpa to me. Dates from the middle to late 1870's...
You may already know this but here is some info on your watch (serial number search of the movement)
Grade: Wm. Ellery
Manufacturer: Waltham
Manufacturer Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
Movement Serial Number: 4287432
Grade: Wm. Ellery
Model: 1883
Estimated Production Date: January 1890 - April 1890 estimated production date of the movement according to factory records.">
Run Quantity: 500
Total Production: 165,675
Size: 18s
Jewels: 11j
Movement Configuration: Hunting
Hunting: The stem is at the 3:00 position, and the movement is meant to be mounted in a case that has a covering over the face. "Sidewinders" are hunting movements in openface cases.">
Movement Setting: Lever
Plate: Full Plate
Regulator: Church 1885
Adjusted: No
Railroad Grade: No
Data Research: 1954 Waltham "Gray Book" List
Thanks, Pirate. When I was a kid, I sent away to the Waltham Watch Co. (which had been bought by Newell (of Rubbermaid fame). They sent me back a letter regarding the watch. In it, to the best of my recollection, they attributed the watch to around 1875 or 6 but after all these years it's quite possible that my memory is off by ten years or more and I just thought it was from around the time of the battle of the Little Big Horn.
I wish I had the letter but I have no idea where it is all these years later.
Strange thing is that the watch was stolen when our apartment in NYC was burglarized by some of my hoodlum ex-friends when I was away on a family vacation.
I prayed for its return, (I'm not particularly religious but I was very close with my grandfather who died in 1962 when I was still in elementary school.)
As fate would have it, my younger sister found it under a tree while playing in a small playground behind our apartment building. It must've been dropped and lain there for months before it was found. She was so excited she started screaming and my poor mother thought she was being attacked.
It sits on a desktop proudly in my home as a reminder of my dear grandfather who, when I asked him when I could have the watch, responded "All in good time".
Months later he was gone and my grandmother turned it over to me.
Very kind of you to go to the trouble on my behalf. I am in your debt.
I wish I had the letter but I have no idea where it is all these years later.
Strange thing is that the watch was stolen when our apartment in NYC was burglarized by some of my hoodlum ex-friends when I was away on a family vacation.
I prayed for its return, (I'm not particularly religious but I was very close with my grandfather who died in 1962 when I was still in elementary school.)
As fate would have it, my younger sister found it under a tree while playing in a small playground behind our apartment building. It must've been dropped and lain there for months before it was found. She was so excited she started screaming and my poor mother thought she was being attacked.
It sits on a desktop proudly in my home as a reminder of my dear grandfather who, when I asked him when I could have the watch, responded "All in good time".
Months later he was gone and my grandmother turned it over to me.
Very kind of you to go to the trouble on my behalf. I am in your debt.
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My pleasure, I am a pocket watch geek. I love American made vintage time pieces. Yours has a lot of history behind it.
The dial is almost perfect on this Vanguard and the movement is gorgeous. Highly collectable pocket watch, Waltham stopped making this model/grade in 1915.
For those who may be wondering: The up-down indicator is a small dial indicating the amount of "power reserve" left in the wound mainspring. Most up-down indicators have a scale that points to zero when the watch is fully wound and then gradually indicates to a higher number as the watch runs down. This can be thought of as the number of hours that have elapsed since the watch was last wound.
For those who may be wondering: The up-down indicator is a small dial indicating the amount of "power reserve" left in the wound mainspring. Most up-down indicators have a scale that points to zero when the watch is fully wound and then gradually indicates to a higher number as the watch runs down. This can be thought of as the number of hours that have elapsed since the watch was last wound.
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There are some extremely nice watches in this thread. I have a Pulsar that I love that I got from my dad. Holds time better than any of my other watches and the face glows unlock any other watch I've got. The downside is that on extremely humid days it seems that moisture is getting inside evidenced by fog on the inside of the glass. I know it isn't worth anything, but where would be a good place to get it checked out?
That clearly is the geyest......
I don't think it means you are gay.....maybe you just have gay thoughts from time to time.
Picked this Elgin up yesterday. The face shows flaking from age and conditions. The case is in beautiful condition and has zero wear through.
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I like the metal art deco style dial.