This is a late 1920s or 1930s Bulova L4 wristwatch with a 21 jewel movement. I purchased it in the spring of 2017. Serial number is 7351974. It has a matching metal band and a 10K gold-filled case that opens quite easily and is not watertight. It required some cleaning and service, and was also … Continue reading A 1930s Bulova L4 Watch
This is a 1956 Wostok watch with a manual 2605 movement, 17 jewels and a date function, which I bought toward the end of 2016. Serial number is 949864. https://youtu.be/4A-9w8PPsh8
This is a 1970-something Slava watch with a manual movement, 26 jewels, and a distinctive "TV style" dial. It was in pretty bad shape when I bought it, and it needed a lot of work and cleaning from my watchmaker. https://youtu.be/3wD2GvDcuPY
This is a 1939-1941 Cornavin Geneve, manual winding with an Arogno 152 movement, 17 rubis, purchased toward the end of 2016. https://youtu.be/MO21IykR-Xs
This 1960s Guda-Matic watch with a distinctive dial design has a 30 jewel Omega 1481 automatic movement and a date function. The movement needed to be serviced, nothing too wrong with it, but the rotor wouldn't charge the watch properly and it would stop while it was being worn. Now it seems to work okay. … Continue reading A 1960s Guda-Matic Watch
This early 1950s J.W. Benson watch has a 16-jewel Smiths movement and a sub-second dial with Roman numerals. When I bought it, it was in pretty terrible shape, but with the help of my watchmaker, it now looks and works great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5EaIBM0zBI
This is a Wyler P.W. 1896 Swiss Geneve Automatic Etanche Chronograph 18K gold-plated with date, Ref. 04.93.1631. I bought it in the spring of 2017. When I got it, the mechanism was in bad shape, with the rotor rattling around in the watch case. After being serviced by an expert watchmaker, it works like a … Continue reading A Wyler Chronograph
This is a limited edition Grayton "Origin" Automatic watch made in 2017, which bought from Indiegogo. The "smart watch" part of it is the strap, which contains circuitry that tracks and logs your movements through the day (and your sleep if you wear it at night). You'll see screen capture video of the iOS app below. … Continue reading A 2017 Grayton Origin Automatic Smart Watch
I made a video about one of my vintage Doxa watches. There's an interesting story behind this watch -- literally behind it, as in on the back of it. There's an inscription on the case back that speaks of things and practices that are no longer around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEmEKEathdA This Doxa was most likely made in 1973, … Continue reading A 1973 Doxa by Synchron Watch
I made a video about my 1952 J.W. Benson watch, which I hope you will enjoy. It has a 15-jewel Smiths movement and a sub-second dial with Arab numerals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhjxhMr659M James William Benson (12 April 1826 – 7 October 1878) was an English scientific instrument maker and watchmaker who enjoyed an excellent reputation in London in … Continue reading A 1952 J.W. Benson Watch
