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Attn: Doc, and other watch lovers

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DrEntropy said:
I see mechanical Seamasters going for outrageous sums on a lot of sites including Ebay. Had mine serviced a couple years ago, I know the Omega certified watchmaker who did it, crystal and seals were the only parts needed but hoooboi, Omega's proud of 'em!
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I hear that! But then when you look at a Rolex Submariner, the Seamaster almost seems cheap! Speaking of dive watches, here is one of my more recent (actually wearing it today). This is an RLC - Richard LeGrand, which is one of the better micro-brands. It's fully automatic with an inner bezel that is turned by the upper knob. What I found a little humorous was the fact that this "dive" watch came with a leather band! I mean, who dives with a leather bad on their watch? LOL.

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My 1963 Bulova Accutron Astronaut. These used Bulova's highly innovative Accutron tuning fork movement. They are capable of incredible accuracy, this one gains around ten seconds a month. One of the hallmarks of these watches is the faint humming you can hear coming from the tuning forks.

The name Astronaut might seem a bit speculative but these watches were used by several astronauts before the Omega Speedmaster was officially adopted by NASA. They were also issued to the X-15 pilots due to their hardiness, outside of the flight suit, the cockpit of the X-15 could reach extreme temperatures that would make a conventional watch fail.
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Today I'm wearing my 1968 Eterna KonTiki. Named after the famous raft built by Thor Heyerdahl for the KonTiki expedition to prove his theory that polynesia could have been populated by peoples from S. America. It has a medallion depicting the raft on the back. This watch is the watch I wear anytime I'm fishing canoeing, or doing anything that my watch might get wet or knocked around.
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Makes sense to me, Walt.

Timepieces are funny things. I don't like being without a wristwatch but betting they will be as rare as pocket watches shortly. Ask someone under 30 what time it is and out comes the cell phone.
 
Love that KonTiki Walt! Today, I'm wearing my Casio G-Shock GA-2000BT-1AJR Traditional Pattern Bhutan. It's a domestic Japanese model and it was shipped from Japan (took forever). Nothing special about this watch but I just loved the color and the band design.
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I bought my son a digital G shock for his graduation from boot camp. They certainly produce a rugged watch.

I like the strap on yours, it's very stylish.
 
waltesefalcon said:
I bought my son a digital G shock for his graduation from boot camp. They certainly produce a rugged watch.

I like the strap on yours, it's very stylish.
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There are about a million different G-Shocks available! This is the only one I have, but I have thought about getting some others. Some of them, like the Mud Master, are too big for my small wrist.
 
Wrist size is actually one of the reasons I went with a vintage KonTiki. I actually own a much newer one that is gorgeous but huge on my wrist. The older, smaller one works much better on me.
 
waltesefalcon said:
Wrist size is actually one of the reasons I went with a vintage KonTiki. I actually own a much newer one that is gorgeous but huge on my wrist. The older, smaller one works much better on me.
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I'm the size and shape the LBC's were made to accommodate. Just under 5'10" and 130 pounds. Large watches are a poor fit to me. This Citizen Eco-Drive at 40mm is right at the limit. Thickness is also a consideration. Some of the chronos I've looked at are so thick and heavy they'd be figurative millstones.
 
I've got my Dad's Accutron,but have had a hard time getting
anyplace to install a battery that lasts.
Also have my Grandfather's (or Great Grandfather's Elgin pocket watch.
I need to get someone to pull the back cover off of it,so I can date it.
Also have a nice Citizen wrist watch that my Mother bought in Hong Kong
many years ago.I have a battery put in it about every year,& it seems to just
keep going.
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Colt makes a fantastic revolver... but the Smith & Wesson 686 was a fantastic revolver that I used to dive with all the time in training... sadly, it was phased out in favor of a more streamlined weapons inventory. Sadly... so was our 1911. Sad
 
Doug, looks like nice watches, but yeah the the pictures are pretty blurry/ out of focus. Maybe retake in better light?
 
My pocket watch collection has grown in the past few years. In addition to these I have an 1883 Illinois Model 1 on its way to me from a fellow collector in Texas.

Top row from left: 1887 Illinois Model 2 grade 5, 1904 Illinois Model 6 Bunn Special, 1917 Illinois Model 6 grade 89 (my great granddad's)

Middle row: 1903 Hamilton 940, 1926 Hamilton 992, 1954 Elgin B.W. Raymond.

Bottom row: 1920 Illinois Santa Fe Special model 1 grade 274, 1773 Jos. Johnson, Illinois model 9 Bunn Special, 1885 Elgin Dexter St.
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