As a watch collector, you should learn how to service your own watches. I don’t want to proclaim that everyone can easily learn how to do so. I don’t want to proclaim that we don’t need professional watchmakers. Don’t fetch […]
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This Orex found its way to my bench. It’s a German brand, registered in 1951 in Pforzheim. This watch suddenly stopped running while being worn and it wasn’t accurate. The movement is a DUROWE 1032. The dial says Duroswing but the movement
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Another Tissot Antimagnetique on WahaWatches. This one with the base caliber, the Tissot 27. The serial number is 2268680 and that dates this watch to 1949. One of the very last of this caliber to be made. This Tissot needed
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Bulova is an American brand that we don’t see too often in Europe. The brand is probably best known for the Accutron, the electronic tuning fork watch of the 50s. In the 1930s and 1940s however, Bulova was known for
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This Omega 2416 came in a batch of watches to look at. It didn’t run, it was dirty and the crystal was in a terrible shape. The movement is an Omega 28SC with an indirect sweep second. The concept wasn’t that successful as
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Most vintage watch collectors like their watches to be as original as possible. I’m one of them. Sometimes, however, I like to make an exception. For example, when the original lume is almost gone, or someone else has already attempted
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