AlbertaTime

Ron
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6.50” / 16.51 cm Wrist
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Old Faithful

My trusty old and overpolished datejust...
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Baihua--Shenyang City Watch Factory, Liaoning Province

It's been a few days since this arrived, and I did a WRUW post a couple of days ago, but on a different (leather instead of fabric) strap. It's been a...
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Beifang (Northern) brand from Harbin Watch Factory

An early luminous civilian watch, likely early 80s, although HarbinWF was producing the brand by 1975. Sorry for my bad photography today, but here's...
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Recent Comments

commented on CityZen's WRUW ·

That stopped me dead in my tracks. Everything, the strap, the dial, the proportions. Just...wow. Effortlessly appropriate for casual to dress.

commented on Ray_Dj's WRUW ·

Yeah, I almost don't have words for that one. It's really subtle and very breathtaking at the same time.

commented on Do you have a wall clock at home? ·
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commented on Do you have a wall clock at home? ·
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commented on Do you have a wall clock at home? ·

Peter Max "Flower Girl" wall clock - 1960s

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commented on Dress Watch on a NATO?! ·

The James Bond type.

commented on BobbyL2k's WRUW ·

Oh, I 100% like that. it's straight up, and the dial texture handles light beautifully. I'm betting it could be a strap monster, too.

A gentleman's watch.

More posts

Beijing Watch Factory SB-5G (circa 1970)

This the last non-standard/tongji watch movement/model from Beijing Watch Factory. I always like Chinese lacquer finishes on vintage dials. They prese...
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Allenby 94204 - very affordable.

Extremely inexpensive, but it is Swiss and it runs A-OK. Very light. Purchased in 2008 for $49 CDN. Model 94204 Allenby (evidently by Victorinox--see...
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LanQue from Tianjin Watch Factory (1970s/80s?)

The watch is a very kind gift to the AMCHPR collection from a WUS member, Henry5010. My working assumption, especially given the ground out case back...
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Hongqi 3101 (1991?) From Liaoning Peacock

Found on Taobao late 2010, this is a much more modern design than most of my vintage Chinese mechanicals from the 1960s and 70s. The numbers under the...
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Happy [Lunar] New Year!! Year of the Dragon!

新年快乐! 身体健康,龙年大吉! Happy New Year! Good health and good luck in the Year of the Dragon!
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Longfeng from Dandong City Watch Factory Nr 5 (1980s?)

Longfeng was a 4th grade medium sized watch, so very affordable comparable to most other Chinese brands of the era. 丹东市手表五厂 on the case back li...
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Captain: the *other* Chinese column wheel chronograph

There's a fun history to this watch: https://www.watchcrunch.com/AlbertaTime/posts/the-other-chinese-mechanical-column-wheel-chronograph-24565
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