AlbertaTime

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6.50” / 16.51 cm Wrist

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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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AlbertaTime

2 months ago

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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AlbertaTime

2 months ago

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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AlbertaTime

2 months ago

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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AlbertaTime

2 months ago

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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AlbertaTime

3 months ago

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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AlbertaTime

3 months ago

Bawang, from Zhengzhou Watch Factory (1980s?)

17 jewel SN2. SN2s are usually found as 9 jewel movements, but even the 17 jewel still retains the very basic utilitarian finishing of the lower jewel...

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AlbertaTime

2 months ago

Background on the Taihangs marked 军用/military use

I posted this in 2020 elsewhere: I have it from very knowledgeable collectors in China that the red [for military] markings on pieces like my Taihang,...

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AlbertaTime

3 months ago

Updated info on this black dial Tianjin

In my recent post about a white dial Tianjin watch, I noted that "my understanding is that Tianjin Watch Factory's Tianjin branded watches were state-...