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Ben
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Omega Dynamic? No.. Ken Leaney!?

Found this watch for $20 Cad at my local thrift shop. Thought it was an Omega dynamic from the early 70s at first glance. The crystal was scratched an...
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Any one else have some "Hot" watches?

Got a Geiger counter recently so I could test radium dials. Pretty much already knew what watches of mine had radium. Interesting to just confirm it t...
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Funny talking watch.

Found this talking watch with the box at a thrift store. It's a cheap low quality watch but is fun none the less. It has a lady's voice that sounds li...
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Recent Comments

commented on Little appreciation thread ·

The detent screw which you have pointed out holds the detent in place which holds the stem and crown. To remove the stem, slowly unscrew the detent screw while pulling on the crown. You don't want to unscrew it all the way if possible or the screw may become unaligned with the detent and you will need to remove the dial to put it back.

commented on Longines Admiral 1200 Swirl ·

That's slick. Never seen that dial before.

commented on TeamCrutch's WRUW ·

Those have amazing movements in them. They are micro rotor movements made by Bruen. Later used in the caliber 12 chronograph as the base movement.

commented on New eBay find ·

It probably was sold on a strap originally. The owner then bought the bracelet later but opted for the plated one because it is much less expensive.

commented on Omega Dynamic? No.. Ken Leaney!? ·

Ya I'm not sure what factory they had make the watch. There is no manufacturer markings on the case but it's definitely all Swiss made. There was definitely no shortage of suppliers back then.

commented on impatientpatient's WRUW ·

This is a cool watch. Rolex had a similar prototype in the early 80s but they ended up scrapping the project. Should be more LCDs with this display.

commented on Admiring the work of Chanel ·

Coco Chanel was a fantastic Nazi collaborator.

More posts

Urika a forgotten budget japanese brand

I picked up this Urika watch from a thrift store yesterday. Was worn and the crystal was very scratched. After some case cleaning and removing the scr...
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Interesting design of parts packets.

I have been collecting these different little envelopes that parts come in for a while now. Most of them are from crystals, two of them are from mains...
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Barn/thrift finds

I love nothing more then a good barn find. A watch you find when you're not necessarily looking for a specific watch (I always have my eye out for wat...
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Seikos first electronic watch, caliber 31

These are rare Seiko calibre 31 watches from the late 60s. The first electronic watch seiko produced. No date is 31-7000 and is the rarest of the bunc...
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Interesting mid 70s Longines electronic

Restored this Longines electronic last year. I seem to be attracted to watches with impossible to source crystals 😅. Posted a before and after pictur...
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Ricoh riquartz 570 a jem from the 1970s: part 2

Some more Ricoh quartz watches with the 570 caliber movement. The blue dialed and brown (catseye stone) dialed ones are from 1974. The white dial one...
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Ricoh riquartz 570, a jem from the 1970s

Well this is my first post. Thought I might just bite the bullet and put something out there. This is a Ricoh quartz caliber 570 from 1974. I actually...
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