This ETA clone is mesmerizing.
I had to add another shot of my Otto Frei "Special" with a photobombing Lamy nib thrown in for good measure. 😜😂
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Ivan
#EOWW (Equal Opportunity Watch Wearer). 7.25" wrist. Since I was a kid, I loved watches. My first watch was an Armitron digital chronograph. I've always had watches since but didn't really appreciate...
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I love Lamys. 😎 But tell me more about this "Otto Frei" movement! 😀
@TwiceTollingClock So I call this watch my Otto Frei "Special" because that is where the case for this watch came from. (https://www.ofrei.com/) A budding watchmaker I found on Instagram put it together for me. I don't know where he sourced the movement but it is based on the ETA 6497. If you search for Seagull ST36 you will find a lot of sellers for the movement. Some are a little more ornate than others and this is one of the more ornate versions. It has a sub-second hand at 9 o'clock and other models have it at 6 o'clock. That budding watchmaker now works on mainly Bulova watches but he has fixed my Otto Frei after I accidentally dropped it on a carpeted floor. He had to tighten the cannon pinon.
@TwiceTollingClock So I call this watch my Otto Frei "Special" because that is where the case for this watch came from. (https://www.ofrei.com/) A budding watchmaker I found on Instagram put it together for me. I don't know where he sourced the movement but it is based on the ETA 6497. If you search for Seagull ST36 you will find a lot of sellers for the movement. Some are a little more ornate than others and this is one of the more ornate versions. It has a sub-second hand at 9 o'clock and other models have it at 6 o'clock. That budding watchmaker now works on mainly Bulova watches but he has fixed my Otto Frei after I accidentally dropped it on a carpeted floor. He had to tighten the cannon pinon.
What is the watchmaker's Instgram profile? I am always interested in seeing what "local artists" are out there 😀