Cathedral Hands
What is your favorite watch with cathedral or mercedes hands ?
*Include pics if possible
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Chris
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SJ, Costa Rica
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17.78 cm
I’ve only got 1 just now my Smiths PRS60 Commander
Which looks great when it’s dark.
And I’ve got the Malm J29 Tunnan in the way.
Will hopefully get it in September.
For Mercedes the Explorer
For cathedral the oris big crown pointer date
That Vario trench watch is the only modern one that comes to mind.
Some nice patina there 👌
Man that's a nice Heuer. I guess is from before merging with Tag Group.
For Mercedes the Explorer
For cathedral the oris big crown pointer date
Perfect examples for that type of hands
I’ve only got 1 just now my Smiths PRS60 Commander
Which looks great when it’s dark.
And I’ve got the Malm J29 Tunnan in the way.
Will hopefully get it in September.
Smiths is such a nice brand
Man that's a nice Heuer. I guess is from before merging with Tag Group.
Oh yes its the first dive watch offered by Heuer 1979.
Alpinist like you posted.
Explorer I
Also like the Khaki Murph
Smiths is such a nice brand
Agreed shame it’s so hard to get them.
You nailed it with a pic of the alpinist but I also like the zenith pilot watch
That's an easy one. The cathedral hands is naturally the Seiko SARB017 green Alpinist.
The Mercedes hands is the Mathey-Tissot MT369, although a careful examination of the hour's hand will reveal that it's not really a Mercedes hand. it's still close enough for now.
My only one with cathedral hands happens to be a very vintage watch from Hamilton. The Square B engraved case. Circa late 1920s!
Pilot all day.
Pilot all day.
That is a nice crown too
My only one with cathedral hands happens to be a very vintage watch from Hamilton. The Square B engraved case. Circa late 1920s!
I love Hamilton Art Deco
Hamilton Murph.
$14 AliExpress open heart watch with cathedral hands I swapped in from a $16 AliExpress pocketwatch.
I have a love hate relationship with the Murph, but I love the cathedral hamds with patina lume or "fauxtina"
I dont wont Amy of Them, i like Seiko hands
Me neither, but hopefully soon
I only have an Eaglemoss 1940s German Pilot replica. My wife bought me a few Eaglemoss watches during the covid lockdown just because they were dirt cheap on eBay at the time and it was something to do.
The fake chronograph pushers on the case ruin it a bit, but it's still a nicely legible watch.
Is a beutiful watch it reminds of Hanhart
That Firefly is insane ❤️🔥
Combination of cathedral and Mercedes
That's clever
I love Hamilton Art Deco
Thank you! If you ever see an early Illinois New Yorker watch, you’ll see a lot of similarities between these two models. The Square B and the New Yorker. There’s a good reason for that! The Illinois watch company was bought by the Hamilton watch company in late 1927. Notice the sub seconds at 9 on the New Yorker and they also made this model with the sub seconds at 6, just like the Hamilton, along with lots of case engraving. These two watches are only separated by a couple of years, the Hamilton being made in 1929 and the Illinois being made in 1927
Seiko Prospex Alpinist and West End Sowar
I have a love hate relationship with the Murph, but I love the cathedral hamds with patina lume or "fauxtina"
What's the hate part for the Murph?
Hey - are these West End Watch Primas special (besides looking very nice, indeed?) Just found a couple from a local seller that I'm going to check out for condition this week. They have that same bracelet as well (Gay Freres, possibly?)
Hey - are these West End Watch Primas special (besides looking very nice, indeed?) Just found a couple from a local seller that I'm going to check out for condition this week. They have that same bracelet as well (Gay Freres, possibly?)
Depends on where you are, in India, Pakistan, and the Middle East they are common. Where I am, they are rare. I wrote about them here. The movements should all be anodized with the West End logo and have a movement cover. Mine have FHF 67. If you go far enough back you can get some with Mido or Longines calibers. All of mine came with unbranded bonklip bracelets. I know that Gay Freres made bracelets for them, but I can't swear mine are GF. Two of the bonklips were too janky to use.
Depends on where you are, in India, Pakistan, and the Middle East they are common. Where I am, they are rare. I wrote about them here. The movements should all be anodized with the West End logo and have a movement cover. Mine have FHF 67. If you go far enough back you can get some with Mido or Longines calibers. All of mine came with unbranded bonklip bracelets. I know that Gay Freres made bracelets for them, but I can't swear mine are GF. Two of the bonklips were too janky to use.
Oh awesome, I will read it now. Thanks!