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Watch Stories: 1970's Omega Geneve

My father's vintage Omega Geneve mechanical from the early 70's. This was the watch he wore when we emigrated from Hong Kong in that same decade. Duri...
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The Book!

And then.. I got this! Any specific stories recommended to read here ?
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Weekend Watch Ramble

Seeing the Baignoire for the first time in Watches ans Wonders this year was the moment I fell in love with this watch. I got a bit disheartened when...
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Favourite Watch Story?

We've all heard about the Rolex that summitted Everest and Omega that landed on the moon. We hear less about the Smiths and Bulova watches that did th...
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Watch story…….

Well it’s 1978 I’m outta school and enjoying life. I always wanted to work with jewellery when I left school but my Dad didn’t have the money to enabl...
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The Watch that took 28 Years to find

Since eBay came to existence in 1995, I have been searching listings and chasing for a specific watch. It wasn't a fancy watch, but a cheap promotiona...
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The Cola Project

I couldn't sleep so I decided to go through my packages and see if any new parts came in. As it turned out, I had some new bezels and crystals come in...
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The Missing Watch

Notice: This is not an exciting or profound story. If you have better things to do, come back later when you have some time to kill. 😅 Recently, I ac...
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The Cortana Project

After the " Master Chief " turned out pretty well, I decided to see if there was anything else I could put together with the leftovers in my parts bin...
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Project Master Chief

The watch was originally a very used up DW5600CS using an orange 1545 module. The original shiny black bands and bezel were worn out. So, I replaced i...
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