Off topic watch chat for the horologists out there

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:48 pm

JAN wrote:
left4dead wrote:
JAN wrote:My new watch, bought it on Thursday...its a 1966 Breitling Toptime Chorno, with the Venus 178 movement, now on a brown leather strap that really brings out the slightly aged lumini (sp?)

Im very pleased.

Will take some pics soon on the new strap as it looks a lot nicer imho.

I've thought about buying the '64 re-issue 'tag', but think i want to hold out for an original, lovely watch.
Very classy & cool. Love it

Did you find it through a dealer
Thanks.

Yeah i did, not confident enough to go it alone yet, i used these guys;

http://www.corrvintagewatches.com

Delivered by the main guy himself to my office, seemed a nice guy, very happy with the service so far.

Some lovely watches with that company at the moment. Very tempted by this Enicar:

Whatever one of those is!

rvzz · Post by **rvzz** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:06 pm

After being dragged round the out of town shopping experience that is the Trafford Centre today , I managed to sneak of for five minutes to indulge in a little retail therapy of my own.......

even managed to negotiate a couple of hundred off....happy days .
Cheers......Russ

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:20 pm

rvzz wrote:After being dragged round the out of town shopping experience that is the Trafford Centre today , I managed to sneak of for five minutes to indulge in a little retail therapy of my own.......

even managed to negotiate a couple of hundred off....happy days .
Cheers......Russ

My boss wears that most days.

Yeah i did like the look of the Enicar, but i've been after a '60s breitling for a while, and this watch just kind of ticked all the boxes for me, i also think, much like pre 73 porkers they are fairly 'safe' money. (As with my car, touch wood!)

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:23 pm

Russ if that is a 46mm one a minter went really cheap on tz this week

Lovely watches...but clean the fingerprints off before photo's

rvzz · Post by **rvzz** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:54 pm

I rarely polish the car, I'll be buggered if I'm polishing my watches !

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:55 am

JAN wrote:My new watch, bought it on Thursday...its a 1966 Breitling Toptime Chorno, with the Venus 178 movement, now on a brown leather strap that really brings out the slightly aged lumini (sp?)

Im very pleased.

That looks sodding gorgeous

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:42 pm

OK, I can't imagine you guys will like this much but it's class.
Not very motorsport but very art deco.
It's a Rolex Prince 'Brancard' with flared case. White & yellow 9ct gold.
This one is hallmarked Glasgow, 1929.

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:53 pm

Ferry Man wrote:OK, I can't imagine you guys will like this much but it's class.

That's where you're wrong you see - that one's beautiful as well

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:13 pm

sladey wrote:
That looks sodding gorgeous

Thank you very much, nice to know im not alone in thinking its rather nice, im chuffed.

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:51 pm

JAN wrote:My new watch, bought it on Thursday...its a 1966 Breitling Toptime Chorno, with the Venus 178 movement, now on a brown leather strap that really brings out the slightly aged lumini (sp?)

Im very pleased.

and so you should be....very nice

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:33 pm

Ferry Man wrote:OK, I can't imagine you guys will like this much.

I like this a lot.... but then I`ve got Paisley seats.

This thread is slowly, everso slowly having an effect on me. Here in Harrogate we have a beautiful and very old jewellers and in the window on a glass shelf, they have always had a very fine selection of vintage watches.

Those recent greasy nose marks on the window..... they`ll be mine then.

But I need a gearbox rebuild first.

Mike.

Mr Pharmacist · Post by **Mr Pharmacist** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:47 pm

mycar wrote:
Ferry Man wrote:OK, I can't imagine you guys will like this much.

I like this a lot.... but then I`ve got Paisley seats.

This thread is slowly, everso slowly having an effect on me. Here in Harrogate we have a beautiful and very old jewellers and in the window on a glass shelf, they have always had a very fine selection of vintage watches.

Those recent greasy nose marks on the window..... they`ll be mine then.

But I need a gearbox rebuild first.

Mike.

I love that Ogdens shop - they have some lovely old watches in there! Quality!

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:59 pm

Here`s their present vintage offering,

http://www.ogdenharrogate.co.uk/content.asp?id=7&doc=71

Mike

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:45 pm

One thing I love about these vintage watches is the history.
Inside the case back on this watch there are scribed marks from watchmakers who, over the years, have repaired or serviced it.
There's initials and dates from the fourties, fifties, seventies etc.
Wonderful to think of someone working on this watch all those years ago.

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:41 pm

Too nice Paul.

There`s one on Ebay at the mo. Not exactly two a penny eh ?

Mike.