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About robswatches

I’m a horoligical “petrol head”! I love classical mechanical watches, not because they tell me the time, I can get the time from cheap quartz watches, my computer, phone, microwave or just about anywhere. I’m interested in the movements of watches, the aesthetics of case design and their construction, the history and the simple thrill of watching tiny, beautifully finished wheels, pinions and other parts turning and oscillating and marvelling at the craftsmanship that created it.

Omega Dress Watch 1954

Posted on 08/04/2011 by robswatches

    This is one of the early additions to my collection, when I started seeking classics and buying them rather than accepting trade ins to close a sale and later forming a relationship with a watch that I should … Continue reading →

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Omega Pocket 1966

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

    Things don’t change a lot when you’re on a good thing.  This 1966 Omega pocket watch is a liitle slimmer and the case is more rounded and stylish than the more boxy 1947 predosesor that I have.  Prima … Continue reading →

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Longines Pocket Watch 1891

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

      The Longines brand started in 1866 but the company had existed since 1832. It has mostly during it’s history been synonymous with quality timepieces but it has had it’s downs. This watch represents one of it’s downs.  … Continue reading →

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Girard Perregaux Chronometer 1965c

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

      Girard Perregaux  is one the many great Swiss watchmakers that couldn’t get big enough to continue developing in house movements into the 60’s and 70’s. This is a good example of a mid sixty’s quality watch. Automatic, … Continue reading →

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Bulova 14ct gold dress “package” 1944

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

   How rare is it to have a watch, in it’s box, in it’s outer box and the guarantee booklet in such condition from 1944?  Incredible, but here it is.  I can’t say that this is an attractive watch, the small rectangular … Continue reading →

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Omega Speedmaster “Moonwatch” 1984

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

    The first Speedmaster was released by Omega as a sports timer in 1957 to compliment Omega’s appointment as the official timer for the Olympic Games. Its movement was the 321 which was based on the old Lemania 2310, first introduced in … Continue reading →

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Bulova Automatic 1969

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

,   One of the great watchmakers, Bulova, produced this  excellent example of the transitional style from the 60’s to the 70’s in 1969. Bulky case but still stylish, square hands but not blockish and, revolutionary, blue dial.  The 11ANACD … Continue reading →

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Avia Electro Mechanical

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

A Stepping Stone to a Giant Leap Forward In 1969 I went to the RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) as part of my apprenticeship and we studied this movement. It was the first time I had seen an electro-mechanical … Continue reading →

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