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Roamer 1960c
Not a very spectacular watch but the Roamer has a special place in horological history and this is very much a typical example from around 1960. Like most Swiss manufacturers, the company was established in the 1800’s, 1888 in fact … Continue reading
Waltham Dress 1960c
Waltham was one of the greatest all time watchmakers. Starting in the mid 1800’s in th USA until going bankrupt in 1949, Waltham dominated the market especially with their pocket watches during the first 60 years or so. After 1949, … Continue reading
Zenith Sporto 1965c
One the great watchmakers, Zenith produced this no nonsense top quality watch in the early sixties. All this watch does is tell the time and it would have done that reliably and accurately for decades. It was built tough in … Continue reading
Certina Bristol 235 1965c
Ask a watchmaker what’s his favorite watch and the likely answer will be Certina. I had also heard watch aficionados say that Certinas are underrated. There’s no doubt that the quality of Certinas from the 50’s to the 70’s were … Continue reading
Wyler Automatic late 70’s
Wyler is a little known brand but for me it holds a special place in my collection. My father sold this brand in his small shop during the sixties. It had a unique shock protection system where the balance … Continue reading
Seiko manual wind 1966
I think that the Seiko 66B is the last mens manual wind that Seiko made even though it was hugely popular movement produced from the early 60’s through to the mid 70’s Most of the models that used this … Continue reading
Bulova Dress 1965
How nice is this? In 1965 the features that where desirable in a watch where, sweep hand, date and automatic wind. This watch has none of those features and that’s why it’s so sleek. All of those features add … Continue reading
Enicar Dress Watch 1965c
The Enicar brand was established in 1854 by Artiste Racine who named it by spelling his name backwards. I know little about Enicar history or its products before the sixties but a special time existed for it in the … Continue reading
Jaeger leCoultre 18ct gold c1969
Together with Patek Phillippe and IWC, the Jaeger leCoultra is in the top echelon of desirability for me. On my limited budget, it took me a long time to find this exquisitely simple dress watch. It’s all you would expect from a classic … Continue reading
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Camy Sputnik 1960
I know little about the Camy brand but I fell in love with this beautiful watch at first sight. In 1960, with a name like Sputnick, avant-garde design, solid, simple and practical it was aimed squarely at the … Continue reading
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