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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
Omega manual wind 1970
This one was a trade in before I realised that too many classics where passing me by unrecognised. And it was this watch’s beauty that made me stop and think. To me this is a beautiful style from … Continue reading
Darwil 1970c
An almost unknown brand, I believe Italian with a Swiss UT6325 movement, was popular in the former Yugoslavia for a short time. I estimate the date of this one to be early 70’s. There’s nothing really special about it but … 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
Seiko Chronograph 1973
Seiko had a really large range of chronographs during the 70’s. This is an example of the depth of the range, not many, if any, marks had a chrono in gold plate. This 1973 example with the legendary 6139 movement … 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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Roamer Stingray Chronograph 1973
Of all my watches this is the one I have worn the most, for about 6 years constantly. My father paid about $150 for it in 1972 (must be about $1200 in today’s value) and gave it me … Continue reading
Tissot Seastar 1970
The Tissot of the 60’s and 70’s was the poor man’s Omega. The brand was in fact part of the same company although Omega and Tissot products had nothing in common with each other. This was a workman’s watch, … Continue reading
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