My first pocket watch
Friends, Sharing some pictures I took today of my first pocket watch. In 1998, under the leadership of Gino Macaluso, Girard-Perregaux acquired the Villa Marguerite to be the museum to house priceless heritage pieces for the brand. Many priceless pocket w...
Thank you bro. Nice feel in the hand
The dial lovely too. There were some vintage GP pieces that has a similar alternate number and dot index.
Neo vintage pocket watches are a rare treat indeed 👌🏻👍🏻
Huge congratulations on securing this intriguing piece 👏🏻🎉🎊🎈
Thank you brother
Best of both worlds. Reliable and accurate with some nice vintage looks.
Beautiful score! I think we need a pocket watch thread; it’s the proper season and you’ve opened the door
Assuming we survive the long holiday lunch today, maybe I’ll have enough energy to get my P/Ws together for a photo or three. Any others here with vest & chain, leather tether or freely pocketed pocket watches? Cheers ...
That would be devine
And speaking of Devine, your UG Pocket watch is lovely. Porcelain dial? I like the simple ones with nice hands like ours.
I think it’s just painted, but the watch is ultra-thin for a PW
Compared to Seiko alarm wristwatch Open Universal Geneve Compared to my thin Omega Closer A few others The fleet ...
To open the case back
Does one use a magic 8 ball type to grip and turn anti-clockwise?
It’s hard to say
Usually a snap-back is thinner (no need for the depth of threads) but the watches vary so much … close inspection should reveal the retention method. In some cases that seem impenetrable you actually pull the crystal off and the movement comes up out of t...
This is a good looking pocket watch, I like it.
Is the movement hidden behind a solid case back?
Unitas 6498
monochrome-watches.com Unitas 6498 GP finished it with Geneva stripes and blued screws etc.
Thanks. Yes solid case back
monochrome-watches.com Unitas 6498 GP finished it with Geneva stripes and blued screws etc. monochrome-watches.com