Way too long ago (inspired by SalmanPK's post about the conversions)
When I finished high school, this was my graduation present. I had worked in an antique shop, and this had been in the jewelry case for a bit and the owner and noticed me giving it the eye and let my parents know. That was back in 1987. Disclaimer, I'm no...
Nice to see a Pocket Watch, especially one that you've received and continued to use
I think any watch lover ought to have a pocket-full of of brass and steel (not knuckles and knives and coins). I accumulated some pocket watches when I first began studying to repair watches. My watchmaker / mentor started me on challenges that were large...
I was very surprised to learn it's somewhat rare to find a high grade case with the shield un-customized.
Either somebody didn't know, or it never got "presented" in the way it was intended. Now I wonder about the journey from 1908 to that antique case in 1987.
I was looking at their website last night...
...And thinking about this for a few hours, but my 7 inch wrist won't be able to wear a 50mm watch, and then what do I do with that 14k case afterwards? Fortunately, it's a first world problem I'm blessed with my friend! When my grandfather's Omega is don...
