My latest baby, its my friday and everyday watch since 2 weeks Enjoy, Karim This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2009-03-20 00:37:35 This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-03-20 13:03:52...
i picked up this velcro strap for my speedy, a bit of fun and very comfortable. makes me feel like an astronaut. only a 5 minute job to swap back to the JB Champion for more formal occasions....
it's a 30j Buren micro-rotor from 1965. Buren, as some of you know, patented the first micro-rotor automatic watch movement (the intra-matic) in 1954. They licensed the technology to companies such as Bulova and Hamilton. Universal Geneve also debuted a m...
I learn something from all of them and enjoy the vintage treasures. Nothing really special from my hi-beat drawer this week (can't make a big score three weeks in a row), but one of my personal favorites. These close up shots show the age, faults, and the...
Hi Everyone.... i got this watch about 14 days ago. Right after the deal was done, my son dropped it. The balance staff broke and off it went for service and a new Omega signed mag crystal. It is now on my wrist and I am a happy camper today... Good Hunti...
. . . "Wristwatches" by Kahlert, Mühe, and Brunner, there are good photos of a UG 218-9 movement above a Buren cal 1000 A, which is described as 'parallel to the Universal cal 215: 33 jewel anchor movement, 12 1/2 lignes, monometallic screw balance, self-...
Hi Art, I don't know whether or not there is an authoritative account of this interesting part of horological history, but I have come away with the clear impression, having digested a variety of sources, that there was some sort of dispute. It is, as far...
this topic is actually remarkably rich, given that the Buren/Hamilton consortium was also in the thick of a race to produce the first automatic chronograph. And on that matter, there is a rich, and very interesting source of information. Just follow this ...
from page 56 of "Watchtime", October 2006, article Power or Aesthetics, by Gisbert L. Brunner: "... Eleven months later, Universal requested patent protection for a similar construction, the so-called Polerouter. Negotiations were successful, and Universa...
Congrats, my friend. Would you share some more pics about it? I'm a bit stunned by this Ceramic one, and would like a lot see more pics. HAGWE, my friend. Nicolas
Here are a few more pictures as you requested Plus an "All-Black" (well....nearly) group photo. Sorry about the picture quality....I am learning.... HAGWE Sam...