Hi popspin, I'm also a long time owner and admirer of the XXII aka 3880 Breguet Transatlantique and wonder why there are almost no mentions of this 10 Hz watch here in our forum? I own also a Breguet Marine Chrono and some other brands - all of them are mentioned and pictured far more often, but not
Dear fellow purists, for the technical interested purists I had to add: There are further differences, which I had to overcome - spring bar diameter To be honest, there are actually no spring bars on Marine Chronos - there are little tubes with threads in them and from outside the lugs come small sc
Hi there, even the question had been asked some time ago, I'm likely to share my strap option, which date back to 2015. I picked the rubber strap, which came with my Marine Chrono 5827. As this watch is a gold one, I've found out it look much nicer (for my guess) with a light brown leather strap. Th
Rado Florence ladies watch (quarz) with ceramic strap and titanium folding clasp. Very rare white dial with roman numerals. Spare parts included: Original Rado steel folding clasp, four links and a glass. Some sings of wear on strap and folding clasp.
For collectors - very rare Omega Geneve Chronostop Calibre 865 in stainless steel case (17 Rubies and swings with 21.000 bph) only 124.000 pieces built from 1966 to 1968. Omega did not use this calibre in any other watch since. Orange hand, may run as a seconds hand or stops seconds up to one minute
congratulation Dean!!! as far as I know there are only two watchmakers, who use this special kind of dieplaying the different timezone, by using a moving ring outside of the indices. The difference between ALS und JLC is the visibility. On the ALS 1Tmezone this Ring is visible in full and a indicati
Sorry, somehow i posted, before I'm finished writing. If one picture tells a whole story, how much would five pictures tell to the watch enthusiast with some knowledge ?? Let's see....and have fun with this little riddle. bob
@bomman I'v read your lines carefully and I think there is a possible answer to your philosophic question: it is a hobby !! because there is a set of fulfilled criteria: it is time consuming searching www, chatting with friends reading mags and articles spending a certain amount of money... wath do