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With all the hype around the new ranger this year...You have to look back and appreciate the linage and where it comes from. Nearly identical build lists. The rose dial is from @manodeoro The shield dial is from Raffles. IF you are going to collect one of the "most faked models " from Tudor., you might as well have some really good fakes.

Gilt, 26, 27 and 28.5mm finished and lumed available

I have always loved the rose Tudor Subs (I think they are more attractive than Rolex's own Subs), but the shield dials always look like homage watches for some reason.

You know you are tainted when you have so many nice timepieces that something like this 6536/1 (which was 1 of Nanuq's favs) gets lost in the crowd. Well, it found its way onto my wrist for the 1st time in ages today, so I thought I would shoot a quick pic --

Have not found my Dad's folding alarm but ran across these two while looking. LeCoultre 8 day alarm, wide open... Case closed... Cyma Sonomatic... On the back it says '15 jewels, lever, Swiss Made'. Has cleaning dates 2-18-56 and 11-27-69. Back view, different clock but exactly the same model... Could not find the stand for mine. And one Cyma wristwatch... Swiss made, ETA, stainless, sapphire, nos.

You might also look for older used watches with ETA 2824 or 2836 movements on eBay etc. Make sure there is a clear picture of the movement and look for rust, ruined screws, scratches etc. Rust often collects around where the stem enters the movement because of a defective crown, also look for water spots on the dial. Look for nos obscure brands with ETA 2824/36. About 12 or 15 years ago, I stumbled into some new in box 'Oniss' brand day/date watches with ETA 2834 for $65 each in fancy wooden boxes with b/p, but they are all gone now. Edit 10-27-22...found four of them, pic below. USA Walmart stores sold 'Swiss Gruen' automatic watches for a while about 15 or 18 years back with ETA 2824 movements and they blew them out to wholesalers when they did not sell. I still see one for sale now and then for a fair price....$120 or so. Here are two examples of what to look for... Gruen Swiss Automatic Watch, Running, Sold as is #1160 | eBay mens Gruen Authentic ETA 2824-2 Swiss Movement Automatic 25J Jewels watch GSM043 | eBay Here is one on Etsy at a pretty good price... Rare Gents GRUEN SWISS 25 Jewel ETA 2824-2 Automatic Display - Etsy They also made a diver style but they do not come up for sale very often... wristwatch: PREOWNED GRUEN SWISS AUTOMATIC GENTS DIVER'S WRISTWATCH (beautifulwatche.blogspot.com) "A good deal is where you find it." Show and Tell... Here are a few of the watches I bought for a small percentage of their list prices years ago just to get the movements. Many are worth a lot more now than I paid for them back then. Nos Oniss with ETA2834-2: The Oniss watches came in nice wood boxes. The $199 tag was our store price, retail prices were crazy. Btw, I paid $65 each for them, I changed it above from $60 to $65. Nos Jaques Prevard dive style with ETA 2846: Ole Jaques needed a lesson in bezel compatibility. Had 10 or 12 to begin with but I used/traded/sold/gave away some over the years. One ETA 2824 OCTO (!!) and a few ?? Can't remember the name and I have already put them up. All nos. When was the last time you saw an OCTO? Nos Swiss ETA 2824 Gruen: Odds and ends: And one Val 7734 for a Toot MC project. When? Never. Nos ETA 2879, one watch and five movements: Put a nos ETA 2879 in my MBK '5512'. They run at 21600 bph and are good for vintage projects. If I posted what I paid for them, there would be a bounty on my head.