Jimmythree Posted February 6 Report Posted February 6 Fuzzy photo of my 25 year old T/H Sel... The OEM bracelets on these things are JUNK and literally fall apart, so I found a bracelet that was pretty close to fitting , worked it over, and stuck it on the watch. The bracelet came from an old Jaques Prevard quartz dive style watch and a jewelry store friend laser etched the T/H logo on the clasp lock. A genuine replacement bracelet in fair condition sells for about twice what one of these watches is worth (imho) and will fall apart anyway so this 'replacement' is fine with me. I paid $200 for the watch in 2011 in very good condition, so buying a $250 junk bracelet was out of the question. T/H 'LINK' watches have a similar but much better bracelet. Note...I am 'automatico' but now when I go on the forum, I come up as J3, my screen name from 2007.
oldtools Posted February 8 Report Posted February 8 5 hours ago, jackflash said: 5513 today Beautiful! What are the specs?
jackflash Posted February 9 Report Posted February 9 Quote Beautiful! What are the specs? Thanks! It’s an older build, specs ad follows: MBW case CAC bezel insert HR dial ETA 2846 movement, removed the date complication. Two position crown. Added a balance wheel stop too so it hacks. Mixed handset, from where exactly I forget. That’s about it.
oldtools Posted February 9 Report Posted February 9 7 hours ago, jackflash said: Thanks! It’s an older build, specs ad follows: MBW case CAC bezel insert HR dial ETA 2846 movement, removed the date complication. Two position crown. Added a balance wheel stop too so it hacks. Mixed handset, from where exactly I forget. That’s about it. How did you order the dial from HR? I see they sell custom dials. Did you have to give them a picture or do they have dials to choose from? I think the HR dial is better than my Phong dial. 1
jackflash Posted February 10 Report Posted February 10 On 2/9/2025 at 9:05 PM, oldtools said: How did you order the dial from HR? I see they sell custom dials. Did you have to give them a picture or do they have dials to choose from? I think the HR dial is better than my Phong dial. HR are very accommodating. Send them a shot of the lume colour you want and they’ll match it for an additional fee.
jackflash Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 On 2/13/2025 at 10:33 AM, Buddhabar said: . That’s a beauty! What is it? 1
Buddhabar Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 1 hour ago, jackflash said: That’s a beauty! What is it? Hi Jack... This is my build, completed last summer. Obviously a tribute to the Omega Railmaster of which I also have a genuine one. The biggest work was to modify the dial and make it vintage, and so also the hands. Have a nice weekend. 😉
jackflash Posted February 15 Report Posted February 15 14 hours ago, Buddhabar said: Hi Jack... This is my build, completed last summer. Obviously a tribute to the Omega Railmaster of which I also have a genuine one. The biggest work was to modify the dial and make it vintage, and so also the hands. Have a nice weekend. 😉 Very nice work! The Railmaster vibe is spot on! Have a great weekend too 😊 1
Jimmythree Posted Tuesday at 01:25 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 01:25 AM Rhapsody Royale in 14K gold... Low mileage manual wind 'water resistant' 34mm front loader, all original . Bought in May 2003 for $100USD without a strap. Looked on eBay for Rhapsody watches, all are lady models. Here is one on 'Timekeepers' with sub seconds: https://www.timekeepersclayton.com/product/14k-rhapsody-royale-wrist-watch-with-swiss-movement/ J3 is automatico 2
Jimmythree Posted Wednesday at 05:36 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 05:36 PM Digging through this pile looking for something... Found these... L to R...Benrus Citation, Seth Thomas Stingray (the crown at 3 turns the countdown track), and an Aquadive. All from the 1970s, all original. Watch at the bottom is a Favre - Leuba 'Harpoon 88'. Also found two Caravelle '666' divers, one in 90% condition and one same as new. Wristie... Zodiac Sea Wolf from the 1960s. Looking for what? Bulova Beau Brummel in 14K YG, have a pair, one YG and one WG, the YG one is MIA. No luck, still MIA... J3 is automatico 1
Jimmythree Posted 21 hours ago Report Posted 21 hours ago NOS Mido, probably from the 1970s, not sure, I've had it 20 or 25 years. Have a later model nos stainless Mido and the crown is missing, can't find one. It has a cork gasket in it. A watch trader gave it to me, box and all, because he could not find a crown. Cork! Don't know what this one has for a gasket on the 'hidden crown'. Kryptonite probably. NOS Universal Geneve Polerouter, vintage Omega wind-up, '100 jewel' Waltham (with 17 jewel auto movement). They sorta fibbed about 100 jewels...but it has enough jewels mounted all over the winding rotor, movement spacer etc. to make 100. Have not found the MIA Bulova Beau Brummel yet. It is slow going... Box with the TAG Heuer has all NOS watches, box to the right is all pocket watches, bottom box is misc. watches. Someday I'll take a 'watch family' picture. J3 is automatico. 1
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