Krayfish Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 My father has always had this BWC Swiss Incabloc Chonograph (Wind Up) watch in his drawer, i remember seeing it as a kid, he'd put some drilled Tissot metal two piece bracelet on it and it never quite looked right, he bought it when I was still swimming about in his crown jewels!!! If ever we look through photos of me as an nipper, I can see this thing on his wrist with him in his flared jeans and handle bar moustache....like an extra from YMCA haha! Well in the late 70's it started playing up and a friend of his who was familier with movements had a look at it and fixed it up for him, over time he got new watches and it got buried back in his drawer. I kept on and on at him to give it to me and he finally gave in 8 years ago when I was 24, I would wear it on and off for the next 8 years, but finally decided to get it serviced properly and give it a good general birthday, its the least I could do seeing as its never really been done in 35 years! Well I dropped it off at my smith with a load of other watches a few weeks ago, and got it back, he also helped me source what he thought would be a nice strap to compliment it better. Well when its turn came for a service he rang me up and told me the bad news....... Its full of black powder!!! I was like "what the hell are you on about?".......seems my dads mate had damaged the original gasket on the back, and put some kid of black liquid gasket on there instead thinking it would get a good seal! this "liquid" gasket had over the years dried and perished then turned to a powder and fallen into the movement which had be "chewing" on it for YEARS!, he showed me the state of it and it was FULL of crap. Well being it was sentimental just told him to go for it and rip it down, he cleaned it all up, lubed it all and put in new gaskets, regulated it all and handed it back all sorted. I have to say I'm really happy because this one means quite a lot to me since my father owned it when he was my age (well younger actually) and he actually bought it as a reverse sale..... He had a load of cash in his pocket from selling his Austin Alegro.....lol (yea I know, how much did he get eh!) He was looking through all the watches and the salesman took one look at him and suggested to my father that he might see something more in his price range at the others side of the shop. So my father just said.......Naaaah its ok, I want that one and bought it there and then.....lol Just thought I'd share this little story, its not often you get a nice watch handed down from father to son, and its nice that its working like new again, its seems to wind smoother, an the Chrono its running nice and sharp too. Any of you have a similar watch hand down story?? The strap I got for it now is a Genuine Osterich Skin one, I think it looks good on the watch, no doubt some of you will suggest other ideas Would love to have seen what it was wearing from the shop, I dare say it looked pants, but I've not even been able to find anything like it on Google either, not sure of the model or anything. All it says on the back is STAINLESS STEEL * WATERPROOF * ANTIMAGNETIC * INCABLOC * SWISS MADE 903009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Very nice, I am sure you will wear that with pride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayfish Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Very nice, I am sure you will wear that with pride! Thanks......I've not taken it off for a week.....lol Should have seen my olds man's face when he saw it and I told him what that poor watch had been suffering from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Fantastic write up mate! I love reading posts like this. Glad to see it turned out working great, and the strap goes really well with it. I remember my dad wearing the digital Seiko watches on SS. Shame he never kept them though, I don't have a clue what happened to them, it would have been fun if I could have added them to my collection I agree, nothing beats the sentimental value of timepieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Great story...I'll have to look up the pics now when I get home. My proxy blocks things at the office...and your pics seem to be one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky driver Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 lovely story and a very cool watch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 That's an absolutely awesome watch, amigo And yes, I have a strap recommendation It's not even the kind of strap which I would like for myself, but, I think it would be absolutely perfect for a watch of this look and vintage... One of those brown leather straps, with the 'holes' punched through the upper part of the straps. I think they call them 'racing straps' or something like that... As above, I'm not over keen on them, but, it would look so good with that watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Looks great mate, nice to see things like this passed down. I could see son cursing me in 30 years, when he finds out it's a rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayfish Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Fantastic write up mate! I love reading posts like this. Glad to see it turned out working great, and the strap goes really well with it. I remember my dad wearing the digital Seiko watches on SS. Shame he never kept them though, I don't have a clue what happened to them, it would have been fun if I could have added them to my collection I agree, nothing beats the sentimental value of timepieces. Vintage Seiko's are really nice, I'm after a 70's Bullhead at the moment, its going to be a restoration project, want one in a mess, then buy the new crowns, face, hands and bezel, you can get nice heavy duty bracelents too and basically restore the whole lot, really nice looking HEAVY lump of a watch. Great story...I'll have to look up the pics now when I get home. My proxy blocks things at the office...and your pics seem to be one of them. Ooops, sorry about that, they are links off my facebook mate. That's an absolutely awesome watch, amigo And yes, I have a strap recommendation It's not even the kind of strap which I would like for myself, but, I think it would be absolutely perfect for a watch of this look and vintage... One of those brown leather straps, with the 'holes' punched through the upper part of the straps. I think they call them 'racing straps' or something like that... As above, I'm not over keen on them, but, it would look so good with that watch TeeJay If this is the one your on about, then I feel ****ing sick.......because I think your right, it would have looked better.....LMAO! BOLL**X!! The one that WAS on it when he gave it to me is a metal version of the above with a tissot clasp, its solid stainless bent into into a wrist shape like a solid bracelet, pretty cool but 18mm, the lugs on the watch were 20mm so it looked to skinny. Looks great mate, nice to see things like this passed down. I could see son cursing me in 30 years, when he finds out it's a rep LOL! I counted my watches last night, have lost track.....I have 14, am getting a nice case for them soon, wish I had a son too, so I could hand this lot down to him, not sure my 3yr old daughter is going to be into this somehow unless i start getting pink ones with diamonds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayfish Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Holy [censored], I found it! This is the watch that must have worn the bracelet in the first place!!! The strap that I have in the box is like the silver one on middle watch.......seems to be off a Tissot Pr516 Series, so maybe he had one of those too! Might try and fine a body for the strap, and restore that then give it to him next year......that would be kinda cool. http://www.sometimeago.com/staext/GetImage...efix=1217941461 Gonna find the watch now and fit it back! I'd love to know what came on the BWC one as standard back then. Bet it looked like a right load of rubbish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Brilliant story, but, when it comes to strapping a staid, plain-Jane vintage piece like this, think Ferrari, not Ford. Your newly reborn ticker's mild-mannered persona needs something with an Italian flare......something that makes a statement.......something bright yellow or red like this little Di-Modell German number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayfish Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 A Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo with rose wood Fretboard and Maple body?? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 TeeJay If this is the one your on about, then I feel ****ing sick.......because I think your right, it would have looked better.....LMAO! BOLL**X!! The one that WAS on it when he gave it to me is a metal version of the above with a tissot clasp, its solid stainless bent into into a wrist shape like a solid bracelet, pretty cool but 18mm, the lugs on the watch were 20mm so it looked to skinny. Holy [censored], I found it! This is the watch that must have worn the bracelet in the first place!!! The strap that I have in the box is like the silver one on middle watch.......seems to be off a Tissot Pr516 Series, so maybe he had one of those too! Might try and fine a body for the strap, and restore that then give it to him next year......that would be kinda cool. http://www.sometimeago.com/staext/GetImage...efix=1217941461 Gonna find the watch now and fit it back! I'd love to know what came on the BWC one as standard back then. Bet it looked like a right load of rubbish! Yup, those're the straps I was thinking of. I admit, not something I particularly like the look of, but, that is the look for watches of that vintage, so from that point of view, I'd make the exception to 'keep it real' On a totally unrelated not, and not meaning to sound like an ass, but I prefer not to have my name used on open forum, as I've previously seen the lengths cyberstalkers will go to to track someone down To be honest, I've only ever seen members who's names aren't in their usernames, referred to by initial, and, as one of the most influential people in my life only ever referred to me as T, you'd be in very esteemed company, my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 On a totally unrelated not, and not meaning to sound like an ass, but I prefer not to have my name used on open forum It's a rule, not a suggestion. Don't use real names on these forums unless the author signs his/her public posts with his/her name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 It's a rule, not a suggestion. Don't use real names on these forums unless the author signs his/her public posts with his/her name. I have to admit, I didn't know that it was actually a rule, but given the nature of our hobby, I guess I shouldn't be surprised... For me, it's just having seen the lengths which sadacts will go to to track folks down, I try and stay incognito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayfish Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 It's a rule, not a suggestion. Don't use real names on these forums unless the author signs his/her public posts with his/her name. My bad, Understood. Sos TeeJay me old mucker! Pop over for your Apology Pint Good to see you think like me on the strap front, I knew exactly which one you were on about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 My bad, Understood. Sos TeeJay me old mucker! Pop over for your Apology Pint Good to see you think like me on the strap front, I knew exactly which one you were on about! As in PM, no problem, amigo I'm sure we'll meet up at a GTG at some point, so you're on Well, there was just a 'certain look' to watches of that era, and that strap always stuck in my mind for that era, so I figured what better way to go, than by keeping it true to the original era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I have to admit, I didn't know that it was actually a rule, but given the nature of our hobby, I guess I shouldn't be surprised... It's rule 5. [5] - NEVER use the REAL name or any other info that can reveal the real identity of other members. If you feel like posting your full real name, please do so, but unless you have a written permission to post somebody else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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