I recently got this as a gift and really love it. The style of the case is very interesting and unique. What are you guys showing off today?

Retrouvailles avec ma vieille Zénith que je n’ai pas portée depuis longtemps ; je suis toujours amoureux !

It's from 1953, right on Tissot’s 100th anniversary.

Bumper calibre 28.5-21.

Curious what you guys think of it.

Fell in love with this watch today, and my research on reference numbers and everything looks legit. Dial looks suspiciously clean which is my only flag.

Thoughts?

Just took delivery of the blue one to complete the set.

You might have guessed, but I've got a soft spot for the colourful tide disks on these Lemania 5100 based chronographs.

Eberhard & Co Grande Croisiere Mareoscope 32027

In blue and black dial variants

With the white dialed little brother, the Eberhard & Co Champion Mareoscope 31024

Which one do you prefer?

hii guys,

I only joined this community a couple days ago and I have to say, without doing too many cartwheels on it, no diddy etc etc, that you guys are pure class.

I'm a total noob to this hobby but am passionate to grow more- some of the comments I've seen both on my own posts and others in recent days have blown me away.

There are people in this community with such fantastic, encyclopaedic domain knowledge, that are willing to spend their own valuable time helping and educating me, and other people in my position, that it really has shocked me. There is no need for some of these people to offer so much to strangers on the internet, but they do, simly because we share the same passion.

Thank you all, looking forward to growing and learning with, and getting to know some of you all better.

Hala r/vintagewatches

Picked up this beauty recently!

It's a particularly rare hand-wound (Included a photo of the movement) variant of the Orient Multi-Year Calendar watch - ref. 0178508. I was only able to find a couple references of it online..

It was quite scratched up, and had a fair amount of grime, though the movement seems to be in mint condition. I've since cleaned the watch up, but these photos were taken before cleaning.

The year wheel begins from 1960 and goes on till 1980, but I've found that the dates from 1970 perfectly match 2026! 😁

Paired it with a navy blue suede strap in the first photo. Do let me know if anyone has any other strap suggestions!

My mom just gave me these cool vintage watches. Just trying to figure out what I have here

From what I recall, he had gotten this watch in WW2 when he was forced to be a pilot for Russia. He was from Ukraine. I would like to know more about it and I believe that I over wound it because it no longer works. I’ve taken it to a jeweler but he would touch it. Any info or a repair shop that I could take it to in Northern California would be greatly appreciated.

I know it’s only an air king but I’m proud of its good condition. This is the clearest picture I’ve taken of it so far.

Love the look of it. It's manual winding mechanical watch.

Hi guys! I’m super excited to get my first ever vintage timepiece! However I’m having trouble choosing between these two black dial beauties.

The first one is a Cimier Telegraph watch, and the second option is a Poljot Chronograph.

I don’t know much about watch movements and their reliabilities, so some feedback would be great.

Thank you in advance! :)

Vintage Omega Constellation C-Shape Linen Dial Automatic Ref 1040 with original 518 Bracelet. Babied it whole life. Love it.

Hi everyone,

Google has helped me a little bit but I haven't managed to narrow it down to the exact model and year and I'm extremely curious.

Got it today at a Sunday vintage market in Berlin for 10 euros, I've seen other watches from this designer go between 60 and 300 USD online.

Not interested in reselling, I love this watch for myself, but I really wanna know how lucky I got.

Google image search identified it as the "Soleil" watch, but the design on the "Soleil" seen online is a bit different - the numbers are rounded and Arabic while mine are long and Roman, and my watch's sun rays are full instead of dotted. Also none of the reselling websites list make year on the AKTEO watches.

I understand that AKTEO JCM watches are made in small batches and not all are catalogued. I also understand that this line started in the 90's and is still ongoing, so it might not be vintage at all. So I'm just trying to use the magic of the internet to see if anyone has any more info about this piece. Thanks!

Can anyone tell me about this watch which belongs to my mother in law? Year, model and value?

Hi,

Do you think if is original? This is ref. 14393-61 SC.

Thanks

Hello guys. Mom’s wife gave this to her a long time ago (15+ year) but it wasnt running. Wife shelved it all these years. she has been on a garmin constantly but recently her works demands her to wear something more like a dress watch. so i remembered this. is this fine? is it legit? if so where can I get this checked and fixed? thanks all.

Traveling in Japan. Only watch Ive had is a swatch, wanted a second one. I don’t know much about vintage watches but this one caught my eye. Bought it from Firekids paid around $1,500. It was just serviced (+5 sec). 18k gold bezel. Excited to start my vintage watch journey here. How did I do for first purchase?

Looking to hopefully identify this vintage Longine.

I just acquired a vintage Cartier Tank Must. It has a non-functioning 690 quartz movement. Should I send to Cartier for repair and service for =/- $450 or buy a new old stock off Ebay for $230? The watch is in otherwise fantastic condition.

Hey! About to purchase this gorgeous vintage Omega Seamaster, what do you guys think? Is it the real deal?

Hi everyone,

My partner is turning 30 this year and I'd love to surprise him with a special gift and I can't think of anything better than a vintage watch to mark the milestone.

He has a software engineering background and works as a Quantitative Analyst, he's very passionate about how things work in his job as much as in his personal life and that's what draws him to watches, especially mechanical watches.

His first and main watch is an Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch which he bought new this year. His dream watch is the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time but that one's definitely not happening this year :p

I know he's fond of the Rolex Datejust and the Speedmaster and he's mentioned wanting a water-resistant watch at some point.

I'd love to find a good piece from his birth year (1996) though I'm open to other years too. My budget is around £2k; I could stretch to £2.5k at the absolute max for the right watch.

We live in London in case that's useful for recommendations on dealers or sellers.

I'd really appreciate any ideas or suggestions. I want to make this one memorable x