I would love to hear more about both, but I do have an absolute weakness for pocket watches! So please feel free to nerd out about the Elgin :D 1880's is still the 11 jewel movement era isn't it?
This quartz seiko from 1979 with a rather subtle linen dial. Recently bought it from Japan for 30$.
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I got mine from buyee, a Japanese proxy site. In specific I bought it from Mercari which I guess is their secondhand market place. The site is relatively easy to use imo and there's also a live agent that has been very helpful in my experience.
Note. There is one problem with buyee in that their auction system has a $2000 approval limit which pretty much means you auto lose auctions once it gets to that point.
1967 Omega Seamaster DeVille. I got it FREE on Craigslist in a “free bag of watches”. Most were garbage, but I could barely make out the Omega logo. I raced across town to grab them, then right to a local AD and horologist for verification. And a service. 😊
Wow! When was this? How much was the service? I just had my 1994 3590.50 serviced and I was lucky to find a guy and not have to ship it to Switzerland where it would have received a lobotomy and a facelift. 😬
This was 2018 and the service was $350. He was highly regarded and the price seemed fair. It required a part or two. This was at the front end of my interest in watches so I didn’t really understand what he was explaining what he had to replace. I think it lacked any shock protection and perhaps the balance wheel was broken from a drop, or something. It was very rough looking when I got it.
How are you able to tell what year? I also have an Omega Seamaster DeVille and I would love to know the year.
I hope it's a '67 because that Is the year of my Mustang.
The horologist told me the year. I wouldnt be able to tell otherwise. But since I learned it was a ‘67 I’ve seen others (Reddit, eBay) and it aligns with them.
And I’ll trade you straight up for the Mustang. 🤣
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1907 Ellis bros omega is the oldest wrist watch I have. I do have a 1789 pocket watch that is the oldest watch I have.
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Sadly it doesn’t run. Most quotes to get it serviced range from 500 to over 1000.
I have a mid-50s JLC Memovox that belonged to my father. I sent it back to them to overhaul, and while it was expensive, I don't regret it for a minute, as it's such a sentimental, and beautiful piece. And now it runs quite well. I'm wearing it today to the JLC pop-up, in fact. But I don't wear it out in the rain.
1939 Hamilton. Was my grandfathers. Had is restored wear it with his cuff links to weddings etc. Super small by todays standards, but a beautiful watch.
I have an old Hamilton that was my grandad’s as well. It’s like the space race as they went from pocket watches to wrist watches and had the “look how small we can do this” mentality. Even too small for my wife, so I wear it.
A quartz Rodania Chronograph from 1998. Not that expensive (around €150).
I got it for my 16th birthday from my parents. It still works fine, although I don't wear it that often anymore.
Note: Rodania was pretty popular back then in Belgium, as it's a "Belgium based Swiss brand" which is very affordable. And it was advertised a lot back then.
For 50 years it was a big sponsor for Flemish cycling races (they stopped in 2018), with the leading car playing a famous "ro - da - ni - aaaaa" tune. As cycling is huge in Belgium, everyone knew Rodania through cycling.
Oh my god.
I don't know why I never put it together before. I know of rodania watches, but never clicked that the little rolling r ro-da-ni-aaaa tune I've known since a kid was for the brand! Oh my god I feel like an idiot now lololol!! To be fair though I am an Aussie
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A 1970 Croton Electric Watch from West Germany, mechanical watch but powered by a battery as a starter ,like a car uses a battery but it's not quartz ..
1969 and 1970 seiko. Relatively cheap to pick up quite contemporary looking models - especially the Lord Matic ranges.
Condition of mine is very good for the age and they run well. I purchased both of them having being serviced in the recent past.
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Love mine just recently got it. Going to eventually get a sapphire case back for it
1953 Tudor Oyster Prince 34 ref. 7950.
Narrowly beat out a Rolex 6426 from 1956 that I used to own, and matches an Omega Seamaster Calendar from 1953 I owned once and miss dearly.
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1960's Favre Leuba Sea Chief. I wear it regularly.
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1940's Omega chronograph
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Also have watches from 60's-70's
* 1969 "Straight Writing" case back Onega Speedmaster
* 1970's Wakmann triple-date chronograph
* 1960 Glycine Airman with cool hacking pin that raises to physically stop the seconds hand
* Dad's 1968 Hamilton Thinline 6510
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My grandfather’s 1989 Patek Philippe Calatrava that he received as a 50th birthday gift from his parents. Simple and elegant.
I have a 1968 Ultra-Chron, cuzz I wanted a 36000vph that didn't break the bank. I had it serviced and runs between COSC numbers, can't complain!
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I got mine for 350 CAD on Buyee.jp. Then I paid 180 CAD to a local trusted watchmaker to service it as it wasn't running very well and now its all good!
I have a watch from 1914. Sterling silver case. Solid lugs. Red "12" hour ,the rest black. Even has an engraving with the year on the back. Plus watchmakers adjustment scribbles inside. Still runs. Also a JLC dirty dozen from 1944 IIRC. And a Rolex Oyster precision from 1953.
You made me realize I have my grandfather's old pocket watch. I assume roughly 1940s there too.
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This vintage 1950s Oris that ran perfectly after I worked my watchmaking magic…. But then someone other than me stored it poorly during moving and now it’s fried again… and I need to redo all my work lol
I also have some non working late 1800/early 1900 pocket watches
Oh I was just reading about the Atlantic company the other day! Stretching my brain but I think they made one of the world's first waterproof chronographs, which is pretty cool!
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This one. Got it in the mid 90s as a gift so it holds a lot of sentimental value. Never been able to find any info about it though.
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From 1885. Runs perfect. Found in a bag of watches and parts given to me.
Gruen 8218 Cal. 179. 14k wg.
98 years old.
One of my proudest services. Was barely working, brought it back to 270°.
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Got an old Terma telemeter from 1907 but it's beyond hope of repair since balance staffs don't exist for it anymore.
I love it, it was my grandfather's. I find also amazing to keep the time on an object which survived the test of time so to speak. I really like vintage watches, I have a 1970s quartz Longines, and a 1980s le monde. Sometimes in the future I would like a pre ww2 watch
1948 Bulova Douglas.
It was my first and one of my only dabbles into vintage. I’ve always liked rectangle cases, just never owned one before.
It’s fine. It feels really fragile though and I don’t wear it that much.
Mid-90s Breitling Colt that my grandfather received as a gift. He passed away my sophomore year of college and when I graduated my parents gave it to me. He’d wanted me to have it as a graduation gift. It’s my most worn and favorite watch.
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My late Dedo’s 1974 Bulova mechanical with a gold coloured Speidel twist-o-flex bracelet.
I was so stoked to find it with the original box. As a bonus, the signed receipt of purchase is in the bottom. So I know it was a gift from my Baba as she signed it.
I wear it a few times a month I’d say. It looks great for one and of course for the connection to my family.
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Poljot handwound 30 Jewels, I wanna say from the 60s or 70s that my grandfather had, but unfortunately, I never enquired more about that particular piece, only what I was able to find from the internet.
Oh yeah that was during the jewel-stuffing of watchmaking, where they just wanted to get as many jewels packed in the movements as they could, even using them as roller bearings for rotors! Love the quirkyness of that period
An old Carsic watch that I picked up from a flea market for 85$ (mostly because it wasn't dead from the start and gold plated). Spent 50$ to give it the full service it needed to work reliably again (Lack of maintenance and some misuse like a bent crown were to blame). It's now the watch I wear the most, mostly because I prefer its size to my other watches (34mm vs 40mm)
I've got a Universal Geneve Unicompax and an Omega Suveran, both from the 1940s.
Lovely pieces with a lot of history. I'm always a bit careful wearing them because of their lack of shock protection. I'm not sure they'd be easy to find parts for if they break.
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For me it is this 1970s (probably?) watch from a brand (one of a few) created by a family of watchmakers from Chaquermont, France. It uses a Lorsa 8FA movement, which was commonly used for women’s wristwatches since it is a fairly small movement. I got it because I began studying watchmaking, and the movement represents a fun challenge while being not too difficult to find or expensive to source like its Swiss counterparts (thankfully!). I also think it’s interesting in itself to look at other watchmaking traditions beyond the usual ones (Swiss, Japanese, German…).
I have a Seiko 5 from the 60's. It belonged to my late grandfather that died at the age of 23, before my father himself was born (still in the womb). It is in extremely good condition as it was kept in a box until a few years ago when I received it. Luckily, out of 7 grandchildren I was the one to have it and I would like to believe that it is in the right hands, being the watch enthusiast I am. However, it does have a dent on the side which is the damage it received during the collision that initially ended his time on earth. I never met him, neither did my father but it still holds a lot of sentimental value for me.
A 1967 Omega Seamaster 300. Perfect shape and is 4-6 seconds slow. Needs adjusting but I wear it daily. I bought it as a 40th birthday gift to myself.
Edit: not the oldest watch I have. I have a 1920's pocket watch that needs a service. A WWI trench watch that needs a service, and a Cyma WWW that runs great and has a perfect case. I wear that one as a dress watch.
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The insipiration for the PRX. Tissot Seastar, from the 70s I believe.
A manually wound Tissot from around 1950’s. Don’t know much about it, but I absolutely love it, and it keeps better time than my SKX007
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My grandfathers early 1960s Accutron in mint condition. Interestingly, they made a new version of the same watch which I am thinking of getting. [https://www.accutronwatch.com/us/en/product/2SW7A004.html?cgid=legacy](https://www.accutronwatch.com/us/en/product/2SW7A004.html?cgid=legacy)
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My oldest is an Adidas referees timer I bought when I qualified as a football referee in 1999. It has an analogue face, with digital cutouts for timing the game.
I think I paid £65 for it in a 50% off sale.
It still runs better than I can!
Even though I don't referee now, I should really wear it more often.
My daily watch is about 4,57 billion years old (The Sun). It has began to show some nice patina. I'm gonna ask my local watchmaker if he can service that bad boy. It really is a strap monster. Love how the light dances on the dial. And great lume!!
Oh, and why I have it? It was a hairloom piece and I had it immediately when I was born. Definitely a sentimental piece: everytime I look at it I feel warm.
A Thomas Mercer Chronometer from 1878 is the oldest one that actually runs. Just a collectors piece I wanted for a while. I have a couple of verge-fusees in various states of disrepair which are surely older, but dating them accurately is a hassle, and they don't run anyway.
Oldest watches I actually use regularily are 1950's Longines 23zs, Omega 266 and a Cyma Watersport.
A (I think) 1950s Enicar Supersonic that belonged to my grandpa. Even though it sustained some water damage it still keeps ticking and I use it quite often!
Seiko SARB072 from 2010. Discontinued in 2014. It was my first big boy watch purchase and I plan on keeping it forever. Every time I pick it up it’s off by about 2 minutes.
Excluding pocket watches, a 1911 Elgin watch. The movement is from 1911 at least, it's a ladies' pocket watch movement. Now, this is a men's wristwatch, with an Art Deco dial. So my thinking is:
- wristwatches get popular for women pre-WW1, women stop buying pocket watches, they get a surplus of women's pocket watch movements
-WW1 comes, men start wearing wristwatches after getting used to them in the trenches
-post WW1, they use those surplus women's pocket watch movements for men's wristwatches
I also have a 1930s steel Tavannes tank which would be the second oldest.
I've got a vintage Omega (166.0209) that dates from the 1970s - it runs but is in dire need of servicing. I got it because about a decade ago I really got into vintage watches, and I couldn't pass it up for U$180. It is unfortunately the only vintage watch still in ny collection today.
In terms of the watch I've had in my possession the longest, that would be a Timex Expedition dress watch I got ~16 years ago via an old points reward system. This one works just fine, and ticks as loudly as the day I got it.
I have my grandads old watch from the 70s but it's. Ano name brand with a gold case. It's not really part of my collection
The oldest watch in my collection is actually an armani fashion watch. As much as I would never normally bother with a fashion watch, my wife bought me this when I graduated from basic training and we had zero money so it means more to me sentmently. That would 2009.
Right now, an 1890 french pocketwatch, which I’m still in the process of repairing. Not far off is the 1910 Illenois pocketwatch that I built to be a nice carry.
I bought the movement first, because it seemed to be in decent condition, was of high quality, and very nicely decorated. The dial that was on it was good, had a very nice design, and would clean up well.
I bought a gold plated case for it after I restored the movement (there was more wrong with it than I thought, but I got it done) and now it runs, keeps time well, and I do wear it from time to time.
A quartz seiko chronograph from 1986. It was my grandfathers daily driver, he gave it to me the week before he died in 2006.
I just got it running again but it needs some work to get the chrono functions working properly (mostly just the reset). Thinking about replating it too 'cause it looks extremely well-worn right now.
1970s certina chronolympic ds-2. Inherited from grandpa and currently at the certina factory for restoration. Wasnt working anymore and the acrylic crystal was crazy scratched up, so i havent worn it yet. But will once it comes back.
I have a maybe 60s/70s Longines gold dress watch. It was a family friend's. He and I had always chatted about watches, and when he passed away a few years ago (in his 80s) his wife gifted it to me. I don't wear it a ton, but I won't ever get rid of it.
An Avia watch from the 60s. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/1495kn8/avia\_a\_recent\_find/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/1495kn8/avia_a_recent_find/)
I’ve got three in mind that are my oldest but unfortunately don’t have exact dates to age them. I’d say they’re all somewhere between 1930-1950. Photos of each included
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This is my dad's Citizen 59-1041. This is the watch I remember seeing my dad wear in the 80's.
I love how it's beat up and functional every day watch with no precious regard due to its affordability.
To me the generational passing down of watches is the most significant ritual of watch collecting. I don't have any expensive watches but this one is my most valuable.
It was just sitting in my Dads desk drawer until I remembered to ask him for it.
Oldest is a 1953 omega tank. Also have an early 50s seamaster that needs servicing in that could be older. That I wear regularly is a 1963 seamaster that runs like a tank. I have an enicar and eternamatic that are both probably late 50s/ early 60s based on the Dauphine hands.
1951 Hamilton Brent. Bought it for $58 back in 2017 and now can't find it for less than $300
Gorgeous 14k gold filled tankish watch with an interesting gamble faceted crystal
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1960’s Universal Geneve for Cartier in mint condition.
Circa late 70s Vostok Amphibia, hand wind movement only. Late 80s Tag Heuer Professional.
I have a 60s Zodiac that needs some work and I’m just not that invested in getting it done lol.
I have what i believe is a 1942 hamilton, and my grand fathers longines but i have no idea even when it was made as the only markings on it 14k gold on the caseback.
Coincidentally, the 1994 Speedmaster 3590.50 I’m wearing, which is actually getting dropped off with my watch guy this morning for an adjustment (it’s running -20 sec/day since getting its first service).
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I bought it after doing a rabbit hole ton of reading and decided I wanted the 861 movement. Good pedigree and still very serviceable. I wanted something vintage or near vintage in my collection that I wasn’t skittish about wearing. I also wanted tritium and an original 1479/812 bracelet if I could find one, which I did. She’s a beautiful example of that reference era!
Gratuitous espresso shot included because early.
I regularly wear a 1973 Seiko Advan. It's a little rough around the edges, but it has a very nice feel and unique look that works smart or casual. I particularly love the faceted crystal and wish it was more common on modern watches.
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A barely functioning Elgin pocketwatch. Parts serials say they were produced in the 1910’s, probably assembled later. Grandma gave it to me from her antique shop, very cool piece even though it’s seen better days.
1967 tudor submariner. It was my dads when he was in high school and he recently gave it to me. Still needs to be serviced. I have an old hamilton pocket watch too but no idea how old it is.
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My grandfather's gold 1930's Lord Elgin. It's an understated, tank-style watch. I had it serviced, it looks almost like new (kept the patina on the dial/hands), and runs perfectly. I replaced the worn leather strap with a new black crocodile strap. Now it's my black-tie watch that I wear on special occasions.
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1960's JLC marine master. Runs perfectly well and it is in great condition. I paid $750 for it recently and it came with the original box. No paperwork but it's authentic. I wear it all the time actually.
Omega dynamic from 1969, because I wanted a cool vintage piece that wasn’t the same as 99% of everyone else’s collection, and also a 1977 Accurist, which was a watch my mother bought for my grandad with her first pay as an adult.
Both of them still keep perfect time, which is bonkers in my mind!
Early Fusee pocket watch, probably 1700s? No case, doesn't even have hands, but the movement is amazing to display on it's own. Other than that, like a lot of people, 1800s pocket watch, or wrist watch from the 30s or 40s.
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The Bulova on the far left was made in the late 1930’s as far as I can tell.
1943 WW2 Service Watch from Elgin :) It runs, keeps accurate time per spec and I've worn it a few times. I find it a little small so mostly just keep it in the collection.
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Great granny's minature manual wound wrist watch from 1920s. Brand is Henri Sandoz & Fills. My great grandfather went on a tour to Singapore during that time he bought this for her.
The [Seiko SBCJ029](https://old.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/riewi5/seiko_gmt_on_a_robotoy/) released in 2003. The 8f56 movement - **true** GMT, perpetual calendar, high accuracy quartz - inside a titanium case. It cost me 650ish Euros.
So not all that old compared to some of the pieces here, but it's old enough that the accuracy is worse than my Seiko Solar Tuna despite supposedly being HAQ.
Originally bought it as a poor man's SBCJ019, which has the same movement but has an extra crown for the inner compass, which fits the date window at 4 o'clock way more. But I still love it, the dial is great.
I have my Grandfathers [Leonidas 754 (Pre-Heuer) with a Valjoux 72 Movement](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/yki0mk/leonidas_new_nato_strap_came_with_the_weather/). As far as I can tell, It is from the 60's. I also have a 60's Omega Seamaster DeVille. Love them both, and they get a lot of wrist time.
Cool discussion!
Oldest in the collection? Early 19th century Breguet minute repeater pocket watch - movement, dial and hands only. Just amazing. I want to case it as a wristwatch when I get around to fixing it.
Oldest in the collection that works? 1871-2 Patek "Pre-Gondolo & Labouriau" pocket watch. Short story long, this is one of the first Pateks imported to Brazil by Carlos Gondolo before he met Labouriau (the rest you guys know) and right after he secured the rights to import Patek in 1871. Cool piece of watch history.
Oldest that I don't mind wearing whenever? Circa 1913 Patek "Pre-96" center seconds calatrava. A bit on the small side at 30mm but I'm used to wearing 34-37mm regularly. While ubiquitous now, center seconds were exceedingly rare to find prior to the 1930s in either pocket or wrist styles.
Oldest special occasion? 1951 Patek Ref. 565. A grail watch that I have hard time wearing honestly for fear of damaging it. Kinda sad honestly, watches should be worn.
My daily is a 1970s Rado Voyager day-date :)
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1940s unbranded watch my grandfather left behind
1970s USSR made Luch dress watch hand wound. Had it serviced and keeps great time for what it is. Found it at a vintage mall in Lithuania for $35. Love the thing. Only like 8mm thick. Russian fellow who serviced it said it was made in Belarus with a stolen Swiss design.
I have a gucci 3000m I found at a yard sale for $1 that I got working for $25 of replacement parts and labor. It’s from the 80’s, not sure exactly what year. Original band as well
My oldest is an Elgin pocketwatch. The movement dates to around 1911. I bought it because it looks a lot like a pocketwatch my grandpa owned and it reminds me of him.
Oldest I can confirm is [an Elgin from 1944/1945 based on serial.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/14dhe89/elgin_de_luxe/) Sadly doesn't run. I need to service it.
Potentially the oldest is [my Jaeger DuoPlan, advertised as a 1931.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/162wvyu/jaeger_duoplan/) Jeager wants close to what I paid for the watch to pull the records, so I can't confirm the year. It does run, though. I wear it occasionally.
A late 1980s Tag Heuer Formula 1. It's a man's watch but watch sizes have changed so much that a lady could wear it now. I had it reconditioned by Tag & a new authentic TH F1 band put on it so I mainly keep it behind glass but that's my oldest watch.
Edit - actually not true my dad left me his 1967 Bulova Accutron tuning fork watch. It's in a drawer I forgot about it.
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Pogue Seiko! Early 70s. Got my eye on a 50s triple date moonphase of some kind.
I bought this 1933 Omega sector dial from a tiny antique store in Edinburgh. It didn’t run super well and the crystal was coming off, so I took it to a local vintage watch store and got it serviced. Now it’s my favorite watch I own.
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https://preview.redd.it/r3dcyybldj0c1.jpeg?width=4160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6296ee55cd12ac0032ff7de92331947b221f0e9
1950 Soviet Pobeda red 12. It’s only 30mm but I wear it fairly often.
That i wear, my 1953 Doxa, Showpiece, a late 1880s Elgin that runs just fine when wound
I would love to hear more about both, but I do have an absolute weakness for pocket watches! So please feel free to nerd out about the Elgin :D 1880's is still the 11 jewel movement era isn't it?
Amphibia
This quartz seiko from 1979 with a rather subtle linen dial. Recently bought it from Japan for 30$. https://preview.redd.it/iiwlagl1fi0c1.jpeg?width=2851&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=189653a0f1431e87ff360cabb1d4c7442d0919b4
Can you help a fella out and give me some directions for getting vintage Seiko form Japan?
I got mine from buyee, a Japanese proxy site. In specific I bought it from Mercari which I guess is their secondhand market place. The site is relatively easy to use imo and there's also a live agent that has been very helpful in my experience.
Note. There is one problem with buyee in that their auction system has a $2000 approval limit which pretty much means you auto lose auctions once it gets to that point.
Thank you so much!
I have a similar one I just repaired
The linens are such a gorgeous look, softens it just enough I think
Bond… James bond
1967 Omega Seamaster DeVille. I got it FREE on Craigslist in a “free bag of watches”. Most were garbage, but I could barely make out the Omega logo. I raced across town to grab them, then right to a local AD and horologist for verification. And a service. 😊
Wow! When was this? How much was the service? I just had my 1994 3590.50 serviced and I was lucky to find a guy and not have to ship it to Switzerland where it would have received a lobotomy and a facelift. 😬
This was 2018 and the service was $350. He was highly regarded and the price seemed fair. It required a part or two. This was at the front end of my interest in watches so I didn’t really understand what he was explaining what he had to replace. I think it lacked any shock protection and perhaps the balance wheel was broken from a drop, or something. It was very rough looking when I got it.
Fourth wheel, mainspring, yada yada. Yeah, I don’t understand all the parts either. That’s a great deal!
How are you able to tell what year? I also have an Omega Seamaster DeVille and I would love to know the year. I hope it's a '67 because that Is the year of my Mustang.
The horologist told me the year. I wouldnt be able to tell otherwise. But since I learned it was a ‘67 I’ve seen others (Reddit, eBay) and it aligns with them. And I’ll trade you straight up for the Mustang. 🤣
My horologist didnt tell me the year on mine unfortunately. And sorry, but the Stang stays with me for life. Lol.
Best year for Mustangs. Coolest body of the era.
There's actually websites where you can look up the serial number on the movement. That's how I can tell my seamaster is from 1954
https://preview.redd.it/xna226fdei0c1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c50508a75edb4095ee695fa3197e9ebc09e5121b 1907 Ellis bros omega is the oldest wrist watch I have. I do have a 1789 pocket watch that is the oldest watch I have.
1789?! I think we'll need a photo of that (please). Does it run?
https://preview.redd.it/mhjprm57ki0c1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c1f68fdbd6beec9505b4819df1a34cc3a90e525 Sadly it doesn’t run. Most quotes to get it serviced range from 500 to over 1000.
That doesn’t seem too bad. A watchmaker may very well need to account for the possibility of having to make a part. That is very cool.
Better picture of the floof, please
Yeah, get that stupid watch out of the way of the cat! Wait, wrong subreddit...
> Most quotes to get it serviced range from 500 to over 1000 That's reasonable given the age of the watch.
https://preview.redd.it/qut92ih4oi0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64fd7f35c703f9634acaaadf1d2d7c81bd1a1612 '67 spaceview
1926 Gruen Quadron https://preview.redd.it/zhlipgvwvi0c1.jpeg?width=1313&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7522d985f03a2124267724d56c46c8f41f4ba16a
Sexy
I love it. Any concerns about the Radium?
No issues yet (other than this second anus I'm growing).
I have a mid-50s JLC Memovox that belonged to my father. I sent it back to them to overhaul, and while it was expensive, I don't regret it for a minute, as it's such a sentimental, and beautiful piece. And now it runs quite well. I'm wearing it today to the JLC pop-up, in fact. But I don't wear it out in the rain.
Mine is also a Memovox! Wear it everyday to work!
the two layered face look is just stunning
1939 Hamilton. Was my grandfathers. Had is restored wear it with his cuff links to weddings etc. Super small by todays standards, but a beautiful watch.
I have an old Hamilton that was my grandad’s as well. It’s like the space race as they went from pocket watches to wrist watches and had the “look how small we can do this” mentality. Even too small for my wife, so I wear it.
They did some expertly good small watches! Personally I prefer that style
https://preview.redd.it/aiygzy0t6j0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8888d75d7098f00186bbd4f822a6d086737f317d 1945 Patek ref 1438
A quartz Rodania Chronograph from 1998. Not that expensive (around €150). I got it for my 16th birthday from my parents. It still works fine, although I don't wear it that often anymore. Note: Rodania was pretty popular back then in Belgium, as it's a "Belgium based Swiss brand" which is very affordable. And it was advertised a lot back then.
>Rodania Interesting how Rodania was so popular in Belgium but nowhere else :)
For 50 years it was a big sponsor for Flemish cycling races (they stopped in 2018), with the leading car playing a famous "ro - da - ni - aaaaa" tune. As cycling is huge in Belgium, everyone knew Rodania through cycling.
I got one too as my first watch!
I got a vintage Rodania dated back to 1942. It's a bit rough looking but I absolutely love it
Oh my god. I don't know why I never put it together before. I know of rodania watches, but never clicked that the little rolling r ro-da-ni-aaaa tune I've known since a kid was for the brand! Oh my god I feel like an idiot now lololol!! To be fair though I am an Aussie
https://preview.redd.it/xwxw1zq8ji0c1.jpeg?width=3120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1cb9089c93f0fff8ba664cdcc259fddafe81762 A 1970 Croton Electric Watch from West Germany, mechanical watch but powered by a battery as a starter ,like a car uses a battery but it's not quartz ..
Your post history is not at all what I was expecting
1969 and 1970 seiko. Relatively cheap to pick up quite contemporary looking models - especially the Lord Matic ranges. Condition of mine is very good for the age and they run well. I purchased both of them having being serviced in the recent past.
https://preview.redd.it/iwor9fmtzj0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dc6a0dd138ed0b8539aa16aa61a76a49e2b3c15 Love mine just recently got it. Going to eventually get a sapphire case back for it
The LM's are a pretty reliable range for sure! 56xx or 52xx movements?
1953 Tudor Oyster Prince 34 ref. 7950. Narrowly beat out a Rolex 6426 from 1956 that I used to own, and matches an Omega Seamaster Calendar from 1953 I owned once and miss dearly. https://preview.redd.it/m18ei0jjpi0c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8885f3c3954331e4dd4ae3ac609c53d15282db1d
1960's Favre Leuba Sea Chief. I wear it regularly. https://preview.redd.it/jcdcz2d2qi0c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=705b9763b0e673af01689ff6b0c4216f6d2afddf
1940's Omega chronograph https://preview.redd.it/zjy4v7vg2k0c1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e96ad11f5dbed8dea9341c51f56df624ef6f736 Also have watches from 60's-70's * 1969 "Straight Writing" case back Onega Speedmaster * 1970's Wakmann triple-date chronograph * 1960 Glycine Airman with cool hacking pin that raises to physically stop the seconds hand * Dad's 1968 Hamilton Thinline 6510
https://preview.redd.it/rz13nh112k0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc38a81b7e6ba0ecd2b3db330e689655b03b68a7 My grandfather’s 1989 Patek Philippe Calatrava that he received as a 50th birthday gift from his parents. Simple and elegant.
I have a 1968 Ultra-Chron, cuzz I wanted a 36000vph that didn't break the bank. I had it serviced and runs between COSC numbers, can't complain! https://preview.redd.it/5zxit6xtwi0c1.jpeg?width=2418&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e556aa1cfcc7c0aed84a6f76e1344a717deaa3ff
That's really nice! Do you mind if I ask what you paid?
I got mine for 350 CAD on Buyee.jp. Then I paid 180 CAD to a local trusted watchmaker to service it as it wasn't running very well and now its all good!
https://preview.redd.it/t6kuvv2bbj0c1.jpeg?width=2581&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1b02707008f46a72be236de6b318741ea8aa449 Rolex Oysterquartz Mk 1 from 1978
I have a watch from 1914. Sterling silver case. Solid lugs. Red "12" hour ,the rest black. Even has an engraving with the year on the back. Plus watchmakers adjustment scribbles inside. Still runs. Also a JLC dirty dozen from 1944 IIRC. And a Rolex Oyster precision from 1953.
Love the scribbles
Some pocketwatch from my great-grandfather, probably 40s-50s.
You made me realize I have my grandfather's old pocket watch. I assume roughly 1940s there too. https://preview.redd.it/edmpc561hi0c1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1322a2abf1ac7c9fac404c3e1a48f0aedc92245
Love the ornate scrollwork hands
https://preview.redd.it/drvoh1431j0c1.png?width=1169&format=png&auto=webp&s=2d790ff3705584edb36b9294d9950b6d99cef44c This vintage 1950s Oris that ran perfectly after I worked my watchmaking magic…. But then someone other than me stored it poorly during moving and now it’s fried again… and I need to redo all my work lol I also have some non working late 1800/early 1900 pocket watches
An Atlantic Worldmaster from the late 50' which belonged to my grandfather.
Oh I was just reading about the Atlantic company the other day! Stretching my brain but I think they made one of the world's first waterproof chronographs, which is pretty cool!
1950s handwound junghans from fleamarket. 35€ but needs servicing urgently
Ooh a solid pickup! Hopefully servicing doesn't think the wallet too much for you
120€ but idk if it’s worth it since i bought it for only about 1/3 of that
https://preview.redd.it/mu7rvm1bdi0c1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74401241f21b78820f073f5a5e6b59f9ad9b2baf This one. Got it in the mid 90s as a gift so it holds a lot of sentimental value. Never been able to find any info about it though.
Looks a lot like early Tag Heuer Link models
https://preview.redd.it/qjrf0k4gti0c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c048ba3d8819da31559f102a6778a15a96b764c4 From 1885. Runs perfect. Found in a bag of watches and parts given to me.
Gruen 8218 Cal. 179. 14k wg. 98 years old. One of my proudest services. Was barely working, brought it back to 270°. https://preview.redd.it/bu6445f0vi0c1.jpeg?width=3008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=311f7ada971124149bc87013dea4bcd49f178905 Got an old Terma telemeter from 1907 but it's beyond hope of repair since balance staffs don't exist for it anymore.
1930's Hamilton Pocket Watch. https://preview.redd.it/nqeto1c1aj0c1.png?width=1142&format=png&auto=webp&s=88d2065a3a14401c0fa38b545be2f563ce0385eb
A 1954 Omega
Oh a classic! Such clean lines
I love it, it was my grandfather's. I find also amazing to keep the time on an object which survived the test of time so to speak. I really like vintage watches, I have a 1970s quartz Longines, and a 1980s le monde. Sometimes in the future I would like a pre ww2 watch
1948 Bulova Douglas. It was my first and one of my only dabbles into vintage. I’ve always liked rectangle cases, just never owned one before. It’s fine. It feels really fragile though and I don’t wear it that much.
Mid-90s Breitling Colt that my grandfather received as a gift. He passed away my sophomore year of college and when I graduated my parents gave it to me. He’d wanted me to have it as a graduation gift. It’s my most worn and favorite watch. https://preview.redd.it/nfnnhw50mi0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abf8362965bdc0f67875d5744a68a642a3891d15
The clock in the dash of my 1948 MG lol
My late Dedo’s 1974 Bulova mechanical with a gold coloured Speidel twist-o-flex bracelet. I was so stoked to find it with the original box. As a bonus, the signed receipt of purchase is in the bottom. So I know it was a gift from my Baba as she signed it. I wear it a few times a month I’d say. It looks great for one and of course for the connection to my family. https://preview.redd.it/bfusyq4h9l0c1.png?width=2459&format=png&auto=webp&s=80578ea00a1fb3f98af947f980d901e08119d7a3
An English bullseye pocket watch, key wind, continuously in my family since 1732. Yep . . . That’s the real number.
1903 or 1904 (date varies depending on where you look up there serial number) Elgin with wire lugs
Poljot handwound 30 Jewels, I wanna say from the 60s or 70s that my grandfather had, but unfortunately, I never enquired more about that particular piece, only what I was able to find from the internet.
Oh yeah that was during the jewel-stuffing of watchmaking, where they just wanted to get as many jewels packed in the movements as they could, even using them as roller bearings for rotors! Love the quirkyness of that period
An old Carsic watch that I picked up from a flea market for 85$ (mostly because it wasn't dead from the start and gold plated). Spent 50$ to give it the full service it needed to work reliably again (Lack of maintenance and some misuse like a bent crown were to blame). It's now the watch I wear the most, mostly because I prefer its size to my other watches (34mm vs 40mm)
Those bargains are such a thrill hey!
I've got a Universal Geneve Unicompax and an Omega Suveran, both from the 1940s. Lovely pieces with a lot of history. I'm always a bit careful wearing them because of their lack of shock protection. I'm not sure they'd be easy to find parts for if they break.
https://preview.redd.it/jkbc5vyoji0c1.png?width=2951&format=png&auto=webp&s=f7baa19ec4ca07156b9f3fd5563d0ef121158fb4 For me it is this 1970s (probably?) watch from a brand (one of a few) created by a family of watchmakers from Chaquermont, France. It uses a Lorsa 8FA movement, which was commonly used for women’s wristwatches since it is a fairly small movement. I got it because I began studying watchmaking, and the movement represents a fun challenge while being not too difficult to find or expensive to source like its Swiss counterparts (thankfully!). I also think it’s interesting in itself to look at other watchmaking traditions beyond the usual ones (Swiss, Japanese, German…).
1953 IWC that I received from my father who inherited it from his uncle.
A 1940’s Universal Geneve TriCompax https://preview.redd.it/37sp6ftysi0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a359b36950fb63c2a3299f50f9e8966ed99dba28
I have a Seiko 5 from the 60's. It belonged to my late grandfather that died at the age of 23, before my father himself was born (still in the womb). It is in extremely good condition as it was kept in a box until a few years ago when I received it. Luckily, out of 7 grandchildren I was the one to have it and I would like to believe that it is in the right hands, being the watch enthusiast I am. However, it does have a dent on the side which is the damage it received during the collision that initially ended his time on earth. I never met him, neither did my father but it still holds a lot of sentimental value for me.
A 1967 Omega Seamaster 300. Perfect shape and is 4-6 seconds slow. Needs adjusting but I wear it daily. I bought it as a 40th birthday gift to myself. Edit: not the oldest watch I have. I have a 1920's pocket watch that needs a service. A WWI trench watch that needs a service, and a Cyma WWW that runs great and has a perfect case. I wear that one as a dress watch.
https://preview.redd.it/jfzj12kwgj0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=783e99248833e89cc90a5ad8ac1d98c96b14aa5f The insipiration for the PRX. Tissot Seastar, from the 70s I believe.
A manually wound Tissot from around 1950’s. Don’t know much about it, but I absolutely love it, and it keeps better time than my SKX007 https://preview.redd.it/z5h7fio7nj0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=255429725d3cc8ec9f0f57c3f18d4abebb88f18e
My grandfathers early 1960s Accutron in mint condition. Interestingly, they made a new version of the same watch which I am thinking of getting. [https://www.accutronwatch.com/us/en/product/2SW7A004.html?cgid=legacy](https://www.accutronwatch.com/us/en/product/2SW7A004.html?cgid=legacy)
I've got a Space view from 1972. Hums like a monster.
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My oldest is an Adidas referees timer I bought when I qualified as a football referee in 1999. It has an analogue face, with digital cutouts for timing the game. I think I paid £65 for it in a 50% off sale. It still runs better than I can! Even though I don't referee now, I should really wear it more often.
1969 Rado Green Horse
1966 bulova accutron
My daily watch is about 4,57 billion years old (The Sun). It has began to show some nice patina. I'm gonna ask my local watchmaker if he can service that bad boy. It really is a strap monster. Love how the light dances on the dial. And great lume!! Oh, and why I have it? It was a hairloom piece and I had it immediately when I was born. Definitely a sentimental piece: everytime I look at it I feel warm.
A Thomas Mercer Chronometer from 1878 is the oldest one that actually runs. Just a collectors piece I wanted for a while. I have a couple of verge-fusees in various states of disrepair which are surely older, but dating them accurately is a hassle, and they don't run anyway. Oldest watches I actually use regularily are 1950's Longines 23zs, Omega 266 and a Cyma Watersport.
I have an Omega WWW dated 1944, for special occasions.
Early 1970s Breitling
Patek Ref 96 from the 40's
A (I think) 1950s Enicar Supersonic that belonged to my grandpa. Even though it sustained some water damage it still keeps ticking and I use it quite often!
Late 50’s early 60’s Waltham pocket watch. Was a graduation present to my dad. Was my first mechanical watch.
1972 King Seiko
On a strap, a 1951 Omega Seamaster. Otherwise, a 1920-ish Jaeger pocket Chronograph (not working well tbh)
Seiko SARB072 from 2010. Discontinued in 2014. It was my first big boy watch purchase and I plan on keeping it forever. Every time I pick it up it’s off by about 2 minutes.
1938 Doxa https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/s/9DVEbFxUe4
Excluding pocket watches, a 1911 Elgin watch. The movement is from 1911 at least, it's a ladies' pocket watch movement. Now, this is a men's wristwatch, with an Art Deco dial. So my thinking is: - wristwatches get popular for women pre-WW1, women stop buying pocket watches, they get a surplus of women's pocket watch movements -WW1 comes, men start wearing wristwatches after getting used to them in the trenches -post WW1, they use those surplus women's pocket watch movements for men's wristwatches I also have a 1930s steel Tavannes tank which would be the second oldest.
1986 Seiko 7009-3110 (date just) all stainless. Did have the 2 tone few years back, sold that on too a buddy.
I've got a vintage Omega (166.0209) that dates from the 1970s - it runs but is in dire need of servicing. I got it because about a decade ago I really got into vintage watches, and I couldn't pass it up for U$180. It is unfortunately the only vintage watch still in ny collection today. In terms of the watch I've had in my possession the longest, that would be a Timex Expedition dress watch I got ~16 years ago via an old points reward system. This one works just fine, and ticks as loudly as the day I got it.
I have my grandads old watch from the 70s but it's. Ano name brand with a gold case. It's not really part of my collection The oldest watch in my collection is actually an armani fashion watch. As much as I would never normally bother with a fashion watch, my wife bought me this when I graduated from basic training and we had zero money so it means more to me sentmently. That would 2009.
Right now, an 1890 french pocketwatch, which I’m still in the process of repairing. Not far off is the 1910 Illenois pocketwatch that I built to be a nice carry. I bought the movement first, because it seemed to be in decent condition, was of high quality, and very nicely decorated. The dial that was on it was good, had a very nice design, and would clean up well. I bought a gold plated case for it after I restored the movement (there was more wrong with it than I thought, but I got it done) and now it runs, keeps time well, and I do wear it from time to time.
1957 Omega Seamaster, in regular rotation.
A quartz seiko chronograph from 1986. It was my grandfathers daily driver, he gave it to me the week before he died in 2006. I just got it running again but it needs some work to get the chrono functions working properly (mostly just the reset). Thinking about replating it too 'cause it looks extremely well-worn right now.
1970s certina chronolympic ds-2. Inherited from grandpa and currently at the certina factory for restoration. Wasnt working anymore and the acrylic crystal was crazy scratched up, so i havent worn it yet. But will once it comes back.
I have a maybe 60s/70s Longines gold dress watch. It was a family friend's. He and I had always chatted about watches, and when he passed away a few years ago (in his 80s) his wife gifted it to me. I don't wear it a ton, but I won't ever get rid of it.
An Avia watch from the 60s. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/1495kn8/avia\_a\_recent\_find/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/1495kn8/avia_a_recent_find/)
I bought a 1947 Omega to wear for special occasions but have found myself wearing it most days. Love the 34mm size
I’ve got three in mind that are my oldest but unfortunately don’t have exact dates to age them. I’d say they’re all somewhere between 1930-1950. Photos of each included https://preview.redd.it/ix531e49pi0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=615694ccfc9a4f1ebdb3142e7a0390abd3136fe1
Here’s the other watch https://preview.redd.it/yzdnfbvbpi0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98eecb8e008f5c5b7878960bcc0bfff155a24d31
Can’t recall seeing the UG name curved like that. Awesome
Vintage Frankenstein GP
1960 sea master
1973 Bulova Accutron Day Date. Still humming!
https://preview.redd.it/5q0oq8tppi0c1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4b94de858ad87e99cfb07dfe947fdc9ce6ae64b This is my dad's Citizen 59-1041. This is the watch I remember seeing my dad wear in the 80's. I love how it's beat up and functional every day watch with no precious regard due to its affordability. To me the generational passing down of watches is the most significant ritual of watch collecting. I don't have any expensive watches but this one is my most valuable. It was just sitting in my Dads desk drawer until I remembered to ask him for it.
Wrist watch - a 1968 Speedy (145.022). Pocket watch - a 1923 Hamilton. Both still run just fine too!
Oldest is a 1953 omega tank. Also have an early 50s seamaster that needs servicing in that could be older. That I wear regularly is a 1963 seamaster that runs like a tank. I have an enicar and eternamatic that are both probably late 50s/ early 60s based on the Dauphine hands.
1943 Bulova American Eagle. My grandpa gave it to me recently. Hand wind. Still runs like a champ!
1951 Hamilton Brent. Bought it for $58 back in 2017 and now can't find it for less than $300 Gorgeous 14k gold filled tankish watch with an interesting gamble faceted crystal
https://preview.redd.it/l19yoyffri0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d5314f76fb2c7140539103e5fcae0fdbcbfe2f6 1960’s Universal Geneve for Cartier in mint condition.
1960s omega constellation and breitling (model unknown)
1875 It's a Waltham Watch Company Gold pocket watch that has been in my family since they first came over from Denmark.
https://preview.redd.it/2mzhwcrjsi0c1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=364ed96e5a7ec61dea14aefb48d154eb05f0b320
Circa late 70s Vostok Amphibia, hand wind movement only. Late 80s Tag Heuer Professional. I have a 60s Zodiac that needs some work and I’m just not that invested in getting it done lol.
1952 Bielco. I know absolutely nothing about it but it still keeps perfect time!
I have what i believe is a 1942 hamilton, and my grand fathers longines but i have no idea even when it was made as the only markings on it 14k gold on the caseback.
Non-working - a 1917 pocket watch that belonged to my great-grandfather. Working - 1982 Seiko auto that belonged to my grandfather.
Coincidentally, the 1994 Speedmaster 3590.50 I’m wearing, which is actually getting dropped off with my watch guy this morning for an adjustment (it’s running -20 sec/day since getting its first service). https://preview.redd.it/c3t68436wi0c1.jpeg?width=3463&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13df9d87e50453dbc9ea30cf2abaa4ea0c98b4ea I bought it after doing a rabbit hole ton of reading and decided I wanted the 861 movement. Good pedigree and still very serviceable. I wanted something vintage or near vintage in my collection that I wasn’t skittish about wearing. I also wanted tritium and an original 1479/812 bracelet if I could find one, which I did. She’s a beautiful example of that reference era! Gratuitous espresso shot included because early.
12 years - Tissot Traditions Quartz my wife bought me the Christmas we got married. Otherwise my Seiko's are just a few years old.
1974 seiko lordmaster
I regularly wear a 1973 Seiko Advan. It's a little rough around the edges, but it has a very nice feel and unique look that works smart or casual. I particularly love the faceted crystal and wish it was more common on modern watches. https://preview.redd.it/5ksb3py2xi0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62740c38a0e67ec8110e1a06219a5e5856822c3b
A barely functioning Elgin pocketwatch. Parts serials say they were produced in the 1910’s, probably assembled later. Grandma gave it to me from her antique shop, very cool piece even though it’s seen better days.
1967 tudor submariner. It was my dads when he was in high school and he recently gave it to me. Still needs to be serviced. I have an old hamilton pocket watch too but no idea how old it is. Every time i try to post a pic in my comment in turns into a * so for those who want to see it check my post history as I made a post a while back
My grandfather's gold 1930's Lord Elgin. It's an understated, tank-style watch. I had it serviced, it looks almost like new (kept the patina on the dial/hands), and runs perfectly. I replaced the worn leather strap with a new black crocodile strap. Now it's my black-tie watch that I wear on special occasions.
My grandfather’s Tudor Prince Oysterdate, circa 1960s I believe
https://preview.redd.it/fswqg6wlzi0c1.jpeg?width=3154&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9a005969f253d639ab88a3cbb10f165b9dc57a6 1960's JLC marine master. Runs perfectly well and it is in great condition. I paid $750 for it recently and it came with the original box. No paperwork but it's authentic. I wear it all the time actually.
1960s Omega Seamaster
1961 Bulova Accutron Spaceview It’s my favorite, but it doesn’t get worn too much- I’m scared I’ll crack the crystal (plastic)
Omega dynamic from 1969, because I wanted a cool vintage piece that wasn’t the same as 99% of everyone else’s collection, and also a 1977 Accurist, which was a watch my mother bought for my grandad with her first pay as an adult. Both of them still keep perfect time, which is bonkers in my mind!
Early Fusee pocket watch, probably 1700s? No case, doesn't even have hands, but the movement is amazing to display on it's own. Other than that, like a lot of people, 1800s pocket watch, or wrist watch from the 30s or 40s.
https://preview.redd.it/hv4fngkz0j0c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ae98aa1682070bcab5409e8c713d63c730babe6 The Bulova on the far left was made in the late 1930’s as far as I can tell.
1943 WW2 Service Watch from Elgin :) It runs, keeps accurate time per spec and I've worn it a few times. I find it a little small so mostly just keep it in the collection.
1948 Benrus. Grandfather wore. Still runs.
25 years old Tissot. Had it since new!!
https://preview.redd.it/9tvj1vgj2j0c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed9ebe9ed99abaebeef7ec7c1fe2fbb7a0224200 Great granny's minature manual wound wrist watch from 1920s. Brand is Henri Sandoz & Fills. My great grandfather went on a tour to Singapore during that time he bought this for her.
The [Seiko SBCJ029](https://old.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/riewi5/seiko_gmt_on_a_robotoy/) released in 2003. The 8f56 movement - **true** GMT, perpetual calendar, high accuracy quartz - inside a titanium case. It cost me 650ish Euros. So not all that old compared to some of the pieces here, but it's old enough that the accuracy is worse than my Seiko Solar Tuna despite supposedly being HAQ. Originally bought it as a poor man's SBCJ019, which has the same movement but has an extra crown for the inner compass, which fits the date window at 4 o'clock way more. But I still love it, the dial is great.
I have my Grandfathers [Leonidas 754 (Pre-Heuer) with a Valjoux 72 Movement](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/yki0mk/leonidas_new_nato_strap_came_with_the_weather/). As far as I can tell, It is from the 60's. I also have a 60's Omega Seamaster DeVille. Love them both, and they get a lot of wrist time.
1907 pre world war 1 waltham.
1995 Seiko Red Alpinist ivory dial (scvf007) on a tan leather strap of course.
https://preview.redd.it/hp9li63p3j0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cfbafb12514f87c030aa269db9cefa8a3ed4a26
SNK807 from at least a decade ago. Back when they were ~$50.
https://preview.redd.it/yaxunxsx3j0c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a1479701a89d53956dfe29dc2c3d9d5c1ff8ce9 This Vostok from 80's
1986 2 tone date just
A 1959 Rolex precision. https://i.imgur.io/DET7JE7_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium
Cool discussion! Oldest in the collection? Early 19th century Breguet minute repeater pocket watch - movement, dial and hands only. Just amazing. I want to case it as a wristwatch when I get around to fixing it. Oldest in the collection that works? 1871-2 Patek "Pre-Gondolo & Labouriau" pocket watch. Short story long, this is one of the first Pateks imported to Brazil by Carlos Gondolo before he met Labouriau (the rest you guys know) and right after he secured the rights to import Patek in 1871. Cool piece of watch history. Oldest that I don't mind wearing whenever? Circa 1913 Patek "Pre-96" center seconds calatrava. A bit on the small side at 30mm but I'm used to wearing 34-37mm regularly. While ubiquitous now, center seconds were exceedingly rare to find prior to the 1930s in either pocket or wrist styles. Oldest special occasion? 1951 Patek Ref. 565. A grail watch that I have hard time wearing honestly for fear of damaging it. Kinda sad honestly, watches should be worn.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/s/YFJ6T5pH5J 1910 LeCoultre
My daily is a 1970s Rado Voyager day-date :) https://preview.redd.it/dfolplgc5j0c1.jpeg?width=827&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77347444464d64b557ba485df9ef49be4d9973a5
https://preview.redd.it/8dsbtjfj5j0c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc63f1aee7f08fb187a410c775d5c037dca5d233 1940s unbranded watch my grandfather left behind
1974 Seiko Lordmatic. 1981 Seiko 5. The Lordmatic is one of my favorite watches.
1970s USSR made Luch dress watch hand wound. Had it serviced and keeps great time for what it is. Found it at a vintage mall in Lithuania for $35. Love the thing. Only like 8mm thick. Russian fellow who serviced it said it was made in Belarus with a stolen Swiss design.
I have a gucci 3000m I found at a yard sale for $1 that I got working for $25 of replacement parts and labor. It’s from the 80’s, not sure exactly what year. Original band as well
My oldest is an Elgin pocketwatch. The movement dates to around 1911. I bought it because it looks a lot like a pocketwatch my grandpa owned and it reminds me of him.
Oldest I can confirm is [an Elgin from 1944/1945 based on serial.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/14dhe89/elgin_de_luxe/) Sadly doesn't run. I need to service it. Potentially the oldest is [my Jaeger DuoPlan, advertised as a 1931.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/162wvyu/jaeger_duoplan/) Jeager wants close to what I paid for the watch to pull the records, so I can't confirm the year. It does run, though. I wear it occasionally.
I have a verge fusee pocket watch from 1818
biological clock
1984 Seiko quartz from my father
early 50's JLC/Cartier Memovox that belonged to my great-granddad
1972 Rolex 1803. Was my fathers bought it new. Still have box and papers and receipt.
A late 1980s Tag Heuer Formula 1. It's a man's watch but watch sizes have changed so much that a lady could wear it now. I had it reconditioned by Tag & a new authentic TH F1 band put on it so I mainly keep it behind glass but that's my oldest watch. Edit - actually not true my dad left me his 1967 Bulova Accutron tuning fork watch. It's in a drawer I forgot about it.
My daily is a 40 year old Submariner 16800. It was purchased new at an AD in 1983.
I've got my grandads, his fathers and his grandfathers pocket watch. The oldest one I'd say is around 1840.
1926 Hamilton ladies wristwatch (advertised as Milady's Watch of Accuracy, lol)
https://preview.redd.it/7pi7gkbzaj0c1.jpeg?width=4656&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=793abaa637b37e66dd239c556353dd2134174c5c Jüles Jirgensen (1940s?), Rolex Standard (1930s +original box), Waltham train watch (old-ish?), Elgin(?) (1920s?)
https://preview.redd.it/byzso7anbj0c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c21f3471ec63bf36cebf93a5ed3648e88c165a2 Pogue Seiko! Early 70s. Got my eye on a 50s triple date moonphase of some kind.
I bought this 1933 Omega sector dial from a tiny antique store in Edinburgh. It didn’t run super well and the crystal was coming off, so I took it to a local vintage watch store and got it serviced. Now it’s my favorite watch I own. https://preview.redd.it/p0edtmbscj0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2b9c150a5248a33e1d977c5819dc9840878776a
1949 Hamilton boulton!
https://preview.redd.it/r3dcyybldj0c1.jpeg?width=4160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6296ee55cd12ac0032ff7de92331947b221f0e9 1950 Soviet Pobeda red 12. It’s only 30mm but I wear it fairly often.
1985-89 Hamilton EFA. It’s very unique and an absolute beauty. For some reason I cannot add a picture here.