My latest baby, its my friday and everyday watch since 2 weeks Enjoy, Karim This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2009-03-20 00:37:35 This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-03-20 13:03:52...
i picked up this velcro strap for my speedy, a bit of fun and very comfortable. makes me feel like an astronaut. only a 5 minute job to swap back to the JB Champion for more formal occasions....
it's a 30j Buren micro-rotor from 1965. Buren, as some of you know, patented the first micro-rotor automatic watch movement (the intra-matic) in 1954. They licensed the technology to companies such as Bulova and Hamilton. Universal Geneve also debuted a m...
I learn something from all of them and enjoy the vintage treasures. Nothing really special from my hi-beat drawer this week (can't make a big score three weeks in a row), but one of my personal favorites. These close up shots show the age, faults, and the...
Hi Everyone.... i got this watch about 14 days ago. Right after the deal was done, my son dropped it. The balance staff broke and off it went for service and a new Omega signed mag crystal. It is now on my wrist and I am a happy camper today... Good Hunti...
. . . "Wristwatches" by Kahlert, Mühe, and Brunner, there are good photos of a UG 218-9 movement above a Buren cal 1000 A, which is described as 'parallel to the Universal cal 215: 33 jewel anchor movement, 12 1/2 lignes, monometallic screw balance, self-...
Hi Art, I don't know whether or not there is an authoritative account of this interesting part of horological history, but I have come away with the clear impression, having digested a variety of sources, that there was some sort of dispute. It is, as far...
this topic is actually remarkably rich, given that the Buren/Hamilton consortium was also in the thick of a race to produce the first automatic chronograph. And on that matter, there is a rich, and very interesting source of information. Just follow this ...
from page 56 of "Watchtime", October 2006, article Power or Aesthetics, by Gisbert L. Brunner: "... Eleven months later, Universal requested patent protection for a similar construction, the so-called Polerouter. Negotiations were successful, and Universa...
Congrats, my friend. Would you share some more pics about it? I'm a bit stunned by this Ceramic one, and would like a lot see more pics. HAGWE, my friend. Nicolas
Here are a few more pictures as you requested Plus an "All-Black" (well....nearly) group photo. Sorry about the picture quality....I am learning.... HAGWE Sam...
...(and Bill's) was in large part responsible for the decision to investigate it further and then to acquire one. Thank you yet again, oh Guru Amanico!! ;-) Cheers, pplater.