Horological Meandering

Beautiful vintage Certina time piece ! Just wanted to share with you the gift I received today from my mum : this watch belonged to my Spanish grand father and I thought it was long gone / lost. So what a surprise when she came home and told me she found ...  

If it runs I wouldn’t do anything. Personally I would change it to a nice leather strap, but keep the current one. Br, Dirk

I had the same idea about the strap . That will be a good journey to go out and try different leather colors.

Hope my little one will understand one day ! I know it is not a Patek ...  

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The watch and the story.. I‘d do as little as possible to the watch, as long as it’s running ok. This way, you will keep the best connection to your grandpa, to your memories. Enjoy this special gift from the past! Daniel

. . . immediately. The lubricants would have dried up by now, so if you're wearing it, you may actually be causing damage. Also, it looks like the crown has been replaced in the past with one that doesn't quite fit the case. It will be worth your while to... 

I will go in town and see if A watchmaker can take a look at it. The crown might look out of place now that you mentioned it, but still love it La corona ...  

Sure, Certina is a good brand. The friend of my aunt a good guy wear for a lot of years a Certina hand wound watch. His only watch, and if he brings it to a watch shop to service the watch, the watch maker is having fun to work on it because not many peop...