Horological Meandering

My watchmaker here in Eugene is experiencing some pretty significant health issues and he can only maintain very erratic hours at the shop. So I was delighted to see his "OPEN" sign lit up as I drove by. I immediately parked and went in to talk and inquir...  

what a selection!

He's a great guy stuck with a bad situation. He is the one that started my obsession ticking.

Greed Is Good.

I am in the same situation here. I used to have a trusted vintage watchmaker for stuff like Hamilton, Benrus, Elgin, Bulova, Russians, etc who was reliable, reasonable and on top of situations. Sadly, illness hit and he had to retire. So now I am kind of ... 

Of course with any general statement, there are exceptions.

...but I've been doing some research on the Hamilton Chrono-matic Panda w/cal 11 all night. I think that one may need a second look...

Glycine airman, Zodiac, Yema

He's the guy I got my Sea Wolf from. Its hard to see in the first picture but he also has this Movado too. Its all cleaned up now. ...  

I was a bit sad to see the current company go under.

the third photo seems interesting ! 😉 Best wishes for a quick recovery to your watchmaker. Best, Emmanuel

But he's really a Rolex nut at heart.

but there's also a Hamilton American Timezone (second pic, upper right) that you wrote an article about a couple of months ago www.watchprosite.com pic from Quattro on WPS ...  

Wow, that's a very huge collection and it also has some watches i reall like.