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coolraoul · 03-25-2008, 06:53 AM

I love watches...but only with a mechanical movement. I hate Quartz movements.

My Dad has a Seiko Kinetic (quartz, but with an automatic-like moving bit to charges the battery via an alternator, so no battery to change), pretty interesting.

I have 4 watches, all vintage gold Swiss watches. Th'yre small and discreet, but very elegant.

-A 1950's Omega,
-A 1950's Longines (14K, not 18 like the others)
-A 1940's Baume&Mercier
-A 1930's Jaeger-Lecoultre, one of the first with central second-needle.

I also have an old gold Omega clock, I don't how to say in english, in French it's a "montre de gousset" ou "oignon". The clock with a chain to put in the shirt's pocket, before actual watches...

All dates are very approximative. They all are revised and work perfectly, however the B&M begins to be a bit late and the Jaeger has little troubles with the second-needle, that don't affect its precision.

What I like in them is that they are discreet, elegant, very thin and light to wear. And I paid them not even a tenth of what they would cost new.

I will try to post pics of them later.

03-25-2008, 06:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
coolraoul Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: France (Paris) Posts: 78 Thanks: 76 Thanked 53 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Watches I love watches...but only with a mechanical movement. I hate Quartz movements. My Dad has a Seiko Kinetic (quartz, but with an automatic-like moving bit to charges the battery via an alternator, so no battery to change), pretty interesting. I have 4 watches, all vintage gold Swiss watches. Th'yre small and discreet, but very elegant. -A 1950's Omega, -A 1950's Longines (14K, not 18 like the others) -A 1940's Baume&Mercier -A 1930's Jaeger-Lecoultre, one of the first with central second-needle. I also have an old gold Omega clock, I don't how to say in english, in French it's a "montre de gousset" ou "oignon". The clock with a chain to put in the shirt's pocket, before actual watches... All dates are very approximative. They all are revised and work perfectly, however the B&M begins to be a bit late and the Jaeger has little troubles with the second-needle, that don't affect its precision. What I like in them is that they are discreet, elegant, very thin and light to wear. And I paid them not even a tenth of what they would cost new. I will try to post pics of them later.