tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84644888365070078922024-03-05T08:17:14.962-08:00In a Time WatchesInatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-8749312084690033152023-06-10T20:14:00.070-07:002023-06-10T20:38:05.368-07:00At this Point in Time<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What, it's been that long since my last post?<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well, I'm still collecting, trading and selling watches. I must say though, the last two years has seen a shift in what's in my watch roll. And I suspect part of this shift has to do with the fact that I have not travelled to a watch gathering south of the border since pre-COVID where lots of vintage North American made watches are bought, sold and traded (at least at the shows I attend).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So then, what AM I gravitating to these days? Well, modern wristwatches with 39 mm widths or greater. I'd say a big departure from the vintage watches (1920s to 1950s) in my collection that generally have a much smaller profile. Moving to watches 39 mm or greater is, well, big.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgllbgSREJv_mSJ-TRU3qeO2tAd0D2jJMm-pO6r2H-JNIZzW3vHIv4F2pJHQ3K0ubauk6OqkK0oVtMWh4PvGiou3gs51DMr-idQ9YijervX92WnSe7yjxZ9RuI46S8WkmFy7EZUDEh1YhXqvBMIeqNgK0wX21Xfe4hjTRuprbCaT7wkP6vtgoqJn1Z/s612/tuna%20can.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="612" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgllbgSREJv_mSJ-TRU3qeO2tAd0D2jJMm-pO6r2H-JNIZzW3vHIv4F2pJHQ3K0ubauk6OqkK0oVtMWh4PvGiou3gs51DMr-idQ9YijervX92WnSe7yjxZ9RuI46S8WkmFy7EZUDEh1YhXqvBMIeqNgK0wX21Xfe4hjTRuprbCaT7wkP6vtgoqJn1Z/s320/tuna%20can.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ummm...my watches of late aren't really this big<br />(i.e. the size of a tuna can).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So the Omega below is by no means a tuna can on my wrist, but at 40 mm wide, it's 10+ mm wider that the bulk of my vintage watches that are between 25 mm to 30 mm wide. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTYhoVRuJ5ijKW_K8FQiQpTl_-IxBJAj_Kax0vvbKv_fVYix8Fs8NCKEWdbge6pXnv0sTFHyX_ixZ-isrmfJDgpnejxqtJEanaovjptkrN5gyRz8RKzl544zK1Bl5nC28rFDYyBbpxun5C78YsW1OfXapHDW0kzXT4I77lLhOtR18h1smcmyCooOu/s2186/1L5A3565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="2186" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTYhoVRuJ5ijKW_K8FQiQpTl_-IxBJAj_Kax0vvbKv_fVYix8Fs8NCKEWdbge6pXnv0sTFHyX_ixZ-isrmfJDgpnejxqtJEanaovjptkrN5gyRz8RKzl544zK1Bl5nC28rFDYyBbpxun5C78YsW1OfXapHDW0kzXT4I77lLhOtR18h1smcmyCooOu/w400-h400/1L5A3565.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">40 mm Omega Seamaster</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Vintage watches (at least those North American brands like Hamilton and Elgin) tend to have a smaller profile like the Hamilton Putnam below at 27 mm (and the watch that started it all for me).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQXW5Udu86ay0BpkicLglnyc-HigE_vQzhxSwc0qU1b53MhjbTFhXt9yx6S_be5vxZbprnx_WBMoxPbC7YPJdjNS6nGvOLd5T4OFr7TXPsJm0Y8I5pM0Hf6w0hvwxL0EAtLZ-_J7IYegrAtM5Wv0y5fQhCbZhEDN4hBLi8dklK9HPxj8YuUAbugQ1/s3268/1L5A3648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3268" data-original-width="3268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQXW5Udu86ay0BpkicLglnyc-HigE_vQzhxSwc0qU1b53MhjbTFhXt9yx6S_be5vxZbprnx_WBMoxPbC7YPJdjNS6nGvOLd5T4OFr7TXPsJm0Y8I5pM0Hf6w0hvwxL0EAtLZ-_J7IYegrAtM5Wv0y5fQhCbZhEDN4hBLi8dklK9HPxj8YuUAbugQ1/w400-h400/1L5A3648.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Good comparison between the 40 mm Omega and the 27 mm Hamilton</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Now I've seen watches as large as 50 mm wide but I have nothing that large in my watch roll. And at 50 mm, that's probably a family sized Costco tuna can. Perhaps the largest wristwatch in my collection at the moment is the Oris below, shown beside the Omega Speedmaster "Casino". The Oris chronograph is just shy of 43 mm wide.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZjarCLhlNpCQWAx2UQA6xKdbVhjDhrC04xk4C_QaRe0guUVkgfoYWlY0vsYF1D52Ib9hdmkd_ltP8f675hlG4d6dq13xv2XefLcw0TqhxibqodJ_2Zd-Qb-9ScI_NneR7HbhaVRWQ_IAYE8Pk2qEtwRx_hc9NpoQN1IeHQU34vNF0AAD9ifY9pE0/s6000/1L5A3650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZjarCLhlNpCQWAx2UQA6xKdbVhjDhrC04xk4C_QaRe0guUVkgfoYWlY0vsYF1D52Ib9hdmkd_ltP8f675hlG4d6dq13xv2XefLcw0TqhxibqodJ_2Zd-Qb-9ScI_NneR7HbhaVRWQ_IAYE8Pk2qEtwRx_hc9NpoQN1IeHQU34vNF0AAD9ifY9pE0/w400-h266/1L5A3650.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">43 mm Oris and 40 mm Omega on my wrist.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />So,<i> at this point in time</i> my collection evolves, again. And while my tastes shift, finding, researching and of course wearing wristwatches, remains constant. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If you want to see what I've been collecting lately make sure you check out my Instagram accounts @inatimewatches and @myseikos. </span></p><p></p><p> </p>Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-50627622403156539092021-05-28T12:02:00.001-07:002021-05-28T12:02:42.193-07:00Where Has Time Gone<p style="text-align: justify;">Wow, where has time gone? One minute we're planning our watch shows and pop-ups, then WHAM! a certain virus hits. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">While it's been a while since the last blog, watches and vintage have still been a big part of my life these last months.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our pop-up at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zeitgeistvintagestore/">Zeitgeist Vintage Store</a> was a HUGE success in October, but we returned for the month of December too. We met a lot of vintage watch fans and parted with lots of great pieces. Thanks to our new watch friends.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UUyo065HZvyDMXFSJlZaUD3tO1bsoydvcjVXcwHeKuTE8WqWbo1cA06oxG_VxnUV_BT0vaoBmVzkWUZyd3sDNzroW9ckEyPdYvBpES1Csvr9xoZLg5SLEZQtLfkL-wxCb8Y_I_JMeNA/s4032/IMG_2042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UUyo065HZvyDMXFSJlZaUD3tO1bsoydvcjVXcwHeKuTE8WqWbo1cA06oxG_VxnUV_BT0vaoBmVzkWUZyd3sDNzroW9ckEyPdYvBpES1Csvr9xoZLg5SLEZQtLfkL-wxCb8Y_I_JMeNA/w300-h400/IMG_2042.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We first arrived at Zeitgeist on October 2, 2020<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The success we experienced was most certainly the result of Zeitgeist's owner Dwane. He embraced us (well, not literally during the pandemic, of course), encouraged us, promoted us and was an all around incredible individual to work beside and just a cool cat. And on top of it, there are a group of vintage clothiers within the store (a store within a store, really) that also embraced us - thank you Zeitgeist Collective!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh7_ZCvIFRhW304R6A_fQOmcUqtGj-GC1v5y8faMs9IGsDW8zJnpgoP2EZE9RlROCd_dN5HksN24udGQ7xi3mOKCNLi9ZlRyKxs4YXnRfc91WXGrkMsZztMfZuAaEL6Xq1dVyvstkhrw/s960/Dwane+at+Zeitgeist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh7_ZCvIFRhW304R6A_fQOmcUqtGj-GC1v5y8faMs9IGsDW8zJnpgoP2EZE9RlROCd_dN5HksN24udGQ7xi3mOKCNLi9ZlRyKxs4YXnRfc91WXGrkMsZztMfZuAaEL6Xq1dVyvstkhrw/w400-h400/Dwane+at+Zeitgeist.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dwane in front of his shop<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADwOIX3i4_LHZkmkDoekmigR1xIZoiqrzFjl9AxThowIU8KTxsqNIq9SSM0fWObloF78heLN1EgnqoIGpg2BQwe1SV3VNht2W4flqqZgwRl-oJrdQh2XabXzCeIdETITPmU8-dhkFwH4/s2048/Thankyou.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADwOIX3i4_LHZkmkDoekmigR1xIZoiqrzFjl9AxThowIU8KTxsqNIq9SSM0fWObloF78heLN1EgnqoIGpg2BQwe1SV3VNht2W4flqqZgwRl-oJrdQh2XabXzCeIdETITPmU8-dhkFwH4/w400-h400/Thankyou.png" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So what have I been up to since December you ask? Well, plenty! And I mean plenty - when you're at home a lot and you're wife is an incredible baker, you get to indulge...and work in the garden to work off those calories.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNl8Yp3_LsXRwfMiybBe3MokPU0nELMfnRtMNMte66ks2EtdzRB1uGi45TvPtqrGsE2IP2SZpCwMSx0Uxw-3QHemgTNO6R6VkRJGt2Czl44vpRdB-4Z6jurv3xhq30KHzqWjM648oLnnQ/s2048/Coconut+Cream+Pie+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNl8Yp3_LsXRwfMiybBe3MokPU0nELMfnRtMNMte66ks2EtdzRB1uGi45TvPtqrGsE2IP2SZpCwMSx0Uxw-3QHemgTNO6R6VkRJGt2Czl44vpRdB-4Z6jurv3xhq30KHzqWjM648oLnnQ/w400-h265/Coconut+Cream+Pie+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> National Coconut Cream Pie Day reward from my wife<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHvc-UvRBzykGqZCQu3Ygwg2u1DHlMm370X-BozhiqwRIPR1bqZLkPbIA0foWoKZGzhp3tqXYa3TK1FUNw-e0zsuBoCsvOouIvgXrswKAcr0i7jYYngLtepnNzj0oeFtzNPmja2Z5ETY/s2016/IMG_9462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHvc-UvRBzykGqZCQu3Ygwg2u1DHlMm370X-BozhiqwRIPR1bqZLkPbIA0foWoKZGzhp3tqXYa3TK1FUNw-e0zsuBoCsvOouIvgXrswKAcr0i7jYYngLtepnNzj0oeFtzNPmja2Z5ETY/w300-h400/IMG_9462.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 tons of yard & garden waste<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">What's next? While I have been keeping very busy having fun within the watch world (hopefully you've been watching me over on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inatimewatches/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inatimewatches/">Facebook</a>) and life in general over these past 14+ months, we seem to be turning a corner on this pandemic thing so interactions are on the horizon again and that means watch, vintage and collectible shows. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, where has the time gone? It really hasn't gone anywhere. For me, it's been a time of adaption and learning and having a better appreciation of all that is in my life and I am thankful.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr79UaYrefx8hCukT7lCL_qRO3ghe61ZcX6vykxpUB4S_Em_Hy85plZU-EPBguYxOG7r-qW5qhdHr-IrvXBWtTXMX2jiVLH2YcrQ8-ep5AwWrh0ai7EjjAPdOOO-R3ok80MtAxs9rn1Y/s2021/imunization+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="2021" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr79UaYrefx8hCukT7lCL_qRO3ghe61ZcX6vykxpUB4S_Em_Hy85plZU-EPBguYxOG7r-qW5qhdHr-IrvXBWtTXMX2jiVLH2YcrQ8-ep5AwWrh0ai7EjjAPdOOO-R3ok80MtAxs9rn1Y/w400-h265/imunization+card.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've got mine, have you got yours?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-63083042378801945472020-10-06T11:50:00.000-07:002020-10-06T11:50:44.832-07:00Finding a place for time<p style="text-align: justify;">Well, the lead up to actually having watches at a great place like <a href="https://www.zeitgeistvintagestore.com/">Zeitgeist Vintage Store</a> has been extremely rewarding and most interesting so far. The owner Dwane has been so supportive and accommodating. We have now "popped up" for our first weekend and we are set to go for the month of October on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. We have been received so well and those coming through the store the first weekend have been most supportive; a big THANK YOU.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnaQu0pUkaNyI5PH-ESFgdeczfjeIVataSlYtYkG5kYJ5iH7e6FinJuK52S6QvWizevFSZuiyGsW6GXKOrwWHFD8Chhcb7q1vea6sjA1NaaeSKpcJHCBv7GtXsTTjHzwwd-Nw6VRsces/s2048/IMG_1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnaQu0pUkaNyI5PH-ESFgdeczfjeIVataSlYtYkG5kYJ5iH7e6FinJuK52S6QvWizevFSZuiyGsW6GXKOrwWHFD8Chhcb7q1vea6sjA1NaaeSKpcJHCBv7GtXsTTjHzwwd-Nw6VRsces/w480-h640/IMG_1959.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zeitgeist Vintage Store - <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/VnGZPf1XSURStyk4A">833 Fort Street</a>, Victoria B.C.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The prep work and set-up have been exciting, gruelling and so rewarding. Things have fallen into place so well that we came across a vintage cabinet in the most interesting place to help display and merchandise our vintage watches. And to top it off, its a perfect match to the cabinet that was already at <a href="https://www.zeitgeistvintagestore.com/">Zeitgeist</a>. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIuQ-NwDc8TdG6tnxGPN1hfyzI2UTvmlybuy8CbJlAgfjZ7cu8XvCcb_koqYycsWt9I1rjFVZi97opsxfDNKfyQkxwrq8HTnf1jXZHJWxxs_gbVnNTZ0hBcNro4_0AKXJq80aXT0wMN8/s2048/IMG_2108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIuQ-NwDc8TdG6tnxGPN1hfyzI2UTvmlybuy8CbJlAgfjZ7cu8XvCcb_koqYycsWt9I1rjFVZi97opsxfDNKfyQkxwrq8HTnf1jXZHJWxxs_gbVnNTZ0hBcNro4_0AKXJq80aXT0wMN8/w640-h480/IMG_2108.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new display cabinet<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A special shout out and thanks to Janet at <a href="https://fantanvictoria.com/">Fan Tan Home and Style</a> for setting us up with this cabinet. As it turns out, the current cabinet at <a href="https://www.zeitgeistvintagestore.com/">Zeitgeist</a> came from Janet's store too. This story would not be complete without a shout out of where Janet's store is located here in Victoria - Canada's oldest Chinatown. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxATrqVcN7R3A__Jcl3vIxN7k1xZU_51sT94k49vUePB_xDrTs1FRyaptfGrtjKPoSC9cQ6jOyCh38jBjgWA2IYI8RIrm16Xky9lqwDsto_uLvZ_UWSz38P4Fd7TfRtxFh-OZZrO6zX2c/s2048/IMG_2100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxATrqVcN7R3A__Jcl3vIxN7k1xZU_51sT94k49vUePB_xDrTs1FRyaptfGrtjKPoSC9cQ6jOyCh38jBjgWA2IYI8RIrm16Xky9lqwDsto_uLvZ_UWSz38P4Fd7TfRtxFh-OZZrO6zX2c/w640-h480/IMG_2100.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The amazing facade and architecture of Fan Tan Home & Style store in Chinatown<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKDZBrojzdmZnmgAnjWU4EDw_ojgM_sjUJA5LXgrlt6Odx1mMBtO2rumqc5GVVJ03UUc8h1pix3Xag_IgSA30CuhvXbTNvYxPTJeaEjM6VFvRo9-BGaPepOUSLLRVQvXT0iC6OUfDfe0/s2048/IMG_2102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKDZBrojzdmZnmgAnjWU4EDw_ojgM_sjUJA5LXgrlt6Odx1mMBtO2rumqc5GVVJ03UUc8h1pix3Xag_IgSA30CuhvXbTNvYxPTJeaEjM6VFvRo9-BGaPepOUSLLRVQvXT0iC6OUfDfe0/w640-h480/IMG_2102.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fisgard Street, Chinatown's main street<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnkApwpWB4v22wkre84aeeQ6DHe_TLipK9wTHY12UuSWQZfnc7qwdYfWujLv2ns1f7gUT69lef4VYVBBtBo998JZ-TSTh0zty9LPnLmtq2jjgbA2W7fs21CS37LRhfDG8Ov15ZJVRGjg/s2048/IMG_2106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnkApwpWB4v22wkre84aeeQ6DHe_TLipK9wTHY12UuSWQZfnc7qwdYfWujLv2ns1f7gUT69lef4VYVBBtBo998JZ-TSTh0zty9LPnLmtq2jjgbA2W7fs21CS37LRhfDG8Ov15ZJVRGjg/w480-h640/IMG_2106.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fan Tan Alley - a must see in Chinatown, once the home to opium dens<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Time has now found a place so drop by the <a href="https://www.zeitgeistvintagestore.com/">Zeitgeist</a> store located at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/VnGZPf1XSURStyk4A">833 Fort Street</a>, Victoria B.C. and see all of our great curated vintage watches and the other incredible vintage and collectible pieces at the store. We are there for the month of October.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdY9iKA7CtgufnSEmA7uw5cKz9HtsGCJjj0NsKVCNXA5n-bxs1kRt0pekVJblDWzgzSWG1Y8s7Naujm5ymka5C-EpYOMzY3WBNdGFO1xVpt0093rT62UeHYW12KdRcUzGz3XWeAeOHn8/s2048/IMG_2032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdY9iKA7CtgufnSEmA7uw5cKz9HtsGCJjj0NsKVCNXA5n-bxs1kRt0pekVJblDWzgzSWG1Y8s7Naujm5ymka5C-EpYOMzY3WBNdGFO1xVpt0093rT62UeHYW12KdRcUzGz3XWeAeOHn8/w640-h480/IMG_2032.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out in front of our display cabinets at <a href="https://www.zeitgeistvintagestore.com/">Zeitgeist</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-85102316961727067722020-09-18T16:07:00.001-07:002020-09-21T10:27:28.834-07:00Finding the Time<p style="text-align: justify;">We're Popping Up at <a href="https://www.zeitgeistvintagestore.com/">Zeitgeist Vintage Store</a> starting on Friday, October 2! We're excited that we'll be bringing our restored watches to Zeitgeist for the month of October on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 5pm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fmOYxcRBqTYsGE-RwdEomLXQ3g6RIZiAVDKMgKPgQzREr1Js5T-zbZWGnLrjdRc8gZfA9IGyLSx48Y5oVCjgK-J2qzJmvhcljXM6BlLMf-PIGKKlByQHve4G6U9fbBPjYDyHyzGJWfY/s750/zeitgeist+logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fmOYxcRBqTYsGE-RwdEomLXQ3g6RIZiAVDKMgKPgQzREr1Js5T-zbZWGnLrjdRc8gZfA9IGyLSx48Y5oVCjgK-J2qzJmvhcljXM6BlLMf-PIGKKlByQHve4G6U9fbBPjYDyHyzGJWfY/w400-h400/zeitgeist+logo.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">We're packing up the shop and hauling our restored vintage and retro watches from the 1920s through the 1970s to Zeitgeist at 833 Fort Street, Victoria, B.C. Dwane at Zeitgeist is opening the doors to us and allowing us to set up for October in his shop along side the incredible vintage, retro and collectible items he has to offer. This is a cool store (and so Dwane)!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHHTo0KKCtLN5Wg_lUrUMkCzaYl14XA2A9w-5SafuoK00uG8S1r5hP9C2Nj90RcFBGF7WPaOUo6xAsp1s_bBfNaEApG8v9u_zbjGUSzYwkXIdvJ3NbZQ6cCJWSmTsaOjYG87kKQIS2Ig/s960/Dwane+at+Zeitgeist.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHHTo0KKCtLN5Wg_lUrUMkCzaYl14XA2A9w-5SafuoK00uG8S1r5hP9C2Nj90RcFBGF7WPaOUo6xAsp1s_bBfNaEApG8v9u_zbjGUSzYwkXIdvJ3NbZQ6cCJWSmTsaOjYG87kKQIS2Ig/w400-h400/Dwane+at+Zeitgeist.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dwane outside his shop on Fort Street<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgr_RkQurNeBT6KtKCMGkNpE54Yaq8XIU9Cm-nnZwhzjXM4eRH-8FozAa1SjcowOw6WPYj9uKpy3p64GjU5Izru7l03RUQHn_gjAQARJKHO5VczcYEfvcuX2iOs14Y6lY_6jbTFjQEDYQ/s4032/IMG_1978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgr_RkQurNeBT6KtKCMGkNpE54Yaq8XIU9Cm-nnZwhzjXM4eRH-8FozAa1SjcowOw6WPYj9uKpy3p64GjU5Izru7l03RUQHn_gjAQARJKHO5VczcYEfvcuX2iOs14Y6lY_6jbTFjQEDYQ/w480-h640/IMG_1978.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm popping in at Zeitgeist for the month of October<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">You can find us this October at Zeitgeist. We're looking forward to reconnecting with you, it's been awhile. </p>Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-89617888616973555682020-08-17T15:50:00.000-07:002020-08-17T15:50:12.420-07:00Finding Time<p style="text-align: justify;">As collectors, we find things at flea markets, from other enthusiasts, specialists, markets, antique and collectible shows, basements (and attics), auctions and retailers. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had always thought flea markets would be the venue I'd find a grail or expensive watch at a ridiculously low price. My friends luck at flea markets (he finds genuine Rolex, Omega and others consistently) has always inspired me to scour through flea markets; alas nothing yet. But then again, my friend lives in a city of 7.5 million people and the population around me is only 350,000. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">For me, its been a couple of reputable online auction houses (not eBay and certainly not the auction house recently trying to pawn off some far from genuine Seiko watches) and a local auction house where I've had some luck over the years. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The annual time pieces auction at my local auction house this summer featured a Jaeger LeCoultre chronograph but it was the multiple lots of Seiko (and others) that interested me. Truth be told, I wouldn't have come close to the $10,000 (Canadian) reserve on the LeCoultre so the estimates on the Seiko lots were more my speed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1UwE8VbExCee8V6COte_xvOpZTHrCygXk2M5XczCaltS-hUExlugF8y8_XdHmIhb5aL5tHVaYsyN1ya-zgqFtF5ZoSvX4MYQinKvf9zjy0q-LbT_JhHzJ5g9s3QulezWvOPHu9135Zs/s2048/IMG_1034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1UwE8VbExCee8V6COte_xvOpZTHrCygXk2M5XczCaltS-hUExlugF8y8_XdHmIhb5aL5tHVaYsyN1ya-zgqFtF5ZoSvX4MYQinKvf9zjy0q-LbT_JhHzJ5g9s3QulezWvOPHu9135Zs/s640/IMG_1034.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of "nuggets" in this mixed lot<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Like most auctions with multiple pieces offered up as a single lot, they're often a mixed bag. Despite this, there were a few gems in several of the lots. And as you may have read from a previous post on my <a href="http://www.inatime.com/2020/06/seikoholic-ramblings-of-obsessed-seiko.html">Seiko obsession</a>, there were plenty to bid hard on and I felt great about the ones I came away with.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQj2Amd56lZBx6lV11BFxabR3vHtBFuKNHfMEbbin-zt3taTHlrbXnV3xHdHRMC6_ZtFZckgIARYm7GoYb7VBfXGI4glh-6aamqkesD9iecxyuL2bVVuuvNpO3T4fnejYinukTrpccu8/s2048/IMG_1033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQj2Amd56lZBx6lV11BFxabR3vHtBFuKNHfMEbbin-zt3taTHlrbXnV3xHdHRMC6_ZtFZckgIARYm7GoYb7VBfXGI4glh-6aamqkesD9iecxyuL2bVVuuvNpO3T4fnejYinukTrpccu8/s640/IMG_1033.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mixed lot at Lunds<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkwQR8KIgsjNVZnrgYLJzy6eTHZlq5VA7XKy4OxRrAh92nBSb9SDgrxavoVi-Vazr1Hc9IEsV404BOnH42_HuSYWYASPgCUR_YMeJHKbfJ20o-dnsahYmtQT9IHzaao6Xjuh14CgYwbY/s2048/IMG_1039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkwQR8KIgsjNVZnrgYLJzy6eTHZlq5VA7XKy4OxRrAh92nBSb9SDgrxavoVi-Vazr1Hc9IEsV404BOnH42_HuSYWYASPgCUR_YMeJHKbfJ20o-dnsahYmtQT9IHzaao6Xjuh14CgYwbY/s640/IMG_1039.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These came with their original boxes<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOx8FQA-n7N9-UgzNCr_0wjYEZh5as776z3fybP3eWlZVszXke0CDZU2oT9R1PES_cwImFneb50CESoroCX97TS3EBdpCKmRx0Gg2Yz4DqPhlOW9yigWOuTWCQY5ohG8piMynOEQ5tLo/s2048/IMG_1038+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOx8FQA-n7N9-UgzNCr_0wjYEZh5as776z3fybP3eWlZVszXke0CDZU2oT9R1PES_cwImFneb50CESoroCX97TS3EBdpCKmRx0Gg2Yz4DqPhlOW9yigWOuTWCQY5ohG8piMynOEQ5tLo/s640/IMG_1038+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Seiko World Time watch in the middle was the "prize" in this lot<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45jBsWMxJMyd07j1RB6wDIR68Se1erK4G0AIlAr8ltynGAPzj99I7_Eq1hCcwskimkev05sG9q7rhxv4avoxts5iBmMnS3R9E2Mu45mlKG49NmIs4PwONHTL363AVvS4lkvd4XY7mER4/s2048/Witt+2000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45jBsWMxJMyd07j1RB6wDIR68Se1erK4G0AIlAr8ltynGAPzj99I7_Eq1hCcwskimkev05sG9q7rhxv4avoxts5iBmMnS3R9E2Mu45mlKG49NmIs4PwONHTL363AVvS4lkvd4XY7mER4/s640/Witt+2000.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of two Wittnauer perpetual calendar watches in one of the lots<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7i9VmPEQVtTku8JQwomDnhkrU10Xzeg12IT3ezXcsOZHbcOY_z4TGXRPhKbrB4lPgeq77Kjas9Y5JgDiKFH2hegehx7dTudzct7yYFPU-IxWXN_zNw1-EQCdLXJyiNeSRXIlV4oRqzu8/s2048/Longines+Admiral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7i9VmPEQVtTku8JQwomDnhkrU10Xzeg12IT3ezXcsOZHbcOY_z4TGXRPhKbrB4lPgeq77Kjas9Y5JgDiKFH2hegehx7dTudzct7yYFPU-IxWXN_zNw1-EQCdLXJyiNeSRXIlV4oRqzu8/s640/Longines+Admiral.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gold Longines from a mixed lot<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">While a number of the Seiko watch lots got away, there will always be another opportunity. After-all, part of the fun is the hunt.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">BTW, the highest bid on the LeCoultre was $6,200; it was a nice watch though.<br /></p>Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-81402039668567214292020-06-12T13:44:00.001-07:002020-06-12T13:44:18.330-07:00Seikoholic - ramblings of an obsessed Seiko collector<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Recalling my first foray into watches I was excited about the unique shapes and styling from the Art Deco period; that solidly remains. I have however, as I have previously blogged, found myself obsessing over Seiko watches this past year. Perhaps similarly as I obsessed over <a href="http://www.inatime.com/2016/07/the-hamilton-watch-co-and-hamilton.html">Hamilton</a> or Illinois deco wristwatches some years ago.</div>
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Just like when I started off on my deco obsession, I've been buying just about anything Seiko - divers, chronographs, casual, dress and things in between. Probably not the best approach to collecting as impulse can land some not so good results and I can see why the term Feiko is used a lot. </div>
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While, modern (and vintage) divers wristwatches seem to the sweet spot for me with Seiko, I seem to be inadvertently following a <a href="https://www.fratellowatches.com/top-vintage-seiko-watches/">Fratello Magazine</a> story that was published a number of years ago on what was then (and is likely still) the top 10 Seiko watches to buy. </div>
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<a href="http://www.inatime.com/2020/04/seiko-and-intimate-accessory.html">My last post on Seiko watches</a> included pics of the 6138 "Panda" and 6105 "Willard" referred to by Fratello. Seems I have a few more that are on that list and perhaps over time I may acquire others. </div>
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The 6309 above is one of a few now in my collection that Fratello talks about. I came across this beat up example in a lot with three other Seiko watches. It is nice size, the turtle shaped case is cool and the battered bezel shows that the watch likely accompanied someone on some epic ocean dives over its time. As a side note, the other three in the lot seem to also have been a good purchase and perhaps I can talk about them in a future blog post. </div>
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The 6106 "Rally" above, described as such because of the checkered bezel and blue checkered dial, appears on the to 10 and is actually one of two Rally's I've come across and acquired. This fills both an aesthetic and my interest in divers watches.</div>
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The Speedtimer chronograph below illustrates my very eclectic taste in Seiko at the moment. </div>
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A couple of things about the Speedtimer above, it is has a single sweep second for timing without sub-dials found on other chronographs and the day wheel can be displayed in either English or Kanji (as shown). A day wheel with Kanji (the characters adopted in the Japanese writing system) is a first for me. I think this watch also exudes 70s retro with the green coloured dial.</div>
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I share finally with you my 6138 Yachtman aka UFO below. Surprised this didn't make Fratello's list, but then again there are so many other great iconic Seiko's not on his list. This model is large and certainly has quite the presence on the wrist. For you sailors, the sub-dial coloured markings and its rating for 229 feet, it's appropriately called the Yachtman.</div>
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OK, maybe it is a bit extreme to refer to myself as a Seikoholic, but given the rabbit hole I seem to be down at the moment, I'm not sure how else to describe this collecting phase.</div>
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Tastes evolve over time and so does a collection. While my first love includes Art Deco watches from the 1920s and 1930s, my collection is not exclusively those eras or that aesthetic.</div>
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My eclectic taste includes a growing interest in Seiko watches. I've featured a couple in previous blogs but thought I'd devote this post to just Seiko. Cool, iconic, inexpensive (many) and plenty in the marketplace to choose from; this is perhaps why Seiko has a place in my collection.</div>
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<i>"The wristwatch is an intimate accessory.</i></div>
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The above quote is attributed to Seiko's founder. Maybe a bit sappy and probably written for marketing purposes, it stuck with me none the less. </div>
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Yah, I added a couple of popular iconic Seiko's to my collection including the Panda above and the Captain Willard I featured in another post <a href="http://www.inatime.com/2020/01/dive-right-in.html">here</a> and pictured below. But I've also added some modern, some humble vintage and some that fall somewhere in between.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1972 6105-8020 Captain Willard</td></tr>
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I do have a growing selection of modern diver's too, including the SKX009 staple below despite the fact that I've never gone diving; does going swimming with some of them count? As Hodinkee wrote in <a href="https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-almost-inexplicable-popularity-of-the-divers-watch">"The (Almost) Inexplicable Popularity Of the Diver's Watch"</a>, I share some of the editorials irrational (and perhaps rational) reasoning for having diver watches in my collection.</div>
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Then there is the multitude of chronographs to choose from, both modern and vintage including the Panda above. I haven't really found the need to time anything; although I did time how long it took me to completely dissemble a chronograph once.</div>
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Part collecting is also having fun with accessories like sourcing a modern take of the original strap for the Monaco above (the original strap I still have safely tucked away). I found Reef at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wristwatchme/">Wristwatchme</a> (link is to Instagram, his website is under construction) to put his spin on the original; I think he did a great job. </div>
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And the last watch picked from my Seiko collection, a sports model from the mid 1960s below. Humble, simple, and inexpensive.</div>
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Finally, I wish all of you well during these trying times. I recognize speaking about watches may not reflect the reality of many facing some extremely difficult circumstances, it does provide however, at least for me, an escape and distraction from these hard times.<br />
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Stay safe, #stayhome and #plankthecurve.Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-2760440702155243552020-01-04T16:45:00.000-08:002020-01-04T16:46:35.096-08:00Dive Right In Part 2<div style="text-align: justify;">
A new year, a new decade. Happy New Year all.</div>
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With another year, for me, that means another watch (or two or three) and another segment to collect - dive watches.</div>
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So when was the first modern dive watch invented? Or better, when was the first commercially made dive watch produced? Rolex produced their Oyster case in the late 20s but many say that Omega produced the first commercial dive watches in the 30s. Whoever it was, diver watches have a long history and the list of producers is long. </div>
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A segment within a segment, collectors might collect a specific maker and model or perhaps collect a specific era. Me, well I just happen to stumble on some and be purposeful with others. Admittedly, I have an affinity for <a href="https://www.seikowatches.com/ca-en/products/prospex/sea">Seiko</a> dive watches.</div>
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Some might say the Seiko 6105-8119/8110 dive watch is a bit of "grail". Perhaps the hype (and price) is the result of it being worn by Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now. Regardless of its status with collectors, it's a cool watch. </div>
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Collectors take note, when it comes to grail watches, there are a lot of imposters out there and a fair share of Feikos. But you don't have to break the bank for a great dive watch. In 2019 Seiko re-created the iconic dive watch produced in the 1970s and as immortalized by Martin Sheen with their limited edition SLA033.</div>
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Variations galore, the common thread among dive watches generally includes an outer bezel that rotates so that you can time your dive. Ratings, or the depth to which watches were designed, varied greatly. Interestingly, the use of the term "waterproof" became illegal in the 1960s replaced with "water resistant". Hmm... was there a run on law suits similar to the McDonald's hot coffee debacle that warranted this?</div>
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Yet another variant above, a dive watch with a chronograph. Bulova did not want to be undersold so rated their dive watches at 666 feet versus say, 600 feet used by others at the time. The 666 foot rating is commonly referred to as the "devil diver".</div>
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Many makers like <a href="https://ow-watch.ch/">Ollech & Wajs</a> specialized in dive watches. While predominately producing their dive watches in the 1950s and 1960s, O&W have released their next generation of dive watches with a new modern take.</div>
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May the new decade be filled with happiness and health and maybe a bit of excitement as you find your next watch. Here's to diving into watch collecting in 2020.</div>
Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-44697943165402773542019-11-06T16:17:00.001-08:002019-11-28T11:01:46.929-08:002019 Christmas Show/Sale and Other Events<div style="text-align: justify;">
You may be familiar with my watch collection on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/inatimewatches/">@inatimewatches</a>) and that I part with a watch from time to time. I have found over the last number of years a growing interest from followers to have an opportunity to see these spectacular pieces in person. Not everyone is obsessed with watch collecting like me and may not necessarily know what they are looking at online, so seeing our vintage timepieces up close is important, especially if they are ready to buy one. </div>
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There are few venues for people to shop for vintage time pieces in
person as there are very few retailers having substantive inventories of
watches to choose from (although great places like <a href="https://wannabuyawatch.com/">Wanna Buy a Watch</a>?
in California exist); antique and vintage stores don't necessarily carry lots of
watches to select from; and my experience with flea market finds is hit
and miss and buyer beware. On top of that, someone looking for their first and perhaps
only piece, can get overwhelmed with online hucksters or not know what
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I will even sell the watch off my own wrist!</td></tr>
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We bring dozens of restored watches from the 1920s through the 1970s for both men and women with us to these shows. Our restoration includes a full servicing of the mechanical movement by an expert watchmaker, ultrasonic cleaning of the case (not polishing, 'cause we like original cases), new crystals as needed and perhaps a new watch strap (or an ultrasonically cleaned original bracelet). They are ready to wear and we will even warranty them!</div>
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So join us on November 17, 2019 for the <a href="https://vintageretrocollectible.ca/">Christmas Vintage, Retro & Collectible Show/Sale</a> at the <a href="http://www.marywinspear.ca/">Mary Winspear Centre</a> in Sidney, B.C. by the sea. Say hello, try on some watches and head home with a piece of history.</div>
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Remember to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inatimewatches/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inatimewatches/">Instagram</a> (@inatimewatches) and keep up with our latest finds and restorations. And great news, we now restore and sell vintage fountain pens (we're bring some to the show) and you can see our sister <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inatimepens/">Instagram</a> site @inatimepens. </div>
Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-33455340383976726822019-10-06T14:18:00.001-07:002019-10-06T14:18:59.665-07:00Double Trouble<div style="text-align: justify;">
Two peas in a pod, a bicycle built for two, two timing, the daily double, the terrible twos, double trouble. They seem to come it two's (or is it threes, yikes?).</div>
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I've noticed an interesting thing with collectors. Twos. Not two watches because lets face it, a collection of watches is not just two. No, the interesting observation is watch collectors seem to have a penchant for one other thing. Watches and model trains; watches and clocks; wrist watches and pocket watches; watches and PENS. Fountain pens! Yes, I've started collecting fountain pens.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">c1940s Benrus watch and Eversharp "Skyline" fountain pen set</td></tr>
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I believe I have rationalized the whole new collecting thing to the fact that generally speaking, at least for the fountain pens I am collecting, they seem a lot cheaper than wristwatches. And in addition, restoring and repairing a fountain pen seems so far a lot simpler and easier (and less costly). There are, just like wristwatches, the "luxury" brands but like most of my watch collection, my fountain pen foray is very humble.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">c.1930 Illinois "Guardsman" and c.1940 Eversharp Skyline</td></tr>
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Seems the first few fountain pens that I have been drawn to are the 1940s Eversharp "Skyline" line. A cool industrial design by Henry Dryfuss, a 14k gold semi-flexible nib, couldn't ask for much more. But then all of the celluloid striated Sheaffer and Parker pens are pretty cool too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry Dryfuss also designed this, see the resemblance to the Skyline?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The anatomy of an Eversharp Skyline sans ink bladder (aka sac)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">c.1930 Sheaffer's "Admiral" fountain pen set and Elgin "Avigo" wristwatch</td></tr>
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My second collection, really not the terrible twos but I suspect my better half might think it as double trouble. <br />
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<br />Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-10518425958126684792019-08-04T15:47:00.001-07:002019-08-04T15:47:19.539-07:00Watches, Vintage, Beer, Donuts and a Couple of Nuggets<div style="text-align: justify;">
Another summer, and another opportunity to share passions about watches and get out on the road and meet amazing people. A trip about people, craft beer, some OK donuts, interesting eats, beautiful scenery, history and a few nuggets along the way. A trip along the Washington and Oregon coasts with stops in Portland, Cannon Beach and Tokeland.</div>
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July meant a trip to America's largest vintage and collectible show (their billing, not mine, but it was BIG) the Portland Expo Antique and Collectible Show where we had a booth, and travels along the Oregon and Washington coasts. </div>
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I guess at over 1,000 vendors, it might very well be the largest show in America. Two years ago the <a href="https://nawcc.org/">National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors</a> joined this show as part of the associations northwest chapter gathering; this was repeated again this year. A sub-set of the vintage and collectible vendors, the public had access to amazing vintage watches and clocks (including In a Time Watches of course).</div>
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Some wise friends that have traveled to the Portland vintage and collectible show for years (they call it their Christmas in July) told us to bring totes and packing material for the things we would find at the show. That was a good idea. We packed up the station wagon and roof box with lots of paper, bubble wrap and some <a href="https://www.frogbox.com/">frog boxes</a>. While we didn't fill all of the totes, we did try hard and much of the things we did find included well-packing vintage fountain pens. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only watch I bought at the expo but some of the pens I found</td></tr>
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Well a trip to Portland has to include food from a truck, at a pub, at a restaurant and on the go. Do be careful though and be cautious when a hipster bartender at an <a href="https://heathmanhotel.com/food-drink/">upscale hotel</a> tells you to try Russian food and drink the horseradish vodka. That can only mean <a href="https://www.kachkapdx.com/kachinka">Kachinka</a>. Now the jerky and vodka, well were interesting, the dumplings delicious, and what could be described as the ploughman's, just hitting the spot.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The horseradish vodka did come with a beer chaser after all!</td></tr>
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Let's not forget the beer. Just too many awesome places to mention. Not that <a href="https://www.deschutesbrewery.com/pubs/portland/">Deschutes</a> was the highlight of the craft beer experience, and it was delicious (including the Fresh Haze IPA), I just take lots of pictures of neon for my Pinterest feed (check out my neon board <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/inatimewatches/">@inatmewatches)</a> and thought their sign was killer. </div>
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Yes, lots of donuts to try. Some good, some not so good and one place that reminded me of the scene from the movie Elf where Buddy praises the accomplishments of a cafe's coffee. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think Buddy the Elf's girlfriend Jovie might have a similar reaction to Annies</td></tr>
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Portland, amazing; and their diverse <a href="https://www.travelportland.com/things-to-do/neighborhoods-regions/">neighbourhoods</a>, unique as Portland is as a whole. Our trip also took us to the Oregon coast and along Washington's Olympic National Park and Peninsula and what to some might seem to be the off-the-beaten-track, Tokeland Washington. </div>
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Tokeland Washington, the latest census putting the population bubbling over at 150, is the place to unwind, kickback and relax and all at the <a href="https://www.tokelandhotel.com/">Tokeland Hotel</a>. Now, be mindful that this historic hotel was built in 1885 so it's amenities are not the Ritz. That being said, we had an amazing room that looked out at the bay, an extremely comfortable bed and we were surrounded by incredible antiques. Free <a href="https://www.electrabike.com/">Electra </a>bikes (to ride), a resident dog who loves people, and the restaurant at the hotel, well, lets just say the hotel was one of the nuggets of our trip. </div>
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You can read about the history of the property and the hotel on their <a href="https://www.tokelandhotel.com/">website</a> but the meandering grass meadow on the ocean side of the hotel where mowed trails leads to the ocean, deserves mention. The meadow was once the golf course for the well-to-do visitors of the hotel. </div>
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OK, the restaurant at the Tokeland Hotel - simply superb. The husband and wife hotel owner team (Zac and Heather) have transformed the main floor, just like their rooms, into a cool, funky vintage oasis with the dining room, looking out to the bay, being the highlight. And Heather's kitchen, the product of her talents honed at her successful Seattle restaurant <a href="http://www.thewanderinggoose.com/">The Wondering Goose</a> was beyond amazing. Fresh is on the menu all the time (my wife had the fresh salmon one evening dinner) along with staples like the cranberry pot roast (which I had; and the jus and gravy, well, to die for) and don't get me started about her desserts.</div>
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Our travels included Oregon State highways 26 and 101 and Washington State highways 101 and 105 along with the <a href="https://www.cohoferry.com/">Black Ball ferry Coho</a> traveling between Victoria, B.C. and Port Angeles, Washington. Heather has a cookbook out called Big Food Big Love (available <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Big-Food-Love-Down-Home-Wandering/dp/1632170612">here</a> on Amazon) and we can't wait for her follow-up which will include her cranberry pot roast. Some other must sees: stops at <a href="https://www.powells.com/">Powell's Books</a>, exploring the <a href="https://www.olympicnationalparks.com/discover/area-maps/map-of-olympic-peninsula/">Olympic National Forest and Peninsula</a>, and visiting <a href="http://www.sirenspub.com/">Sirens Pub</a> and <a href="http://www.barhopbrewing.com/">Barhop Brewing & Artisan Pizza</a> in the seaside towns of <a href="https://enjoypt.com/">Port Townsend</a> and <a href="https://www.visitportangeles.com/">Port Angeles</a>. </div>
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Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-39870623889708239792019-06-30T15:32:00.000-07:002019-06-30T15:36:09.374-07:00Japan Bound<div style="text-align: justify;">
As I continue to explore different segments of watch collecting, to which there are many many paths, I find myself looking at the Japanese offerings of Seiko and Citizen of late. And in particular, chronographs of the 1960s and 1970s. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy of <a href="https://musicvstheworld.wordpress.com/">Music vs. The World</a></td></tr>
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I believe Seiko and Citizen use some of the best systems (nomenclature) for referencing their watches and the common names associated with certain references are derived in many ways. For instance, the Seiko "Pogue" is named after Colonel William Pogue, a pilot and astronaut. The Seiko panda, well, it looks like a panda bear's white face with black around its eyes. </div>
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A series of numbers generally reference the movement in the watch and the case style. For instance Colonel Pogue's Seiko below is referenced 6139-6002. 6139 referring to the movement, 6002 referring to the model or case style. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colonel Pogue's Seiko ref. 6139-600x (image courtesy <a href="https://www.ha.com/">Heritage Auctions</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Seiko Panda, ref. 6138-8020 (image courtesy of <a href="https://www.hodinkee.com/">Hodinkee)</a></td></tr>
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OK, so to my first chronographs of the era. I'm featuring two Seiko and one Citizen. The two Seiko watches share the same workhorse movement the 6139. </div>
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The Seiko ref. 6139-7080 below couldn't have a more obvious reference name the "hexagon". </div>
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While my Seiko ref. 6139-6012 below doesn't have its correct bracelet in this picture, it is a sharp example. It appears that this particular model (6012) has not received a nickname. </div>
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Finally, my Citizen "Bullhead" ref. 67-9011 below is a nice example even though someone has done some polishing to the otherwise brushed metal case (some base alloy) factory finish. Perhaps it's obvious but the name "bullhead" comes from the position of the two chronograph pushers you see at the "top" of the watch versus the pushers in the Seiko examples above located on the side in roughly the two and four positions. </div>
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Examples of my watches remain priced well for the collector between $250-400US. The Seiko Pogue will set you back a little more at about $350-600US; and the Seiko Panda $500-700US. Beware though, like any popular vintage watch, there are lots of fakes.</div>
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One of the great things about about watch collecting is meeting people and talking about the watch they received on a special occasion or chatting about the watches their parents, grandparents and even great grandparents had. The expression and emotion they show when they tell a story about a family watch can't help but make me smile. While their stories always make me feel good, I couldn't help but be a little jealous. Until recently, I thought such watches in our family didn't exist. </div>
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I was chatting with one of my brothers recently on the phone and he described going through a box he had of things from our grandmother; the box had been sitting unopened for a some time. Inside he found two of our grandfather's watches! </div>
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I'm not sure our grandfather would have bought the watches himself so I suspect that they could have been gifts. In the bottom picture below (my grandparents with us grandchildren; I'm the one on my grandmother's lap) my grandfather is wearing a watch, although you can't make out if it was one of these two (I'm just gonna say he's wearing one of them). The top photo I had to include as it's such a great photo of my grandparents and mother. </div>
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Like the stories I hear from others about their families and their watches, my brother recalled, and I too remember, my grandfather and his Air Lord watch. Our grandfather had the Air Lord on a metal bracelet that was never attached on one end so he kept it in his pocket. I recall sitting on his lap as he drove a tractor plowing a field and he'd occasionally pull the watch out to check the time. I love that memory.</div>
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The Lusina was surely his "town" watch. Likely worn when he went into town for supplies; during a social occasion; perhaps for a community gathering; or the rare time when he traveled to visit the grand-kids like in the photo above. </div>
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Both watches are humble, just like my grandfather was. A man dedicated to his family and generous to his friends. He was funny, he loved us grand-kids and boy did we love summers on the farm with him!</div>
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And what do you do on your vacation? If you're me, you scour second hand stores, vintage shops, pawn shops, jewelers, flea markets, swap meets and anywhere else you can think of where you might find a vintage watch while my wife searches for all things baking (while patiently waiting for me to finish). </div>
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This is our <i>Vacation Time</i>. </div>
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Our time in Arizona allowed us to relax around the pool,
explore some great areas between Phoenix and Tucson searching for wild horses and javelinas, taking in a concert, attending a hockey game, eating great food and of course, taking <b>LOTS OF TIME</b> looking for watches. Our friends and my wife deserve a lot of thanks for being so patient with me when I kept saying "just a few more minutes" as I raced up and down aisles of stores.</div>
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What better way to start a vacation (at least for me) with tables and tables of watches. This was the two-day Sunshine Regional Meet of the <a href="https://nawcc.org/">National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors</a> in Fountain Hills, Arizona. </div>
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Appreciation and many thanks to <a href="http://www.artdecowristwatches.com/">Artdecowristwatches</a> and <a href="http://www.vintagehamilton.com/">Hamiltonwatches</a> for allowing me to shimmy up to them at their table and sell some of my watches (I sold more watches than I found as it turned out).</div>
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Next up, <a href="https://zacbrownband.com/pages/home">Zac Brown Band</a> concert and an <a href="https://www.nhl.com/coyotes">Arizona Coyotes</a> hockey game (with searching through a couple of stores along the way like the <a href="https://www.brassarmadillo.com/goodyear/">Brass Armadillo</a> in Goodyear).</div>
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We hit all of the recommended stores (and then some), took in a few flea markets and swap meets but brought back only a few watches. Alas, the hunt was fun and everything else we did was awesome.</div>
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Interestingly, I didn't buy from a table at the watch meet in Fountain Hills but over a week later we came upon their store front <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watchandclockrepair/">Eternal Timepieces</a> in Mesa and picked up a great Hamilton railroad grade pocket watch that has a Canadian dial - welcome back to Canada.</div>
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Interspersed with searching through shops like <a href="http://callitnewcallitantique.com/">Call it New Call it Antique</a>, Main Street Antique Mall, <a href="http://midtownmm.com/">Midtown Mercantile Merchants</a>, Patterns of the Past Antique Mall and many, many, many, many more, we stopped at our favorite foodie places along the way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To die for coconut cream pie at <a href="https://hotelcongress.com/family/the-cup/">the Cup Cafe</a> in the Hotel Congress in Tucson</td></tr>
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There is so much to do in Arizona. From the Grand Canyon and nearby Sedona to Tombstone to the Saguaro National Park, we know why we keep going back. And when I find a few watches along the way, bonus!<br />
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Oh, while we had a home base, we did stay over in Tucson and we recommend the cutest <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/16753075?s=51">Airbnb</a>. While the location is an "up and coming neighborhood" you get the entire 1930s bungalow that is decorated in the coolest and hippest antiques; is hosted by the most awesome owner; and it is central to everything. Call Shannon next time you're there.</div>
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Until next time Arizona.<br />
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Like my last foray down a road less traveled and the subject of <a href="http://www.inatime.com/2019/01/the-road-not-taken-one-most-less.html">my last blog</a>, I found myself acquiring a watch from yet another segment of watch collecting - a "diver". Yes, those rather large watches that were designed for underwater adventures, surviving depths of 100s of meters. </div>
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Like many of my "acquisitions", this recent purchase was probably more spontaneous and impulsive rather than strategic (can buying a watch be strategic anyway?). A European marketed Bulova, a "Snorkel 666 feet" from 1970.</div>
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These watches, also referred to as "devil divers", were rated for deep dives. As I have found out, printing the depth rating of 666 feet was unique for Bulova as most producers of dive watches printed the rating in meters (200).</div>
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My particular watch is equipped with Bulova's Accutron tuning fork movement. My blog "<a href="http://www.inatime.com/2018/07/another-diversion.html">Another Diversion</a>" talks about this type of movement. This particular watch was marketed in Italy as the day window displays the days of the week in Italian.</div>
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The picture above shows the watch's two crowns. The lower crown sets the day, date and time and the other rotates the inner bezel. The rotating inner bezel allows you to mark and determine the elapsed time for your dive. This particular watch has a smooth, fully functioning inner bezel and retains much of it's bright orange paint.</div>
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I'm not to sure that I will be diving into any oceans with this vintage piece any time soon. I always warn people not to take <b>ANY</b> vintage watch <b>ANYWHERE</b> near water, let alone 666 feet below the surface even if the watch says its water proof; chances are it most certainly is not now.</div>
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I've always thought that the watches I collect have great appeal, amazing design, great movements and don't break the bank. My watch collection includes watches from Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham,
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I recently took what I believe is the road most traveled (or aspired to) when it comes to watch collecting for many. The road to a "luxury" brand. I say most traveled as some might see buying a luxury brand is the thing you do when it comes to watch collecting.</div>
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This is an interesting segment of vintage watches. I have not pursued this segment and have owned only one other vintage watch perhaps from this segment - an Omega which I sold this past year. I frequently visit websites dedicated to "luxury" watches as it is a fascinating segment and just as fascinating to read about things like the Paul Newman Rolex selling at auction for over the crazy sum of $17 million (!). Check out <a href="https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/paul-newman-rolex-daytona-auction-most-expensive-watch-ever">Hodinkee's</a> article on the auction if you want to read about watches that sell for ridiculous prices.</div>
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I digress. A chance encounter, a needle in the
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Arguably some might say I took the road less traveled as many can't afford to buy a watch in this segment or simply don't subscribe to the prices you have to pay (usually) to enter it. But what was Robert Frost really talking about - acting independently and blazing a road for others to travel or perhaps the purchase of a Rolex is just a bad analogy to Frost's poem. Whatever the pursuit, it is a great watch and a great addition to my collection.<br />
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What do you do when your collection begins to grow exponentially? For me, step into a new realm and sell some of them. November 24 and 25 In a Time Watches will be at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/412479482491455/">Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market</a> with dozens of amazing vintage watches for sale.</div>
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This has been an interesting undertaking. I'm not quitting my day job, simply sharing my passion with others by providing an eclectic curated collection of accessible (not over the top expensive), working-person vintage mechanical watches. The collection generally consists of watches designed for the working class, suited for both men and women, and feature North American makers or watches that had Swiss made movements but were cased and marketed in North America. Watches from Hamilton, Elgin, Illinois, Bulova and Gruen from the 1920s through the 1960s are among those that will be for sale. </div>
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Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-48156559600160242862018-11-04T10:48:00.002-08:002018-11-04T11:36:48.655-08:00Six Degrees of Separation<div style="text-align: justify;">
A recent <a href="https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/omega-speedmaster-professional-neil-armstrong-first-man#&gid=1&pid=1">Hodinkee.com</a> article about the new movie release "<a href="https://www.firstman.com/" target="_blank">First Man</a>" mentions movie production details like the use of Omega Speedmaster watches worn by the actors. The "Speedy", as it is affectionately referred to, was the same model used during the first moon missions of the 1960s. This got me thinking about my connection with Canadian astronauts and my six degrees of separation from space flight. The Hodinkee article referenced Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield (I myself am Canadian, eh) and I got to think about my encounter with him and another Canadian astronaut.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screen shot of Ryan Gosling's Omega Speedmaster from the movie First Man</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch</td></tr>
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The short Hodinkee article was primarily about the Omega Speedmasters used by astronauts through the 1960s but also referenced the continuing use of Omega watches today (in the case of Chris Hadfield, an Omega X-33).<br />
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Having recently read the article, I recalled the encounter I had with astronaut Chris Hadfield a few years ago. Following a presentation from Colonel Hadfield about his time on the International Space Station, I had the privilege to chat with him. </div>
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In addition to wearing a cool Omega watch in space, the Hodinkee article references Colonel Hadfield's rendition of <a href="https://youtu.be/KaOC9danxNo">David Bowie's Space Oddity</a>, recorded on the International Space Station. It is an interesting feat recording a music video in space! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chatting with Colonel Hadfield about space flight</td></tr>
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Interestingly, my connection to space was even earlier when I met another Canadian astronaut, Colonel Jeremy Hansen. I spent some time with Colonel Hansen when he flew a CF-18 Royal Canadian Air Force fighter jet during a demonstration at an airshow I was producing at the time; this was just before he became an astronaut. As for watches Colonel Hansen wears? Much of the time an Apple Watch is seen on his wrist but an X-33 appears to been seen on his wrist too.<br />
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Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-37472856271004744502018-10-25T14:06:00.000-07:002018-10-25T14:06:15.976-07:00Here He Comes<div style="text-align: justify;">
As I've experienced over the years watch collecting can take you down so many different paths. One such path includes collecting watches associated with iconic characters (like Mickey Mouse below). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1930s Mickey Mouse watch by Ingersoll</td></tr>
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These characters were merchandised in many ways and often found their likeness on watches. I occasionally look for a first version Mickey Mouse wristwatch like the one above but I have not had luck with an example that is in fine condition. I have not obsessed over these watches as I have over others so they didn't exist in my collection, until recently. Here he comes.</div>
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On a trip to Seattle this past summer to attend a concert, my wife and I stopped in the quaint seaside community of Port Townsend. Among other activities, we enjoyed a day of treasure hunting among the many shops of the community's historic district. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello from Port Townsend</td></tr>
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While strolling along Port Townsend's main street (Water Street) we came upon <a href="https://magpie-alley-antiques-and-oddities.business.site/" target="_blank">Magpie Alley Antiques and Oddities</a>, a shop filled with an eclectic mix of antiques, memorabilia and oddities. In a display case in the middle of the store we found a 1950s child's themed wristwatch with the character immortalized by Clarence E. Mulford in his children novels and portrayed on TV and screen by William Boyd - Hopalong Cassidy.</div>
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As we talked to the shopkeeper we discovered the watch was the shop owners watch, something she received new in the 1950s as a child. We were told she wore it a lot yet painstakingly looked after it during her childhood and then put away for decades as an adult. </div>
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This is a survivor! A fully intact watch with original strap, buckle, inner box display, warranty/instruction card and an outer box in such fine condition after 60+ years. Quit frankly we loved the story, marveled at the condition of the watch, loved the store, so we bought it.</div>
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BTW, if you were at all curious, the concert we traveled to attend was Alison Krauss and Willie Nelson (it was fantastic!).<br />
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Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-81152542647385452922018-09-19T13:38:00.000-07:002018-09-19T13:39:01.473-07:00How Obsessed Am I?I suppose that if I blogged a lot about watches it might point to my obsession; as it turns out, I don't blog a lot. While I don't blog a lot about my obsession, I wanted to share a story that points a little to my obsession with watches.<br />
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I was recently at a world-class resort (you can check out some <a href="https://www.instagram.com/retrowristwatch/" target="_blank">Instagram pics</a> about it) where I had a wee bit of an accident. </div>
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Having spent a good part of the day at the remote hospital clinic getting tested and checked over to make sure nothing 'serious' was wrong (BTW, I'm mostly fine), my injury was such that I would be unable to drive myself home. So, my wife flew up in a float plane to the resort to pick me up so she could drive me back home. </div>
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We live on an island which requires us to take a ferry, adding to an interesting trip down from the mountainside, through the major traffic of Vancouver to get to the ferry terminal to get home. Of course the ferry doesn't run 24 hours per day and we left the resort in the very late afternoon having spent several hours at the clinic.</div>
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I am prepping for my second <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/165622724119582/" target="_blank">vintage show/sale</a> and wanted to pick up another display case for the show. I had originally thought that on my return trip home I'd stop by a certain Swedish furnishings store and pick it up and carry on to the ferry. Well, with my wee accident my return plans changed. As it turns out, with my wife behind the wheel driving down from the mountain, she suggested we drive to the store and she could pop in while I waited in the car, pick up the display and still make the ferry we were scheduled on (which was the last of the day). </div>
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Arrival at store 19:56, ferry departure 21:00. As I sat in the car I checked the ferry website for how full it was - 70%, then 75%, then 82%; yikes, would it be full by the time we got there? We left the store at 20:13 and thankfully Google Maps said it would take 20 minutes to get to the ferry. As my wife drove from the store to the terminal we passed under a big billboard a few kilometers from the terminal that displays how full the ferry is - 90%. Arrival at ferry terminal 20:34 (wow Google, that's impressive) and 96% full. We made it!</div>
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How come the Swedish store gives you extra parts? And please, if you are in the area this weekend, check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/165622724119582/" target="_blank">Vintage Expo 2018</a> and stop by In a Time's booth.</div>
Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-51018810426174218422018-08-31T09:40:00.000-07:002018-08-31T09:42:58.865-07:00An Intimate AccessoryI've pondered a lot over the years about what this obession is all about and recently I came across a quote that's been attributed to Seiko founder Kintaro Hattori.<br />
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Hmmm, a watch is not merely a utilitarian object that simply tells the time but is something to be enjoyed and connected to; I like that. Mr. Hattori was so correct, even so far back then. It also speaks to the longevity of vintage watches that, with simple care, last generations.<br />
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I want to share this harmony and bond with others. I'm venturing out for the first time and selling some of my collection at an upcoming show. While this may seem like an unabashed plug for this new 'venture', I do genuinely want to share with others what I experience. If you're in the Greater Victoria area on Vancouver Island, come by and say 'hi'.<br />
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I continue to be connected to 'my' watches and I hope that a bit of that rubs off on others. If you like what I'm saying, make sure you leave a comment or send me an email. You can also see more of my collection on Instagram @retrowristwatch or on Facebook as inatimewatches.Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-18107804181746916212018-08-11T20:03:00.000-07:002018-08-11T20:03:03.405-07:00The Advent of the Electric Watch<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have typically collected traditional mechanical watches (the ones you wind up) with the exception of some Bulova Accutron watches I recently purchased. I blogged about the Bulova Accutron's in "<a href="http://www.inatime.com/2018/07/another-diversion.html" target="_blank">Another Diversion</a>". Now among my collection is yet another "type" of watch, the Hamilton Electric. </span></div>
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part desire to use the emerging battery technology to power a watch and eliminate the need to have to wind it. Seems hot on the heels of Hamilton introducing the electric watch (among other makers), Bulova soon introduced the Accutron tuning fork to the world of watch movements.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Hamilton Gemini I just received is rather unique with its offset crown. Add the unique case shape and the electric movement, and this is a cool watch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The electric watches now in my collection use electrical contacts like the Hamilton or a transistor like the Bulova Accutron. What is common with a mechanical watch and a Hamilton Electric is that they both use a balance wheel to regulate the movement and the Bulova Accutron uses a tuning fork (well, sort of). You could perhaps say that the Hamilton Electric is a hybrid of the traditional mechanical movement. I've taken a few shots of the three movement variants below so you can start to see the differences (and similarities).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm hopeful the battery corrosion seen in the 505 above does not pose a major problem on refurbishing this watch movement. The previous owner not only had the incorrect battery type it it, but obviously had left it in the watch for a while. I guess understandably as you need to remove the movement from the watch case through the crystal opening; for the novice, not as easy as it sounds. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So, a start of a well-rounded assortment of movement types. The quartz movement is yet another beast and admittedly I own a few but they are not centre to my watch collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I blogged about adding a new mechanical watch maker in my blog "<a href="http://www.inatime.com/2017/08/welcome-to-family.html" target="_blank">Welcome to the Family</a>" and blogged about being distracted by pocket watches in "<a href="http://www.inatime.com/2017/01/squirrel.html" target="_blank">Squirrel</a>". Well, I've done it again as I've been distracted with Bulova's electronic watch the "Accutron".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An electronic watch? A new technology introduced by Bulova around 1960 that utilized a 360-herz tuning fork,
powered by a one-transistor electronic oscillator, to drive the
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is the watch that went to the moon and even appeared on the television show <a href="https://www.amc.com/shows/mad-men/season-7/episode-01-time-zones" target="_blank">Mad Men</a> (season 7, episode 1). They even marketed this as "not" being a watch. This was a revolutionary watch that even predated quartz movements.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So, back to why this is a diversion, well, I purchased my first Accutron and loved the look, the movement, how the second hand advances so I bought another and another. Not quite a collection, but a diversion from my focus of mechanical watches. </span></div>
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see in the picture of my two Accutrons above that the tuning fork symbol appears on both dials and the seconds hand on the watch to the right. This symbol became a major part of Bulova's marketing. Interestingly, the tuning fork appears on some 60s mechanical watches and it survives today with Bulova's modern watches. Perhaps its use today is an ode to the 1960s and Bulova's history. Or, maybe it's just a cool symbol.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Apologies that the tuning fork is not visible in the photo above. It is hidden below the gold plate you see. While I could have taken the plate off, I'm not about to tinker with these watches right now especially without any spare parts should I inadvertently go oops. The diagram below from the service manual shows the tuning fork though.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Not a bad diversion from my focus of collecting and I will likely find another Accutron in my collection one day. Perhaps a 1960s "Spaceview" or a re-issue Spaceview like the one Bulova released in 2010 on the 50th anniversary of the original.</span></span><br />
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<br />Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-77990691143494815362018-05-12T19:33:00.001-07:002018-05-12T19:33:08.759-07:00The "Art" of CollectingWhen my first retro/vintage watch arrived (a <a href="http://www.inatime.com/2016/07/this-is-where-it-begins-its-about-time.html" target="_blank">Hamilton Putnam</a>, a gift from my wife) it opened up a new adventure of discovery, admiration, dreaming, tinkering and collecting. My first few years of watch discovery had no <a href="http://www.inatime.com/2016/09/rhyme-or-reason.html" target="_blank">rhyme or reason</a>. As a matter of fact, after that first watch it became an insatiable pursuit to find new watches of all shapes and sizes.<br />
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Seems I found and bought just about anything those first few years. Different vintages, styles, price points; they were all of course, mechanical watches. I suppose in the early years most of my collecting was playing to an emotional satisfaction. Does that mean my watch collecting satisfies some other reasons now? Aesthetic? Intellectual? Preservation? Social? Not sure what my physiological motivation is but likely many.<br />
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Jump forward a couple years, my experience with a watchmaker friend and honing my "tinkering" skills to today, my obsession for retro/vintage watches has not subsided but what I search for has. I think its only natural progress over time to fine-tune what it is in these watches I see and am looking for. I've read a lot, participated in various online forums, and am paying attention to the experts.<br />
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A certain era, a certain style, a certain case type, and a certain maker. You can find a whole lot of combinations of those. That being said, my current interest includes the 1920s and 30s, deco, two-tone cases and <a href="http://www.inatime.com/2017/08/welcome-to-family.html" target="_blank">Illinois</a> watches.<br />
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The Illinois watch above, the Townsman, hits both my refined criteria - the era and great deco engraved (or "chased") styling of the case.<br />
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As I started looking at my growing collection of watches for a subject to blog about, I noticed an increasing number of 1920s and 1930s watches and a many with two-toned cases. Take for instance the Townsman above, it has a white gold bezel and back and sandwiched between is a yellow gold centre. The examples below also incorporate two tones of gold in their cases. The Apollo, Gladiator and Sky King below all have a white gold case with a yellow gold strip on the front bezel. Like the Townsman, the Elgin Model E-12 below has a yellow gold centre sandwiched between a white gold back and a white gold bezel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1929 Bulova "Apollo" in two-tone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1930 Bulova "Gladiator" in two-tone</td></tr>
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While there are a number of materials watch cases are made of (solid gold, gold fill, stainless, base metals of all types, etc.) most of my collection consists of gold filled. Given my preferred era of collecting (and although stainless steel cases were around in the 1930s but did not become common place for many years after) its no wonder I have more gold filled watches than any other metal. <br />
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While my tastes have been refined over the last few years, one thing remains the same - I'm still obsessed with mechanical watches.<br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">BTW, if you like what you read or see in my photography, post a comment. Is there something you'd like to see in my blog, let me know as well.</span>Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464488836507007892.post-13304809500786137352018-02-18T14:41:00.000-08:002018-02-18T14:41:30.776-08:00The Rotary Seconds Dial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The rotary seconds dial, the wondering second, the secometer, modern seconds indicator and the jump second are just a few of the names associated with a unique seconds display used in wrist and pocket watches. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 1930 Illinois Guardsman with the rotary seconds dial</td></tr>
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This is a first for me as I picked up an Illinois "Guardsman" that features a rotary disc that displays the seconds where traditionally you would see a hand; either a sweep seconds hand or a seconds hand positioned at the 6 (or 9 like a number of my other Illinois watches).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of rotory dial on my Guardsman</td></tr>
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If you look closely above you can see a dark spot on the "6". That is the pivot from the middle of the seconds disc and it protrudes through the dial. Below you can see the centre of the disc and the raised pivot that goes through the 6 of the dial.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the Guardsman seconds disc on the watch movment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1930 ad showing the Guardsman bottom middle with its "seconds indicator"</td></tr>
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Illinois, Waltham, Bulova, Hamilton and other makers have incorporated this novel way of displaying the seconds. Some with better success than others. I equate the success with the ease with which you can read the seconds. For my Guardsman above, you can easilty read it. On the other hand Waltham's rotorary second on its wristwatch models featuring it were pretty small to see but their pocket watches below were quite readable.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walthams "Modern Seconds Indicator" pocket watch version ad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hamilton's 1930 secometer for their pocket watches</td></tr>
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The seconds disc did not seem to find a permanent home in watch manufacturing and seems to have disappeared in the pocket and wrist watch in the 30's. I may have found another watch niche for me to collect!Inatime Watcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787133280778669713noreply@blogger.com0