Baume & Mercier Nouveau Capeland Chronographe

Reflections on Omega
From readings in my travels on the ¡° information super highway ¡± I gather that the 55X and 56X movements were the best Omega had produced and back then Omegas were every bit as good and probably better than their Rolex counterparts. Certainly both companies produced watches of an equal quality and both were equally well respected.Trouble beckoned with the arrival of quartz technology which wreaked havoc among producers in the Swiss industry. In an effort to stem the tide of sales and combat the new technology, Omega went to lengths in creating perhaps what were outlandish designs and indeed too many of them, with the majority using quartz and tuning fork movements. In addition they ceased producing their quality in house movements with the effect of devaluing public perception of the brand.Like BlancpaiN, Rolex maintained production of their mechanical movements and kudos to them for that. When indeed interest was revived in mechanical movements, apart from a few products like the Spe

American Made Chronographs?
As we all know, the Swiss were and still are very big players in the chronograph market. I'm familiar with the Valjoux, Venus and Landeron movements they made, but were there ever any American made chronograph movements manufactured here in the US?If not, why not? Why didn't the American companies like Waltham, Hamilton or Elgin build them? They became a huge part of the watchmaking industry and it seems like the Americans lost out on the big market share they claimed...

Hello from the new guy.
I have been fond of watches my whole life. I have been through many cheap/inexpensive watches over the years. I wish I could afford the top of the line, skillfully hand crafted status symbols that I admire. But as a military man I have to stick with entry level work horses. Right now I have a Citizen Eco Drive Skyhawk, Wenger TerraGraph 7276, Invicta Pro Diver 9937, and a Triumph 3034-04.I lust for the day I can swing a Breitling Navitimer, Rolex YachtMaster, Omega Seamaster (catching the nautical bug yet?), etc.

Incoming - but the group must guess the watch
Something I've wanted for awhile and it should be here in a few days.Only clues to stretch this out for a while: Auto movement, SS bracelet, less than $3,000 when new, now a discontinued model.The rules:1. Only one question per post, but the same watchfreak can post as many times as he/she/it wants.2. Ask the question that can be answered by a "yes" or a "no".This would be a GREAT time for our faithful lurkers to join WTF and add their own guesses!Let the games begin!

4 vintage mens watches for 10$, and I think I overpaid. (Marcel, Tradition)
**** this watch collecting bug, making me not consider what I'm buying before it's mine.Went to an estate sale today, the lady there had a baggie with 4 watches in it. I don't think I looked at it for more than 2 seconds before buying it for 10$When I got home, I realized that what I bought was well...crap.I got a broken Timex, a grungy "trangise", a non-working "Tradition" and a non working "Marcel". Bah humbug!The Marcel is most interesting, it doesn't wind and I can't figure out how to get it open. I like the face, it has sort of a cloth pattern to it.The 'Tradition' watch is also kinda neat. Again I can't open it and it doesn't work.The Timex is 21 jewels of crap and the Trangise is butt-uglyAnyway, pictures!That weird TrangiseTimexMarcelTradition