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Harwood, Original Maker Of The Automatic Wrist Watch Resurfaces: Look Past Lukewarm Looks For Interesting Designs
If you ever wanted to know who the original maker of the automatic wrist watch was, it was Harwood, a British watch company. They didn't invent the automatic winding mechanism, that was done previously in pocket watches, but they were the first to bring them to the wrist watch with a patent in 1924. Founder, John Harwood was a soldier in World War 1 and a watch maker. He wanted to create a watch that could withstand the elements better, as well as make it more convenient. He understood that constantly winding a hand-wound watch exposed it to lots of dust and other types of wear. Thus, it seemed an obvious solution to bring automatic winding via an internal rotor to the wrist watch. The design of which needed to be miniaturized and modified to work best on the wrist, rather than the pocket. In addition, Harwood created an interesting crownless, bezel adjustment system.Well that was history, and since then Harwood watches went the way of so many other watch makers. Now, after many years,

Luch single-hand watch
Anyone know about the quality of this watch? It's on ebay for $57 which is extremely attractive and i like its simplicity. Or does anyone know any other well-priced single hand watches like this?

Orient"stump"
I have a question about Orient watches (I am sure other watches may have this feature). For the Mako line there is a, for a lack of a better word, "stump" at the 1:30 position. What is it and what does it do? I know it pushes in as I have seen pictures of it in and out but I am trying to figure out what the "stump" does. Thanks.

Vintage Illinois Spotlight- Marquis
Ok Gang here is a REAL treat...The Wildly popular, highly sought after, and sometimes impossible to find...1928 Illinois Marquis!This watch came in MANY variations:(FF)Some include...White gold filledYellow gold filled2 tone yellow/white gold filled (under a dozen known)Plain BezelEngraved bezelNo Subs (very hard to find)Subs at 9Subs at 6 (2 known examples)Plain bezel/engraved caseFully Engraved caseSilver finish, Butler centerWOW!Front:Sides:TT Side:Back:Movement:605/17J 607/19JCase Back:Vintage Ad:The Marquis was the most advertised Illinois Watch ever.Size:39 X 29mmI hope you have Read this far, Because there is only one other person on the planet that could take this photo (and he is a Forum membermaybe I can coax him out of his lair!)There are only 2 known "Sub 6" knownthis is 1 of themand a "No Subs"FF Notes:This watch was also referred to as the Marquis "Strap"Also came in a "Green Gold" VariationRarity:1/6 to 6/6 fair to mint(Depending on variation)Price when new:$50 Today:$25

D-BLUE (new) vs D-BLUE (old)
Rolex Updated the DEEPSEA D-BLUE at Baselworld2018. I knew something would happen with the DEEPSEA, that¡¯s why mine just got in before Basel. But should I feel sad since mine is like just 4 weeks old? NO WAY. Why? Because this is the 1st generation of the James Cameron DEEPSEA D-BLUE. The 1st generation. Yes. The DEEPSEA (D-BLUE) Heritage just started on 21-3-2018 Thank you Rolex
After research and my own observations let¡¯s discuss the updates:- Bracele, Lugs, Oysterlock- Crown protectors?- Printed crown at 6 o¡¯clock- Font change on the RING LOCK (prefer the more vintage, fat classic one)- Overall more fat font on the updated dial?- New movement (not visible)- DEEPSEA in chromalisplay?- Less lume area on the (new) hourhand- Don¡¯t forget the bottom writings¡­not visible yet..