Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre a Chronographe

Collecting The First Swiss Quartz Movement: 5 Beta-21 Watches To Look For
If you haven’t noticed, it’s quartz week here at HODINKEE. Earlier this week our resident watchmaker, Aaron, wrote about the Girard Perregaux caliber 350, and Jack wrote about the Grand Seiko Quartz SGBX061. But what about other collectible “quartz” watches, like the Beta 21 movement, on the market today? The history of quartz is a complex and lengthy one, so I will try keep it short and sweet. Quartz was invented in 1928 by Bell Labs, and due to the sheer size of early quartz clocks, were mostly restricted to use in labs as reference timekeepers. Quartz experimentation continued through the decades and by the early 1960s quartz movements had been miniaturized enough to allow for them to be used in marine chronometers. It was at this time, that the major Swiss watch brands caught wind of this new technology and approximately 20 maisons (including Omega, Piaget, and Patek Philippe) created the Centre Electronique Horloger (CEH) in 1962 in Neuchâtel

Ingersoll Roy Rogers & Trigger Wrist Watch circa 1954
I bought this Ingersoll Roy Rogers & Trigger character watch yesterday that was in a job lot of watches (circa 1954). I actually wanted another watch that was in the lot of four so the Roy Rogers watch is just a bonus. I have never bought/sold/collected any American character watches from the 1950's before. The dial appears to be in pretty good condition and it has the original hands. The crystal just needs to be replaced to drastically improve the overall condition. The case has a few minor nicks but I can fix that with no problem. The watch is not running. Probably just has a cheap dollar movement inside the case. The crown appears to be original as well for an Ingersoll. Does WTF think that this one is worth restoration?

New member seeks Intramatic advice and help
Hello to all, new member and possibly new Hamilton owner here. I am considering a Roman numeral and dateless Intramatic from the late 1960s. Watch will go to auction and appears sound and supposedly serviced. Being new, I am naturally cautious about fakes (possibility?) and something assembled from foreign parts. I am also curious about the serial numbers , can anyone advise the sort of numbering I should expect to find. The watch simply states Hamilton Intramatic in two lines beneath the 12. The word Geneve does not appear. Any advise would be gratefully accepted. Thank you. John.

My New Deep Blue On a Custom Crocodile Strap
So here is my new Fleet Admiral Deep Blue watch on a custom croc strap. Ever since I started watch collecting I have wanted just 1 gold style watch for weddings, funerals, job interviews and the like.I know the gold look is kind of out of style right now but personally I still like it for certain things and my mood. And because by the end of 2013 I will own bronze, PVD, stainless, Cobalt, Tungsten; why not throw one of these into the mix ? As you can see by my signature my collection is mostly Lumtecs.After looking at many models I decided on this one, not so much on price but on pure looks. I really like how this watch looks on this strap, it just looks like it could be worth much more than it is, to me anyways. The strap it came with was kinda cheap so I replaced it. It's a custom from Jeanna, and the buckle is replaced too, gold plated 10 mic gold from strap code.And these Iphone pics don't do it justice.Anyways this is my new dress watch.Any other Fleet Admiral fans out there?

modded breitling black bird
hello has any one modified their Breitling black bird with the red second hand from the limited edition blackbird M44359