Vacheron Constantin Classico

Complicated All-Wood Watches By Valerii Danevych
Ukrainian Valerii Danevych makes wood watches with actual wooden movements. "It's a functional work of art." ?This is a phrase that can sometimes be thrown around with reckless abandon - especially when it comes to our beloved watches. ?To be sure, mechanical watches - regardless of their vintage - are engineering marvels, given that they give us a miniature machine that tracks the passage of the day. ?We've recently caught wind of some mechanical watch designs that are very worthy of being called works of art - and functional ones at that.First things first - yes, these are truly made of wood. ?But make no mistake - these are quite different from other wooden watches that have hit the market from companies like WeWood?, Sprout?, or assorted Kickstarter projects.? Those other makes feature wooden cases (and sometimes bracelets), but the movement working away inside is the very familiar (and very non-wooden) quartz-driven type. ?For these watches from Valerii Danevych, every single piec

Illinois Movements
I found this rather rare Illinois movement in a Illinois Marquis a while back. It is engraved a lot like the larger 3/0-sized 307 movement, but in 6/0 size. It is stamped the "ARISTOCRAT" and I think that sizes-up the movement pretty well. :) I forget the # quoted in Fred's book, but I know they're not common. (I'll post the number made later unless someone beats me to it.)Regards,Rick

Current Lineup
Just because I haven't done it before, here's a gallery of my current rotation. My wife and I purchased matching Tissots on our honeymoon in Jamaica in Oct. of 1995. The others are all less than a year old, and hopefully I've settled on a collection I can just wear and enjoy for a while without wondering what is next. See next post for the remaining two. I have a couple of other quartz watches that I need to put batteries in, then see if they get introduced to the rotation. One that almost definitely will is a Mickey Mouse mood watch.002.jpg003.jpg006.jpg009.jpg003.jpg

Jan Voort Bracelet
Has anyone come accross a Bracelet made by Jan Voort USA???I got one the other day on a 1950s Ulysse Nardin watch - really nice bracelet but I cant find any info on the manufacturer.

How do you explain your Pam?
The only other watches I have are Rolex Subs...easily explainable...The PAM, I am new to. Someone will say Wow, that is a beautiful watch! What is it?I respond with...This is a Luminor Panerai 000 Logo....I feel like I need to help them understand what this amazing timepiece is...What is your go to explanation?