Zenith El Primero "H W" chronographe full steel/complet acier cadran noir/black dial

A Tale of Four Crowns (offset)
As my passion for early watches continues, I picked up my fourth 'offset' crown - this one using a Lepine movement with crown at 1.30.Its an early 1916 ELGIN Trench Watch with Offset CrownExcellent overall condition. This watch numbers among the earliest of American wristwatches. Movement serial number 19150974 dating it to 1916Fitted with a correct period handmade black leather Saddlers 2 piece band, In 1918 all bands were handmade!WW1 era Elgin 0 size ¡°trench watch¡°, 15 jewel, ¡®offset crown. Case by ¡°Philadelphia Watch Case Co¡± with wire lugs, designed just for the band fitted. This is one of the very earliest Philadelphia offset cases, and strangely there is NO SERIAL NUMBER to the case - quite unusual i think?.Here You go - lovely condition, perfect white enamel dial with outer red seconds track.Look at the case - NO Serial Number - Unusual?Some of my other 'offsets' - 3 + 1 = 4ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - Watch and Pictures: Mark - TrenchwatchRestorations

Whoa! That was close.
I started to type up "FS: vintage 14K Hamilton Masterpiece" in the Sales Forum. As I was putting in the details, I read the small inscription on the back of the watch because that usually will tell you when it was made. Lo & behold it's from 1966 - my birth year! Imagine that. I went through a lot of trouble to track down an Omega from that year, and in the last few weeks I've discovered I have a Hamilton (this Bradford) and a Longines (Diamond Dynasty 2770) made then. Guess I'll have to pick another piece to flip.

Grails that exceeded your hopes
Ok all....Taking a cue from Neonracers "Disappointed in a grail watch" thread, let's take a slightly different approach..Which grails have you bought that you love & fawn over as much or more than you did the day you bought it? Which grail has exceeded your grail-status & exceeded your hopes & expectations?I've only bought 1 true grail. I've got a couple on the list, but this is the only one I've been able to buy...I'd been wanting a 18K sport watch for quite awhile, and was looking at several models / brands. I finally narrowed it down to the Breitling Headwind. Something dressy yet still sporty enough to wear with jeans. But it was discontinued in '05, and not that many 18K's were made. So I started the search. Finally, after 6 months & hundreds of hours of searching I finally found oneIt's only been about 4 months now, but I still get the warm & fuzzies every time I strap it on. So, what's yours? Do you have a grail you've bought that has exceeded what ev

Welder is finally here!!!
Hey guys, there's finally a Welder dealer in the US. A real brick and mortar business in Scottsdale AZ that carries the whole line. I believe they are the first authorized dealer in the US. I already got my k24!!! Email me if you want details.

Same old watch
I know, I know, you've seen it before, but hey guys it's the only Omega I've got. So, same watch but different pictures.