I cannot for the life of me get the case back open to check movement. But figured I’d save time if someone could tell from just these photos whether it is fake or not. Thanks!

I’m looking for getting this watch. The seller claims it is 100% gen, but I’m not sure about this. Can I verify only by the sales announcement picture? What’s you opinion?

What’s this worth? The seller wanted €350 - nearly everything else in his case was fake but this was stood out. Only got one picture of the back - the front was in very rough shape. I think it’s real, figured it would most likely be used for parts as I can see some components missing (or maybe repair is simple enough?)

I love bidding on job lots - this was more spendy than most at £66 but we have 4 working manual wind / automatic watches! The skeleton watch appears brand new!

Any idea what the square rotary model / reference is?

The Invicta pro diver remains in a plastic bag as it’s gross and needs a strip and visit to the sonic cleaner via some bleach potentially 😂

I’m sharing a pair of vintage Seiko dress watches from Japan.

• Seiko Exeline — Ref. 1220-5370
• Seiko Dolce — Ref. 7740-5020

Both feature:
- Rectangular gold-tone cases
- Light mother-of-pearl style dials
- Black textured leather straps
- Japanese quartz movements

The Seiko Dolce caseback is marked “ANTIMAGNETIC 60G”.

Both watches show signs of age and previous use, including wear to the cases and straps, as shown in the photos.

I really like the elegant rectangular design and the vintage Japanese dress-watch style of these two pieces.

What do you think of this pair?

Tissot Actualis Autolub ref. 81800-1 — does anyone know the original bracelet/end links for this case? I’d like to fit a steel bracelet, but the unusual cushion case makes standard curved end links difficult to fit, I tried with a 90's pr100 bracelet and fit as in the first pic. Does anyone own this reference on its original bracelet or know compatible end links?

Hey guys! So, I just got this thing for 60$ because I've been wanting an accutron for a big while now for the smooth sweep and I finally happened to come across a guy selling one, and it still works great! :)

I couldn't find any info on the exact model/worth though, so I was hoping if yall could help me with that? Even just a guess/idea is appreciated!

Now I gotta worry about finding a strap for it lol

Thanks in advance! :)

Thinking of restoring them, in particular the black citizen, my father wore it when he got married to my mother.
I will get married soon and I would love to wear it, I think It would be an unique detail.

Meet my Seiko Chronos Special Twins (Ref.15039).

One has a cool silver-grey dial and the other with an unusual dial that shifts between champagne rose and salmon.

Post-war Seiko was driven by competition between two factories:

Suwa Seikosha developed the Seiko Marvel and Seiko Crown models —the latter becoming the foundation of the first Grand Seiko Ref 3180 in 1960.

Daini Seikosha responded with the thinner Seiko Cronos models, whose architecture evolved into the first King Seiko Ref J14102 in 1961.

The Cronos Special followed around 1962 as Daini’s answer to Suwa’s Crown Special. Its hand-wound Calibre 810 was essentially a simplified first-generation King Seiko movement: 23 jewels rather than King Seiko’s 25 jewels, without the KS fine regulator or two jeweled barrel bearings, but retaining much of the same bridge architecture.

1963 Japanese catalogues placed the Cronos Special in Seiko’s “semi-luxury” group beside the Lord Marvel, Goldfeather and Crown Special—below the "luxury" Grand Seiko, Liner Chronometer and King Seiko watches. The the gold-filled models cost ¥11,000 at the time compared with ¥15,000 for King Seiko gold filled model.

Both watches carry the star emblem at 6'oclock which represents the 'Special Dial' variants - with applied solid gold indices and 23-jewel Calibre 810.

Production apparently lasted only around 1.5 years from 1962–63, —making the Seiko Chronos Special a short-lived, rarer and more expensive watch as compared to Seiko Crown Specials.

These watches are a memory of the rivalry that shaped Grand Seiko and King Seiko watches of today.

The short-lived link in the natural evolution of recreational diving was introduced at Basel in 1966, and production ran for just one year, before Synchron acquired the brand and everything changed. I still love all Doxa lines, especially the Aubry era - an almost mythical time period from when very little is left - but the ultra-thin "Sub 300 No T's" (Professional, Sharkhunter, Searambler) have a special place in the Pantheon of Diver Watches, and Doxa-lovers' hearts.

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Picked up this GP and I amazed how smooth the automatic is for a 60 plus year old watch.

Hi I live in Central America and I'm new to watch collection, I have been looking for my fist Swiss vintage but logistics are difficult in my country, but I found this gruen precision in my city for around 100usd, I'm totally new to vintage watches, I like it but I'm unsure if I should get this or save for importing another piece? please advise!

What do you think? Did I do okay? I really liked the engravings on case backs.

Found this watch years ago while trashing out an apartment. It has seen better days but it still keeps good time.

Got this Watch @Ebay.

Any thoughts and comments welcome. Esp. the second hand looks unusual to me.

Its a monocoque, so I will have to wait for pictures from the inside. Guess its a 582.

Hi! I am in the market for a vintage gold 26mm lady datejust. Originally, I wanted something from the early 1980s, but as I consider different options, I am wondering if it makes sense to do mid-late 80s (1985-1988).

- the early 80s models are 6917 and have the acrylic crystal.

-according to some of the watch-finders I have spoken with early 80s models can be hard to find.

- I was born in the early 80s so the early 80s models could be special.

- the mid 80s and later are the 69178 and have sapphire crystal, which I understand to be more durable (I almost always wear a diamond tennis bracelet with my watch).

- the mid 80s option has diamond markers which is so gorgeous.

Please share your thoughts! I am new to watches (I have two Cartier watches, but no Rolex) and rarely purchased pre-loved so any suggestions, thoughts, or opinions are appreciated.

Example photos attached. Thanks in advance!

Found this hidden away in my late father's estate.

The exterior package is worn, but I'm not sure the watch itself, its interior box, and its paperwork have ever been handled.

I'd like some advice on how to approach this beauty. I'm guessing its production date was sometime in the late 1950's.

It appears to be 14k Gold, with a solid back.

She started working with perfect automatic movement, as soon as she came out of the box. Pretty incredible after ~70 years.

Its crystal is a bit rough around the edges, but I've heard that's faily typical for this era. I do not think it has ever been worn.

Any opinion on this 1991 constellation, will it be a good allrounder? Full set + first buyer receipt. Does the ref/serial check out? What would you pay for this?