Its been awhile since I posted, so here goes. I have so many watches to write up, but this was my latest purchase. I have been quietly after a vintage Sector 450 Chronograph for a some time, maybe a year or two. Slowly slowly catch a monkey! I was looking out for the automatic 7750,…
Tissot T12 Automatic The Tissot T12 Automatic is a watch I admire very much. They were made in my favourite era, that is the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. The watch itself is solid stainless steel, large, substantial and robust. For me this was Tissot’s in their halcyon days, although I still admire Tissot and…
Omega f300 98.0024 Constellation The Omega f300 98.0024 Constellation model is a Tuning Fork watch. These are unique watches as they work in a unique way. They work using a tuning fork frequency, yes that’s correct, the watch uses a tuning fork as its prime moving element. This technology was developed by Bulova, and their…
I have been on the look-out for a Zenith Defy A3642 for several years. (Pictured left) or above on a mobile device. I previously purchased this A3643 (pictured below) model with the later higher beat 2562PC caliber several years ago, which I really loved. The case had been badly polished, the profile looks…
Certina 25-45 Automatic In 1951 the Certina 25-45 Automatic was launched, it was Certina’s first in-house self-winding movement. Two years later they released the 28-45 was released in 1953 it was the very same construction and the characteristics were identical to the previous movement, except that the diameter was 3mm bigger. The first number in…
