I have a 7750 movement in an O&W Mirage III chrono. Beast of a super chrono movement.

RMD

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Originally posted by rduckwor: I have a 7750 movement in an O&W Mirage III chrono. Beast of a super chrono movement.

Yeah, the Valjoux 7750 was the first movement we used in watchmaker's school to learn automatic chronographs. It's a nice movement.

The valijoux 7750 watches I had were noisy and finicky to set compared to the ubiquitous Lemania 1500 which I still prefer to this day.

Another 47mm Zeno



Yup, it's big

(L-R) 47.5mm Zeno 8563 A/SV XXL Pilot GMT, Glycine Airman 3820-18T 46mm, Zeno 485GMT Sea Hunter 40mm

My brother found this old automatic and based on the dial I am assuming some Swiss watch company made this for US forces stationed in Europe 1945-1965. Question is who Bulova,Rolex,???? I have googled and binged and found nothing. Second hand sweeps smooth as silk. Any ideas?

Currently I'm holding at two in my collection. My newer one. Love how this shot turned out. A Zenith El Primero with a 36,000 vibrations per hour movement. Got this last year when I finished my MBA.



And my only remaining vintage (not including my Dad's and Grandad's old watches). An International Watch Company (IWC) Cal 89 from the 1950's.

That IWC is nice!!

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Originally posted by fischtown7:
My brother found this old automatic and based on the dial I am assuming some Swiss watch company made this for US forces stationed in Europe 1945-1965.

AAFES (the Army & Air Force Exchange Service) has carried a number of brands of watches in their stores over the years, both stateside and overseas. The one shown may have been a commemorative edition offered to AAFES employees.

The only way to know for sure the brand of yours is to pull the back and check the movement. (Actually that may not reveal the brand, either, since several brands use outsourced movements from ETA, ESA, etc.) My guess, though, is that the one you have is a Bulova.

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Originally posted by bald1:
Another 47mm Zeno

A Glycine Airman! Had one and foolishly sold it. Beyond my ability to replace these days.

Nice watches!

RMD

I would post a pic of my newest IWC, a Da Vinci Chronograph, but it's on its way back to the repair center for the second go. Less than a week after getting it new in late September the chrono function malfunctioned, snagging and bending the sweep second on a notch at 12:00 index.

8 weeks for warranty repair, all of it in a black hole where you have ZERO insight into progress, etc. Got it back Thursday, and on return the chrono minute hand now creeps to about 5 minutes over an hour, without the chrono being run. Reset, same thing.

On a positive, my AD (Manfredi in CT) was as aghast as I was that it would come back like this, and is fast-tracking its second trip into the repair center Monday. We will see.

LOVE the watch, pics to come. Next year.....

PS - r0gue - that watch is gorgeous!

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
.... my AD (Manfredi in CT) .......

PS - r0gue - that watch is gorgeous!

Thanks George! You're lucky to be close to Manfredi, do you know Hilary there?

Rogue, sorry for the thread drift, but I've noticed in several of your pics of fine timepieces your shirts and sweaters.

What brand do you wear?

Whatever I can find that fits. I need "fitted" shirts, and that means about one out of every 500 shirts in a department store are options before we even talk sleeve and neck size.

That's just a light V-neck sweater over a shirt. I think I got it at JC Pennies. Probably paid under $20 on sale. hehe. I used to spend more, but decided it's better bang for the buck to have the freedom to pitch them when they get frayed on the cuffs or fuzzy or (fill in the failure of the cheap clothes here).

Last time I went to Banana Republic, I was disappointed to find them short-cutting their clothes and decided that if it's all going to be junk, I'd buy cheap junk. If it's new and fits, it'll look good. I do find the quality and particularly the material used at the various mall dept. stores to vary. I seek a bit of cashmere or even acrylic mixed with the cotton to get bit better wear in the sweater before it fuzzes. Straight cotton fails (in looks only) quickly.

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Originally posted by matthew03:
Rogue, sorry for the thread drift, but I've noticed in several of your pics of fine timepieces your shirts and sweaters.

What brand do you wear?

This thread needs a bump, keep it rolling. I'll be posting my Christmas watch tomorrow when I have some decent lighting.

The O&W Mirage III with the Valjoux 7750 movement. Not a perfect picture, but I am learning.

RMD



The Maratac GPT-1:

Excuse the cell phone pic. I still need to get myself an automatic mechanical, hopefully this year.

Bombfrog meet your German cousin. The P226

Suunto Core in all black with my Clackamas Kimber 1911 and Buck folder.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rduckwor:
The O&W Mirage III with the Valjoux 7750 movement. Not a perfect picture, but I am learning.

RMD




I like the O&W. I cruise the West Coast Time site often, and before I got my current watch, I nearly picked up one of these with the stainless strap:

My EDC:

- Hamilton JazzMaster Maestro
- Sig Sauer P938 with Crimson Trace
- Aluminum wallet-size Bill of Rights