I have 3 Hamiltons, 1 Bulova, I Seiko, and 2 Russian Watches - that require winding. And I have a Swatch Solar Powered Watch. I also have 1 Timex Self-Wind and 2 Citizen Automatic Watches, that are Kinetic and do not require Winding or Battery. Then I have a multitude of Battery Powered Watces.
I have about 70 watches, altogether, I collect Watches.
I wish I had a Movado, and a Tag Hauer. Some of the watches I have gotten on E-bay.
My everyday watch is a beautiful old omega seamaster from the early 1960. All stainless steel silver with a black face. Slim arrowhead markers for the 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, and solid bars for the 3, 6, and 9, with the 12 having a double bar. I appreciate the fact that it has no day or date to clutter the watch face and that it’s not very big (only about 30 mm diameter). My favorite watch is my grandfather’s watch from when he was in WWII. It’s an old Bolivia with a dark green face and glow in the dark numbers. While my omega is an automatic, this watch is a self-wind. Though it does not keep the best time (loosing a few minutes a week), since I have to wind it every morning I usually set it every morning to my night stand alarm clock. Surprisingly though it’s a small watch. I don’t have it in front of me but I would guess no more then 25 mm across. If it wasn’t for its obviously masculine and military look, one might mistake it for a woman’s watch. I have a few more watches that are not that special but lately I’ve found my self itching for a new watch to add to my small collection.
OK, I got Grandfather’s watch open–it does indeed unscrew, thanks!
Now, how can I tell how old it is? it’s an Elgin “Winner” pocketwatch, 17 jewels. It has one number on the workings (20994450) and another on the casing back (1856498). Also a bunch of other pretty indecipherable scratchings on the case inside . . .
Hey, Eve!
The serial number on the movement (the “workings”) dates your watch to about 1918.
Barry