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Hello. I found this watch in my parents basement a while ago. It was missing some stuff, and it was accompanied by a similar ladies watch which was fully intact. I couldn't find the button thing to release the stem from the ladies watch, so i just disassembled the entire thing and it will likely...

There are a lot of questions here (sorry!) if you only know a little, please share a little! :-) Thank you so much. I see a lot of cal.3017s on eBay which is great, but because so many of them are frankenwatches, I have trouble determining when the movement is from. I'd prefer to only...

Hi there, I'm new to this forum and Oris watches. I was wondering if anyone could date my pocket watch. The face has Roman numerals and states 'Oris Anti Shock Swiss Made'. It appears to be that there used to be gold plating but most of it has worn off and also I think it is wind up as that...

Help dating pocket watch - verge escapement I have problems identifying the age of this watch. The hallmarks are almost gone. Using a USB-microscope, I was able to recognize a round large "B" and perhaps the Sterling Silver mark. No city-mark visible. Unfortunately, the outer housing is...

I found the serial number chart https://www.watchuseek.com/f11/hello-new-here-forum-92772.html#post566750but a) there are two different numbers, one on the plate and one on the balance bridge, so I'm not sure which one to use and b) if I use the plate number it dates this watch to 1947 but that...

Hello! My father gave me this Raketa watch, as well as the original wristband, as a gift because of my interest in Cold War history. Of course being interested in history, I simply have to know where and when this watch is from and in which ways it was used! Most of all, I would like to know if...

Hi, I have a Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch and I need some help.... I found pages chronomaddox where are Omega serial numbers by year (Omega Serial Numbers By Year...), but my colleague found accurate page for speedmasters (Roman Hartmann's Omega Speedmaster Serial Number Chart). My speedmaster...

Hi all! New member here. As you might notice from my list of watches, I'm interested in affordable Seikos and significant dates. It started with a Hi-beat for my wife's 40th made in the month of her birth, and now I'm trying to get my whole family covered, as it were. My kid was born in 2012...

I'd like to date this watch that I bought at Goodwill a few months ago, but I'm having trouble figuring out which decade it is from. The back reads, CITIZEN watch co. BASE METAL 2500-S76418 HSB 102404 mov't japan =>5 The face reads, CITIZEN quartz(on the top) JAPAN MOVT-2500-N94956-KA(in very...

There is a new tool available to Gruen watch collectors that can accurately date your watch! My research pal Barry and I have spent many months devising a way to date Gruen watch models using the information stamped in the back of the watch's case. You can find the full article that includes a...

I'm happy to be able to say that after over a year's worth of research for several of us over at GruenWristwatches.com, we finally had a breakthrough. I don't know of any previous serial number tables that have been accurate for Gruens, but I believe this one is. The table is not for all Gruen...