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I have recently been offered an Omega Marriage watch i.e. a serviced Omega calibre in a what looks like a modded case, dial and hands. What are your views and experiences with this type of modification. Is it worthwhile or is it better to avoid such a timepiece?

Good afternoon gentlemens, I have just missed the really good quarter repeater in working condition and feel really sad about it :( And I'm still looking for the right marriage watch and this time it can be something interesting. Or not. I met so many bad sellers...recently I've found a...

Also with a sore heart I need to let it go to move for other mods :-( Movement - one of early variations of 3602 movement (18 jewels, 18000 bps) - precision model with swallowtail regulator. Movement already has no cotes de Geneve, but the bridges are brushed in nice way, at this variation...

With a sore heart I need to let it go to move for other mods in order not to affect much family budget ;-) The heart of the watch is an early variant of chk-6 (so-called 3601) molnija movement with 15 jewels, and 18000 bps, manufactured in year 1948, 4-th quartal (marked on central bridge)...

Hi! I've started a new job which doesn't really lend itself to wearing watches too often so it's time to thin out the collection a bit. For sale is my Vintage Vacheron Constantin Conversion. This is a pocket watch which has been converted into a wrist watch, also known as a "marriage watch"...

I searched for this term in the forum but couldn't find any explanation. Do you know anything about marriage watches) I found a Ukraine based dealer who sells this kind of watches and explains them as 'the vintage mechanisms which are fit into the new modern cases in order to give the movements...

Hello everyone, I'm new to the world of (non-fashion) watches and also new to this forum. I've found myself obsessing over watches lately and spending far too much time researching, reading and browsing (but I love it). My reason for posting is that I am getting married in about a year, and my...

Hello ! I read your forum since the beginning of the day. I read a lot of thread about skeleton watches, which are better, chinese, swiss, etc.. There is too much choices, I can't decide. Each time I found a beautiful watch, I search here to know if the brand is "good" (no easy to break, no...

Hi! I've started a new job which doesn't really lend itself to wearing watches too often so it's time to thin out the collection a bit. I'll be posting a number of watches so keep a lookout. For sale only is my Vintage 1912 Longines Conversion. This is a pocket watch movement that has been...

Hi! I've started a new job which doesn't really lend itself to wearing watches too often so it's time to thin out the collection a bit. I'll be posting a number of watches so keep a lookout. For sale only is my Hamilton 917 Pocket Watch Conversion. This is a 1930s hand wound movement...