Category Archives: Vintage Watches

Movement Table Updated to v3.1

Just uploaded a new version of the Movement Table. With thanks to information from Craig, I was prompted to do more work on the 8000 movements, including separating out the ‘skeletonised’ 8060A from the others. This also led me to … Continue reading

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This Week’s Featured Watch #19 – the Hisonic

Having featured hand winders, automatics and electro-mechanical examples, I thought I’d kick off 2012’s Featured Watches with the other type of movement I cover in the time frame of my collection – the electronic ‘tuning fork’ watch. Although made as … Continue reading

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Chronograph Article Updates (#6)

New image of 67-9071 on stainless steel and black bracelet, with thanks to ‘Scoobadoo’, member of the SCWF

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Chronograph Article Updates (#5)

With many thanks to ‘AdamNYC’ at the Poor Man’s Watch Forum, I’ve now been able to include an image of a correct white dialed 67-9356 (octagonally cased Challenge Timer). The previous image, now deleted, had the wrong hand set. I’m … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

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Chronograph Article – Updates (#4)

Now added a little audio clip 🙂 And there’s a new catalog image from 1974 of the 67-9071, and a dial code for the gold dialed version, courtesy respectively of Axel66 and Scoobadoo, both members of the SCWF. Thanks guys!

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Chronograph Article – Updates (#3)

For the more technically minded, I’ve just added schematics of the 81xx ‘family’ and the movement, together with a list of parts.

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This Week’s Featured Watch #18 – Cosmotron 7806

This was my first Cosmotron, and was almost a ‘just curious’ buy. But as soon as I received it I was rather hooked and I have bought a few more since. I’ll be doing an article on the Cosmotrons in … Continue reading

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Chronograph Article – Updates (#2)

With many thanks to ‘Jay48’ I’ve been able to add an image I’d missed first time around of a variant of the 67-9119 from the 1973 Catalog.  This has a couple of differences from the one I’d included initially, one … Continue reading

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Chronograph Article – Updates (#1)

Just added a scan of the relevant page from my 1977 case parts catalog – you’ll find it right at the end of the article.  Interesting to note that the catalog only refers to 8110A models and no 8100A’s are … Continue reading

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