Show us your watch movements

[alfat33]

Longines - from its still unappreciated heyday. Amazing what a little money will buy ...

Very nice. Late 50's/early 60's? Or a bit later?

[Tinker]

Very nice. Late 50's/early 60's? Or a bit later?

You're right. Probably 1959.

This one isn't mine, although I've had several and, like the fool I am, sold them.

[firefoxed]

Some serious eye candy in this thread.

My contribution is a Longines cal 431

[Tinker]

The Longines posts remind me of going to see a watchmaker, well known to TZ-UK, to collect two post-WWII watches, a Longines and an IWC, that he'd just serviced.

He took the backs off, held the movements side by side and said, "Can you see the difference in quality?" Before I could answer, he continued, "There isn't any."

Sadly, of course, that happy situation didn't continue for Longines.

Mind you, IWC's had its dark days.

[Chye]

Here's my contribution, a Pam 190 (gone!), an Omega Cal 861 (gone!) and a ALS 1815 Chronograph.

[Robert69]

ETA/Unitas 6497

[Watchdude]

Unitas 6498:

[zelig]

Managed to to have a play with the macro setting ...

[alfat33]

Well worth the effort!

[patnmand]

New-Old-Stock Valjoux 7734

Which became the Poljot 3133 after the Russians bought the whole assembly line and shipped it back to the 1st Moscow Watch factory. Far from my most expensive watch, and not a decorated movement at all, but the lack of rotor or 3/4 plate makes it one of my favourite movements to look at:

[Malcolm68]

First one ain't mine, unfortunately.





PP 5170j





PAM300



Hope these turn out ok.

Looking at them from iPhone so can't see in great detail.

Malc


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[alfat33]

Which became the Poljot 3133 after the Russians bought the whole assembly line and shipped it back to the 1st Moscow Watch factory. Far from my most expensive watch, and not a decorated movement at all, but the lack of rotor or 3/4 plate makes it one of my favourite movements to look at:

Not sure if you've seen this very interesting thread.
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...-lots-of-them)

[patnmand]

Not sure if you've seen this very interesting thread.
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...-lots-of-them)

Interesting thread. I know the Russians carried out a number of modifications, but not as many as that.

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[robt]

Interesting thread. I know the Russians carried out a number of modifications, but not as many as that.

Not going to re-read the whole thing right now, but did that thread include the debunking of the idea that the Russians basically shipped all the tooling over (from Canada IIRC), partly on the basis that there are just too many modifications for that to be true? As far as I know the only evidence that exists is the records showing that they bought the factory, but how much equipment they kept and how much was simply a reverse-engineering effort is unknown.

[alfat33]

Not going to re-read the whole thing right now, but did that thread include the debunking of the idea that the Russians basically shipped all the tooling over (from Canada IIRC)

Saying 'Yes' doesn't really do the post justice.

[Jdh1]

Here are three I no longer have...

[Steve B]

O&W unitas 6498



Lemania stopwatch movement

[Top Cat]

Dornbluth 04.0

[alfat33]

Yet more very cool movements.

I love the swirl effect on the Dornbluth. I think that one or two of Eddie's have the same.

[itsgotournameonit]

Lamania BBC stopwatches.



not mine but I can wish.



Tag Heuer Calibre 1



Marcello C



Seiko 5

[doug darter]

These minature works of art are possibly the finest testament to mans ingenuity, and tecchnical artistry. They are all quite beautiful, and quite a few, exquisite.

Thanks to all who posted.

Here's my vintage Eberhard:



And a WWII Tell military:

[brownip]

Don't think we've had one of these yet Cal 1040 in the final stages of a service. First auto chronograph movement used by Omega





Cheers

Ian

[alfat33]

^ Simple and elegant, lovely colour. Thanks.

[alfat33]

A thread resurrection but I finally got round to photographing this. A 70's gold plated ETA 2728 I believe unless someone can correct me (looks a lot more gold in the flesh).


Edited: A new image with the colour balance adjusted, this is much closer to what it really looks like.

[Neil.C]

Nice quality.

A copperised finish like the old Omegas, which always looks good.

[alfat33]

...like the old Omegas...

I guess they are cousins way back, both originating in the General Watch Company.

I have a copperised movement and this looks more gold plated to me (which I have also read about) but I don't know how to tell. Not that it really matters. Amazing to me the quality that is available for so little money. The day and date snap over at 2 minutes past midnight like a whip cracking.

[benny.c]

GO 39-42 movement behind the comfortable, concave sapphire caseback.

[troymcclure72]

Here are three I no longer have...

Wow, that must be a contender.

[alfat33]

I didn't have pictures of my JLC Master Geographic when I started this thread. I do now thanks to Brendan so no apologies for a thread resurrection.

The back (with rotor removed):



And dial side:


And the latest and final one, with the rotor reattached and back in the case:



As only a watchmaker is ever going to see the dial side (and the back is only visible rarely) it was quite a treat for me to see this.