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What watch are you wearing today?

Discussion in 'Fine Watches, Jewelry, & Clothes' started by VTChris, Sep 8, 2007.

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  1. ArtS

    ArtS F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Wear the Elgin! Great dial! Just remember to push the crown down when you are CLOSING the lid, not just opening it. That satisfying 'click' when you close it if you don't is the hardened steel the catch wearing the soft gold case lip.

    Also, if you open the back so we can see the movement we can tell you about it.

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  2. ArtS

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    Since WPOZZZ posted his pocket watch, I'll share mine.

    I'm trying out my 'Christmas present' having it run next to me while I type on the computer. It's a 1925 Illinois Watch Co., 23 Jewel, Sangamo Special (unmarked) 60 hour reserve manual wind railroad grade watch in its original green gold case. These are unusual in that they are American 17 Size. It is big and has a fixed bow but somehow I like its feel better than the normal railroad grade sizes of 18 and 16. The model is arguably the highest grade (most accurate) production watch from 1925.

    Unfortunately, it needs some tweaking as it isn't running happily.

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    very cool!
     
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  5. ArtS

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    Thanks!

    Your response made me take another look at the photo. I just took it with my phone and posted, looking at it on the computer, the pic makes it sort of ugly; photography isn't my strong suit. Since I still have it next to me, I tried retaking the picture-nope. Since the glass crystal may be original (definitely old) I opened the front - not much better.

    The faults really stand out in the pictures. The marks aren't very noticeable except the fading at 1 O'clock. That is faded because railroad watches were required to be set by opening the front and pulling out a 'setting lever' to set the time and that's where the setting lever is. The original railroad regulations required white enamel but in 1909 that was eased, so this one has some sort of silvered finish which has gained some blemishes over the past 98 years.

    I also took a pic of the movement. It may not show but the the ruby bearings really pop and the engraved text is enameled red to match.

    The green gold case is a quirk that was more common a hundred years ago, especially the '20s and maybe '30s. While its tough to capture in the images it has a slight but distinct greenish hue due to the silver (with zinc and/or cadmium) alloying. The combo with the angular numbers and the diamond shaped blued hands is striking but not jarring in hand - very deco. I'm thinking of wearing it with a dark brown leather cord rather than a chain.

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    awesome thx for sharing!
     
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    That form would document that you owned the watch prior to entering the country, therefore no import tax.
     
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    Unfortunately for Arnold, he was either given bad advice or misinterpreted the import rules, the watch in question, while he is donating to a charity, its being sold at an auction.
     
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    I don't know about watches, so maybe they are different. However, I know for aircraft that are operated repeatedly in the EU, you have to pay import duty to an EU country. I would think that would be true of a watch that is being permanently imported, regardless of if you own it or not.

    For that matter, if you import a car into the US from, say, Canada, you have to pay import duty when you bring it in, even though you already owned it in Canada.

    I believe what you are talking about is if you are an American, buy something in the US, take it out of the US and bring it back in. In that case, you would not owe import duty and the form you suggested would be useful. I would assume the EU has some equivalent, but I'm not up on EU customs forms.

     
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    Just got this today. Zenith Chronomaster Open T. Bought off of Chrono24 and transaction was really easy.
    I love the way you can look at the escapement in action, mesmerizing!


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    Solid! I really like that
     
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    Nice, I've never seen that dial or bezel like that before on a DateJust.
     
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