1960 Elgin “Sportsman”
Wristwatch, ca. 1960, Elgin National Watch Company. "Sportsman 723," 11 3/4 Lignes, Brass, Nickel, 17 Jewel, Stem Wind, Pendant Set. Movement made in...
*Rolex* Datejust, All 18K Fully Serviced!
Beautiful fully serviced Rolex Datejust in 18K. I've had this watch for a few years now, and it just doesn't get the wrist time that it...
Must Read: Practical Watch Collecting
Originally written in book format, Practical Watch Collecting was published as a 10-part series in the Watch & Clock Bulletin, ending in February 2010. The full-color, 130-page book, which returns the series to its original form, has been carefully reviewed and updated. Both beginning and advanced watch collectors will enjoy learning about the attributes and idiosyncracies of watches from Richard Watkins’ unique perspective.
After retiring from teaching computer science at the University of Tasmania, Richard Watkins took up the study of...
A True Giant of Time
Those who know me best know one thing for certain; I am passionate about New York Giants football. And not just since their two recent Super Bowl victories; I’m no bandwagon jumper. I’ve been a fan for 15 years and have now become...
Two Nice Gruens
I want to share these two Gruen pieces that I came across today. Both are very acceptable watches and in nice condition, possibly mint. The first has a lovely "square cut corner" art deco case. The movement is marked 819, dating I believe to 1921, and is numbered...
Looks Can Be Deceiving
I came across this Hamilton today. At first site I thought it was a watch from the late 1940s or early 1950s. Then I noticed the crown, wind/hand-set mechanism was the early design, where the movement uses a type of keyless work called "negative set." Used in...
Secret Restorers Fix Paris Landmark Clock
This is an old story first reported in 2007 but worth sharing again. It comes to WatchDig.org by way of the NAWCC group at Facebook. Thank you to Mark Peer for sharing:
It is one of Paris's most celebrated monuments, a neoclassical masterpiece...
Rolex Rebberg: In the “Trenches” at the National Watch and Clock Museum
As a collector of early wristwatches affectionately dubbed "trench watches," I was pleased to come across the early Rolex "trench" wristwatch in very perfect condition. No import or silver mark is visible, so it is nearly impossible to date, but I believe it to be...
‘Blackjack’ 1914
I came across our old favorite—General George "Blackjack" Pershing. It is an Elgin-Pershing star dial watch. The serial no. is 18721837, dating to 1914.
But a VERY interesting three-piece "hermetic" screwed case. I think it is not so common.
The Pershing dial is named after the U.S. General...
Museum Takes “Time Out” for Sporting Achievement
On Saturday, May 5, the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, PA, opened a special exhibition, Time Out, that focuses on horology as it relates to achievements in sports. The exhibition is sponsored in part by the Gallet Watch Company. Several timepieces related...
Third Time’s a Charm for the Hamilton Ventura in MIB3
It's been 15 years since the original Men in Black motion picture was released, but its main characters—Agent J (Will Smith) and Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones)—are still sporting the Hamilton Ventura as their master timepiece to help combat alien takeover of Earth and humanity....
If This Had a Name, It Would Be Valhalla
All,
I am not going to say any more than meet Valhalla.
In stanza 38 of the poem "Helgakviða Hundingsbana II," the hero Helgi Hundingsbane dies and goes to Valhalla. In stanza 38, Helgi's glory there is described:
"Hundingbane's Return to Valhal" (1912) by Ernest...
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