Louis Brandt founded Omega in 1848 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Operating from a small workshop in his family’s villa, the company was initially known as…
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In my recent posts, I have stated that I am currently on the lookout for a hunter cased antique pocket watch. However, I am not…
3 CommentsI have only been interested in collecting antique watches in the last couple of years, but one name I have come across countless times, is…
Comments closedI am still looking for that elusive antique hunter pocket watch. Today’s post is about a very near miss, an antique pocket watch that meets…
2 CommentsThis post stems from the recent Minerva pocket watch post. I must admit that before I started looking at this particular antique hunter watch I…
Comments closedI have failed again in my search for my first antique hunter cased watch. Well, I found another perfect example, a Minerva silver hunter pocket…
2 CommentsWhen you begin collecting antique watches you will start prying open the case backs and examining the movement inside. Initially, it is quite bewildering as…
Leave a CommentThese are links to the antique watches in my collection. I collect Swiss and English pocket watches and trench watches. Typically, I buy the watch…
Comments closedThe word jewel conjures up images of elaborate, expensive and exotic gemstones. As a component of a watch movement, the word jewel refers to a…
2 CommentsThis is an interesting timepiece I uncovered on my search for my first hunter cased pocket watch. It’s a silver hunter chronograph with a centre…
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