Monday, March 2, 2009

Tissot T-Touch

Tissot T-Touch Titanium on bracelet

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Aquastar Regate

Aquastar Regate Yacht Timer Circa mid-1960s


The Regatta was introduced in the mid-1960's by Aquastar Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1962. In 1964, Aquastar received a Swiss patent for a watch allowing the counting of a restricted number of minutes. Even in 1965 Heuer began to distribute the full line of Aquastar watches which included the Aquastar Regate, a 5 minute  countdown timer designed for sailing. Some wacthes had Heuer logo on the dial. 

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Rolex 1665 DRSD

Rolex 1665 Double Red Sea-Dweller Circa mid-70s


Reference 1665 was launched in 1967, regular production started in the early 1970s and continued to the late 1970s, where the  red letting was replace by white. The 1665 was replaced by the 16660 in the early 1980s

Friday, February 27, 2009

Oris Big Crown Divers Regulator

Oris Big Crown Divers Regulator Circa 2000.

Regulator watch with separate registers for hours and seconds, minutes hand. 


I know the date today is not the 13th, but this is the best picture of the watch. Maybe should of planned this better.


Watch on included bracelet. 




Thursday, February 26, 2009

Panerai Radiomir Independent

Panerai 80 Radiomir Independent 42mm WG 2001

Reference 80 is an unique edition of 160 units for 2001.  Features a hand-wound mechanical, Chezard cal. 7400. hours, minutes, jumping seconds (dead seconds). The second hand advances once per second, as on a quartz watch. 




Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Panerai 204 Wempe Chrono

Panerai 204 Wempe Chronograph 2005

Limited Edition "Wempe" Radiomir Chrono 42 mm PAM 204 "H" Series Movement: manual winding; Lemania base caliber Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph. Limited Edition "Wempe" Radiomir Chrono 42 mm PAM 204 "H" Series Movement: manual winding; Lemania base caliber Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph. 


On 10 October 2005, Wempe Chronometerwerke celebrated its centenary. The outstanding feature of this anniversary wristwatch, which was created especially for Wempe’s 100th anniversary, is Caliber 1872, which was built by Nouvelle Lemania, the renowned manufacturer of blank movements.



Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Panerai 9A PVD

Panerai 9A PVD with tritium dial circa 1998