I just picked one of these up on a whim $5 at auction. not working, one of the lugs missing, no strap and a small chip on the dial. But well worth the price i thought, as i can solder a lug and clean it out no problems. This one has an inscription on the back, To Fred from mother 27.06.1918. so right at the end of the war. Naturally i checked our countries ww1 roll and who shipped out after that date. One of the first hits, out of a dozen or so possible men, a couple of weeks after the date, just happened to be my great great grandfathers brother. So quite a neat find
Nice watch ! I'm planning to buy the samy type of watch, however the service's price afraid me a little bit, it could double the cost of the watch. What about yours, did you have to give it a little service, and what about the final cost for a reliable watch ?
Hey, I have been looking at getting one of these for a while but in it sure what to get, I can get one in mint condition but it's pretty pricey. Then I can get one in working condition but I not sure how long it will last and if they are easy to repair and maintain? And non working ones but again not sure how easy it is to repair. Any help is appreciated!
"Mint" is a difficult word in watch collecting. Sometimes it means never used, sometimes lightly polished and sometimes lightly used. Buy the best condition you can find RUNNING. You have no idea what is stopping a piece from running. 9/10 vintage watches I see that are not running are over wound. Also there is a big difference between running and keeping good time. Buy the best you can find and know that a vintage watch might run fast/slow everyday.
Hoboken Horology thanks for the reply and info! the one I'm looking at is less than 100, so I'm not sure wether to go for it or not, the guy says it still works but it's not been tested for accuracy. So in not sure if it worth going for it, the glass, casing and workings look in pretty good condition. Do companies still make parts for these style of watches ? How much roughly would it to fix something like this up? I just don't want to see a piece of history like this die. The best I have found were well over 1K and I'm not to sure about paying that, as I'm under the impression all these watches were made to the same standards by all the companies that made them just some you are paying for a name and what material it's made from. Thanks again!
The art of watch making is dying. The books I've read were written long ago. I'm sure there is a watchmaker able to make any repair or machine new parts for a vintage watch. If a watch is less then $100 the repair might cost more then the watch itself. It comes down to is it worth the repair. If you have any links I'll take a look.
Hoboken Horology Hi again, I just went and bought the watch, it runs and keeps time. The only thing that is not right about it is after I wind it (I'm not sure how many I should wind it?.) It takes a while for it to start ticking, sometimes a little tap and shake helps it to start. I'm not sure if it's normal for a watch of its age or if there is something wrong with it? Again any help is appreciated! Thanks again.
Rory Metzger replicas cost about what he paid. Why not just buy the real deal and wear it? I paid around $200 for mine cased in solid sterling silver. I’m replacing the band with a wide sporty leather band.
@@robhowe8353 yeah I'd wear it. I'm sure whatever soldier wore this watch 100 years ago would be happy and Suprised it's still ticking and being used today.
the best replica i found yet is this one : www.timex.com/welton-38mm-leather-strap-watch/Welton-38mm-Leather-Strap-Watch.html?dwvar_Welton-38mm-Leather-Strap-Watch_color=Bronze-Tone-Brown-Cream&cgid=men-shop-all
I just picked one of these up on a whim $5 at auction. not working, one of the lugs missing, no strap and a small chip on the dial. But well worth the price i thought, as i can solder a lug and clean it out no problems. This one has an inscription on the back, To Fred from mother 27.06.1918. so right at the end of the war. Naturally i checked our countries ww1 roll and who shipped out after that date. One of the first hits, out of a dozen or so possible men, a couple of weeks after the date, just happened to be my great great grandfathers brother. So quite a neat find
That's crazy man!
Nice watch ! I'm planning to buy the samy type of watch, however the service's price afraid me a little bit, it could double the cost of the watch. What about yours, did you have to give it a little service, and what about the final cost for a reliable watch ?
I also have a watch like that but with a historical one..
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Hey, I have been looking at getting one of these for a while but in it sure what to get, I can get one in mint condition but it's pretty pricey.
Then I can get one in working condition but I not sure how long it will last and if they are easy to repair and maintain?
And non working ones but again not sure how easy it is to repair.
Any help is appreciated!
"Mint" is a difficult word in watch collecting. Sometimes it means never used, sometimes lightly polished and sometimes lightly used.
Buy the best condition you can find RUNNING. You have no idea what is stopping a piece from running. 9/10 vintage watches I see that are not running are over wound.
Also there is a big difference between running and keeping good time.
Buy the best you can find and know that a vintage watch might run fast/slow everyday.
Hoboken Horology thanks for the reply and info!
the one I'm looking at is less than 100, so I'm not sure wether to go for it or not, the guy says it still works but it's not been tested for accuracy.
So in not sure if it worth going for it, the glass, casing and workings look in pretty good condition.
Do companies still make parts for these style of watches ?
How much roughly would it to fix something like this up?
I just don't want to see a piece of history like this die.
The best I have found were well over 1K and I'm not to sure about paying that, as I'm under the impression all these watches were made to the same standards by all the companies that made them just some you are paying for a name and what material it's made from.
Thanks again!
The art of watch making is dying. The books I've read were written long ago. I'm sure there is a watchmaker able to make any repair or machine new parts for a vintage watch. If a watch is less then $100 the repair might cost more then the watch itself. It comes down to is it worth the repair.
If you have any links I'll take a look.
Hoboken Horology Hi again,
I just went and bought the watch,
it runs and keeps time.
The only thing that is not right about it is after I wind it
(I'm not sure how many I should wind it?.)
It takes a while for it to start ticking, sometimes a little tap and shake helps it to start.
I'm not sure if it's normal for a watch of its age or if there is something wrong with it?
Again any help is appreciated!
Thanks again.
Do you know where to get replicas (or something like that) of this watch that you can actually wear and used?
Rory Metzger replicas cost about what he paid. Why not just buy the real deal and wear it? I paid around $200 for mine cased in solid sterling silver. I’m replacing the band with a wide sporty leather band.
@@robhowe8353 yeah I'd wear it. I'm sure whatever soldier wore this watch 100 years ago would be happy and Suprised it's still ticking and being used today.
the best replica i found yet is this one :
www.timex.com/welton-38mm-leather-strap-watch/Welton-38mm-Leather-Strap-Watch.html?dwvar_Welton-38mm-Leather-Strap-Watch_color=Bronze-Tone-Brown-Cream&cgid=men-shop-all
Yes vario makes some great ones
Vario trench watch 1918.....
You could buy a new one on Amazon with same brand for $100
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