I have just discovered your channel and man, what a discovery. Love the ways you do the videos, your approach, the background... The fact that you are still learning in some aspects makes me feel closer to you, it makes the videos more genuine. Keep it up, 2025 is your year.
Love your affection for these Elliot. Personally not a fan of making my own watches but love these vintage pieces and your watch shopping vids. Hope you have great success on RUclips!
Case is an american knife company, they are owned by the same company that makes the Zippo lighters both HQ in Bradford PA. Its not that its a pocket knife made for opening a "case".
My First "proper" watch was a Omgea Diver 300 "Golden Eye" - I still have it and daily worn for nearly 30y. Since added a Planet Ocean GMT and vintage Speedmaster Triple Date - my watch collection is largely complete. Great finds sir, but leave them alone - original conditon ALWAYS desirable for a collector.
Lovely watches 🙂 I've got a 69 Seamaster Deville that was my Dad's, I had it serviced and polished last year and although expensive the jewelers did a fantastic job! It's incredible how slim the movement is! My daily is a Tissot with thire powermatic 80 movement and it must be three times as thick!
"I need my fingers for fingers" Elliott 2024 haha 2 crazy good watches u got there. at first i prefered the first one. that was the first watch i wanted to have when i started with the watches hobby. but the other one is crazy nice too. great deals!
What you need is either a Jaxa caseback wrench which is tedious to set up but very firm on screwdowns, also recommend a camera lens wrench which is two round pointy bits of metal and a couple cross bars held in place by a thumbscrew, you will need that if you end up with a "Soviet" ring caseback, called Soviet as across the board most Soviet watches use the ring type of caseback but Bulova use it and has been found on some other exotic brands.
Beautiful pieces. I bought a vintage Longines on eBay for $180 dollars, amazing what you can find. I also want to get into watchmaking to service my own collection and even buy and restore neglected watches for cheap price.
I watch all your content and am encouraged watching you take on new hobbies. On the gold watch, potentially, you can pull the crown out and use a bulb to blow air and pop out the crystal. I have an old Hamilton where the caseback can’t be removed, and this is the method required. Not sure if that Omega is similar.
lovely watches, love the gold one, but the silver with this amazing bracelet is really stunning... I bought one gold plated Omega Geneve online and get it this week I'm so impatient ;) I will check japan auctions too to have good deals like you, keep going mate, following you on Retro Future from a while
After the war, there was a decided push towards more and more miniature devices as people saw them back then for the elegance and engineering that went into making the tiny movements as between the wars many folks still had their pocket watches on an albert chain. It was the 70's that changed for the larger and larger models, my radio compass homage I built is 55mm square, my current wear my 4R35 customised tuna is 46mm across the case and quite high too, my Invicta Russian Diver is 60mm and my Zlatoust which the Invicta is a homage to is 65mm with a 15mm crown guard and that is half a pound of solid brass on a 30mm strap... 5mm thick crystal too :D
8:09 I'd rather say that this knife is a (very old) merch of the CASE Corporation that makes tractors and construction machinery. A historical item in and of itself, if anything.
the first Omega should not be a snap on, i have the exact watch. Also the back is not meant to just say waterproof. Unfortunatelly its not 100% genuine. thats why it was 100. still a beautiful watch, i wear mine the most often out of all my watches.
@@MarceloCNPartly because it has a smashed crystal, exposing the dial to moisture. Also, as the other guy said, it has a non-original caseback. It needs to be serviced and sealed before being worn.
If I’m not mistaking the chronometer movement are only in the 500 caliber not the 1000 series I could be wrong but if I’m not it’s been redialed. And that would explain the new gasket!
Hey Elliot! Nice edition to your watch collection! Watch out when buying vintage watches, some can have radioactive lume… hopefully you are already aware of the dangers of buying vintage watches pre 1970 / 1960.. exposing the dials on unknown vintage watches is a big health risk if you breath in any dust partials that have come from any decayed lume
Lovely watches, you lucky fellow! Omega is my favourite brand, although I do love a good Seiko. One small thing: I noticed that the strap on the gold Seamaster is too wide for the lug width of the case. It's so new-looking that it was probably put on by the seller. A wearer would have cared more. Thanks for show!
Ooo my uncle came back from Missouri yesterday and brought me a little present... Bulova Precisionist 96B175 chronograph with apparently a +-10s a year accuracy, I do have some cool Bulova working several quartz including the rare 14K 242 and also got a solid gold Caravelle automatic but sadly no tuning forks as my 2300, 218 don't work but now I got the Precisionist I don't care hehehehe
As one of few experts on Graflex cameras out there I am insanely annoyed that George Lucas decided to use Graflite handles for light sabers. Okay, it was mid-1970s, no one needed Speed Graphics and Graflexes Super D anymore, Graflex was completely and officially dead for several years, and these flashes were abundant - but not anymore. Finding a complete Graflite for the purpose of preserving the history of photography is now close to impossible. So if you want “a piece of history”, keep it as a flash, not a replica prop.
It’s a collection of random parts at best, a complete fake at worst. Also the case is not actually solid gold but only gold plated. It might be worth a 100, but he probably still overpaid for what it is
@@johnpoulter It’s badly cracked near the bezel, exposing the dial and movement to humidity and it’s already started degrading the dial. He says as much in the video. It’s important that any watch, but especially a vintage watch with a manual or automatic movement, is sealed at the crystal, crown and caseback. So he’s right to say he’s going to replace the crystal.
@@tom_123 That's a hairline crack and nothing much and there's a chip near the edge which again is no source of ingress. Sure, I'd replace the crystal because it could do with one. Probably a light service, new gaskets and away you go. I wouldn't get a piece like that near water regardless. I've worn watches with cracks like that and the only issue is cosmetic tbh, it's a tad irritating.
Not as crazy about Gold as I had been in the past,,, But the Gold watch catches My Fancy !!! Not so much the silver (for me,, it would look better if the bracelet would be slightly scuffed...Looks Fake too shiny (for its age)... Sorry, I do not know the correct verbiage :( :) :) :)
Have your watchmaker friend teach you to work on/in movements and service one with his assistance. It'd be good content, and it'd be a shame to see either of those watches be damaged accidentally.
Agreed. He should definitely hand them over to a professional. Working on watch movements isn’t something your friend can just casually teach you and requires a ton of specialist tools and training.
When I was homeless I created a beef suit to keep me warm in the windy city of Chicago. I dug outside in the garbage to find expired beef products. I then stitch a yarn exoskeleton around my body that can safely hang meats to cover me entirely. The expired meat kept me warm.
Its not a horse shoe logo its the greek letter Omega (Ω) and its pronounced "uh may guh" not "o me guh" because thats how the greek letter is pronounced
@@marcryptic true, but I'm British, same as Elliot (well, he's from the Channel Islands and I'm from mainland Britain, but it's close enough) and the letter in question is Greek. That said, accents/vowel pronunciation changes pretty dramatically across Britain. Within a 60 mile radius of where I live, there's Yorkshire, Birmingham and Manchester, who all sound very different.
I have just discovered your channel and man, what a discovery. Love the ways you do the videos, your approach, the background... The fact that you are still learning in some aspects makes me feel closer to you, it makes the videos more genuine. Keep it up, 2025 is your year.
That’s so kind, thank you so much ❤
Love your affection for these Elliot. Personally not a fan of making my own watches but love these vintage pieces and your watch shopping vids. Hope you have great success on RUclips!
Case is an american knife company, they are owned by the same company that makes the Zippo lighters both HQ in Bradford PA. Its not that its a pocket knife made for opening a "case".
Was going to comment that. Kinda funny thought from Elliot.
One Google search could've cleared that up, you'd have hoped.
I WANNA SEE UR WHOLE COLLECTION
I read hole lmao
The second watch is literally the coolest most beautiful watch I've seen from factory that is more of a plain type.
10:08 the Omega horseshoe logo is the greek letter Omega
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i love vintage watches that weren't polished, just well preserved. they're gorgeous elliot, congrats, looks good on you
I love the off-white and age of that Seamaster, feels cozy and quality
The dial on the second one is GORGEOUS
Great to see you exploring vintage watches. Would love to see more of this in the future.
Steel seamaster also has its OG glass! you can see it in the middle of the crystal
I love that vintage Seamaster look, I just love the patina on the dial so much
Good to see the sendico unboxings again
My First "proper" watch was a Omgea Diver 300 "Golden Eye" - I still have it and daily worn for nearly 30y. Since added a Planet Ocean GMT and vintage Speedmaster Triple Date - my watch collection is largely complete. Great finds sir, but leave them alone - original conditon ALWAYS desirable for a collector.
I'm rocking the same color combination as the first watch, brown leather straps + gold Omega geneve that I inherit from my aunt, love it.
Lovely watches 🙂
I've got a 69 Seamaster Deville that was my Dad's, I had it serviced and polished last year and although expensive the jewelers did a fantastic job!
It's incredible how slim the movement is!
My daily is a Tissot with thire powermatic 80 movement and it must be three times as thick!
i believe the gold one is capped and not plated. which means it can be polished (lightly)
Awesome video, two beautiful watches. We need a full collection video soon I reckon mate.
"I need my fingers for fingers" Elliott 2024 haha
2 crazy good watches u got there. at first i prefered the first one. that was the first watch i wanted to have when i started with the watches hobby. but the other one is crazy nice too. great deals!
What you need is either a Jaxa caseback wrench which is tedious to set up but very firm on screwdowns, also recommend a camera lens wrench which is two round pointy bits of metal and a couple cross bars held in place by a thumbscrew, you will need that if you end up with a "Soviet" ring caseback, called Soviet as across the board most Soviet watches use the ring type of caseback but Bulova use it and has been found on some other exotic brands.
Great video! Would love to hear more about taxes, customs... when shopping abroad, or in this case Japan :)
Beautiful pieces. I bought a vintage Longines on eBay for $180 dollars, amazing what you can find.
I also want to get into watchmaking to service my own collection and even buy and restore neglected watches for cheap price.
Cool watches! I used to have an AMIGA 500 back in the day. Must have been from the same company!
There are so many nice vintage Grand Seikos out there too. I must have them all.
I watch all your content and am encouraged watching you take on new hobbies. On the gold watch, potentially, you can pull the crown out and use a bulb to blow air and pop out the crystal. I have an old Hamilton where the caseback can’t be removed, and this is the method required. Not sure if that Omega is similar.
You got a good deal on both watches, the one watch doesn't look like it's been polished, have 3 omega watches and love them.
lovely watches, love the gold one, but the silver with this amazing bracelet is really stunning...
I bought one gold plated Omega Geneve online and get it this week I'm so impatient ;) I will check japan auctions too to have good deals like you, keep going mate, following you on Retro Future from a while
After the war, there was a decided push towards more and more miniature devices as people saw them back then for the elegance and engineering that went into making the tiny movements as between the wars many folks still had their pocket watches on an albert chain. It was the 70's that changed for the larger and larger models, my radio compass homage I built is 55mm square, my current wear my 4R35 customised tuna is 46mm across the case and quite high too, my Invicta Russian Diver is 60mm and my Zlatoust which the Invicta is a homage to is 65mm with a 15mm crown guard and that is half a pound of solid brass on a 30mm strap... 5mm thick crystal too :D
8:09 I'd rather say that this knife is a (very old) merch of the CASE Corporation that makes tractors and construction machinery. A historical item in and of itself, if anything.
this streel strap introduced me to steel straps
i always was a leather or cloth strap friend but now i have a santos and dont want to get rid of
Could we get a watch collection tour?
the first Omega should not be a snap on, i have the exact watch. Also the back is not meant to just say waterproof. Unfortunatelly its not 100% genuine. thats why it was 100. still a beautiful watch, i wear mine the most often out of all my watches.
I wonder why it was so cheap. Because i'm really into japonese auction those days and never see one Omega automatic goes lower than 20k.
@@MarceloCNPartly because it has a smashed crystal, exposing the dial to moisture. Also, as the other guy said, it has a non-original caseback. It needs to be serviced and sealed before being worn.
Sendico? I’ve never heard to mention them before. 😂
If I’m not mistaking the chronometer movement are only in the 500 caliber not the 1000 series I could be wrong but if I’m not it’s been redialed. And that would explain the new gasket!
Great video! Please keep doing videos about watches
Very nice Elliot! I think I was looking at that exact same steel one :D
Hey Elliot! Nice edition to your watch collection! Watch out when buying vintage watches, some can have radioactive lume… hopefully you are already aware of the dangers of buying vintage watches pre 1970 / 1960.. exposing the dials on unknown vintage watches is a big health risk if you breath in any dust partials that have come from any decayed lume
Love your watch videos
Lovely watches, you lucky fellow! Omega is my favourite brand, although I do love a good Seiko. One small thing: I noticed that the strap on the gold Seamaster is too wide for the lug width of the case. It's so new-looking that it was probably put on by the seller. A wearer would have cared more. Thanks for show!
Where did you find that for 200 pounds
Ooo my uncle came back from Missouri yesterday and brought me a little present... Bulova Precisionist 96B175 chronograph with apparently a +-10s a year accuracy, I do have some cool Bulova working several quartz including the rare 14K 242 and also got a solid gold Caravelle automatic but sadly no tuning forks as my 2300, 218 don't work but now I got the Precisionist I don't care hehehehe
Lovely watches. The gold one you pay low usually they never go for less than 30k Yen or close to that, but the steel you pay too much.
The Seamaster chrono is perfect I own that watch your has the original glass
Jackpot on the BOR Seamaster….very nice.
The handset is called ''Dauphine''
Love the watch content keep it up
please make a state of the watch collection video
how did you find the seamaster for 450? When I search I only get watches for around 900 usd...
Do a video on your entire collection
As one of few experts on Graflex cameras out there I am insanely annoyed that George Lucas decided to use Graflite handles for light sabers. Okay, it was mid-1970s, no one needed Speed Graphics and Graflexes Super D anymore, Graflex was completely and officially dead for several years, and these flashes were abundant - but not anymore.
Finding a complete Graflite for the purpose of preserving the history of photography is now close to impossible.
So if you want “a piece of history”, keep it as a flash, not a replica prop.
I use them in the U S Army , great 4x5 format the flash uses a 5 bulb or 5b for color
Bro can you tell me what that putty stuff is your using to open the screwdown casebacks with? Thats a neat blob of a tool, i NEED one!! Lol
Case is just the name brand of the knife, they are made in Pennsylvania USA.
Thanks for the video
Very nice elliot
Saber install video soon? 👀
Great video enjoyed it.
Sweety, how do you know which movement to buy to fit the case you buy? I don't see measurement on some of these things on Ebay. Thanks.
Case knife has some good value don't hurt it either
The the gold omega automatic valued. Mine identical to it is was sold as 9kt gold. It's actually 24 and has been valued at £11k. You might be lucky.
It’s a collection of random parts at best, a complete fake at worst. Also the case is not actually solid gold but only gold plated. It might be worth a 100, but he probably still overpaid for what it is
Wow very nice
What was your experience with tax on buying these? just interested.
Are they set to only Japan time?
Are you going to start a pure watch channel?
How is it so cheap
Hey show us your watch collection
Dangerous way to a close knife :( :( :( Luv Ya Man :) :) :)
The Japanese culture is to keep watches carefully...
Will you whisper "Club Nintendo" into the microphone, please?
It's "O MEG A"
Those are beauties. I would wear the gold one without touching it, it's a little gem and so much character. Congrats on your find 👍!
Very unwise to wear a vintage watch with a smashed crystal / exposed dial.
@@tom_123 Neither of those apply to that watch. It's scratched, sure, but not smashed or with the dial exposed.
@@johnpoulter It’s badly cracked near the bezel, exposing the dial and movement to humidity and it’s already started degrading the dial. He says as much in the video. It’s important that any watch, but especially a vintage watch with a manual or automatic movement, is sealed at the crystal, crown and caseback. So he’s right to say he’s going to replace the crystal.
@@tom_123 That's a hairline crack and nothing much and there's a chip near the edge which again is no source of ingress. Sure, I'd replace the crystal because it could do with one. Probably a light service, new gaskets and away you go. I wouldn't get a piece like that near water regardless. I've worn watches with cracks like that and the only issue is cosmetic tbh, it's a tad irritating.
Haha, not a timeRgraph but timegrapheR. 👍
Not as crazy about Gold as I had been in the past,,, But the Gold watch catches My Fancy !!! Not so much the silver (for me,, it would look better if the bracelet would be slightly scuffed...Looks Fake too shiny (for its age)... Sorry, I do not know the correct verbiage :( :) :) :)
Otis when
Who says Omeega?
Have your watchmaker friend teach you to work on/in movements and service one with his assistance. It'd be good content, and it'd be a shame to see either of those watches be damaged accidentally.
Agreed. He should definitely hand them over to a professional. Working on watch movements isn’t something your friend can just casually teach you and requires a ton of specialist tools and training.
babe wake up eliott uploaded a new video !!!
Bit odd that you think you could just casually start servicing vintage watches. It requires a ton of professional training and equipment.
Elit coil ur cute
i may be wrong but the first watch might have been for a woman
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When I was homeless I created a beef suit to keep me warm in the windy city of Chicago. I dug outside in the garbage to find expired beef products. I then stitch a yarn exoskeleton around my body that can safely hang meats to cover me entirely. The expired meat kept me warm.
Wtf
Is your watch made of bacon ?
Be careful when working on older watches since the lume usually contain radium.
Its not a horse shoe logo its the greek letter Omega (Ω) and its pronounced "uh may guh" not "o me guh" because thats how the greek letter is pronounced
I was gonna congratulate you on your comment until I saw your "pronunciation" is completely wrong. ruclips.net/video/28yu1PFc438/видео.html
I hate the way you say omega, i think about it often with dread
Good for you for being a man and being able to wear a watch that's not making you look like you're compensating!
Did bro just really just say “Oh-mee-guh”????
To my knowledge, that's how Omega themselves say it's pronounced. 007 says it the exact same way in Casino Royale, as well.
How would you pronounce it? It is like this bike brand Marin, there are like 5 ways to say that😂
It's the Greek letter Omega (Oh-may-ga) and the 'horseshoe' symbol is actually a capital Omega.
No accounting for how the brand says it, though...
There are major differences in vowel pronunciation between American English and British English.
@@marcryptic true, but I'm British, same as Elliot (well, he's from the Channel Islands and I'm from mainland Britain, but it's close enough) and the letter in question is Greek.
That said, accents/vowel pronunciation changes pretty dramatically across Britain. Within a 60 mile radius of where I live, there's Yorkshire, Birmingham and Manchester, who all sound very different.
You like watches that look like they meant fir women