JUMP HOUR Oberon | 60s Affordable Vintage with a CATCH
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Jump Hour watches are something that each and every collector I spoke with has come across and or fantasized about at some point of their collecting journey. They are still around in mainly high-end modern watches, but their era seems long gone, but not forgotten. The 60s to 70s, when many brands went digital, these jump hour watches mark the transition or the attempt to feature digital appearance with mechanical movements. With this Oberon watch right here, we can not only explore a very old watch brand, but have a go at a different approach to a watch’s escapement, the pin-lever or Roskopf movement.
This video was not sponsored and the video footage stems (if not explicitly specified otherwise) solely from my own watch.
*If someone noticed, I reuploaded the video, because I left the background music too loud in the beginning. Sorry for the inconvenience!
#jumphour #oberon #pinlever
what a beautiful watch !!
Thank you !!
I really like jump-hour watches, and I love the design of the LIP watch that appears briefly at 1:30. But the Oberon you're showcasing here is really tasteful and elegant. I haven't been lucky in my searches, though. The majority I encounter in the used market are broken, and those that aren't broken are offered at prices that are definitely outside my budget.
The cheating about the jewels' number made me smile. I own a nice Kienzle watch from the 1960s that modestly proclaims "7 jewels" on its dial, but remains astonishingly precise even after so many years since the last check-up! 🙂
Great to watch another video from you. Keep up the good work! Cheers, //Rick
Hi Rick and thanks!
That's the LIP Baschmakoff, I like those very much as well, but unfortunately, those are a bit more expensive.
For these odd ones I have my sights on local markets. There is an ebay for local purchases (only private sellers) in Germany, which is a trove for attic finds (but also risky).
Ah a good Kienzle! Which one do you have? I was hunting for a Kienzle 2002 Life a year back 😄 I believe we might have similar tastes! Those are quite robust.
Great to hear from you as well, thanks for adding such valuable comments!
@@TiMEworn I replied to you earlier, adding a link to a picture of my Kienzle watch, but it seems RUclips has removed my comment entirely, as it does not appear here. If you like, I can send it to you via email at the address you provide in the About section of your channel. Cheers! //Rick
Yes unfortunately I never saw that message/link. I guess YT is quite strict about external links. Would enjoy having a look at it via email! Thanks and cheers! - Jan
That's a good looking 50s (?) watch! Nice bracelet too! Probably a smaller size?
Thank you very much for this nice video of one of my most wanted target! Much appreciated!
Thank you and good luck with the hunt!
Unique and original design❤.....i hope they make again that style
Probably new versions will look more modern, but who knows! For the time being it's probably easier to find a cheap vintage one in suitable condition. Thanks and Cheers!
Invicta Makes a legitimate jump hour with an NH35 Automatic Movement for under one hundred dollars!
@@TiMEworn Modern? We are in the midst of a Homage mania. every company in every price range are coming out with watches resembling those in their back catalogues! originality is a thing of the past( pun not intended) Have you seen the Invicta Jump hour?
Yes, revivals run rampant, but aside the Invicta (which I admittedly did not know about) most brands added some modern touch to it, like the brands I mentioned in the video (Fears, CHRONOSWISS, Reservoir etc)
@@TiMEworn it's a few keys away to take a look at the Invicta Jump Hour. Why exactly do you choose not to look at it?
Unique perspective and the confidence to share your thoughts, Bravo. The jewel count catch very good. I always wanted you to open the Zenith Movado Astronic and count the jewels and compare to the Zenith Espada to see if they actual did reduce the Astronic jewel count to meet the jewel maximum to be compliant with restrict USA tariff. Thought?
Thank you for the support!
About the Astronic: Even if I could open the watch, counting all jewels would make a disassembly necessary and noone wants me to do that... well at least the owner wouldn't :D
But Movado is very transparent and always displayed the correct amount of jewels on the rotor, no shenanigans there. Others have already proven the fact that they indeed reduced the count to 17 jewels for tariff reasons!
Again thanks!
For under a Hundred Dollars Invicta makes a good Jump hour watch with an NH 35 Automatic movement
Not too shabby indeed! I did not expect that from modern Invicta to be frank. Classical design as well. Flew under my radar!
@@TiMEworn You're Welcome
Didn't even know pin pallet movements are serviceable. They were made to be pretty much throw aways
Maybe "servicing" is an exaggeration, but cleaning an re-oiling can help. But they will never be that accurate, I guess and if something's broken it's probably more cost-efficient to just scrap the movement (If a spare is available) 😅
@@TiMEworn Well at least the quality of the movement matches that of the case! I'm not sure if I'd personally spend more than $50 on a disposable watch, even if it's vintage 😀
OK, but I think it's condition is quite surprising for 60+ years and definitely a worthy proposition. But could be that I just have one too many screws loose in that regard 😄
@@TiMEworn Definitely with watches we should all buy what we like. This watch does have an attractive dial, not to mention the digital jump hour is of interest. (I also like the fact it has a date, which a lot of alternatives do not)
@MegaThucydides It stood out to me immediately among the more "digital" looking ones (couldn't decide on one of those yet). The date was a strong pull for me too! Cheers!