Any watch collectors out there?

Mike B · 05-25-2011, 09:39 PM

Greeting fellow forum member,
I am in need of a watch expert or watch collector to advise me on a very unusual watch. Do we have any watch collectors or watch expert among us Luger lovers?

Mike

Edward Tinker · 05-26-2011, 02:08 AM

Mike, I used to collect and still have mine, but its been years since I had one repaired.

This info is from 2006, but he fixed a watch that belonged to my great-uncle

Ed Ueberall
The Escapement
Fine vintage and antique watch restoration
The Escapement Home Page

Mike B · 05-26-2011, 02:35 AM

Greetings Ed,
Thanks for the reply, but fortunately I don't need any repair work. I am just looking for someone to ID this stange watch. Notice the position of the stem. Here a few pictures.

Mike

Edward Tinker · 05-26-2011, 02:43 AM

its a Waltham, that sounds silly, but the thing you figure out now is the number of jewels, the size of the watch (size 14, 16, 18, 0 etc) and then what model.

However, yours looks like one of the in-between pocket and wrist watches, they made them still look like a pocket watch, but were designed for the wrist. They even sold huge arm bands, so you could wear your pocket watch on your wrist for a while.

I have a book back home that tells you all of this. Take pictures with you and either go to the library or go to Barnes and Nobles and sit, have a coffee and look the watch up (print it in color first).

Ed

RP · 05-26-2011, 10:59 AM

Go to the NAWCC website, register with the site(free of charge), and post your pics in the wristwatch section. There are thousands of collectors/watchmakers/clockmaker's/ etc. that will enthusiastically provide quality feedback to a request for information. Good luck, looks like an interesting piece.

John Sabato · 05-27-2011, 08:37 AM

Sounds like a "Lugerforum" for watch collectors! Thanks for the info.

Mike B · 05-27-2011, 10:39 AM

Being a retired auto dealer, don't be surprised what I take in trade for a Luger.

Mike

sheepherder · 05-28-2011, 12:36 PM

One sold on GB not too long ago...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=229220767

I'm happy to see that it was not yours!!!

05-25-2011, 09:39 PM	#1
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 272 Times in 100 Posts	Any watch collectors out there? Greeting fellow forum member, I am in need of a watch expert or watch collector to advise me on a very unusual watch. Do we have any watch collectors or watch expert among us Luger lovers? Mike

05-26-2011, 02:35 AM	#3
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 272 Times in 100 Posts	Watch Greetings Ed, Thanks for the reply, but fortunately I don't need any repair work. I am just looking for someone to ID this stange watch. Notice the position of the stem. Here a few pictures. Mike Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

05-27-2011, 08:37 AM	#6
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Sounds like a "Lugerforum" for watch collectors! Thanks for the info. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

05-27-2011, 10:39 AM	#7
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 272 Times in 100 Posts	Watch/Luger forum Being a retired auto dealer, don't be surprised what I take in trade for a Luger. Mike

05-28-2011, 12:36 PM	#8
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	One sold on GB not too long ago... http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=229220767 I'm happy to see that it was not yours!!! __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

05-26-2011, 02:08 AM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Mike, I used to collect and still have mine, but its been years since I had one repaired. This info is from 2006, but he fixed a watch that belonged to my great-uncle Ed Ueberall The Escapement Fine vintage and antique watch restoration The Escapement Home Page

05-26-2011, 02:43 AM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	its a Waltham, that sounds silly, but the thing you figure out now is the number of jewels, the size of the watch (size 14, 16, 18, 0 etc) and then what model. However, yours looks like one of the in-between pocket and wrist watches, they made them still look like a pocket watch, but were designed for the wrist. They even sold huge arm bands, so you could wear your pocket watch on your wrist for a while. I have a book back home that tells you all of this. Take pictures with you and either go to the library or go to Barnes and Nobles and sit, have a coffee and look the watch up (print it in color first). Ed

05-26-2011, 10:59 AM	#5
RP User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 26 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Go to the NAWCC website, register with the site(free of charge), and post your pics in the wristwatch section. There are thousands of collectors/watchmakers/clockmaker's/ etc. that will enthusiastically provide quality feedback to a request for information. Good luck, looks like an interesting piece.