Leica camera, German watch___long time not post, I'll just try

[CoopH]

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She said," You need another watch?"

" Well dear, my Sundial is off too often"

She said, " what about that Hamilton you just bought?"

" Darlink' that was in 1892, and they moved to the land of the Swiss."

She said, " don't they repair the watches they make?"

"Darlink' how many bloody horses have I bought for you?"

She said____nothing!

 

Heh, the old ones on the winders___after at least 40 years and 40 nights, found and bought this, made in Germany,

it is different then most I have had, you have to `wind it' like the old days, and it does something that  watches today

rarely do, to my good ear___it `ticks" softly, and if held close and you stare at it, you will see the minute had move.

And what I have lusted for ___Roman Numerals____no the number 4 is not IV like on really old watches, but seen daily in hospitals

I am told. Hope you might enjoy also.

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[Pecole]

She said," You need another watch?"

" Well dear, my Sundial is off too often"

She said, " what about that Hamilton you just bought?"

" Darlink' that was in 1892, and they moved to the land of the Swiss."

She said, " don't they repair the watches they make?"

"Darlink' how many bloody horses have I bought for you?"

She said____nothing!

 

Heh, the old ones on the winders___after at least 40 years and 40 nights, found and bought this, made in Germany,

it is different then most I have had, you have to `wind it' like the old days, and it does something that  watches today

rarely do, to my good ear___it `ticks" softly, and if held close and you stare at it, you will see the minute had move.

And what I have lusted for ___Roman Numerals____no the number 4 is not IV like on really old watches, but seen daily in hospitals

I am told. Hope you might enjoy also.L1050852.JPG

 

Nice! I hope it will give you a service comparable to the one of a (vintage) Leica. As for the Roman numerals, I had never seen "4" being written "III"...that is definitely not "Roman", the only way to correctly write it being "IV".

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[CoopH]

Dear Pecole,

 

Well someone read this.   Suppose the mention on Roman numerals  turned others away,

As for `IV'____ I could not agree more with you. When asking who/why it was changed, all  the Watch companies stated:

" Well it is far more symmetrical using `IIII'  then the old `IV'.  I dubbed them___V.I.____and  rode away.

So they changed what culture had put there thousands of years ago, but by from now on, they will have to carry the 

title_____V.I.   " Village Idiots", and that is that, this world has evolved so much, mostly downwards.

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[stuny]

Very nice.

[euston]

IIII is traditional on clocks and watches. Nobody really knows why. The Romans actually used both IV and IIII to signify 4. I favour the explanation that IIII just looks better in this context.

 

The Marine Original is a nice looking watch and Stowa is a great make - good design, well made, excellent customer service and exceptional value for money. Like Leica cameras, these watches can be addictive. You’ll be lucky to get away with just one. Here’s one of mine snapped with an M9 a few years ago:

 

 

 

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Using Leica camera____photographing Swiss watches with German designers, this case F.A. Porsche

who of course gave the world in 1963__the 911 auto___Herr Porsche went on to design watches and

delightful things for we gadget types love. This watch is a rare ( sources say only 20 were made) 

Titanium__no, not aesthetically pleasing to most eyes, but homage to his (IMO) creative abilities.

Watch experts, (not Moi'), will tell of the magnetic effect on `auto' watches, Herr   Porsche tricked them with 

the design of this watch, the compass is fully accurate to the point. 

This watch is certainly not for flash, but useful when hiking, camping, or lost in you're favorite restaurant,

this compass will give you no excuse  to not get home for evening dinner, or whatever the affair,___ (pardon, no such thing intended.)   

On a sad note, "Butzi" to his family___passed in April, 2012, just short of the 50th Anniversary of the 911 auto he designed.  

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It's not enough you guys constantly give me GAS. Now you have to give me WAS?

[mikemgb]

I have never heard of a Stowa watch but I especially love the first one, I may have to do some research into these, unfortunately I'm not so keen on the Porsche watches, they are too bulky for my tastes but I can appreciate them for their quality.

 

I collect old watches in the same way as I collect old cameras, with the intent to use them, fortunately my wife enables me, she bought me two of my last three camera acquisitions and she bought me the watch on the right in the photo.

 

I love the classic stainless look of these, on the left a 1961 automatic Rado, on the right a 1967 Rolex that I have to wind every morning, these, plus a solar powered Casio are the watches I wear most often, and yes, they both tick if you listen closely. 

 

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