16-Point Check (Arnex/Parrenin 40)
My last watch I completed last week (on Wednesday, sorry for the late update. Just slammed with trying to get ready for an early Thanksgiving with my family) was […]
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16-Point Check (Seiko 11A, #2)
My new watch that I worked on (and finished) today was another Seiko 11 A. Since this was my second one that I was working on, I was confident that […]
16-Point Check (Bulova 11AOCD)
Next up in my 16-Point Check project was this beauty (well, I could do without the band, but the Tiger’s Eye dial was pretty nice). I lucked out with this […]
16-Point Check (Elgin Baguette Style Watch/Font-5921)
What I’ve got here is an ladies Elgin watch. Other than running a bit fast and being dirty, the watch was in pretty good mechanical condition. It was a pretty […]
16-Point Check (Baylor Watch/Standard 1686)
Now it’s back to bigger watches. What I’ve got here is a Baylor Watch Co. watch that is powered by a Standard 1686 movement. I really like the applied numeral […]
16-Point Check (Hamilton 780)
After finishing up the Lord Elgin, I got this beauty. A Hamilton 780. The watches seem to be getting smaller. I’m not complaining at all. Two companies I really respect […]
16-Point Check (Lord Elgin)
Here is an excellent example of American Watchmaking. It’s a Lord Elgin from around 1939. The dial has obviously aged but the hands looked great; mechanically, the watch had some […]
16-Point Check (Benrus DR-25 (ETA-2370))
After the Seiko 11A watch, I went to a bit larger sized watch. I was given a Benrus watch that had a DR-25 movement in it. The DR-25 (if I […]
16-Point Check (Seiko 11A)
Alright, after some thinking and mulling things over, I have decided that for the remainder of the 16-Point Check project, I want to do individual posts per watch upon their […]
Semester 2, Week 9, Days 1-4 (16 Point Check)
Well, as much as I would like to say that I had a super productive week this week, but… I did not. Which is okay. The watch that I was […]
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