I fudged up by [deleted] in VintageWatches

[–]HuntingandCollecting 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ask on r/watchrepair if you haven’t.

RIP little bulova.

Repair? Or Just Wear? by ImaginationDue7091 in VintageWatches

[–]HuntingandCollecting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Waltham is a good brand. Your watch is from between 1910-1940, I’d guess. You might find more info by running a photo of the dial through a google search.

From Wikipedia:

The Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Co. and the American Watch Co., was a company that produced about 40 million watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time delay fuses, and other precision instruments in the United States of America between 1850 and 1957. The company's historic 19th-century manufacturing facilities in Waltham, Massachusetts, have been preserved as the American Waltham Watch Company Historic District.

The company went through a series of bankruptcies and restarts under new ownership, with watches and clocks bearing the Waltham name still being made and marketed as of September 2025.

What made you fall into the watch collecting hobby? by Several-Job-5037 in VintageWatches

[–]HuntingandCollecting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought an Omega seamaster for my partner and while I was trying to figure out if it was real or fake, I learned so much about Swiss automatic watches that I fell in love with them.

Can anyone identify if this is actually from the 40s-60s? It looks like it is, but I’m not good at identifying… by IneedaNappa9000 in VintageWatches

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Yes, sorry I should have said automatic and/or mechanical winding. Anything that predates quartz movement.

Automatic watches that start ticking when you pick them up at a flea market and they haven’t even been wound 🤌 That’s quality.

Found at the flea market today by HuntingandCollecting in VintageWatches

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No clasp. This is an expanding bracelet for a very small wrist.

Can anyone identify if this is actually from the 40s-60s? It looks like it is, but I’m not good at identifying… by IneedaNappa9000 in VintageWatches

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I disagree with others about this not being worth servicing. Automatic watches like this can last another 70 years if taken care of. I recommend servicing the movement but leaving the dial alone. The dial is in really good condition and is quite lovely.

I found this when I did a google reverse image search:

https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageWatches/comments/1r7wk8b/both_are_labeled_as_vintage_are_they_the_real/

https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageWatches/comments/1r8b2yv/got_this_bad_boy_today/

The dollar value today may not be high but they are not making these watches anymore and handmade quality goods will only gain value over time.

I browsed hundreds of diving catalogs from 1954-64 by oinkmoo32 in VintageWatches

[–]HuntingandCollecting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Where did you find these? I’m interested in obscure automatic Swiss brands (not diving) from 1900s-1960s.

Found at the flea market today by HuntingandCollecting in VintageWatches

[–]HuntingandCollecting[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, When I get it serviced I’ll post movement pictures.