AUTHENTIC OMEGA SPEEDMASTER MOON REDUCED CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

GOOD Condition Omega Speedmaster auto black dial chrono SS bracelet watch

Dial: Black colour dial with fluorescent hour markers and white colour hands. 3x chrono sub-dials. 30 mins. chrono sub-dial @ "9", second sub-dial @ "3", 12 hours sub-dial @ "6". Center chrono second hand.

Case: Signed stainless steel case with snap back. Case size 39mm w/o crown x 44mm lug to lug. Pusher @"2" for chrono start/stop. Pusher @ "4" for RESET. The signed crown @"3". Fix tachymeter bezel is equipped.

One thing need to highlight is that this watch do have a Seamaster case back on it. According to John Deithelm of Omega Vintage Information, there was a small batch of Speedmaster chrono do equipped with a Seamaster case back before when it made.

"What is the background on the use of "Seamaster" cases on certain Speedmasters (most commonly Mark series, and c.1045 Speedmasters)? I assume it is because Omega considered these watches to be in water-resistant cases, but are these watches also considered part of the Seamaster line as well as the Speedmaster line?
Mr. Deithelm's reply:

* the case back of such watches are all showing the " seahorse " emblem, since all these watches were originally in the* SEAMASTER * line, although the official name of the Jubilee version is:
SEAMASTER - Speedmaster Professional 125 - chronograph
* it is only much later, when the " chronograph " vogue became so voluminous that we had to separate the sporty SEAMASTER watches from the " chronographs " and give them a separate line !

Hence, because the Speedmaster was considered part of the Seamaster line, they often sported Seamaster backs.

Movement: Omega 45 jewels cal. 1140 automatic chrono movement in good running condition.

Circa: 1978

Crystal: Signed plastic top do have very minor scratches due to usage but still clean.

Bracelet: Omega SS bracelet is equipped.

Box: Omega Inner Red Box.

Paper: No Paper - Preowned

Remarks: This watch is in good condition, it runs well and chrono function properly.

Price: SOLD>

Conquer the moon with Omega Speedmaster Reduced!

The Swiss watch maker, Omega has been blending elegance and strength to craft exemplary timepieces that revolutionized the timing equations and fashion statements of many! Omega watches has been the most prestigious brands of the Swatch Group and was founded in 1848 at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Louis Brandt as a small assembly unit that made watches. Today, Omega has become the symbol of prestige and precision and has become an undisputed leader in the field of horology.

Speedmaster has become world famous by being the first watch to be worn on the moon, in the 1960s when Neil Armstrong set his foot on moon. Keeping this legacy alive, the Omega Speedmaster still continues to be a favoured brand by astronauts and in flight simulations. Omega Speedmaster was the only watch that could come pass the rigorous tests conducted by NASA in its shuttle missions and made history with a space sojourn with the American cosmonaut, Edward White, in 1965 who became the first man to walk in space!

3510.50 model is popularly called Speedmaster reduced as it is smaller than the Speedmaster Professional. The Omega Speedmaster reduced models have self-winding chronograph movement with rhodium-plated finish, power reserve for 40 hours, Hesalite crystal and Chronograph functions.

The ladies' models have many options. Flaunt the glittering diamond collection of the 35.5mm model with a diamond encrusted bezel and a steel case fastened with a red leather strap by a fold-through buckle deployment and white mother of pearl dial. Light blue, orange and pink strap options are also available.

There is an alternate model of Omega Speedmaster reduced with stainless steel case, black mother of pearl dial and diamond bezel presented on a steel bracelet.

Omega Speedmaster Reduced Black Chronograph Men's Watch has a 40mm case fastened by hidden deployment to a brushed and polished 8 inch steel bracelet, bezel fixed with Tachymeter, black dial and automatic movement. It has Omega 3220 (Rhodium-plated movement) and chronograph functions. Built in with a 48 hour power reserve it is a sturdy model that braces you up to handle all the beating of the modern day life.

Today the Speedmaster has spread its wings beyond space and aviation sector to become a reliable sports model used in many adventure sports and water sports. This famous Swiss brand is indeed revolutionizing the watch industry by its innumerable innovations and inventions.

The Swiss celebrity label of Omega, through the Speedmaster series has indeed conquered all the barriers of space and time!

LUXURIOUS AND VERY RARE AUTHENTIC 18K WHITE GOLD BEZEL ROLEX TUDOR OYSTERDATE MILITARY GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE ROLEX TUDOR OYSTER PERPETUAL MILITARY GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL: OYSTERDATE PERPETUAL MILITARY

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: ROLEX TUDOR PRINCE 35 JEWELS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: MILITARY BLACK WITH RED 60 MINUTES MARKERS

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DATE WINDOW AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS SILVER TONE MERCEDES HANDS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: WHITE LUMINOUS ARABIC MILITARY MARKERS

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL/ KELULI SEPENUHNYA

LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 38mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 41mm LUG TO LUG

BEZEL: 18K SOLID WHITE GOLD BEZEL

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: ORIGINAL OYSTER CASE BY ROLEX GENEVA~ROLEX LOGO~THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE SCREW CASE STATES MONTRES TUDOR SA, STAINLESS STEEL, GENEVA SWITZERLAND, 74000, CRS

CROWN: ORIGINAL ROLEX 3 STEPS SS CROWN

STRAP/TALI: ORIGINAL BLACK CROCO LEATHER WITH ORIGINAL ROLEX BUCKLE

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5" FULL LENGHT

DISCONTINUED ROLEX TUDOR MODEL... RARE!

EXCELLENT CONDITION, KEEPING GOODTIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED

PRICE: LISTING PRICE RM8,500 OFFER RM7,650 LATEST OFFER RM6200

SOLD TO MR GHAFFAR FROM KELANA JAYA

BRIEF HISTORY OF ROLEX AND TUDOR WATCHES

The Rolex brand was created by a visionary named Hans Wilsdorf, who was born in Bavaria in the year 1881. Just before the turn of the century young Hans moved to Geneva, and at the age of nineteen discovered the industry of watchmaking. At that time the wristwatch was considered vulgar and uncouth; gentlemen of the day carried pocketwatches. Wristwatches were worn only by women, and the tiny delicate movements were unreliable and imprecise. Leading watchmakers were convinced that the challenges involved in creating an accurate timekeeping device in such a small package were insurmountable. Hans Wilsdorf disagreed. He saw much room for improvement in an industry dominated by traditional thinking.

In 1905 Wilsdorf relocated to London and founded Wilsdorf & Davis in association with his brother-in-law Alfred, a company which manufactured watch cases and distributed wristwatches. Wilsdorf always maintained a very high standard for the quality of his products, so he was continually seeking ways to improve the design of his cases and movements. In cooperation with the firm of Aegler in Bienne, Switzerland, he developed and improved the small-caliber lever escapement movement, and was confident enough to stake a loan of five times the total capital of Wilsdorf & Davis in the first order. From then on, Wilsdorf made and sold watches; his own cases with movements imported from Switzerland. After the turn of the century as wristwatches started to enter the mainstream (as soldiers wore watches on their wrists and the general perception changed from the earlier notion that wristwatches were strictly feminine), Wilsdorf quickly saw how he could take advantage of their emerging popularity by offering a variety of case designs: formal, sporty, casual, etc. He also realized the importance of brand recognition. Until then the custom had been for the retailer�s name to appear on both the dial and the movement, but Wilsdorf wanted to distinguish his watches from those of his competitors, which he considered inferior since they did not submit their products to the exacting tests which he insisted be performed on all of his own. Hence in 1908 he coined the name Rolex, which would henceforth appear on all parts of the watch, including dial, movement, case, and bracelet. No one knows for sure where he got the name; there are many theories on the subject. But everyone agrees that Rolex is a name anyone in Europe or the world at large could easily pronounce, and is short enough to fit comfortably on the dial of any wristwatch.

History was first made by Rolex in 1910 when a movement was sent to the School of Horology at Bienne, and was awarded a chronometer bulletin. This was the first time a wristwatch had ever received the chronometer rating, and suddenly Hans Wilsdorf's brand earned the respect of horologists the world over. Four years later a Rolex movement was awarded a Class A Certificate by the Royal Observatory at Kew, again the first small caliber watch movement to receive the award. Thereupon Wilsdorf decided that all Rolex timepieces should be submitted to similar tests carried out by impartial institutes. No Rolex watch would ever again be sold without its Official Timing Certificate. After World War I, Wilsdorf moved his operation to Geneva to avoid the exorbitant import taxes in England, and renamed his company Montres Rolex S.A., and later simply Rolex S.A. The Aegler company of Bienne provided watch movements to many companies, but only Rolex demanded that each and every movement undergo a weeklong battery of meticulous tests before they would be accepted. Any irregularity whatsoever meant the movement was returned to the workshops. It was due to these stringent methods of quality control that Rolex was able to achieve such high standards in accuracy and make such advancements in the world of horology.

Wilsdorf had long ago realized that for a watch to be accurate over the long term, its case would need not only to withstand the attack of dust and water, but would need to be self winding to protect the mainspring from stress caused by overwinding. The first problem was overcome in 1926 with the creation of the Rolex "Oyster", in which the winding crown was screwed down onto the case using a twin lock system. This brilliant watch was totally protected from the environment since the case was air tight as well as waterproof. In a well publicized event the following year, the Oyster was celebrated after being worn on the wrist by Mercedes Gleitze when she swam the English Channel. The watch made world headlines for keeping perfect time after being immersed in salt water for 15 hours. The Oyster was displayed in jewelry shop windows inside aquariums; keeping time while fish swam through the bracelet.

The first self-winding movement was invented by Abram-Louis Perrelet in the mid 1800's, and later perfected by Abram-Louis Breguet, but was never widely adopted because the mechanism was too delicate for daily use. In 1923 a British watchmaker named John Harwood patented a self-winding watch movement based on a "hammer winding system", which had a semi-circular weight that pivoted at the center of the movement and swung through a 300 degree arc. The swinging weight was actuated by the movement of the wearer. Wilsdorf discarded this system as too impractical. For one thing, Harwood's watch was unable to be set except by turning the bezel, and it used an unreliable friction plate to prevent overwinding. According to Wilsdorf, a truly self-winding watch should be completely automatic, silent, able to revolve in both directions, smooth in action and completely free of buffer springs. These obstacles were surmounted in 1931 when Emile Borer, the technical head of Rolex, invented the "Rotor", whose winding mass could turn both clockwise and counter-clockwise and pivot freely on its axis. The new movement was dubbed the Rolex Oyster Perpetual, and immediately became the world standard, imitated by every watchmaker since.

This watch was completely overhauled/serviced in July 2006. Fully serviced, this nice Rolex Tudor Military watch is running strong and keeping perfect time. It also comes with its original Rolex bracelet. This timepiece is a keeper and will attract tons of attentions. The perfect condition dial is Black in color with large bold Luminous Arabic Numeral Markers and a pair nice luminous mercedes hands. The date number is black. The dial is marked, “Rolex Oyster Perpetual Tudor Swiss”. It is a super rare and very cool black dial with luminous arabic numbers.

The smooth polished bezel has nice satin finishes surface. The lugs are solid and brushed with no sign of wear.

The screw down winding crown is Rolex marked and is in perfect condition.

The stainless steel case has satin finishes on both sides of the watch. No scratch or dents are noted on the case.

The crystal is in perfect condition with a cyclop to magnify the date.

Inside the back case has Rolex markings and it is in excellent condition. There are some inscription which is off view. Other than this, it has a perfect score.

This super cool timepiece is powered by Rolex precision movement. It is a high grade 17 Jewels precision manual wind mechanism. The movement was stripped pieces by pieces, cleaned, oiled and timed 2 months ago by specialist. It is in excellent running order and keeps perfect time.

VINTAGE AUTHENTIC BUCHERER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED CHRONOMETER GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE BUCHERER OFFICIALY CERTIFIED CHRONOMETER GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: COSC CHRONOMTETER

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: BUCHERER 25 JEWELS CHRONOMETER AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: SILVER TONE/ KEPERAKAN

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DAY AY 6:00 AND DATE AT 12:00

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS SILVER TONE

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: LUMINOUS SILVER BATON/ BATON KEPERAKAN LUMINASI

CASING : STAINLESS STEEL/ KELULI

HIDDEN LUGS: 19mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 38mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 41mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: BUCHERER LOGO, ANTI MAGNETIC~WATER RESISTANT

CROWN: SS/ KELULI

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE BLACK LEATHER BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA KOS: SOLD TO TUAN MOD AIMAN FROM PASIR MAS, KELANTAN

LISTING: RM700.00 SOLD: RM600.00 TRADE IN VULCAIN RM250.00

BRIEF HISTORY OF BUCHERER WATCHES

In 1888, Carl-Friedrich Bucherer laid the foundation stone for a business group dealing in jewellery and timepieces. Today the name BUCHERER is known not only as a jeweller of repute, but also as the designer and maker of its own fine watches.

Bucherer only sold two types of watches, one was Rolex and the other was their own in house watch that obviously has similar qualities as the old Rolexes.

In the 1920s and 30s, Rolex has numerous secondary brands, similar to what the Tudor brand is today. You may find these wrist and pocket watches with an unsigned dial, but some of the unsigned movement was supplied by Bucherer. For those of you unfamiliar with the name Unicorn, Marconi Rolco, please see book by Cooksey Shugart's Complete Price Guide to Watches. At the back of the Rolex section is a partial list of brands that Rolex once distributed, as Rolex either set up or bought subsidiary companies with names like Marconi, Rolco, Genex, Unicorn, Rolwalco etc

The quality of the BUCHERER Brand results from a holistic philosophy which dictates that every watch model must fulfil clearly defined functional and emotional needs. Engineering technology and aesthetic appeal must be perfectly balanced so that there is a harmony between form and function. This balance and harmony are what makes a BUCHERER watch a product of enduring value. Every model appeals through its unique appearance and persuades with its reliability and longevity.

This watch has very minor flaws but over all it is stunning on the wrist! The dial is clean and original and we are not going to mess with it.

A class of it's own, an equal quality as Rolex Watches

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE CERTINA ARGONAUT 220 GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SWISS CERTINA ARGONAUT GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: 220

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: CERTINA 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDINGC MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: DUAL TONE MAROON & DARK BROWN

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DRESS

HANDS/JARUM: DARK BROWN

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: WHITE BATON/ BATON PUTIH

CASING : STAINLESS STEEL/ KELULI

HIDDEN LUGS: 14mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 37mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 38mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -

CROWN: SS/ KELULI

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE BLACK LEATHER BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA KOS: SOLD

BRIEF HISTORY OF CERTINA WATCHES

Certina Kuth Frères SA was founded in 1888 when Adolf and Alfred Kurth opened in Grenchen their first movement and supplies factory for the watchmaking industry. At the start Certina's staff consisted of three employees working in a workshop that was connected to the family home. Certina did not begin producing complete watches and timepieces for a few years which they then did alongside their work producing movements for other companies. By 1938 the company had expanded and 250 employees celebrated the 50th anniversary of the company. At that time Certina were already known as pioneers.

Certina continued to expand and by 1955 the company had 500 employees working between the factory and offices, producing 1'000 timepieces every day. Certina worked up a new business plan that expanded its operations and was at the time considered the most modern and best equipped watchmakers in the world.

By 1972 Certina employed 900 people and produced 600,000 watches every year. The company was ranked first in most major jewellery watch fairs, and they obtained both the "International Diamonds Awards" and the "Golden Rose" award. By this time Certina was producing 375,000 watch components per day and used 53,000 rubies.

By 1971, the owning family had wisely decided to join General Watch Co, the newly created sub-holding of ASUAG, in order to concentrate their efforts with others. The onslought of the Japanese Watch Industry (under the rules of their strategic management: with their own reliable and much cheaper automatic, and then Quartz watches, stopped Certina's expansion to a relative standstill. The restructuration involved the abandon of their own manufacture of Certina movement styles calibres , and by the end of the 1970s, Certina operations were moved to Biel/Biene and the entity Edox & Technos. Under the new management, Certina managed to hold onto some of their strongholds, especially in the Scandinavian countries. Upon the merger of SSIH and ASUAG companies, Certina became a member of a new managerial entity, together with Mido and Tissot, which has now established itself in Le Locle, (the newly elected Unesco World Heritage Site in Switzerland

• The first wrist-watches : were already produced by the company in 1938 : predominately ladies watches (because men still preferred pocket watches). For "exceptional performance" the founders received the Milan Fair's gold medal award.
• Digital Watch: 1936 Certina was the first company to produce the digital watch. It was driven by a spring movement. Rotating disks bearing inscribed numbers were used to display the time, instead of hands.
• DS (Double Security) Line: In 1959 Hans and Edwin Kurth had set themselves the objective of creating a brand new niche in the marketplace, based on quality through engineering and technical designs. Thus Certina created the concept of suspending the watch movement inside a highly reinforced case, which they named DS for "Double Security". The Certina DS were the first watches to raise the water resistancy and shock protection down to 6 m (previous watches were set at 2.2 meters). The Certina DS watch was taken up the Himalayas by a team who climbed the Dhaulagiri and the watch withstood all changes in pressure and altitude.
• Biostar: In 1971 Certina introduced the Biostar, the world's first watch that displayed human biorhythms.
• "Scratchproof" : Certina went on to produce many world firsts including the "unscratchable" DS-DiaMaster in tungsten carbide and scooped many awards

Recent collection of Certina include Titanium, 316L high grade stainless steel, sapphire glass, its own DS feature (such as the current "DS Podium", "DS First" or "DS Action") and ETA Swiss made movements are standard features. It currently offers collections, classified under the names "Automatic", "SPORT Classic", "SPORT Elegant" and "SPORT Xtreme", including some models claimed to perform up to 100 m underwater.

The 2000s saw many new partnerships with motoring companies including Colin McRae, Sete Gibernau, and finally the Sauber Petronas Formula One team, which is nowadays known as BMW Sauber Formula One team, of which Certina is currently engaged in a sponsorship

VINTAGE AUTHENTIC SWISS DULUX GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SWISS DULUX STAINLESS STEEL GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: DRESS

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS ETA 17 JEWELS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT CAL 2783 (FOTO WILL LOADED LATER)

DIAL COLOR: TWO TONE GREY & DARK BROWN DYNAMIC STYLE DIAL/DUA TONE

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DATE AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: DARK BROWN

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: CROSS STICK/ RANTING BERSILANG

CASING : STAINLESS STEEL/ KELULI

HINGING LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 42mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 36mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -

CROWN: SS/ KELULI

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE BLACK LEATHER BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA: SOLD TO S.AZLI FROM KELANTAN