AUTHENTIC PREOWNED REACTOR ORBIT GENTS SPORT WATCH

PREOWNED AUTHENTICT REACTOR ORBIT SPORT WRISTWATCH

EVERYTHING IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION EXCEPT NO BOX AND NO PAPER WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES ON CASING AND BRACELETS.

WORKING WELL AND KEEPING TIME

LOOK AT DETAIL SPECIFICATION BELOW

RETAIL PRICE WHEN NEW IS USD350.00 (RM1260.00) AND OFFER IS SMALL FRACTION OF IT FOR USD125/RM 450.00.

Orbit is the latest example of how Reactor is re-shaping the watch industry. By turning the traditional oval face 90º, Orbit has a new, unique look and sits very comfortably on even a smaller wrist. The solid 316L stainless band is beautifully sculpted and flexible, and of course attaches to the case with our extra strong solid screw bar interface.

FEATURES

• Reactor DNA
• Forged, solid 316L stainless steel
• Genuine mother-of-pearl dials
• Durable, accurate quartz movement
• Independent lug suspension system
provides superior fit and durability
• 200M/660Ft depth tested

SPECIFICATIONS

• Case diameter: 38.7mm
• Thickness: 11.4mm
• Weight: 136 grams
• Width at lug: 24.8mm
• Width at clasp: 19mm

THE BRIEF HISTORY OF REACTOR SPORT WRISTWATCH AND IT'S FOUNDER

Jimmy Olmes Founder of Reactor Watch Jimmy, a somewhat neurotic and overly passionate workaholic is driven by his need to be different, better and if possible, perfect. As a 20+ year partner in Freestyle watches, Jimmy was responsible for the creation and marketing of the Shark watch, one of the most successful watches in the history of the action sports industry. At its peak, Freestyle owned nearly a 75% market share in surf and has been credited with developing this important category in the sports market. Jimmy and his partners sold Freestyle at the end of 2000 and Jimmy stayed on as President until the end of 2002. After a very short retirement, Jimmy set out to create a company that would set a new standard in watch design, quality, customer service and overall business ethics.

Coming from an action sports background, his mission was to "build the best performance sport watch on the planet," regardless of cost, and to develop a distinctive styling that was unduplicated, yet wearable on a 24/7 basis.

In order to be accountable to this mission, a set of performance oriented criteria was developed which became the DNA of the REACTOR brand. This combined set of features separates REACTOR from any other watch brand in the world and is the foundation for REACTOR's success.

When asked about his vision, Jimmy is quick to respond. "Our unyielding goal is to push the envelope on sport watch design, to offer unprecedented quality, and to support our customers and dealers with customer service that our competition could not begin to duplicate. The bottom line is REACTOR is a company founded on a business ethic handed down to me by my father. Every decision is put to a very simple test – is it the right and fair thing to do? Profits are, and will always be, the byproduct of doing the right things for the right reason. All decisions are made on a win - win basis and from a very long term perspective. After all, customers are hard to reach and very easy to lose, but once you have a loyal following that trusts you and your brand, there is no end to what you can accomplish."

REACTOR's explosive growth is being managed by a very tightly knit team. Branden and Michael, Jimmy's sons, are responsible for exceeding customer expectations - warranty, warehouse, operations and timely order fulfillment. Scott Lipsett, Jimmy's long-time friend, and former FreeStyle Creative Director, is responsible for the overall image of the REACTOR brand and develops all of REACTOR's advertising, marketing, POS, and is a critical voice in every decision. Rosanne, Jimmy's faithful assistant from Freestyle, oversees the office operations and is responsible for keeping the rest of the crew in line and on time.

When asked, "what's next", Jimmy's only comment is more of the same– "Progressive design, unprecedented quality, total commitment to our customers, and a dedication to never ending improvement – the rest will take care of itself."

Here is the pictures of Reactor Orbit from Reactor Official Website

PROJEK MASA CUTI - MENGSKELETONKAN JAM BERDIAL BURUK

INI PROJEK YANG SAYA LAKUKAN MASA CUTI, MENGUBAH SEBUAH JAM TANGAN YANG DIALNYA TERLALU BURUK, TIDAK DAPAT DIBACA APA YANG TERCATAT DI ATAS DIAL DAN SEMUA TANDA WAKTU PADA DIAL JUGA TIDAK DAPAT TERLIHAT LAGI. JENAMANYA PUN DAH TIDAK DAPAT DIKETAHUI SAMADA PADA DIAL, CASE BACK ATAU PADA ENJIN. ENJIN DARI JENIS SWISS MANUAL WINDING 17 JEWELS. ENJIN MASIH CANTIK DAN BERFUNGSI DENGAN BAIK.

PERTAMA: SAYA BUANGKAN DIAL YANG MEMANG SAH TAK BOLEH DIGUNA LAGI.

KEDUA : SAYA PERLU MEMIKIRKAN BAGAIMANA UNTUK MENETAP DAN MENEGAPKAN MOVEMENT TANPA DIAL DENGAN CASING KERANA TANPA DIAL, MOVEMENT BERGOYANG-GOYANG DAN TIDAK DAPAT DIPUSINGKAN JARUM MINIT DAN JARUM JAM. INI KERANA DIAL JUGA BERFUNGSI UNTUK MELEKATKAN JAM KEPADA CASING DIMANA BELAKANG DIAL DI SCREW KEPADA CASING. INI PROBLEM YANG PALING SUKAR. AKHIRNYA SAYA BERJAYA DENGAN MELETAKKAN DAN MENGGAMKAN RING LOGAM DI ANTARA MOVEMENT DAN CASING.

KETIGA: KESUKARAN UNTUK MEMASUKKAN STEM DAN CROWN SERTA MENGUNCIKANNYA PADA MOVEMENT KERANA TANPA DIAL MOVEMENT BERGOYANG-GOYANG DAN TIDAK DAPAT MENGUNCI STEM DAN CROWN. PENYELESAIANNYA ADALAH MEMEGANG MOVEMENT SECARA SISI SAMBIL MEMASUKKAN STEM DAN CROWN LALU MENGUNCINYA. KERJA PERLU BERHATI-HATI BIMBANG TERSENTUH HAIRSPRING, BALANCE STAFF DAN ESCAPE WHEEL. KALAU TERSENTUH ALAMATNYA JAM AKAN TERUS NGENG!!!

KEEMPAT: LEKATKAN JARUM JAM, MINIT DAN JARUM SAAT

KELIMA: LEKATKAN BALIK CERMIN ACCRYLIC

KEENAM: SELESAI - LIHATLAH GAMBAR RUPANYA JAM INI SETELAH PROJEK SELESAI DISEMPURNAKAN.

IDEA INI DATANG APABILA MELIHAT JAM KRIEGER SKELETON DALAM MAJALAH WATCHES InSYNC KELUARAN OGOS 2009, YANG MENUNJUKKAN SKELETON JAM DI BAHAGIAN HADAPAN. BIASANYA SKELETON JAM HANYA DI BELAKANG JAM, JIKA DI HADAPAN HANYA SKELETON TOURBILLON.

AUTHENTIC TISSOT VISODATE SEASTAR GENTS WRISTWATCH

VINTAGE SWISS TISSOT VISODATE SEASTAR WRISTWATCH CIRCA 1960's

VERY CLEAN BLUE DIAL WITH NON QUICK DATE AT 3 O'CLOCK

ACRYLIC CRYSTAL IS CLEAN, NO CRACK NO SCRATCHES

THE SWISS TISSOT INHOUSE 17 JEWELS CAL. 782 MANUAL MOVEMENT

LUMINOUS SILVER TONE METAL HANDS

LUMINOUS FAT STICK MARKERS

STAINLESS STEEL CASE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 38mm INCLUDING THE CROWN AND 40mm LUG TO LUG

ORIGINAL CROWN

GENERIC WEAVED RUBBER BAND FITS 8.5" WRIST

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED

PRICE :USD550 (NEGOTIABLE)

NEW OLD STOCK COCKTAIL LADY DRESS WATCH (SOLD)

IRHOMDEYS VINTAGE COLLECTION PROUDLY PRESENTS - AUTHENTIC VINTAGE NEW OLD STOCK COCKTAIL LADY WATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: SWISS ZNL

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: DRESS MEDIUM SIZE SEMUA UNTUK WANITA

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACCRYLIC CLEAN/BERSIH

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: ZNL 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: TWO TONE DARK AND LIGHT PEARLISH/MUTIARA DUA TONE

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DRESS WATCH

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD TONE/ KEEMASAN

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: BLACK ROMAN/ ROMANI HITAM

CASING : GOLD PLATED/SADUR EMAS

LUGS: 12mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 30mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 32mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -

CROWN: GP/ SADUR EMAS

STRAP/TALI: FANCY BROWN LEATHER STRAP/KULIT WARNA COKLAT

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL

SOLD TO HAPIPAH FROM PETALING JAYA

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SWISS CAMY GREEN DIAL MEDIUM SIZE WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

IRHOMDEYS VINTAGE COLLECTION PROUDLY PRESENTS - AUTHENTIC VINTAGE CAMY GREEN DIAL MEDIUM SIZE WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: SWISS CAMY

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: DRESS MEDIUM SIZE SEMUA UNTUK LELAKI REMAJA/WANITA- S/N: 7348

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACCRYLIC CLEAN/BERSIH

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: CAMY 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: TWO TONE DARK AND LIGHT GREEN/HIJAU DUA TONE

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DRESS WATCH

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS SILVER TONE/ KEPERAKAN LUMINASI

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: LUMINOUS SILVER TONE/ KEPERAKAN LUMINASI

CASING : GOLD PLATED/SADUR EMAS

LUGS: 12mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 32mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 36mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: CAMY LOGO

CROWN: GP/ SADUR EMAS

STRAP/TALI: BLACK LEATHER STRAP/KULIT WARNA HITAM

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL

PRICE/HARGA: SOLD TO TUAN RYSHAM TALIB FROM TG. KARANG IN MARCH 2010

LISTING RM250 SOLD RM200

VINTAGE GRUEN PRECISION GENTS WRISTWATCHES - UNIDENTICAL TWINS

YANG ADA DATE INI DAH DI HOLD OLEH BUYER FROM PENANG

BRAND/JENAMA: VINTAGE GRUEN PRECISION GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1940's

MODEL: dresswatch

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS GRUEN PRECISION 15 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: GOLD CHAMPAGNE/WARNA KEEMASAN i. TEXTURED ii NORMAL

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: i. DATE/TARIKH AT 3:00 ii. NO DATE

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD TONE/ KEEMASAN

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: GOLD TONE ARABIC /KEEMASAN ARABIC

CASING : GOLD PLATED / SADUR EMAS

LUGS: 17mm UNIQUE DESIGN HARD TO FIND

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 36mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 41mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: GRUEN

CROWN: GOLD PLATED/ SADUR EMAS

STRAP/TALI: NEW GENUINE BROWN LEATHER/ KULIT ASLI WARNA COKLAT BARU

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA: USD180/RM650 EACH OR USD342/RM1200 FOR BOTH (JIKA DIAMBIL DUA-DUA SEKALI)

BRIEF HISTORY OF GRUEN WATCHES

The first Gruen watches are of very high quality and are beautifully made. Both 18 and 16 size versions were manufactured, each in both open face and hunter styles, and in 18- and 21-jewel versions. The earliest D. Gruen & Son serial numbers started around 62000. The Gruens dealt directly with individual jewelry stores; there were no wholesalers or jobbers involved in the distribution of their watches.

In 1898 George Gruen joined the firm as treasurer and financial officer. The company incorporated and its name changed to D. Gruen, Sons & Company.

In 1903 Gruen introduces its "VeriThin" line of watches.

In 1908 Gruen introduced both men's and women's wristwatches. These proved popular only with women. Gruen was one of a very few companies to take wristwatches seriously this early, seeing their potential in spite of disappointing early sales to male customers.

Gruen made both wrist and pocket watches for the military during World War I. Most had silver cases, which would tarnish but would not corrode under adverse conditions. To satisfy U.S. military regulations, these watches all have luminous dial markings and hands.

1911 Dietrich Gruen dies suddenly. Fred Gruen takes control of the company.

In 1913 the company purchased Nanny Goat Hill, a pasture just outside of Cincinnati, and renamed it Time Hill. Work began on a new building designed by architect Guy C. Burroughs at a construction cost estimated at $50,000 USD. The company moved to the new location in 1917.

1921: Gruen introduces The Cartouche wrist watch calling it "The logical wrist watch shape".

1922: Gruen introduces "The Pentagon" pocket watch. "the Croix de Guerre of American achievement"

Up until 1922 there had actually been three Gruen companies: D. Gruen, Sons & Company; The Gruen National Watch Case Company of Cincinnati; and The Gruen Watch Manufacturing Company of Biel, Switzerland. In 1922 all three businesses were merged to form the Gruen Watch Company, with Fred as President.

In 1924, Gruen released a special pocket watch in an edition of 600 to commemorate their 50th anniversary. The watch cost $500 at the time.

In 1925, Gruen introduced the men's Quadron. These were rectangular watches containing very high-quality 15-j or 17-j tonneau-shaped movements.

In 1928 Gruen releases The Techni-Quadron. The famous Techni-Quadron "doctor's watches" are so-called because the large seconds dial was handy for timing a patient's pulse.

In 1935 Fred Gruen, now 63 years old, became Chairman of the Board and Benjamin S. Katz was brought in as President of the Gruen Watch Company. In 1935, Gruen was about $1.8 million USD (roughly $36 million USD today) in debt; nervous stockholders and investors were behind the change. Fred would retire in 1940, but continued to sit on the board for the rest of his life.

In 1935 Gruen introduces the most famous Gruen wristwatch- "The Curvex". These watches are one of the greatest examples of 1930s streamlined design.

1937: Gruen introduces "The Ristside" or "driver's" watches.

In 1938, continuing the success of their VeriThin pocket watches, Gruen also launched a series of Veri-Thin wristwatches. Contemporary Curvex and Veri-Thin movements often are closely related, and can share many parts. By the 1940s, most Gruen wristwatches were either Veri-Thin or Curvex models.

Although Gruen did not manufacture watches for the U.S. military, they offered the public a collection of eight military-style watches, to be used as personal watches.

In 1949, the company introduced their first watches made entirely in the U.S., a line of 21-jewel men's models called the "Gruen 21". The movements are marked "Cincinnati" or "US" instead of the usual "Switzerland."

Fred Gruen retired in 1940 and died in 1945, and his brother George died in 1952. In 1953 the Gruen family sold their interest in the company. The same year, Gruen president Benjamin Katz was forced into retirement after a scandal, and in 1954 the company bought out his shares for $2 million USD.

In 1953, the Gruen Watch Company had its highest sales in its entire history.
The Myth about Gruen, Rolex and Aegler - The True History

One of the most deeply-held myths about Gruen is that Gruen and Rolex at one time manufactured movements for each other's watches. Both firms did use some of the same movements—the best known examples are the Gruen Techi-Quadron and its twin, the Rolex Prince. In reality, these movements were manufactured by a third company, Aegler, who was a very close neighbor to the Gruen Precision Factory.

Above: The Aegler factory in Biel. Aegler made movements for Rolex (which had no manufacturing capability at the time), and this building is the main Rolex factory today. Aegler was partly owned by Gruen.

Gruen and Rolex were Aegler's biggest customers, and were both large shareholders as well—the full company name at one time was, Aegler, Societe Anonyme, Fabrique des Montres Rolex & Gruen Guild A. Gruen and Rolex both occasionally showed pictures of the huge Aegler factory in their advertising, making the implication that this was a Gruen- or Rolex-owned facility, although ownership at the time was divided among Gruen, Rolex and Aegler itself. Gruen sold their Aegler shares in the 1930s, after they moved all production to the Precision Factory. After this time, Aegler became increasingly tied to Rolex through the sale of stock. Today, the main Rolex building in Biel is the old Aegler factory, and though it is now owned by Rolex, it is still run by the Aegler family.

This article taken from Complete Price Guide to Watches, American Wriswatches, Rolex Wristwatches: Best of Time and Gruen Master Book