Cameras and watches.

Bambino I,

$168 US Amazon, it's a weekend today (price higher Fri-Sun), Should go back to $138 on Monday hopefully


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Taipei-metro said:
Bambino I,

$168 US Amazon, it's a weekend today (price higher Fri-Sun), Should go back to $138 on Monday hopefully


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I think this is the "Symphony" - not sure if it is v.2 or v.3. The so called v.2 had sapphire crystal, the v.3 didn't. The newer v.4 has sapphire crystal again. Great watches for the money.
 
p.giannakis said:
I think this is the "Symphony" - not sure if it is v.2 or v.3. The so called v.2 had sapphire crystal, the v.3 didn't. The newer v.4 has sapphire crystal again. Great watches for the money.
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No, this is the Bambino 2nd Gen Ver 1, and a bit more expensive then Gen 4, better looking too ( American Amazon, Aug-5-2023 )
 
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There is one watch that keeps me coming back to look at it… actually there are a lot of watches that do that…😇…at $369 USD, it appears to be worth considering.

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Yokosuka_Mike said:
I was constantly attracted to the Orient Watches. I was not familiar with the brand but I took a chance and bought an Orient Star wrist watch and I was really impressed with the quality, style, and precision of the watch. Over a period of time I bought a few more.
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I like mechanical watches. Most of what I have are Seikos and Seiko clones like the Islanders. Great value for the money. Seiko owns Orient, and I believe Orient Star is the premium marque within that subsidiary. They are fantastic watches. Classic styling, very well regulated -- kind of a sleeper brand in the US.

But I also have a soft spot for that midcentry modern design. Seiko had a run in the 60's and 70's of producing very stylish (to my eye) Japan Domestic Market watches like the Skyliner or the Crown. Hamilton also made some great, stylish watches in that era.

Now that I know this thread is here, I will have to haul some of these out and take some pix. Personally, I have never gone to the trouble of matching a camera to a watch for style purposes, but you could go that route pretty easily. I think the Nikon D3 might go with a big, rugged watch. A Nikon rangefinder might go with one of those elegant midcentury designs, and so on.

My manual watches outnumber my electric watches about 10:1. I am sentimental about the complexity and beauty of the movements and I like the idea of a mechanical device that can work for a long, long time if well-tended.

Dreamwatch: The Omega Speedmaster -- Moonwatch. Not particularly waterproof, and with a Hesalite crystal rather than saphire, but the styling OOOoooo. M3 -worthy, if I can make the analogy.
 
DaveTaylor said:
Jeff, the watch belonged to my great-grandfather who passed in 1935. It has been sitting around with various family members ever since. I have no idea when or how it lost its crystal and hands. I believe my Dad my have worn it in the '40's.View attachment 4824944
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I was thinking that if you were the Dave in question, and Lill was a spouse or sweetheart, that would've made you 120 years old, easily! It must nevertheless have been quite a gift to receive during an economic depression.
 
Great thread running here.🙂 Everyone is sharing very enjoyable posts and photos!

So, now, would anyone care to suggest a matching watch for the 1962 M2 I am currently using?🙂

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There are a lot of considerations that could be a match such as brand, origin of manufacture, era, colors, etc. 😎 I am thinking of elegant and subtle. After that I am lost. LOL…

Does anyone have expert with Zeppelin watches?
 
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