HARRIS A S | February 27, 2010
Longines Conquest with date, without ‘Calendar’ on dial. As far as my knowledge goes, from the 1960 onwards a Longines Conquest with date does not come with the imprint ‘Date’ or ‘Calendar’ on its dial, as enjoyed by the previous model. The date-window for this new version sits on and not away (Longines Conquest ‘Calendar’) [...]
HARRIS A S | February 27, 2010
Longines Conquest Calendar 18k solid gold with a classic dial. Though I do not own one today, I still think the Longines Conquest Calendar of the 50′s is one of the most beautifully crafted watches, the Swiss have ever produced. Some while ago, I was privileged to sell a 1959 example in totally mint condition [...]
HARRIS A S | February 26, 2010
Omega date and Longines date but dial says ‘CALENDAR’?? As we all know the first wrist-watch introduced was one with a mechanical winding and then came the semi-automatic winding (bumper automatic), followed by the full-swing winding rotor. If I am not wrong here, the first watch with the date of the month at the 3 [...]
HARRIS A S | February 21, 2010
Rarity vs metal content of a vintage-watch in the eyes of a collector. From the established watch houses of Switzerland, we have been privileged to be presented with very fine watches produced in platinum, solid gold (yellow, white or pink gold), gold-capping (yellow, pink or white, though only a handful) and also, stainless-steel. Very few [...]
HARRIS A S | February 20, 2010
Avoid being cheated into buying a fake or Franken vintage-watch. Several years ago, there were not many watch-collectors who could impart knowledge to budding collectors and as a result of which, many were tricked into buying fakes, thinking they were genuine pieces. Today, there are many collectors and also, vintage-watch books for us to refer [...]
HARRIS A S | February 16, 2010
First Omega Seamaster Calendar (date) in 18k solid pink gold. After I have ‘lost’ virtually all my better watches, I now peruse auction catalogues from established auction houses, eBay and Google to look for similar time-pieces which I once owned. If I do come across anything like what I once had, I would get in [...]
HARRIS A S | February 13, 2010
Rolex Milgauss model reference 6541 – a junk or a treasure? When I was working with Heinemann Educational Books (Asia) Ltd which head-office was in Hong Kong, I had regular visitors from there. One of those gentlemen who came to see me regularly was wearing a Rolex Milgauss model reference 6541. It was a robust-looking [...]
HARRIS A S | February 13, 2010
Vintage and rare Panerai Luminor I know nothing much regarding this brand-name Panerai Luminor. It is a huge, good and expensive established brand-name. However, yesterday someone, who had been introduced to me by an old friend, asked me whether I could get him a Panerai watch. As far as I know, this is not a [...]
HARRIS A S | February 10, 2010
Old Bucherer’s catalogue with attractive vintage Rolex watches and Vulcain Cricket. I am still trying to locate a file, containing receipts of repair and service activities with Patek Philippe, Rolex, Omega and some other established names. Also missing is another box, full of old watch catalogues. If not lost, one day the box and the [...]
HARRIS A S | February 5, 2010
Chronograph versus Alarm watches. Since years ago, there was always a small ‘debate’ amongst collectors about these two types of watches, a chronograph and an alarm watch. One group would say that it is better to keep an alarm watch, since it comes with the wake-up call, required every morning and also, it can be [...]
