I found this Chinese made watch in Big Lots for eight bucks. It has a Japanese electric movement. I believe it fits the steam punk genre.You can't tell from the picture but the finish is antique bronze.
I haven't worn a wrist watch in many years although I have carried them. They mostly ride in my pocket. My last pocket watch gave up the ghost. It worked faithfully as my airplane clock for the last five years that I worked and was the only timepiece I used other than the GPS clock and my phone. After coming to my senses and retiring I brought it home and SWMBO (she who must be obeyed) used it at her job where it finally died. It was a good deal. My grandson found it in the road. It decorates my picture wall now.
I bought this wrist watch in 1974 so it is 35 years old but since you have to wear it to keep in wound it usually is run down. Never have to buy batteries and it keeps near perfect time. The only time it has ever been in the shop was when I fell off my murdercycle and slid down the road on it. It only needed a little repair to the band and the crystal replaced. Seiko did that for free. In a matter of months the skin grew back on my hands sort of. That is not the original band.I like a pocket watch. It gives a man something to do with his hands beside dig in his ear, pick his nose, pick his teeth and other more offensive things like smoking or adjusting himself. Wrist watches have a habit of hanging on things which I find annoying. I don't wear rings either and haven't (mostly) since I saw a man tear all the meat off his finger going down a ladder on the ship when I was in the navy.
Now-a-days I see a large percentage of people pretending to check their phone for messages or pretending to be texting. It just seems much more dignified for a man to take out his pocket watch, open the lid, check the time on a watch face big enough to be seen across the room and give it a little winding (or pretend to if it's electric) then carefully close the lid before sliding it carefully into his pocket.
Beats the hell out of old nervous and jerky pounding away with his thumbs on his phone.
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that's definitely a great watch, especially given it is an automatic! i love watches though i don't wear one.
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the red hand, is that for gmt or 2nd time zone? now, am curious. which brand is that watch?
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The wristwatch is a Seiko. The red hand is the 24 hour clock hand. When the set knob is fully in it turns the bezel so that different time zones can be set.
I wore this watch when I was flying for the airlines and I used it as my backup on both transpacific voyages.
The original band is stainless steel and not stretchy but is fixed in size with stainless links. I actually wore one of the links out.
I thought it terribly expensive at $75.00 in 1974 but it has been worth every penny then some.
It's a great watch and will probably outlast me.
I'm a big fan of Seiko automatics. i have a Seiko 5 that I bought in Al Khabar, Saudi Arabia, in 1982. I suspect that it will outlast me, as well.
Thanks for the info on the red hand. I bet that's a great watch. My uncle repaired watches and that's how I am interested in them.
Jon: I have 2 Seiko 5's in my possession and I presented one to my father (which still works). They are fine watches. I bought my dad's gift in 94 and mine around 97.
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