February 2019

In 1960s Switzerland, three manufacturers competed for the chronograph market: Lemania, Valjoux and Venus. Venus made the Calibre 175 column wheel chronograph movement used in watches during World War II and into the 1960’s. Breitling used the Venus 175 in her pilot watches and they remain desirable collectors items today. You can find listings of […]

You can find New Old Stock Hamilton dials in original packaging. I have and purchase them whenever I see one. It helps to know if someone refinished a dial or if the original item number exists at the bottom. If you don’t see the Hamilton stock number look at the back. If the numbers have