HAC's Discussions

A few period watches for your enjoyment..
4 Replies

Tags: watches

Started this discussion. Last reply by Atterton Mar 8, 2010.

Greetings...
2 Replies

Started this discussion. Last reply by lord_k Nov 21, 2009.

View All

HAC's Page

Latest Activity

Atterton replied to HAC's discussion 'A few period watches for your enjoyment..'

Yes the numbers on the Longines Automatic are quite deco-like.

Mar 8, 2010

Jason replied to HAC's discussion 'A few period watches for your enjoyment..'

Wow these are so cool!! I love the dial on the Longines automatic also! The 12, 3, 6, and 9 are soooo cool! Thanks for these!

Feb 19, 2010

Tome Wilson replied to HAC's discussion 'A few period watches for your enjoyment..'

I love the Omega. Also, your choice of angles in the shots is fantastic. You should be a photographer!

Nov 23, 2009

lord_k replied to HAC's discussion 'A few period watches for your enjoyment..'

Wartime Omega is fantastic, as well as Tavannes tonneau. And last one Deco timepiece is simply stunning. Thanks, Harold.

Nov 23, 2009

A few period watches for your enjoyment..

Hi All..New here, so I thought I;d share a few pieces from my collection (my real passion is collecting and restoring vintage watches, been doing that for a good 12years). Most of these were flea shop finds or given to me by friends, and most were in worse shape than in the pics, needing at least a servicing, and lots of TLC. A few were candidates for a dial refinish.1950 Hamilton 992b railroad pocket watch - this was one of my work watches during my 35 year stint with Canadian Pacific.Longines…See More

Discussion posted by HAC Nov 23, 2009

4 Comments

lord_k replied to HAC's discussion 'Greetings...'

Welcome onboard, Harold. Nice to have you around - especially for a railway freak like me.

Nov 21, 2009

Tome Wilson replied to HAC's discussion 'Greetings...'

Wow, Harold. Thinking that a steam-powered engine was instrumental in building nuclear technology really puts it all into perspective. I'm glad to have you aboard! I'd love to hear some of your rail stories. I'm in the middle of…

Nov 21, 2009

Greetings...

Well met all.. I joined over here, directed by a post at Brass Goggles. A discussion there on the creation of a dieselpunk sub-board, got me interested, and I wandered over to see what the fuss was about..Oddly enough, this got me thinking that there is (from my point of view as a retired railroader with 36 years in service) that there is a lot of potential for overlap and cross pollination between Steampunk and Dieselpunk.. I am old enough to remember the last days of the transition from steam…See More

Discussion posted by HAC Nov 21, 2009

2 Comments

HAC updated their profile Nov 21, 2009