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Post by zeb on Aug 22, 2020 18:00:55 GMT
One of the nicer looking Armitrons, John Breitling today Great diver, Marcel. It looks pretty vintage. About when was it produced?
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Post by zeb on Aug 22, 2020 18:02:42 GMT
1st full day of vacation! Visiting the girlftiend's family later today, then heading back east for 2 weeks. Going with this Dan Henry today. Hope you have a wonderful vacation, Jeff! I love that snail tachymeter!
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Post by zeb on Aug 22, 2020 18:04:02 GMT
Some very cool pieces gents! Sunny yesterday but not so much this morning, so there's room on the porch for ya Dan Looks awesome on that strap. Russ! Such bright blue and yellow.
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Post by zeb on Aug 22, 2020 18:05:42 GMT
Love that tv dial... and the blue Thanks, Marcel! The bright sun kind of overpowers the dial, but makes the nice polished indices sparkle.
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Post by zeb on Aug 22, 2020 18:08:13 GMT
I grew up in Arlington, Texas, where Armitron started. A former USAF officer figured out that if he made some ceramic mounting plates and attached a watch chip to it, he could have a quartz watch business. The company set up operations in the Great Southwest Industrial District, which was basically just an industrial park. The thing was, they set up shop very early in the quartz watch era, so there wasn't a huge number of competitors, and so it was a good business proposition. They were in business for a few years, and then the company operated elsewhere. I figured the company had closed and just sold off its trademark. Or it could have just relocated. As far as the new Armitron fogging up, and naturally assuming there was something wrong with the water resistance, I tend to doubt that was actually the "case". Sometimes watches are shipped or stored in a humid atmosphere. So the watch fogs up when it hits the cool temperature of a swimming pool. After experiencing this, I now wear a watch for a few weeks before taking it to a pool to give the watch time to acclimate. It seems to work. I fogged up a new Sandoz Submariner once as soon as it hit the water, and I am pretty sure there was nothing actually wrong with the watch. Refreshing drink and watch, Kent. Interesting info on the history of Armitron. I'm only familiar with them as a cheaper option than Timex.
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Post by bfhammer on Aug 22, 2020 19:24:25 GMT
Mako II day. Have to buy another 2 weeks worth of groceries this afternoon.
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 22, 2020 20:21:30 GMT
One of the nicer looking Armitrons, John Breitling today Great diver, Marcel. It looks pretty vintage. About when was it produced? We'll, that's a question I have a pretty good idea how to answer... Shortly after purchasing the watch, I happened upon this page... Don Indiano Breitling page
In it, I found this chart which narrows production to within a 3 year span. Attachment DeletedAs my watch is SuperOcean Professional model A17345, is COSC certified, has the depth measured at 1524m and has the applied white gold logo, it could only have been produced between 2000 and 2002. There you have it, my best answer.
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 22, 2020 20:24:51 GMT
Some very cool pieces gents! Sunny yesterday but not so much this morning, so there's room on the porch for ya Dan Wonderfully colourful, my friend!
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 22, 2020 20:28:19 GMT
I grew up in Arlington, Texas, where Armitron started. A former USAF officer figured out that if he made some ceramic mounting plates and attached a watch chip to it, he could have a quartz watch business. The company set up operations in the Great Southwest Industrial District, which was basically just an industrial park. The thing was, they set up shop very early in the quartz watch era, so there wasn't a huge number of competitors, and so it was a good business proposition. They were in business for a few years, and then the company operated elsewhere. I figured the company had closed and just sold off its trademark. Or it could have just relocated. As far as the new Armitron fogging up, and naturally assuming there was something wrong with the water resistance, I tend to doubt that was actually the "case". Sometimes watches are shipped or stored in a humid atmosphere. So the watch fogs up when it hits the cool temperature of a swimming pool. After experiencing this, I now wear a watch for a few weeks before taking it to a pool to give the watch time to acclimate. It seems to work. I fogged up a new Sandoz Submariner once as soon as it hit the water, and I am pretty sure there was nothing actually wrong with the watch. Great Calvinist! Some very sage advice I will need to remember for the water resistant watches- thanks Kent! d
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 22, 2020 20:31:16 GMT
Mako II day. Have to buy another 2 weeks worth of groceries this afternoon. Great piece to wear... for any occasion.
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Post by John Lind on Aug 22, 2020 20:38:08 GMT
with a ~1982 Armitron 20/3173 quartz alarm. ... Very nice old quartz. What does the alarm sound like? Seiko Recraft today, photographed in the sun. I've been getting up in the morning lately, and the stupid sun is shining on my back porch. Beautiful blue sunburst dial! The alarm is a very electronic rendition of the "Mexican Hat Dance" main theme.
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Post by zeb on Aug 22, 2020 23:42:51 GMT
Mako II day. Have to buy another 2 weeks worth of groceries this afternoon. Good luck venturing out! I get mine delivered, because I'm lazy! Oh, and crippled, too. I still like the original Mako dial the best!
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Post by zeb on Aug 22, 2020 23:44:03 GMT
Great diver, Marcel. It looks pretty vintage. About when was it produced? We'll, that's a question I have a pretty good idea how to answer... Shortly after purchasing the watch, I happened upon this page... Don Indiano Breitling page
In it, I found this chart which narrows production to within a 3 year span. As my watch is SuperOcean Professional model A17345, is COSC certified, has the depth measured at 1524m and has the applied white gold logo, it could only have been produced between 2000 and 2002. There you have it, my best answer. Thanks! I was in the ballpark. I guessed late 90s to early 2000s
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Post by zeb on Aug 22, 2020 23:45:40 GMT
Very nice old quartz. What does the alarm sound like? Seiko Recraft today, photographed in the sun. I've been getting up in the morning lately, and the stupid sun is shining on my back porch. Beautiful blue sunburst dial! The alarm is a very electronic rendition of the "Mexican Hat Dance" main theme. Thanks, John! The Mexican Hat Dance! Awesome!
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 23, 2020 0:10:32 GMT
We'll, that's a question I have a pretty good idea how to answer... Shortly after purchasing the watch, I happened upon this page... Don Indiano Breitling page
In it, I found this chart which narrows production to within a 3 year span. As my watch is SuperOcean Professional model A17345, is COSC certified, has the depth measured at 1524m and has the applied white gold logo, it could only have been produced between 2000 and 2002. There you have it, my best answer. Thanks! I was in the ballpark. I guessed late 90s to early 2000s Very good! It runs an ETA 2824 ébauche modified for COSC certification. Works great so far. Also recently underwent a crownandtubeotomy, quite successfully.
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