Hands-On: A Totally Unique And Transparent Vintage Pocket Watch From Hamilton
Hamilton's film What Makes a Fine Watch Fine opens with a shot of a transparent watch, its gear train seemingly floating in air. Today we are used to seeing brands advertise their new watches with computer rendered animations that show the mechanics of a watch movement in amazing clarity. The absolutely crazy thing about that film, and the watch that it shows, is that it was shot in 1947. The watch is a unique version of Hamilton's model 992, with plates and bridges made from lucite. It comes from the collection of René Rondeau, a watchmaker, dealer and historian specializing in Hamilton watches. Seeing this watch in person is insane. Mr. Rondeau wrote an article about the watch in the May 2007 Horological Times, and the title really sums it up: The Ultimate Skeleton Watch. The watch was acquired from John Gelson, president of Hamilton in the 1980's. (John Gelson was in fact Hamilton's last president.) 1 OF 9 While the watch itself is

super ocean steelfish chrono
Anyone with any feedbacks on this piece?Personally, I prefer the one with the silver dial

New addition to the stable!
I am so happy with my Speedy Pro that just arrived today. I am now scratching my head, wondering why I never added this to my collection earlier on. Better late than never!

9300 vs 9300 (for Stockae92 :)
Same engines, different bodies.... Different enough to keep both? Meeeebeeee...

Best daily wearer
Hi I'm new to the forum, I've been given the choice to chose a watch from 3 rolex's in a will. They are all brand new still, they are a 50th anniversary submariner, a SS white face Daytona (pre ceramic) and a sea dweller deep sea blue (James Cameron)Which would be the best daily wearer and not so much to keep as an investment?Thanks in advance.