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[Discussion] What's the oldest watch you have? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by MrsBox@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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What's the oldest watch you have? And why?

I sold a variety of Swiss and non-swiss brands for a long time when I worked as a jeweller. At the same time, I developed an interest in antique jewellery and watches.

So whether is cheap or expensive, working or not, 5 years old or 100+ years old, what's the oldest watch you own? Is it a sentimental piece or something you purchased because of its model?

Just hoping to find out about some more different watches out there!

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[–] santoscharales@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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For me it is this 1970s (probably?) watch from a brand (one of a few) created by a family of watchmakers from Chaquermont, France. It uses a Lorsa 8FA movement, which was commonly used for women’s wristwatches since it is a fairly small movement. I got it because I began studying watchmaking, and the movement represents a fun challenge while being not too difficult to find or expensive to source like its Swiss counterparts (thankfully!). I also think it’s interesting in itself to look at other watchmaking traditions beyond the usual ones (Swiss, Japanese, German…).