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hi, i got my grandma’s house last year and since then i’ve been finding lots of watches, most of them don’t work anymore but this one did, I really like the design, even though I know its a "lady’s" watch, my wrist is not that big so I got it’s service done and started wearing it

my quiestions are:

-does anyone here know from what year is the watch? my watchmaker told me the watch and the strap were original but could not tell me the year

-can i shower/swim with it? (probably not because of the age the watch probably has but I’d still like to know

greetings from mx

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[–] PhilistineMex@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago
[–] sixth_survivor@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Never seen that before looks cool

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

Thats looks like Men's watch to me. Looks great.

[–] Awkward-Sale4235@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

woah, super vintage giurmet deluxe orient beautiful Alien ship quirky shape!! i love it

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

What a weird damn thing. Cool.

[–] Dvibs420@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

It is an Orient Rhombus, one of the sub models of orient Y469772 item code? It looks to be between $99-$450 depending on the style. Made between 1970-1979. Do not shower with any older watches unless they are specifically made for it. This one is not lol

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

Probably the THC but this watch makes me want to listen to Pearl Jam’s The Colour and the Shape. The colors and funky shape remind me on the album cover. That’s a cool watch.

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

I would love to find cool vintage watches like this. I don’t even know what keywords to use to search for something like this

[–] Coyote-Loco@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I wouldn’t shower/swim with it. That’s always a risky proposition with vintage watches, even if they have a rating that normally would be fine for those activities. You can ask your watchmaker, he was inside there and would have a better idea, but I wouldn’t risk it. Cool watch though, I dig it

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

Awesome find you lucky Grandson of a ...., very nice woman, ;-) The watch has pretty cool name too, Orient Rhombus. Highly doubt you'll run across another one.

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

Ask the watchmaker who serviced it if they think you can swim with it, they'll probably say no.

[–] ghostisic23@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Very weird and cool!

[–] Random-Cpl@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’d beware. Look at the date it’s stopped at….

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

The assassination of Julius Caesar?

[–] njc313@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

That is fucking neat looking!