denjohan
denjohan OP t1_j53ysxp wrote
Reply to comment by guidedhand in My grandpa's old watches. He got the left one for his 25th birthday in 1939 and the right one for his 50th birthday in 1964. Still running strong and frequently used by me. by denjohan
Thx. Yes, this not even by a long shot a rare model, it was a very common model in the 60's. Good and classic.
denjohan OP t1_j53yn58 wrote
Reply to comment by HoldingTheFire in My grandpa's old watches. He got the left one for his 25th birthday in 1939 and the right one for his 50th birthday in 1964. Still running strong and frequently used by me. by denjohan
Yep, PRX has several common design features with this. But mine is WAY smaller; the Alpina is roughly 22-23 mm wide.
denjohan OP t1_j50jp8b wrote
Reply to comment by Gicelin in My grandpa's old watches. He got the left one for his 25th birthday in 1939 and the right one for his 50th birthday in 1964. Still running strong and frequently used by me. by denjohan
Alpina Tresor. From what I understand a pretty common officer's watch in the German army at the moment (but not exclusive to; my grandfather was Swedish).
denjohan OP t1_j53zfp9 wrote
Reply to comment by lonelygayPhD in My grandpa's old watches. He got the left one for his 25th birthday in 1939 and the right one for his 50th birthday in 1964. Still running strong and frequently used by me. by denjohan
I had the Certina fully serviced a few years ago, and I think that was the first time ever it had a full service. My plan is to have it cleaned ~ 5 years, fully serviced ~ 10-ish years. The Alpina is doubtful it has been fully serviced for ages. My grandfather died in 1984, and I got the watches in my hands just a few years ago, so my guess is that it hasn't been serviced for at least 40 years. So it is due, to say the least.
About your Hamilton; electromechanical watches is fun, quirky, fascinating and a bloody nightmare to service. I can imagine that getting parts for a service is somewhat of a challenge, yes.