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I had one of these mechanical digital watches given to me as a school boy in secondary school in the mid 1970s. Mine only displayed hour and minutes. It kept good time. Loved the watch but can't remember how l lost it some time in the late 70s. Nostalgia watching this video.
The gold one reminds me of 80s/90s childrens park swingsets in Australia... they were that shape with a face painted on. The LOV reminds me of a knights visor. The Yakota is my favourite, I would wear that. And a solid nice looking movement. Could imagine people sniffin coke off that big automatic on a disco floor
Crikey Mike, you're the only person I've found on UA-cam whose watch collection I actually envy. Not in a green-eyed sort of way, in fact it's great to know that they've found their way to such a good home. These are such cheerfully loopy designs, my favourites being the Yakota with its Seiko-ish case and of course the LOV. That one has a sort of War of the Worlds vibe to my eyes - we are of course talking the 1953 film, not the one with Tom Cruise in it. Incidentally, Lucerne seemed to have a lot of out there ideas, even by the standards of the time. I have one with a Swiss cross moulded into the underside of the crystal, which is deeply distracting and made it a must have.
Thanks, glad you can appreciate these as they are not to everyone’s taste and that is why I buy them so to preserve. You never know one day they might become fashionable again 😂
I have a lot of love for the old Jump Hour watches, been meaning to get my hands on one, every time I see one it takes me back to the Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet era when I was a very young lad, I think we're about the same vintage Mike, late 40's so we had all the best shows to watch as kids :-) Outstanding collection there buddy!
Lazy Dave so many mad ones of these on the internet and like you say all very thunderbirds, Buck Rogers , Space 1999 etc they certainly don’t make tv show or watches like this any more! Thanks for your comment
Always knew these beauties must have existed, and now i have seen them myself! Thank you for such an amazing review of these retro watches! Now i also know what these are called!!!!
I quoted two old jump hour watches, one a Sindaco and the other an American Heritage. Both has balance issues, hair spring damage. I was able to find replacement NOS movement for one and still hunting for parts for the other. Yours are so unique and fun!
I have a 70s Benrus with an F.E. cal.140 runs pretty good but im hoping to have it serviced soon, love these vintage jump hours amazing collection thanks for sharing now i want one lol.
Hello Amazing jump hour collection. I am starting in the world of watches and buy a Lucerna digital similar to yours. Can you make a video tutorial for the service of this watch? It would be very helpful because mine only works for a couple of hours and stops
Love this video, Mike. I've come to like jump-hour watches (probably because I came of age in the '70s!) and am shopping for one. I'd probably get one with a decent complement of jewels (most of these types have no more than one), but who knows what will strike me when it's time.
+Ian Mansfield thanks . There are a few jump hours with this type of display , most famous would be the Sicura which has a much more angled case. I prefer the Sorna . Glad you like it .
Amazing jump hour collection Mike, I have three Sicuras and two technos in my jump hour collection and they are really cool. They added that 70s groovy style.
I congratulate you! .. I also like these types of watches because they present the time differently .. even some models go on sale but very expensive because they are of recognized brands are of exceptional quality and mechanics ... I came to possess a Lucerne and a Sicura but after the time and with the arrival of the digital were lost in the dirt ... hurts! ..
Great selection! I am currently wearing my Buler Super Nova right now. I briefly owned one exactly the same except branded Edward Buler, I had to return it as it was faulty, then bought the one i've got now.
Really love these watches. So cool. I would wear any one of those watches with pride. They are a great conversation piece, They seem so fun. I really love the case and bracelet on the Yakota, I'd say that was my favorite.
+Sam D. Thanks for commenting! Some I don’t wear in part because I have so many watches with no order to how I wear them other than my mood in the morning. Yakota is definitely a nice cool one which is probably the easiest to wear.
I bought 2 back in April an Ingersoll (looks like the 2nd from the left in your line) and an Electronvolt. The Ingersoll needed a service and I put a new elastic metal bracelet on. Looks cool now.
I had the identical lucerne watch about 30 years ago the gold planting had worn so I decided to take it down to the base metal which I think was brass using no tools only various grades of fine sand paper and brasso took me many weeks but eventually the watch looked surprisingly as good as new lovely watch thanks for bringing back memories 🙂
That is a very nice 👍 jump hour watch. I would have thought 💭 this had today’s modern movement. It looks more like 👍 a trade between yesteryear’s electric watches, and also, yesteryear’s spring wound watches. This is an electric watch, but in jump hour style. Your friend, Jeff.
I have that exact same Buler watch but in blue, my mom gave it to me. She said that's the watch she wore as a teenager. The hour hand is stuck thoug. I hope it's not too expensive to repair that.
That's amazing! I thought these watches were always quartz!! I am a traditional watch collector myself so I ve learnt a bit today!. Thanks Mike. Adrian🍀🍀
Fascinating,I have a Lucerne but it has a more conventional case design,I bought it around 1990 in Malta as NOS,its on leather but the original bracelet was nasty and I changed it.I only bought it as a curio and have never really worn it but it still works fine and keeps ok time.
For me, one of the most unique models of watches that have been produced ... always and wanted to have one but unfortunately not achieved ... some day! .. hehehe! ... I congratulate you for your collection and for how well maintained you keep it.
Daniel Berroteran thank you Sir. I am sure you will find one, they are always on eBay and due to not so much interest they generally are affordable prices .
Loved the video. I recently got in to collecting watches after picking up a Jardur and JLC Memovox at an estate sale both for $10 usd. I recently started looking on eBay at vintage watches and immediately liked the look of the jump hour style. I just picked up a watch that I am having trouble researching thought maybe you knew more info on. It’s a Le Courier 17j digital Swiss made with the marking of B&M in on the inside case. Beautiful gold on gold tone with red on white hour and black on white minutes.
Looks like a solid watch, but I would recommend looking at the French company LIP. I'm new to watch collecting myself but recently picked up one of their iconic Mach 2000 models for a solid deal. They also made some pretty funky looking jump hours if that's your thing.
I have just found Sheffield Steel D shaped jumper clearing a house out but I cannot find any other information on it, what's the value in it, any ideas? Lovely collection though!
Ian Margetts hey Ian cheers mate. Really think these are not your bag but glad you enjoyed seeing them ! Maybe when I do my digital video you might turn that corner 😂
Yakota is best looking in my opinion, also all the other ones with a movement that is jeweled are nice. Shock protector on yakota reminds me of Soviet watches such as vostok. I really like your videos, I find them very entertaining and educational as I plan on servicing my watches and I really like your collection!
The Yakota is definitely a good one and one of the most practical but then I love them all even though some I don't wear. I am pleased you like the channel and thank you for saying so. Good luck with your first service and if you need help then email me or join the Facebook group.
Interesting. I have an Economic Swiss Time Continental T4146A jump hour. Another one I bought years ago. Runs very fast. Just opened it up, and I see only the innermost coil of hair spring working. EB 8800 movement. Any tips on what would cause that?
I love the LOV watch my wife just won a eBay auction and I got a jump hour Lucerne And there was about five other watches in a lot got them for 320 with shipping and some type of tax or something. It was 350. I’m pretty happy there’s a Sicko , Elgin, boliva action , orient ,sector 450 and a Helbros so I’m pretty happy early birthday
Yakota is a city in Japan. I just got a non working Dynasty jump hour in a lot. Haven’t inspected the movement yet but I’m not expecting more than one jewel.
Was inspired watching Your collection! Great curious stuff! Found a"What the XXXX ?"-Buler for 22,30 £ ! Lucky day, let's see, what kind of comments I will earn. Greetings from Switzerland, Chr.
Personally I like to have an example of every movement or design that interests me. I'm old enough to remember these when they were new, but I wouldn't say that this is an inspiration to go out and get one. The prices on eBay are just ridiculous for what they actually are. Having said that, I do believe that the best one in your collection is the French LOV with it's higher beat rate, jewelled movement and overall a very attractive design.
I remember when these became popular. People who could not afford the really super expensive new LCD and LED watches went for these to give the illusion of digital. They were quite short lived as the likes of a Timex and a Sekonda ( in the UK) brought out their affordable LED and LCD watches. I remember in the jewelry department of Woolworths these were really popular. They were really cheap for a Swiss Watch, just a little more than a Sekonda at the time.
Sorry ive not heard of that one. Problem with these is there were 100s of companies using the same cases and movements just with their own branding on the dials.
I recently found a Corso jump hour in an abandoned house and it has a similar oval case to a lasser jump hour but has a chrome finish and I can’t find anything out about it anywhere i was wondering if anyone knows what it is
I have a opportunity to buy a chateau “digital” jump hour. It say digital. But it is a Swiss made wind up. What are thee watches worth? Should I buy it? $40?
Delving into the internet dustbin, I noticed there is a old jewellers in Paris called Yakota Joaillier which might have actually produced that watch. If so, it would explain the very limited information. Perhaps they got a stock of jump hour movements and had a go at producing a snazzy case for them? Edit... I have a few jump-hours. One is actually a Deadman incabloc manual. I also have a fantastic Lord Elgin Chevron which is always a popular wear.
@@davidcrandall4958 I doubt it’s a true jump on a NH35 unless they have heavily modified it. Will be just rotating discs rather than actually jumping on the hour. You are better off spending your money on a vintage model. They’re in abundance and mad design7,)/(3 so many more since I made this video 4+ years ago .
I think that all of those jump hour watches are really nice and I would actually wear all of them even if it was just for the sake of wearing the watch!!!
Finally, got my first proper jump hour... Trafalgar "digital" in perfect working order but the only sad thing is the minute wheel has worn away the glittery gold covering over time but its working beautifully... expect video up laters :)
Amazing watches as far as their esthetic look and feel. They don’t have to be beautiful since to be collected they don’t even have to be worn. Important objects for anyone who wants to design objects today snd in the future.
heyo im looking for a jump hour watch that tells the minutes sideways, in a scrolling (left-right) fashion. I thought it was a vacheron constantin or IWC but it turns out it was not. I saw this watch on instagram and have regretted ever since because I did not save the reel. If someone here knows what watch that is, could you perhaps share with me?
Jump hours are neat, personally I like the older 1930s/40s ones though. Shame they go for a fair bit if they're in decent working order. Also quite a shame no one really makes jump hour watches anymore, except the really high end hand crafted things that go for 5 or 6 digit price tags. Though the Stauer 1930 looks pretty neat, not quite a jump hour since the hour disk is continuously rotating. (Pretty sure all they did was take a normal movement and replace the hands.)
I gave up with my Hudson Dynamic (with BFG 866CLD DIGI) Tried to change the barrel lid that has the clutch that drives the time and the MS decided to make a run for it, smacking me in the visor 😤. Sitting in pieces until I find someone with more patience than me.
My Retro Watches That and reassemble the movement (IF I haven't lost anything) and fix the date not turning over at midnight. I started out by buying a new barrel lid from cousins. Obviously I was not careful enough to remove it without disengaging the MS. Might end up having to look for a donor 😞 Hope I can get it running one way or the other as I quite like it. i.imgur.com/IKEqYY0.jpg
The term "Jolie laide" comes to mind when looking at these jump hour watches, they're ugly but also beautiful ....another great watch collection video mate👍
..... most of these watches came in not very durable materials, the cases that were made of stainless steel were rare ... it is understood, because it was a moment of competition with the Japanese watch industry and they were looking to save costs and offer low prices, chrome plating or electrolytic baths make many improvements to restore them a black PDV would not hurt some with much deterioration and make a more contemporary image.
Some of the higher brands who did these came in solid stainless but you are right a fast majority were chrome plated with very basic, usually 1 jewel BFG movements that were considered by many to be a throw away item. I have serviced a few and they are very difficult and still don't run great afterwards. Thanks for watching.
@@MyRetroWatches ..asi is a friend! .. I hope you manage to get one and see how those gauges are and if possible you can '' resurrect it '... ... it would be great ... to spend a pleasant and successful week.
Those watches are sooo ugly to my eye. I think i would wear something like those when i want to poke the aesthetic sense of people, to make them feel disturbed/uneasy/unpleasant. Kind of like bad body odour :)
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I had one of these mechanical digital watches given to me as a school boy in secondary school in the mid 1970s. Mine only displayed hour and minutes. It kept good time. Loved the watch but can't remember how l lost it some time in the late 70s. Nostalgia watching this video.
Definitely want to add some like this to my watch box! Thanks for the tour!
Try Invictas vintage line,they have an Automatic Jump hour using an NH 35 movement!
The gold one reminds me of 80s/90s childrens park swingsets in Australia... they were that shape with a face painted on.
The LOV reminds me of a knights visor.
The Yakota is my favourite, I would wear that. And a solid nice looking movement.
Could imagine people sniffin coke off that big automatic on a disco floor
Crikey Mike, you're the only person I've found on UA-cam whose watch collection I actually envy. Not in a green-eyed sort of way, in fact it's great to know that they've found their way to such a good home. These are such cheerfully loopy designs, my favourites being the Yakota with its Seiko-ish case and of course the LOV. That one has a sort of War of the Worlds vibe to my eyes - we are of course talking the 1953 film, not the one with Tom Cruise in it.
Incidentally, Lucerne seemed to have a lot of out there ideas, even by the standards of the time. I have one with a Swiss cross moulded into the underside of the crystal, which is deeply distracting and made it a must have.
Thanks, glad you can appreciate these as they are not to everyone’s taste and that is why I buy them so to preserve.
You never know one day they might become fashionable again 😂
I have a lot of love for the old Jump Hour watches, been meaning to get my hands on one, every time I see one it takes me back to the Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet era when I was a very young lad, I think we're about the same vintage Mike, late 40's so we had all the best shows to watch as kids :-) Outstanding collection there buddy!
Lazy Dave so many mad ones of these on the internet and like you say all very thunderbirds, Buck Rogers , Space 1999 etc they certainly don’t make tv show or watches like this any more!
Thanks for your comment
These jump hour watches look so cool 😎 Thanks for sharing this watch history with us.
Always knew these beauties must have existed, and now i have seen them myself! Thank you for such an amazing review of these retro watches! Now i also know what these are called!!!!
Thank you.
old post but really enjoyed watching it, I have some jump hours myself in my collection. Great watches....thanks for sharing.
That last one - the Sorna - is my favorite
I quoted two old jump hour watches, one a Sindaco and the other an American Heritage. Both has balance issues, hair spring damage. I was able to find replacement NOS movement for one and still hunting for parts for the other. Yours are so unique and fun!
I have a 70s Benrus with an F.E. cal.140 runs pretty good but im hoping to have it serviced soon, love these vintage jump hours amazing collection thanks for sharing now i want one lol.
Hello Amazing jump hour collection. I am starting in the world of watches and buy a Lucerna digital similar to yours. Can you make a video tutorial for the service of this watch? It would be very helpful because mine only works for a couple of hours and stops
Truly amazing watches...many thanks for sharing !!
Thanks for your time ⌚, I recently found a huga direct time bushed stainless running perfect,$4.99 at Goodwill,so happy 😁
Love this video, Mike. I've come to like jump-hour watches (probably because I came of age in the '70s!) and am shopping for one. I'd probably get one with a decent complement of jewels (most of these types have no more than one), but who knows what will strike me when it's time.
These are cool watches. I never seen any in Canada in the 70's or 80's when growing up. It would be neat to have one.
These are so cool. Intel recently I've never even seen one. I think my dad would have loved it.
That Sorna on the burgundy strap is really nice. Love the movement - looks very clean and well designed
+Ian Mansfield thanks . There are a few jump hours with this type of display , most famous would be the Sicura which has a much more angled case. I prefer the Sorna .
Glad you like it .
Amazing jump hour collection Mike, I have three Sicuras and two technos in my jump hour collection and they are really cool. They added that 70s groovy style.
Pablo Machado that’s. I love the Sicura jumps
I congratulate you! .. I also like these types of watches because they present the time differently .. even some models go on sale but very expensive because they are of recognized brands are of exceptional quality and mechanics ... I came to possess a Lucerne and a Sicura but after the time and with the arrival of the digital were lost in the dirt ... hurts! ..
Great selection! I am currently wearing my Buler Super Nova right now. I briefly owned one exactly the same except branded Edward Buler, I had to return it as it was faulty, then bought the one i've got now.
Really love these watches. So cool. I would wear any one of those watches with pride. They are a great conversation piece, They seem so fun. I really love the case and bracelet on the Yakota, I'd say that was my favorite.
+Sam D. Thanks for commenting! Some I don’t wear in part because I have so many watches with no order to how I wear them other than my mood in the morning. Yakota is definitely a nice cool one which is probably the easiest to wear.
I bought 2 back in April an Ingersoll (looks like the 2nd from the left in your line) and an Electronvolt. The Ingersoll needed a service and I put a new elastic metal bracelet on. Looks cool now.
Very nice collection! I bought the Lucerne watch, same model. Mine is chrome plated with blue dial.
I had the identical lucerne watch about 30 years ago the gold planting had worn so I decided to take it down to the base metal which I think was brass using no tools only various grades of fine sand paper and brasso took me many weeks but eventually the watch looked surprisingly as good as new lovely watch thanks for bringing back memories 🙂
That is a very nice 👍 jump hour watch. I would have thought 💭 this had today’s modern movement. It looks more like 👍 a trade between yesteryear’s electric watches, and also, yesteryear’s spring wound watches. This is an electric watch, but in jump hour style. Your friend, Jeff.
I have that exact same Buler watch but in blue, my mom gave it to me. She said that's the watch she wore as a teenager. The hour hand is stuck thoug. I hope it's not too expensive to repair that.
Awesome collection!
That's amazing! I thought these watches were always quartz!! I am a traditional watch collector myself so I ve learnt a bit today!. Thanks Mike. Adrian🍀🍀
Thank you Adrian , I can now see you with one in your collection now 😉
My Retro Watches ya, it's a 1918 illinois 11 jeweled pocket watch. I wear it on special occasions. Glad you like it!👍. Thanks for reply. Adrian. 🍀🍀
Fascinating,I have a Lucerne but it has a more conventional case design,I bought it around 1990 in Malta as NOS,its on leather but the original bracelet was nasty and I changed it.I only bought it as a curio and have never really worn it but it still works fine and keeps ok time.
For me, one of the most unique models of watches that have been produced ... always and wanted to have one but unfortunately not achieved ... some day! .. hehehe! ... I congratulate you for your collection and for how well maintained you keep it.
Daniel Berroteran thank you Sir. I am sure you will find one, they are always on eBay and due to not so much interest they generally are affordable prices .
HOGA jump hours are available on Chrono 24. Worthwhile to take a look.
These are Awesome. Thanks so much for sharing.
The LOV looks awesome. The strap suits it well.
Loved the video. I recently got in to collecting watches after picking up a Jardur and JLC Memovox at an estate sale both for $10 usd. I recently started looking on eBay at vintage watches and immediately liked the look of the jump hour style. I just picked up a watch that I am having trouble researching thought maybe you knew more info on. It’s a Le Courier 17j digital Swiss made with the marking of B&M in on the inside case. Beautiful gold on gold tone with red on white hour and black on white minutes.
Looks like a solid watch, but I would recommend looking at the French company LIP. I'm new to watch collecting myself but recently picked up one of their iconic Mach 2000 models for a solid deal. They also made some pretty funky looking jump hours if that's your thing.
I have just found Sheffield Steel D shaped jumper clearing a house out but I cannot find any other information on it, what's the value in it, any ideas? Lovely collection though!
Contrats...nice collection.
Ace vid again, really diggin the black buler and the lov! Super coolio!
Ian Margetts hey Ian cheers mate. Really think these are not your bag but glad you enjoyed seeing them ! Maybe when I do my digital video you might turn that corner 😂
do you plan on service on any of your Jump. Live to see you work on the disks
Yakota is best looking in my opinion, also all the other ones with a movement that is jeweled are nice. Shock protector on yakota reminds me of Soviet watches such as vostok. I really like your videos, I find them very entertaining and educational as I plan on servicing my watches and I really like your collection!
The Yakota is definitely a good one and one of the most practical but then I love them all even though some I don't wear. I am pleased you like the channel and thank you for saying so. Good luck with your first service and if you need help then email me or join the Facebook group.
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Hi, how do you read the minutes when you don't have the indicators? in multiples of 5 ?
Interesting. I have an Economic Swiss Time Continental T4146A jump hour. Another one I bought years ago. Runs very fast. Just opened it up, and I see only the innermost coil of hair spring working. EB 8800 movement. Any tips on what would cause that?
I love considering these things that very well could have caught on but never did, for one reason or other.
They’re super cool
I love the LOV watch my wife just won a eBay auction and I got a jump hour Lucerne And there was about five other watches in a lot got them for 320 with shipping and some type of tax or something. It was 350. I’m pretty happy there’s a Sicko , Elgin, boliva action , orient ,sector 450 and a Helbros so I’m pretty happy early birthday
Lov these.
Yakota is a city in Japan. I just got a non working Dynasty jump hour in a lot. Haven’t inspected the movement yet but I’m not expecting more than one jewel.
Was inspired watching Your collection! Great curious stuff! Found a"What the XXXX ?"-Buler for 22,30 £ ! Lucky day, let's see, what kind of comments I will earn. Greetings from Switzerland, Chr.
Are there any quartz jump hour watches? These look great, thanks
I think so yes. More modern interpretations
Personally I like to have an example of every movement or design that interests me.
I'm old enough to remember these when they were new, but I wouldn't say that this is
an inspiration to go out and get one. The prices on eBay are just ridiculous for what they
actually are.
Having said that, I do believe that the best one in your collection is the French LOV with it's
higher beat rate, jewelled movement and overall a very attractive design.
I now have quite a few more and just done a video on a Sicura.
My best one now is an LIP Barcshkoff
nice collection and great video I have chateaus jump and still working good .....greetings from Iraq
Can you suggest me a jump watch identical for size and shape /color to Yakota?
The LOV is just beeeeeeutiful!
The LOV is like a spaceman’s helmet.. cool.!
I remember when these became popular. People who could not afford the really super expensive new LCD and LED watches went for these to give the illusion of digital. They were quite short lived as the likes of a Timex and a Sekonda ( in the UK) brought out their affordable LED and LCD watches. I remember in the jewelry department of Woolworths these were really popular. They were really cheap for a Swiss Watch, just a little more than a Sekonda at the time.
Hi I have just purchased one ross is the brand I can not find any information about it
Sorry ive not heard of that one. Problem with these is there were 100s of companies using the same cases and movements just with their own branding on the dials.
I recently found a Corso jump hour in an abandoned house and it has a similar oval case to a lasser jump hour but has a chrome finish and I can’t find anything out about it anywhere i was wondering if anyone knows what it is
That sorna... is really gorgeous
it is my favorite. only problem is its hard to read the time at a glance.
You don’t need to read it at the first glance, you need to enjoy it more
Great video keep up the great work
Amazing, so interesting and I learnt a lot. Thanks.
Thank you for watching. Happy you found it interesting.
I have a opportunity to buy a chateau “digital” jump hour. It say digital. But it is a Swiss made wind up. What are thee watches worth? Should I buy it? $40?
No idea. They can say Swiss but it still can be a 1 jewel pin pallet movement
Delving into the internet dustbin, I noticed there is a old jewellers in Paris called Yakota Joaillier which might have actually produced that watch. If so, it would explain the very limited information. Perhaps they got a stock of jump hour movements and had a go at producing a snazzy case for them?
Edit... I have a few jump-hours. One is actually a Deadman incabloc manual. I also have a fantastic Lord Elgin Chevron which is always a popular wear.
That’s an interesting possibility
Invictas Vintage line has an automatic Jump Hour using an NH 35 Movenent!
@@davidcrandall4958 I doubt it’s a true jump on a NH35 unless they have heavily modified it. Will be just rotating discs rather than actually jumping on the hour.
You are better off spending your money on a vintage model. They’re in abundance and mad design7,)/(3 so many more since I made this video 4+ years ago .
I think that all of those jump hour watches are really nice and I would actually wear all of them even if it was just for the sake of wearing the watch!!!
Thank you Richard. Jump hours are an acquired taste and that is why you can generally find them for a good price.
Very interesting, I remember when they were the thing to wear, but not my cup of tea 👍
How to wind a jump hour watch ?
like any conventional mechanical watch. Just turn the crown.
Finally, got my first proper jump hour... Trafalgar "digital" in perfect working order but the only sad thing is the minute wheel has worn away the glittery gold covering over time but its working beautifully... expect video up laters :)
How much are they worth today ?
Amazing watches as far as their esthetic look and feel. They don’t have to be beautiful since to be collected they don’t even have to be worn. Important objects for anyone who wants to design objects today snd in the future.
Steady on with the old man's bracelet was just getting to like it regards
heyo im looking for a jump hour watch that tells the minutes sideways, in a scrolling (left-right) fashion. I thought it was a vacheron constantin or IWC but it turns out it was not. I saw this watch on instagram and have regretted ever since because I did not save the reel. If someone here knows what watch that is, could you perhaps share with me?
Swiss HOGA jump hours are available on Chrono 24. Worthwhile to take a look.
Just bought my first jump hour recently. A bucherer. Needs a full service to get the date working, otherwise a great watch
The large Buler one is going for £295 on eBay now!
Jump hours are neat, personally I like the older 1930s/40s ones though. Shame they go for a fair bit if they're in decent working order.
Also quite a shame no one really makes jump hour watches anymore, except the really high end hand crafted things that go for 5 or 6 digit price tags.
Though the Stauer 1930 looks pretty neat, not quite a jump hour since the hour disk is continuously rotating. (Pretty sure all they did was take a normal movement and replace the hands.)
I gave up with my Hudson Dynamic (with BFG 866CLD DIGI)
Tried to change the barrel lid that has the clutch that drives the time and the MS decided to make a run for it, smacking me in the visor 😤.
Sitting in pieces until I find someone with more patience than me.
ro63rto does the spring just need to go in the barrel?
My Retro Watches
That and reassemble the movement (IF I haven't lost anything) and fix the date not turning over at midnight.
I started out by buying a new barrel lid from cousins. Obviously I was not careful enough to remove it without disengaging the MS.
Might end up having to look for a donor 😞
Hope I can get it running one way or the other as I quite like it. i.imgur.com/IKEqYY0.jpg
The term "Jolie laide" comes to mind when looking at these jump hour watches, they're ugly but also beautiful ....another great watch collection video mate👍
V1 Aviation thank you. They do take special appreciation and most just don’t understand them
Interesting video, thanks for sharing. subscribed
Thank you Sir. Hope you enjoy the content.
Invicta makes one now with an NH35 Automatic movement for under a hundred Dollars!
I think the Lucerne looks better on the wrist than off. If you coordinate with your outfit I think you could pull it off.
big collars and flares...!
If you wore that second-last Buler to Wimbledon, you could eat a serving of Strawberries and Cream out of the scooped front!
haha!
Super...
BFG
Baumgartner (Family name)
Frères (Brothers)
Grenchen (located in Switzerland)
ro63rto I am really bad at reading out loud non English words😂
My Retro Watches
Just pretend it is a really hard to pronounce English word 😉
Cool dude.
Thanks.
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The lov is my favorite
Thanks, its a crazy one but quite unique.
That LOV looks like something the Men In Black would have worn lol
It is BFG 582, not 158
You need a Seiko Disc Burger in your collection.
Interesting video,Yakota in arabic means precious ruby , just an opinion may be this watch was oriented to arab people thank you for the content.
Thank you for this. Could be helpful. I thought it might have been Japanese so perhaps I was wrong.
..... most of these watches came in not very durable materials, the cases that were made of stainless steel were rare ... it is understood, because it was a moment of competition with the Japanese watch industry and they were looking to save costs and offer low prices, chrome plating or electrolytic baths make many improvements to restore them a black PDV would not hurt some with much deterioration and make a more contemporary image.
Some of the higher brands who did these came in solid stainless but you are right a fast majority were chrome plated with very basic, usually 1 jewel BFG movements that were considered by many to be a throw away item. I have serviced a few and they are very difficult and still don't run great afterwards. Thanks for watching.
@@MyRetroWatches ..asi is a friend! .. I hope you manage to get one and see how those gauges are and if possible you can '' resurrect it '... ... it would be great ... to spend a pleasant and successful week.
Only you care How you look! Other people don't pay as much attention to us as we think!
The gold plated one looks far better the the ,in my opinion, plain looking other ones.
That second Buler you showed is beautifully hideous
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Those watches are sooo ugly to my eye.
I think i would wear something like those when i want to poke the aesthetic sense of people, to make them feel disturbed/uneasy/unpleasant. Kind of like bad body odour :)
I don't think the strange looks would be from the watch personally but non the less a lovely watch