The Dirty Dozen watches

February 17, 20243 commentsBy Jason

The story of the Dirty Dozen watches began in 1943 when the British War Department realised the necessity of having a general service wristwatch built to high standards. They commissioned a watch for its forces. The aim was to find a replacement for the old A.T.P. (Army Trade Pattern) watches that had been in service…Read more

1950s Cyma bumper automatic wrist watch

February 11, 20242 commentsBy Jason

This vintage Cyma bumper automatic wristwatch exudes character. The Cyma brand is well-respected amongst vintage watch collectors. The watch, which dates from the 1950s, has aged well, and the watch keeps good time. The dial is branded Cymaflex, which was a proprietary shock protection system developed by Cyma in the late 1930s. Cyma Joseph and…Read more

1970s Certina Bristol 235 wrist watch

February 10, 2024By Jason

This vintage Certina watch is stunning. It is branded, Certina Bristol 235, and has a good quality 17-jewel hand-winding movement, calibre 25-66, which is working nicely and keeping good time. The clean movement bears the Certina name in full. Certina Adolf and Alfred Kurth founded Certina in 1888 in Grenchen, Switzerland. The Swiss watchmaker has…Read more

TAG Heuer 1500 Series Professional 200m

February 1, 2024By Jason

I have owned this particular vintage watch, a TAG Heuer 1500 Series Professional (model WD1221-k-20, serial no. EK4341), for 25 years. It was my first “real” watch. I knew it was Swiss made, I knew of the TAG Heuer brand, and I knew nothing about “real” watches. It is quartz and certainly doesn’t match my…Read more