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Is it just me or does the case have a yellowish tint?

Hmm...the balance side is a bit similar, just affixed to a different spot. The dial-side is totally different though. In both cases, the version on my Waltham seems somewhat easier to service, though I wonder if there\'s a tradeoff in effective shock protection.

Movado bought this movement and encased it. There are a number of other manufacturers who bought similar movements... if I remember correctly there are two makers for this type movement. I think they are neat watches and have one myself... but mine was encased by someone else whose name escapes me. Your dial is in very good shape. Enjoy!

I\'m going to be interested to see your watch too, because I just bought one also that sounds much like yours.

Quote: Originally Posted by Marrick I\'ve got a Leica. No balance, no stem. Huh, yours is "branded" Leica on the face, whereas mine is branded Dumont with a Leica movt ... however, in general this appears to be pretty unusual to find other than some of the promo watches Lecia camera gave/sold. All sorts of movements, names and qualities floating around out there in the world!

To the best of my knowledge, two of the best known companies for making chronographs (Breitling and TAG Heuer) never made a single mechanical chronograph calibre themselves. The Cal. 11 series (incl. Cal. 12, Cal 14, Cal. 15) was developed by Dubois-Depraz on the basis of a Buren movement with Heuer and Breitling funding, so we\'ll leave that one out. Breitling have only just come up with their own Cal. B01 so we are on the verge of...

Hi there, Unfortunately, we don\'t give evaluations on this forum, as it\'s too difficult to make an accurate estimate based on photographs alone. The watch-chain\'s a ring-clip kind, which would indicate this would\'ve been worn in the watch-pocket of your trousers, with the chain clipped to a belt-loop. Your watch will need a full servicing before you can use it reliably. Make sure you send it to an expert and...

Thanks SE. Well if someone is interested in Exacto - Rado story here is quite an article about it, by Bruce Shawkey. Some of you, I`m shure, are familiar with it. I may post this link allready , I don`t remember but anyway, here it is in four parts: http://www.equationoftime.com/forums...ad.php?p=52316 Concerning Exacto brand name problems, here is just a paragraph, from that article. As the official company history tells it, several countries...

It looks like it has a ceramic dial which usually means 1920 or earlier but it certainly is post World War I. I agree with getting it serviced if you intend to use it regularly. It\'ll cost as much as the watch is worth to service it but it is a decent Swiss movement.

That\'s really good.