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  1. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    Thank you...
  2. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    Thank you, I'm humbled.
  3. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    It started as a gutted 10s(ize) pocket watch that I bought and converted to a wrist watch… Pics from the original movement before I removed the third (seconds) hand… Then I added a sunburst dial and a set of thicker hands I had lying around. Lastly, I inserted it into a 45mm case.
  4. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    New York Watch Company Pocket watch conversion this evening…
  5. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    Going with the Waltham conversion on a leather strap today…
  6. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    I used a Dremel tool to file it down… I guess removing it altogether would work too…
  7. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    Good day… This one again...
  8. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    It's Unitas 6498 minus the small seconds hand.
  9. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    Morning and evening choices for today…
  10. MrThompsonR

    Replacing the hands on a Borealis Sea Diver?

    @Jamania "Let's just agree to disagree…"
  11. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    Went with "Ole Blue" today… Home built Pilot with Seagull ST36/ eta 6497 clone movement.
  12. MrThompsonR

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    I'm not sure of the caliber as it was a movement only(no case) sale with no documents… But it is engraved "17 Jewels" and like I said before according to this chart http://www.antique-pocket-watch.com/waltham-pocket-watch-serial.html, it's serial number dates back to a build year of 1919. To be...
  13. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    I've been seeing a lot of these popping up on the internet and thought I'd try to build one my self at a fraction of what some of those are selling for…anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. I like to tinker with, modify things, my car and phones for example. There are a lot of...
  14. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    It's my Borealis Sea Diver modded with different dial/ hands.
  15. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    Just finished a 12s Waltham pocket watch conversion… According to the serial no. it dates back to 1919. It still seems to keep good time. Side by side with my 10s Arnex conversion…
  16. MrThompsonR

    Replacing the hands on a Borealis Sea Diver?

    Final chapter on this one… I changed the dial and hands! Let the hating begin!
  17. MrThompsonR

    What watch you're wearing?

    Thank you @James_
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