My Vintage Watch Collection - The 1960s

[@joeblackwolf17]

Great collection ❤

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks! I often feel bad about the triviality of watches but to me they're are also evidence that invention, industrialism, and capitalism can all thrive outside of the military industrial complex. I studied electrical engineering at the University of Colorado in the 1980s because I had an aptitude for computers and engineering, but I went into the arts and filmmaking instead specifically to avoid a career that I anticipated would have led to my soul being consumed by the US military industrial complex. Watches are, among other things, evidence that human ingenuity doesn't have to be a servant to the cycles of militaristic death cults that human power structures seem to spin out with terrifying regularly.😱😱😱

[@ilmaril8432]

It is difficult to become interested by modern watches after looking at these beauties.

[@IMakeWatches]

I totally agree! The only interesting modern watches(in my opinion) are the ones being made by hand by independent watchmakers and they cost a fortune. Check out MB&F if you don't know the brand, and the Rexhepi brothers, Rexhep and Xevdet!

[@gabigolz]

What a wonderful collection

[@davidcrandall4958]

I collect American made watches from the 40's to the 60's Some 70's too!

[@albertodelgado7585]

How much can worth a paul breguette vintage working in bad cosmetic shape?

[@pipodorologio1648]

Hi Dayton, pretty nice collection.....wide variety. It looks like we have kind of the same taste...vintage watches, 50's-80's. I also enjoy chronographs and crazy jumphour's.

[@IMakeWatches]

Me too! I'm just not ready to work on more complicated movements yet.

[@davidhammond9336]

What a great collection you have. Love vintage watches, they represent good value, great looks and build quality. You can find some real gems out there that won't cost a fortune and have character and history.

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks for your comment! I totally agree!

[@AlamoCityCello]

I dig your collection. Elegant and understated. Solid stuff!

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks! I've been wearing the Consul automatic lately! Can't get enough of it!

[@uksquall]

I didn't know that about Jung, Thanks for that; great channel also.

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks! I only found out about Jung and IWC a few years ago. This interview with him in 1959 a couple of years before he died is great if you haven't seen it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHnZnHisl8iAnNE

[@warrenmurchie6599]

I have a gold Seiko Bell-Matic that is still in excellent condition, hardly any wear of the gold plating.

[@IMakeWatches]

Fantastic! I love Bell-Matics!

[@stuarthopwood7778]

Thank you for sharing makes me want to do the same thing. Enjoy the info on each watch.

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks Stuart. Did you figure out what that tool is for? With your permission I can show your picture of it in my next video and ask if anyone knows. I'm sure someone will.

[@stuarthopwood7778]

@@IMakeWatches Plz show it. I saw somthing Simuler and it was to measure a Main spring ??? I am in the dark😁

[@hillhill4974]

Some very cool pieces, thanks for sharing man.

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks!

[@francov9015]

Cool watches Dayton!

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks!

[@awdturbopowah773]

Really beautiful collection. Thanks for showing us in such detail, and with some really great history and commentary to go along with it. I had no idea that Carl Jung had anything to do with IWC, that's a fun little factoid. BTW, did you replace the crystal on all these watches? For this vintage, they've gotta be plexiglass, and they all look immaculate. So either they're new, or your polishing and buffing skills are very good 😁.

[@IMakeWatches]

Hi AWD! Or is it Turbo ;) I've changed the crystals on the Seamaster, the IWC Cal 853, and both ETA 2472s (the one I'm wearing and the one with the new dial in the video). The other crystals have been polished and in some cases sanded and polished. My preference is to try to keep the original crystals. In the case of the Seamaster the person that sold it to me had put a crystal in it that was too small, so it was literally able to fall out. I destroyed the IWC crystal errantly trying to take the movement out the front of the movement. And the ETA 2472s were early projects that I learned how to change crystals on. I've also changed some of the crystals on the Bell-Matics (I have three Bell-Matics)!

[@johngentile6814]

Really nice vintage collection. And most are reasonable. I love going to antique shops and fairs trying to find pieces such as these. Which one is your daily beater?

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks for your comment and question. Most worn these days are the ETA 2472 without the dial that I'm wearing in this video. I've also worn the Consul Automatique featured in the video a lot this summer. Both the ETA 2472 and the Consul have new lume and are waterproof. My favorite beater in general is one of two lumed version of the Seiko Bell-Matic (I have three Bell-Matics). Unfortunately the lumed ones that I wear both have issues now. I'm still working up the courage to work on them and the one in the collection doesn't have lume and is perfect, so I don't wear it.

[@mikemurphy8996]

Cool collection, I find a lot of your watches look the same though. Literally, all the dials are almost the same colour. I really like your IWC watches.

[@geraldined4796]

Stunning watches!

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks! The 1960s were the last high in the Swiss watchmaking business before the quartz crisis and the terrible styling of the 1970s. I think that's what makes these watches (and most watches from that period) so special to me, but they've also basically become the classic references for what a vintage watch is. If the 80s and 90s eventually become "vintage" years as a result of the march of time it will be interesting to see what emerges, if anything, as representative of that period (besides Casios) 😀

[@lofimoda]

Beautiful watches!

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks! I do love my 60s watches! The 70s came along and ruined design, and then the 80s came along and ruined the market for mechanical movements. So the 60s really was a golden era for watches.

[@AntonioNaves-ig4ce]

Espetacular coleção. Modelos de muito bom gosto!!!

[@IMakeWatches]

Obrigada!

[@rodrickstill1201]

I see most of them are close to the same size… what size are they?

[@IMakeWatches]

Yes, thanks for asking! They're mostly 34-35mm diameters without the crown.

[@jzurcher345]

Love your videos! Thanks for sharing. I need to learn what sites to buy from that are trustworthy x I would love to start with Omega. I bought my first Automatic watch, a Baltic Aquascaphe and now am addicted to watches.

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks! omegaforums.net is good for Omega. Just realize that you DO need to trust the individual seller you're dealing with on forums as the sites themselves don't protect you (beyond having reputation-based systems in place to help buyers and sellers develop their individual reputations).

[@jzurcher345]

@@IMakeWatches cool. I appreciate the info. If you are ever in the market to sell or come across one, let me know. I would love to buy from you.

[@brendenalferio999]

Awesome video

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks!

[@davidcrandall4958]

I also go for the now obscure brands!

[@IMakeWatches]

Yes! They have history too, and often very interesting histories!

[@michaelshea8183]

Hi I love collecting 1960's watches to but so many look a little too small (especially by todays standards) for my wrist as most seem to be under 35mm case width or so. I prefer 36 mm or larger. Is there any other 60's brands or models you can suggest? That 1964-65 Seiko Bell-Matic in your collection is on the right track as it appears to be one of the larger ones in your box possibly a 36 mm.

[@IMakeWatches]

The Technos alarm or any alarm watch with an AS 5008 movement tend to be quite large. And it's not because the movement is larger diameter, it's because it's a thick movement so they built out the cases to compensate for the thick movement in terms of proportion. The AS 5008 was used in a lot of smaller name watches. Just about any automatic Swiss made alarm watch with two crowns at 2pm and 4pm will likely be an AS 5008 if it's not an Omega or a Jaeger-LeCoultre. Actually, a good strategy would be just focus on alarm watches from the period! The Omega's and Jaeger-LeCoultre's are also large and alarm watches are great!

[@IMakeWatches]

Note that I said most "automatic" alarm movements are AS5008. There are a lot of manual wind alarms that are 33mm - 34mm and are even smaller than the Bell-Matics.

[@alexis_sparrow]

красивые часы!

[@IMakeWatches]

Спасибо, мой друг! 😀

[@DavidUKesb]

I reckon I must have around 20+ vintage Soviet watches.

[@IMakeWatches]

Wow! I focus on Swiss but I'd like to compare with a really good Soviet watch some day. Are there any particular makes or models that are known for how well-made they are? I like the Vostoks with the dive-type bezels and the military kitsch but they don't look very well made. Any all-stainless-steel cases in your collection?

[@jacksugden8190]

What interested me wax your Consul, noticed the letter ‘C’ on the dial from the early 60’s, as I have a black dial with an outside white circle, it’s analog, it hadn’t the letter ‘C’ on the dial, has Rubis not jewels, might have have chromed on steel or nickel plated, could my watch have been from the 1950’s please?, as unable to trace the logo history of this brand.

[@IMakeWatches]

Hi Jack! Thanks for your comment and question. Can you please email me a photo of your watch? My email is on the About page linked below the channel banner above. It says for business inquiries only but just click through that. I’d be happy to share my opinion!

[@IMakeWatches]

Hi Jack! I answered your comment on twitter. That's nice to know that pictures are allowed in comments on twitter! Very useful! That's a lovely watch and I think you're right that it's from the 50's. It would be very interesting to know if it was made before or after the Universal Genève Polerouter, because the dial is quite similar and I'm always curious who was copying who back then.

[@jacksugden8190]

@@IMakeWatchesHi Dayton, kzbin.info/www/bejne/ap6vnIaJls6qa5Isi=GBT68eubmsm3HUiN this is my watch, and thanks for the two emails about the Consul watch, be nice to know your thoughts please?. Many thanks - Jack.

[@morganthedruid1]

That's probably up there with the most interesting watch box group I've seen. The IWCs are magnificent and that Micosa branding is gorgeous on the dial, never heard of the brand. I definitely think you should do the individual videos, just this snippet dragged me in. What's the Jung connection for you?

[@IMakeWatches]

Thanks! About Carl Jung, I studied creative writing at university and his writing was a big influence on my ideas about the importance of dreams as they relate to archetypes in storytelling. He married into the family that owned IWC and that money allowed him the financial freedom to become an intellectual. I like vintage IWC for being an important part of making his intellectual contribution to humanity possible. Below is a link to lovely 40 minute long interview with him a few years before he died if you're not familiar with him and his work. I personally don't view his work or ideas as being definitive or prescriptive. I appreciate him more for his observations and experiences (including his observations about dreams and the unconscious) that link us together as one human family with a common psychological foundation, a point which the interviewer mistakes at the end for the exact opposite of what it is and seems to confuse with an idea hauntingly similar to the idea of a coming technological singularity, which Jung rightfully rejects outright: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2K5eaumn7mYpKc

[@panonskyavar9653]

All look like same no arabic numbers, no one diver o r chronograph ect.

[@IMakeWatches]

You're correct that I have a specific and boring design preference. I've got some more complicated watches now but that's more out of interest in the mechanical aspects of complications than the external designs.

[@abisal_gergiev]

I got the same preference. Sleek, elegant but sporty. Proportions are key