Could be...

[Prince]

...this is why I like champagne dials on my watches!


I have had this beauty in my foyer for 23 years. Part of the family.

[Rockrolex]

That's a beauty, Allan. I'll bet the chime is quite sonorous.

How about some details, make, year, etc.

[Prince]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

That's a beauty, Allan. I'll bet the chime is quite sonorous.
How about some details, make, year, etc.

Thanks very much. It is a Ridgeway clock, made in the early '80s. It has three chimes - Westminster, Whittington and St. Michaels - and obviously a moon dial!

I love the burled wood and the old-world elegance it imparts. I do believe that a gold (champagne) face on a clock or watch is absolutely the "cat's meow"!

[JJ Irani]

That clock is absolutely gorgeous....wish we had such a superb example in our museum!!

[Prince]

Thanks, JJ. Is that the museum in the photos you posted of the Listerine commercial being filmed in your town?

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Prince

Thanks, JJ. Is that the museum in the photos you posted of the Listerine commercial being filmed in your town?

Yes, that's where I've been working the last 4 years - MOTAT - Museum of Transport & Technology!!

[Prince]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Yes, that's where I've been working the last 4 years - MOTAT - Museum of Transport & Technology!!

Very nice. I would love to visit and explore the museum. My wife and I always take in museums wherever we visit.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Prince

Very nice. I would love to visit and explore the museum. My wife and I always take in museums wherever we visit.

Wel, I guess there's only ONE way to do that.....

Come to Auckland!!

...and come WITHOUT a watch. I'll get you the deal of a lifetime from Mansor's!!! TAX FREE!!!!!

Originally Posted by Prince

Very nice. I would love to visit and explore the museum. My wife and I always take in museums wherever we visit.

Careful there Allan... Avalon (Al) made this very visit and the poor guy is still seeing an army of therapists and suffers terribly from post-traumatic JJ syndrome. The meds are incredibly expensive too...

[Prince]

Originally Posted by Atomic

...post-traumatic JJ syndrome

LOL

[Goodwatch]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Yes, that's where I've been working the last 4 years - MOTAT - Museum of Transport & Technology!!

Well JJ, the word 'working' has been stretched to the limits in your case. Between drinking coffee, having lunch, chatting up girls, staring at your watch, leaving home early, showing up late, taking the day off and enjoying yet another holiday there’s not much time left for ‘working’

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

Well JJ, the word 'working' has been stretched to the limits in your case. Between drinking coffee, having lunch, chatting up girls, staring at your watch, leaving home early, showing up late, taking the day off and enjoying yet another holiday there’s not much time left for ‘working’

How dare you Frans! I have visited JJ at "work" and can say that you are completely wrong........he drinks tea, not coffee!

[Earl]

Hey Prince, how well does it do in the accuracy department?

[Prince]

Originally Posted by Earl

Hey Prince, how well does it do in the accuracy department?

Very well. If it happens to lose or gain, there is a small adjustment knob at the bottom of the pendulum that can be turned clockwise or counter to get it back in line. I had to perform a couple of adjustments back in the early '80s, but have not had to do anything since then in the way of adjustment.

The only thing I dislike is going off of Daylight Savings Time (Falling back). I have to stop the pendulum, and then restart it an hour later. "Springing forward" is a piece of cake - just manually run the minute hand forward (pausing at the chimes at every quarter hour) an hour.

The clock is fabulous. One of the best purchases I have ever made - right up there with my Rolexes and the 300ZX I owned! Can't put it on my wrist, however!

BTW, it is an 8 day wind. I have a winding key (crank with a wooden handle) that is used to wind the three weights in the case, and that little task is performed every Saturday morning, like a sacred ritual. Very cool!!!

[Launch Mini]

That is very cool. We do not have one yet, but have one that will be handed down to us one day.
The other two types of clocks I would one day like to get ( The Grandfather clock doesn't count), is a nice mechanical fireplace clock and the "new" Panerai alarm clock.
I read on another site that there is a rumour going around, that luxury watch companies are putting a "crack like substance" on the back of the watches. Once you put one on your wrist, the addiction has begun.

[mailman]

That's a beautiful clcok Allan.

[mailman]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

That is very cool. We do not have one yet, but have one that will be handed down to us one day.
The other two types of clocks I would one day like to get ( The Grandfather clock doesn't count), is a nice mechanical fireplace clock and the "new" Panerai alarm clock.
I read on another site that there is a rumour going around, that luxury watch companies are putting a "crack like substance" on the back of the watches. Once you put one on your wrist, the addiction has begun.

[Prince]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

...I read on another site that there is a rumour going around, that luxury watch companies are putting a "crack like substance" on the back of the watches. Once you put one on your wrist, the addiction has begun.

LOL - they don't have to waste time and money on that technique with me. I'm hooked with just the unadulterated watch on my wrist. Hell, it doesn't even have to be ON my wrist. I can sit and stare at my three babies quietly turning on the watch winder and get seriously high!!!

Glad to hear that you will be inheriting a Grandfather clock one day. You will love it, especially if it still chimes.

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

I read on another site that there is a rumour going around, that luxury watch companies are putting a "crack like substance" on the back of the watches. Once you put one on your wrist, the addiction has begun.

What do you think the hologram is made of on Rolex?

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

That is very cool. We do not have one yet, but have one that will be handed down to us one day.
The other two types of clocks I would one day like to get ( The Grandfather clock doesn't count), is a nice mechanical fireplace clock and the "new" Panerai alarm clock.
I read on another site that there is a rumour going around, that luxury watch companies are putting a "crack like substance" on the back of the watches. Once you put one on your wrist, the addiction has begun.

We have a clock from Australia that dates from the 1800's at home (has a fusee chain movement ) but I am not really a "clock" person as much as I am a watch person.

One exception is that I really do want to get an Atmos at some point in time. Actually one of the best Atmos selections I've ever seen was at the famous Mansors in Auckland.......they had several different types there and you are usually lucky to see just one at any store in my part of the world.

Originally Posted by Avalon

We have a clock from Australia that dates from the 1800's at home (has a fusee chain movement ) but I am not really a "clock" person as much as I am a watch person.

One exception is that I really do want to get an Atmos at some point in time. Actually one of the best Atmos selections I've ever seen was at the famous Mansors in Auckland.......they had several different types there and you are usually lucky to see just one at any store in my part of the world.

Al, just how big is Mansor's? Like the size of RDV?

BTW John, those Panny desk clocks are nice, but man, they start at close to a grand in US dollars!

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Atomic

Al, just how big is Mansor's? Like the size of RDV?

BTW John, those Panny desk clocks are nice, but man, they start at close to a grand in US dollars!

Hey Al,

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I distinctly remember that you had visited the other smaller Rolex dealer in Auckland - About Time Ltd. - and not Mansor's. Had you paid Mansor's a visit too on Queen Street?

John, Mansor's is quite big and beautiful. At a very rough guess, I reckon you'd be looking at around 3~4,000 square feet of floor space. The main entrance is at the apex of a rough triangle. Of the two sides that flare out, one is at least 25 meters in length while the other is around 15 m. Then you go around the shop and there's much more length to the base of the rough triangle.

His display windows are superbly stocked and exquisitely displayed. Just walking past his windows and gazing into them is a treat in itself. I've seen big shops in Hong Kong too, but I can assure you that Mansor's is as adequately stocked and has an even better and more stunning display of all his watches than those of the HKG ones.

JJ