Becoming a quite desirable piece in recent years, this 1990’s Hamilton ref. 9988 ‘panda’ chronograph is one fantastic watch. This particular piece is a beautiful white dial variant, and comes with a correct bracelet and original Hamilton box. Feel free to research these models and reach out to us if you have any questions at all!

Overall condition: VG+. Tachymeter bezel paint is almost entirely retained, along with case being in great honest shape. The dial and hands look fantastic.

Crystal (mineral): VG. As on most mineral crystal watches that are 30+ years old, there are some very light marks (I hesitate to say nicks or scratches, as they are much more minimal than what that tends to imply). The crystal was hand-buffed and those imperfections are almost too difficult to recognize unless held at an angle to light. Some people will not even notice these at all.

Movement: EX. Visually very clean and appearing as if untouched; running very well for us on the timing machine. Service history is unknown, but we see no imminent issues.

** The ‘90s were pre-sapphire times, so these watches did come with a mineral crystals. They are not always in perfect condition compared to modern sapphires, but this one is still in great shape. We’ve noticed one or two scratches on the crystal, which we have professionally polished, that do not affect the viewing of the watch. **

Gallet timepieces, particularly their chronograph offerings, have become one of the more desirable collection of watches within the vintage watch world over the past handful of years. This classic MultiChron 45 pulls a lot of that weight in being the more accessible pieces of the bunch while still offering a classic look and solid movement options. Whereas most common chronos had 30 minute subdials, these models were noted for having a lesser seen 45 minute counting function.

This chronograph has the somewhat ‘rare’ Landeron 149 movement, which has pushers that operate in the traditional chrono sequence (top pusher starts & stops; bottom pusher only resets). The case is a nice honest example with no signs of polishing, and crisp sharp edges. The hour hand is missing lume, but this is mitigated (for practical purposes) by the fact that the lume window is so narrow on these models and the original lume will no longer glow, so it tends to go by unnoticed entirely.

Overall condition: VG. No large faults and running wonderfully for years to come!

Case: G+. No signs of polishing and sharp edges. Very acceptable for its age when compared to most examples.

Crystal (mineral): EX.

Movement: EX+. Recently serviced and running superbly.

For some time now Vulcain Crickets have been one of, if not the most, popular alarm watches that came out of the ‘vintage era’, but they were certainly not the most common by any means. The Cricket watches made their way to adorn many well-known wrists, including multiple U.S. Presidents. They were also used, as we see here with Waltham, by handful of other brands in their own alarm watch offerings.

Of these watches and their in-house movements (whether technically produced by Vulcain or their parent company), the caliber 402 is one of the least commonly see variations. Alarm pusher is below 3 o’clock on these, it has a date indicator, and it also has sub-seconds instead of central sweeping seconds. Combine that with ‘military time’ 24-hour markings on a flat black dial and you have one eye-catching time piece.

Waltham offered several styles of their cal. 402 Alarm Watch, with this black dial offering being one of the models you won’t hardly be able to find nowadays. The rarity of this in the Waltham circle combined with the desirability of the the Vulcain Cricket-powered watches makes this small set a definite ‘keeper’ for the discerning watch collector. This particular example appears to have hardly been worn and not handled much for being almost 50 years old.

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Case: Very good + shape with only small signs of use, handling, opening. At a glance, appears new.

Dial: Looks as good, or indistinguishable from an NOS watch.

Hands: Wonderful shape with original lume.

Movement: Running very smooth, strong, and keeping very good time.

Mid-way through the 1970’s, quartz watches were already saturating the watch market, and most brands were transitioning their line toward a quartz-heavy line-up. Before Bulova made a substantial move in this direction, they were still putting out some heavy retro styles: these colorful variants of the Snorkel models were one of them.

Coming in at a shade under 39mm with a big, bold, bi-directional bezel and an awesomely sporty dial-handset combo, these Snorkels are becoming harder to find in great condition. These models housed the 21,600 beat per hour 11AOACB motor, which features quickset date functionality (by pulling the crown all the way out from the closed position), and a quite flexible yet thick-linked integrated bracelet.

Don’t pass up on the very nice example—the photos still don’t quite do the neon orange on the bezel and sweep hand justice—but you’re guaranteed to enjoy this substantial, classic diver from one of the brands we (should) all know and love.

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Bezel: Good shape with nice bright coloring intact. Some areas of wear consistent with the age and remainder of the case, but not badly beaten at all; still very attractive.

Case: Light-to-medium wear on the case body and caseback; appears unpolished, as it still retains sharp edges.

Dial: Fantastic dial. Looks essentially new.

Hands: Great shape, particularly the hour & minute; sweep hand has light paint loss near center post.

Bracelet: Good shape, consistent with the watch case. No issues noted.

Movement: Running strong and keeping very reasonable/acceptable time.