Better late than never, but these are the new additions to my little collection:
Left to right: a late 70s Ernest Borel stainless steel hand-winder, a gp Favre Leuba hand-winder, and a Watches of Switzerland stainless steel "Seafarer" automatic.
The Ernest Borel hasn't had much wrist time, mainly because it's in pristine condition and I really don't want to "ding" it. Might reserve this one for best wear. I actually thought it was one of the new production ones, but it's not - dial script and caseback engraving tallies with their 1970s watches. In any case, for what I paid, I'm not exactly hard done by.
The Favre Leuba came from a charity auction for a local hospice - I think everyone else ignored it because it was absolutely filthy. But it came up well with a bit of TLC and elbow grease. Desperately needs a new strap though, as the one fitted (original, with FL buckle) is totally unredeemable and only fit for the bin. Am trying to decide what would look best.
The Watches of Switzerland automatic has, since Christmas, become my go-to watch. It's very comfy and I absolutely love its chunky compressor case and 1970s looks. This should have an ETA movement inside, and as best I can tell from furkling around online, were made for WoS by Heuer. Although quite frankly, that's neither here nor there, I just like it. Does really need a service though, as it's running about 5 mins fast per day.
