Wristwatch Review: Jones New York Men's Diamond Watch

Every once in awhile, my wife and I come across a His & Hers watch set. I recently came across one from Jones, New York, at Burlington. It's another unique find from my many excursions for watch shopping at Burlington. I provided two watches for just $29.99. Unfortunately, the women's watch didn't fit my wife, but the men's watch fit me well.

Jones New York Diamond Watch attracts attention

Jones New York Watch Style

Jones of New York is best known for women's clothing and accessories.  However, the style of this watch worked for me. Generally, this watch follows the design of many inexpensive quartz diamond watches with a silver-tone hands and hour markers. The case is a shiny silver-tone and the metal mesh strap continues the silver-tone theme.  The strap is unusual in that it closes with a traditional buckle and loop system.

Jones New York Metal Strap

The unusual metal mesh strap can be a little difficult to tighten appropriately due to the distance between reinforced eyelets. But, once on and tightened, it's a comfortable watch to wear for hours at a time. 

Is the Diamond in this Watch Real?

Yes.  The diamond in this Jones New York Watch (and many other "Diamond" titled watches) really is a real diamond. Of course, it's a teeny-tiny diamond.  It is actually surrounded by foil and embedded into the watch at 12 o'clock. 

The tiny Diamond on a Jones New York watch magnified

Jones New York Watch Construction

This watch has a stainless steel caseback and a lightweight base metal case.  The crystal is typical of flat glass crystals in low cost watches. The watch claims some water resistance, but it isn't enumerated. I would not count on doing much beyond washing your hands or walking in from the car when it is raining.

Jones New York Watch seems solidly constructed

Jones New York Watch Dimensions

This Jones New York watch is 40mm in diameter and 9mm thick. The dimensions are large enough to easily read the watch. The watch can be worn in dressier settings and would fit easily a long-sleeve cuff.

Jones New York Watch Overall Impression

Overall, I like this watch because it offers a unique look and I like the rather unusual mesh strap. 

TGIF: Nautica Plastic and Resin Watches At Reasonable Prices

I recently came across a couple of interesting Nautica watches that use resin in the cases or straps.  They are both attractive watches and come in around a $50 price point.  In these inflationary times, $50 seems to be a rare price point for a quartz watch with a known and popular designer brand label. Let's take a quick look at the Nautica watches in question.  The first is the Nautica N83 Men's Coronado Bay Black Case, Black Dial, Back Resin Strap Watch.  The model number is NAPCNF109.  According to the Amazon listing here, this watch has a plastic case and a resin strap.

The Nautica N83 Coronado Bay Plastic Watch in Black

This first watch offers a reassuring 100 meters of water resistance. It has a bit of lume on the markers and hands and Indiglo backlighting. This isn't surprising since Timex Group designs, manufactures, and sells Nautica watches under a licensing agreement. On Amazon, some reviewers criticize the Indiglo function for not working or being faint, but overall the watch gets 4.4 stars out of 83 ratings. One Spanish-language reviewer stated that the watch was a good value for the money.

The blue version, the Nautica N83 Coronado Bay is similar. The model number is NAPCNS214. This watch offers 50 meters of water resistance. The listing for this watch says that the case is made of resin and the strap is made of silicone. This Nautica Coronado Bay watch is available here on Amazon.

The Nautica N83 Coronado Bay Resin Watch in Blue

I generally prefer watches with metal cases. But, I have plenty of watches that have plastic or resin cases.  My venerable Casio Forester has a plastic case. My LaCoste watch has a composite (plastic) case. Even my Armani Exchange watch touts at nylon case. 

Poking around on the internet, I see that plastics and resins are touted as being lighter than metals and appropriate for long wear as sport watches. I'm certainly no materials engineer, but the rise of various plastics is an interesting development when it comes to name brand watches.

Watch Wearing Wednesday: Perry Ellis Solar Watch

As Halloween approaches, it's time to show more watches in spooky situation.  But, with the bright blue of my Perry Ellis Solar, it's hard to be spooky. Plus, this wood carving relief of a skull isn't exactly scary. Nevertheless, I love to show this watch off because it has been a great addition to my collection and its a very comfortable watch to wear.

A Perry Ellis Solar Watch

One cool thing is that I've finally found this exact Perry Ellis Solar watch on Amazon and you can get it for a nice price.  If you want to read my complete review of this great watch, you can find it here on this blog.

Perry Ellis Solar Watch (Amazon photo)

Sharp Watch Shout Out: UNDONE Basecamp Classic Military and Vintage-Inspired Automatic

If you're willing to experiment with a new brand, you might be well rewarded.  The new brand, UNDONE, has some great looking offerings on Amazon.  This 40mm diameter watch has the venerable Japanese NH35 automatic movement, a Lexan polycarbonate lens, and an attractive leather strap.

UNDONE Basecamp Classic

This watch offers a unique and very attractive look for less than $400. It also has 100 meters of water resistance for real performance. This Hong Kong-based brand makes rugged and beautiful watches across their entire product catalog. But, this Basecamp Classic earns them this week's sharp watch shout out. It's just a great looking watch. To see it on Amazon, check out this product listing.

Wristwatch Review: Tahari Diver-Style Watch

Recently, I've been wearing some of the inexpensive watches that I picked up over the summer. This one from Tahari is one of my finds from watch shopping at Burlington. For $20 to $25, this Tahari watch checks many of the Diver-style watch design boxes on my list. 

Poolside with my Tahari Men's Watch

Tahari Watch Style

Fashion designer Elie Tahari is best known for women's fashions and accessories. In the days of disco, he popularized the tube top. The vast majority of Tahari labeled products are aimed at women. However, under Bluestar Alliance brand management, the Accutime produces a limited number of Tahari-branded watches for men. However, I found Tahari branded men's watches at Burlington and you sometimes see them on various online auction sites.

My Tahari diver-style watch has a dodecagonal (12-sided) bezel that does not rotate. Around the circular dial white numeral batons are edged with gold tone as are the hour and minute hands.  A thin second hand is also gold-toned.  The gold tone is continued with the crown.  It's a nice look that is not overwhelming or gaudy.

As a fashion watch, the Tahari is not for swimming or diving

The watch is comfortable to wear with a soft strap and it doesn't stand overly tall on the wrist for easy wear with long-sleeved shirts or business attire. According to the caseback, this watch uses a standard SR626SW watch battery. As an inexpensive watch, you can readily see that the bezel is simply molded into the case. It's a minor detail that reveals that this one is a cheap watch.

Tahari Watch Construction

Without an online listing of this watch, I have to assess the materials by look, feel, and labeling. The watch has a stainless steel caseback and a somewhat slick feeling case that I presume is a base metal. It doesn't have the solid feel of a stainless steel case or the flexibility of a plastic case. It has a flat crystal that seems like the glass crystals of most Accutime watches. The strap is generously long and made of "simulated leather."  I would not count on this watch having any water resistance beyond minor handwashing splashes. However, for a $20 fashion watch, I feel that the build quality of this one is pretty decent. Accutime certainly knows how to mass produce quartz watches with lots of brand names at match various price points.

The Tahari Dive-Style watch for men has a generous simulated leather strap

Tahari Watch Dimensions

This Tahari watch has rather large, manly man, dimensions. The case is 47mm in diameter and 10mm thick with 24mm lugs.  From the tip of one lug across the watch to the tip of the opposite lug is about 55mm.  I like that that strap fits my rather large wrist and is long enough to fit both keepers.  Overall, this watch is large without being obnoxious and is easy to read and easy to wear.

This Tahari watch looks good when the lights are low

Tahari Watch Overall Impression

I like this watch.  It's one of my favorite cheap watches.  It's lightweight and comfortable for all day wear.  It's also very easy to read. Most importantly, this Tahari Men's Watch simply looks good. 

Watch Wearing Wednesday: Mexican Food with my LaCoste 12:12 Quartz Watch

Sometimes an alligator (or crocodile) gets hungry and you have to feed it.  Such was the case recently, when I wore my LaCoste 12:12 quartz watch out on the town.  You can tell the little guy is famished at 3 o'clock!

The LaCoste Crocodile Logo on the LaCoste 12:12 Quartz Watch

Since this basic black LaCoste watch is always fashionable and ready to go, it was no problem to take him out to a local Mexican restaurant.  Here he is lurking suspiciously near our appetizer chips and salsa.  Stay out of my salsa pond crocodile . . .

The LaCoste 12:12 Quartz Watch

Finally, the main course arrived. I opted for a shredded chicken chimichanga which came with rice and a small tortilla bowl of a pico, guacamole, and sour cream.  From the LaCoste's gaping jaws, I'd imagine it was after the chicken.

The LaCoste 12:12 with a Chicken Chimichanga

While this was just a silly outing with a favorite casual watch, you can read my full review of the LaCoste 12:12 quartz watch here.  For an assortment of LaCoste watches for men (including the current LaCoste 12:12 TR90) bang it here for LaCoste Men's Watches on Amazon.

Watch Sighting: Ed Hardy Watches at Walmart

Guess what I just saw at Walmart? Ed Hardy wristwatches. You probably knew that from the title of this post. But, I was shocked and surprised to see sizeable watch aisle end cap full of watches from the famed tattoo artist's brand. Two varieties on display caught my eye. The first (below) has the famed Ed Hardy "Love Kills Slowly" design.

Ed Hardy "Love Kills Slowly" Watch

The second design (below) was a variation on the skull watch.  It's cool to see a skull sculped into the watch dial itself.  This one also incorporates a rose design into the strap and what appears to be a serpent weaving its way through the strap and the skull. It's nice to see the tattoo art that Ed Hardy is renowned for incorporated into the watch designs.

An Ed Hardy Skull Watch incorporating a rose and chain motif on the strap

At Walmart, both of these watches are only $20.98. If you'd like to check out a similar Ed Hardy Skull Watch, bang it here to visit Amazon. 

Once made synonymous with Jersey Shore and various reality TV and celebrity jackasses, the Ed Hardy brand has seen its ups and downs and has been in the hands of various branding companies for many years. Since 2021, the Ed Hardy brand has been licensed exclusively in North America by the American Exchange Group as part of a three year deal with the brand company Iconix Brand Group Inc. 

I never watched Jersey Shore and I don't keep too close of a track on fashion, so for me the Ed Hardy story boils down to a couple of key points:

1. You'll find Ed Hardy brand watches in Burlington, Ross, and just recently, Walmart stores for very affordable prices.

2. Ed Hardy's tattoo art is cool looking and has a lot of visual appeal.

It's kind of cool that the Ed Hardy brand and the artistry of these watches are now available to so many people through affordable outlets. I find that these watches definitely add variety to a watch collection. I'll probably add more myself as time and finances permit. 

 

Wristwatch Review: Armani Exchange Chronograph with Black Hands

Recently, I've been wearing a very stylish watch from Armani Exchange (A|X). It's an interesting watch in terms of comfort, wear-ability, and readability. 

A|X Chrono Watch Style

The Armani Exchange Chronograph is a fashion watch and style takes precedence over function. The first thing you'll notice is that this watch is black. Black case. Black Dial. Black hour and minute hands. Wait! Black hands? Yes, matte black hands. Isn't that hard to read? Uh, yes. You definitely have to look close and read this one deliberately.  The watch also has brighter markings for subdials and yellow hands for the second hand and subdial hands. However, on sunny days, the watch is quite a bit easier to read.

A|X Chrono Watch Construction

This watch has a black nylon case, a stainless steel caseback, and a silicone strap. It has 3 atmospheres of pressure (ATM) of water resistance which is equivalent to 30 meters of water resistance.  In practical terms, this watch is safe for handwashing dishes, rain, and washing the car.  However, you wouldn't want to immerse it in water.

A|X Chrono Watch Dimensions

The Armani Exchange Chronograph has a 44mm diameter case that is 12mm thick.  It has a 22mm wide silicone watch strap.  The strap has a generous length and fits my wrist comfortably. It's a light watch to wear at 2.05 ounces in weight.

A|X Chrono Overall Impression

As a designer watch at an accessible price point, the Armani Exchange Chronograph looks and feels cool. It has a nice casual look. However, the subdials are a bit hard to read and the date window at 4:30 on the dial is very small.  There is a chance that this watch might be aimed at a young market with better eyes.  If the style hits for you and the price is right, give it a shot.  You can find it here on Amazon. You'll also find some different color and case material combinations at the link.

Watch Wearing Wednesday: The Ed Hardy Skull Watch

Since the Halloween month is upon, it's time to break out a spooky watch or two. If you are looking for a little watch wickedness, check out this inexpensive watch from Ed Hardy. It's got the whole sinister skull thing going on.

Ed Hardy Skull Watch

While the black & white photo really makes the skull in relief on the dial pop, the watch is a bit more subtle in day-to-day wear.  Since the color scheme is black on black, you don't necessarily notice the skull from all angles and in all lighting.

Ed Hardy Skull Watch

If you'd like to check out a similar Ed Hardy Skull Watch, bang it here to visit Amazon. Keep an eye on this blog for an upcoming post on where I've found Ed Hardy watches lately!

A Dream Watch: Certina Men's DS Super PH500 Dive Watch

Sometimes it's tough to know whether to write a cool watch up as a Sharp Watch Shout Out or a Dream Watch, the Certina Men's DS Super PH500 is a bit of both.  With a retail price of just north of $900, it's certainly out of reach for many people--including myself as of this writing. However, it's not completely unattainable for enthusiasts who might scrimp and save for awhile or simply sell some other gear in order to get it. I'll call it a dream watch because the Certina DS Super PH500 is within our aspirations.

Certina Men's DS Super PH500 (Amazon Photo)

The cool thing about the Certina DS Super PH500 is that you get real performance for you money. This isn't a "Diver-Style" watch. This is a dive watch.  It's the real deal with 500 meters of water resistance and it's rated for swimming, snorkeling, or SCUBA diving. DS stands for double-security. Internally, the Nivachron(tm) balance spring is magnetic field resistant. Certina is serious about building rugged, high performance, sport watches.

Certina Men's DS Super PH500 Profile (Amazon Photo)

The Super PH500 is made in Switzerland and uses the venerable Powermatic 80 automatic movement that provides 80 hours of power reserve. The watch has presence on the wrist with a 43mm diameter case that is 14.95mm thick and the NATO strap that is 20mm wide.

I also like that you get serious history with the Certina brand.  They've been making watches for 130 years. Over the years, they've been involved with the Tektite under water living experiments and the highest ski run ever with a Japanese climbing expedition on Mount Everest. In 1983, they joined the SMH Group which was renamed the Swatch Group in 1999.

If you've been saving up for a new watch, you can get this one, the Certina Men'sDS Super PH500 Dive watch, here on Amazon.  For a look at the brand store, bang it here for Certina on Amazon.

Watch Wearing Wednesday: Legion Watch from Belk

This is my Legion watch from 2015 or so. Apparently, there was another Legion brand from an offshore manufacturer that was very popular back in the day. However, this Legion brand watch is a house-brand watch that was created for Belk department stores.

A Legion brand watch from Belk

I don't know if a 9-year-old watch counts as vintage.  I'm afraid that if it does, I might count as vintage, too.  If you'd like to read a review of this watch, bang it here!

A Legion Watch on a restaurant menu

Watch Deal Alert: Bulova Men's Modern Millenia Automatic Ceramic Watch

I found another great deal on Bulova watches on Amazon. This time, the Bulova Men's Modern Millenia Automatic Ceramic Watch is listed at 66% off on Amazon. The watch is a three-hand 21-jewel automatic with a partial open aperture in the front and an exhibition caseback revealing the mechanism.

Bulova Modern Millenia Automatic (Amazon photo)

The watch features a ceramic case and bracelet, an edge-to-edge domed crystal, gold-tone accent markings, and a classic subdial with a second hand.  The watch has a 42-hour power reserve when fully wound. The watch case is 41.5mm in diameter and it stands a little tall at 13.2mm thick.  One Amazon reviewer noted that the lug-to-lug measurement of this watch is a little large at 53.8mm. By having only a partial aperture on the watch face, the watch is more readable than a full skeleton watch and there is room for the vaunted Bulova tuning fork logo.

Bulova Modern Millenia Automatic Exhibition Caseback (Amazon photo)

This watch is listed as 66% off of a nearly $1000 list price. This made me suspect that the infamous Invicta infomercial price model might be in effect. They always seem to say their watch has a high sticker price, but then offer it at a low retail price Street prices at various watch retailers online show this watch in ranges from this sale price up to about $750. A pretty common price might be around $500.  Overall, this Bulova is an attractive watch from a known brand at a substantial discount and at the best internet price point that I've found.

Guest Post: The Watch of My Dreams

[This post is the second in a series from Eiffion, a watch collector in the UK, who goes by the handle collectibulldog on X. In his first post, Eiffion explained about finding an amazing watch company (Maximilian Busser and Friends) and how it changed his perspective on watches.  In this post, he talks about his personal collection and watches that fall within his means. Here's more from Effion . . .]

The Early Watches of Effion

Already stating for the record that I have over 5000 pieces I have also helped to liquidate 12 collections in which I brought from. I have never felt envy frustration or the feeling of o want until the day I saw this watch ! It’s not even one of the best they have others like the frog or the panda. They have concept watches that look like spaceships. They have watches that look like futuristic robots so there must be something rather magical for me to be so hung up on this particular amazing timepiece.

A futuristic watch

During the start of my obsession with watches (not even wanting to use as time teller but for aesthetic look) the likes of Ali express and Temu were a staple app combo and I thought at first I was getting bargains paying £20/£30 a watch until I realised the deceit and a pattern of named brands were popping up with watches resembling those of J Jacobs and  Hoblot so dodging a bulldog to get the real deal from that part of the world I’ve stuck with known safe brands.

The Unique Collection:  Reef Tiger and other Watches

A Reef Tiger Bubble Watch from Eiffion's Collection

Reef Tiger is one of the first of what I call the UC: Unique collection. I’ve got the aurora or tank two and in this series I got a bubble watch these are priced around £150 upwards and working backwards I have the ship style double movement from Hanboro in both titanium and rose gold and, whilst I was having my frustrations over the MBandF watch, I saw another that took my eye. Imagine a Bugatti car engine shrunk down and put into s case to create what is a brilliant beautiful looking futuristic design.

A Reef Tiger Watc hand a Bugatti Engine Watch

The real watches from J Jacob’s come in over a million and these watches need to be doing something special for that kind of money so when you turn one of the free crowns at the bottom of the watch the engine actually starts and 12 pistons start rotating. I am not sure if this is part of the automatic movement or creating power to go back to a battery design, it doesn’t really matter. I’m never going to a afford one and it is not the bulldog, but it is a feat of engineering,

A genuine Jacob & Co. Bugatti Tourbillon Watch (source - Jacob & Co website)

[To see this absolutely amazing timepiece, visit the Bugatti Tourbillon on the Jacob & Co website. It is truly a work of art and an engineering marvel.]

The Bulldog Watch Story

Now's the time for my good bulldog story, let’s drop down now to a reality where we can afford to buy certain objects so imagine thinking you’ve got nearly every or one of every object you’ve thought of regarding your collection and then the wife surprises the bejesus out of you one day with a wrist watch but not just a wrist watch but one with a golden style face and an embossed bulldog head as the watches face.

A Hand Restored Bulldog Watch

During the commotion of moving this watch somehow ended up on my shed under a gazebo in a plastic crate. It took me 18 months to find this and a booklet went missing and drove me crazy when I finally found it. I was ecstatic but gutted that it had corroded. That didn’t matter I have a secret weapon. His name is Mark. He is a watchmaker and watch repairer entrusted my watch with him with instructions on how I wanted the outcome and using the notion of gold silver and bronze he went about re-creating the watch from the ground up making up to 80% components and needed and I got back my watch, but it wasn’t my watch. It was completely different, with its bronze case gold face and silver strap this would’ve cost me a few hundred pounds if he had charged me and we both knew he was working on a watch that then wasn’t worth too much  

 

A Collection of Bulldog Watches

In the UK, we have a saying that certain things are like buses you don’t see one for ages and then three come along at once and with my story this was literally the case we spent 18 months trying to look for another bulldog watch and two days after I had got my original back we had found what was my original in gold tone making two, the third piece we nearly didn’t buy it wasn’t really needed to have three watches and to be in the same except for the straps there was something different about this other watch and afterwards the measurements came back that the watch was slightly different. It was thinner and maybe designed to be use for a certain purpose like a dress watch .

Just like many of the pieces that Collectibulldogs I have been offered money for my pieces time after time only second to my gold medals are the watches and as they tick rock away there’s been offers of numbers exceeding 4 figures ! That’s what makes collectibulldogs the best it’s my eye for antiques combined with my love of bulldogs. As an underdawg in life myself I totally stand behind the English Bulldog, if you think bulldogs got a fair deal after a blood sports ban that’s not the case, XL bullies are in the public interest, even though they are not in the top 10 for the most bites in the UK? There’s also new laws designed to keep breeders in check and make sure some breeds are registered under a new mandate. One such breed the Olde English Bulldog.

[We'll continue Eiffion's journey as a watch collector in future posts. You can find Collectibulldogs on all formats. This includes X with 177,000 followers and this kind of following can be found all over our social media, this is 12 years of blogging, bookmarking and trying his hardest to self promote Collectibulldogs without the hassle of being classed as spam.] 

Wristwatch Review: Perry Ellis Solar Watch with Tachymeter Markings

Over the summer, I found a great deal on this Perry Ellis Solar Collection watch at Ross. It has a brilliantly blue dial with classic markings and a very dark (almost black) blue strap.

A Perry Ellis Solar Watch in its box

Watch Features and Construction

The best feature of this solar watch is, of course, the solar power.  Once it is charged up, it can go for four months of darkness. There is nothing other than a "Solar Power" label across the dial between 8 and 4 o'clock to reveal that it is a solar watch.  The technology has clearly come along way since visible solar cells on the dial.

As a watch, the Perry Ellis solar watch has a stainless steel caseback, a Chinese movement, and a synthetic leather strap. The Perry Ellis name appears in the upper third of the dial between 10 and 2 o'clock. It can also be found on the back of the strap and on the buckle as shown below.

The Perry Ellis Logo on the Watch Buckle

Watch Dimensions

One of the things, I like about this watch is that it is perfectly proportioned for business or casual wear.  According to the ruler on my phone, the case is about 40mm in diameter and about 8 or 9mm thick.  Someday, I'll by myself a proper caliper to measure such things.  The main thing is that this watch is well proportioned with a nice readable dial size, a generous strap, and a case that doesn't stand too tall on the wrist.

The Perry Ellis Watch profile on my wrist.

Overall Impression

This watch has been a great addition to my collection.  It was amazing to find a 4-month-charge-life, solar watch for under $50 at Ross.  It would be worth buying for twice the price.  This Perry Ellis Solar Watch is a nice balance of sporty styling, easy-to-read functionality, and hassle-free ownership. 

[Update: If you'd like to get this specific model, I found it here on Amazon.] While this specific model is rapidly disappearing from the marketplace, you'll find many other great Perry Ellis watches here on Amazon.  The most recent solar watches look very good as well.

Watch Wearing Wednesday: Timex Weekender with Tachymeter Markings

This is my Timex Weekender.  It's always up for a drive.  It's been one of my favorite "go to" watches for a long time due to its clear and readable dial.  The bezel on this one has tachymeter markings and those are always fun for an extra bit of sportiness. 

A Timex Weekender Watch with Tachymeter Markings

Due to their inexpensive prices, good looks, and simplicity, Timex watches are among my favorite watches for everyday wear.

Guest Post: An Abstract Man-Made Concept Creates A Time Collector

[Every once in awhile, I like to invite guest bloggers to post on this website when they bring insights into interesting watch collections and watches. This post is the first in a series from Eiffion, a watch collector in the UK, who goes by the handle collectibulldog on X. Eiffion wasn't a watch guy until a chance encounter with a really amazing watch company.  Now, he has quite an interesting collection with a mix of brands and price points. Since my own watch collection is quite conservative for office wear, it's fun to see watches collected with different styles and selection criteria.  Without further ado, here's Effion . . .]

Introducing a watch collector:  Collectibulldogs 

Hi readers,

Eiffion is the name and this is my first (hopefully of many) granted by the fantastic watch dude recently befriending each other and showing others how proper shoutouts reposts and general help for others only takes a minute and the respect you get when people see your selfless nature is Timeless.

A Peek At Eiffion's Collection

Now I’m not here today to link you to my own website, Collectibulldogs.com [Ed Note. Ha, ha, I linked it anyway.] although I love the fact that I’m given the opportunity to even add my link there and my website is the worlds largest English Bulldog antiques and collectibles online museum that’s made many unofficial world records the website and size of collection is something to behold.

A Tiny Sampling of a Vast Collection (from Collectibulldogs)

Watches, pocket watches, clocks, Sundials even candles and the sky have been used to tell where the sun is in position to the earth and where we are as we spin at 28000 thousand miles an hour creating what is universally known as a day consisting of 24 hours. There is not one particular person we can think for this invention as it is a concept which means it was created overtime just like fired was discovered or that the moon was in charge of the worlds tides. More importantly it created order out of chaos leading up to what modern day man calls a routine or a daily weekly routine

Interested in the concept but not knowing if it’s covered on this blog I found this link (Who Invented Time?) so if you want more information on the concept dates (Times lol) just click and it will bypass Google and take you to some interesting content. 

AN ABSTRACT MAN MADE CONCEPT CREATES A TIME COLLECTOR

Now I’m not a bragger far from it and most would think by now this fella knows his science, etc., but before this year I fought routine I didn’t own or wear watches and, if you were to ask me what time it is what day it is or even the number of the month, I would not have a clue part of this is due to my mental health disorder (which you can also catch up on at Collectibulldogs with our mental health awareness section) But also watches never appealed to me until I saw the watches of one company.

The Cold Call that Changed The Way I See Watches

Writing this part is seriously frustrating so forgive any discrepancies, collecting English bulldog antiques is what I do best. My free e-book proves this and the collection of over 5000 bulldog antiques in five sections and research and then displayed for the last 12 years. I have spent most of my money time and effort on getting the best of the best to make our collection what it is today, one thing I do look out for that is watches that associated with Bulldogs whether it be the brand the look as long as it is authentic and there is a reason behind the bulldog advertising then collectibulldogs will buy it. [Hence, the call . . . ]

Photo by Jonathan Mauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Now when I say cold calling online made me ill you may think OMG I don’t understand what is he talking about? Well let me tell you when you pick up your phone you normally get adverts little snippets to look at before you slide your phone turn it on and use it I picked up my phone about five months ago and a widget shows a watch not just any watch but this one was called the bulldog watch and made by the world famous MB and F Company. I have added a link so that you can check out why I fell in love with what I saw: the HM10 Horological Machine Number 10: Bulldog. The abbreviation stands for Maximilian Busser and Friends.

Maximilian Büsser and Friends HM10 Bulldog (photo from website)

That link will take you to some of the most fantastic watches and time pieces and other amazing concepts that this company has managed to bring to life. The Bulldog watch is part of a dynasty of watches made by this company that has taken on board life around Them and put this into their designs I also believe they have their own patented movement and if you check places like eBay you will see the prices of these watches go into the hundreds of thousands the Bulldog watch titanium would be $107,000 or if you wanted it in rose gold that is $120,000. 

Maximilian Büsser and Friends HM10 Bulldog RT in Red Gold (photo from website)

[We'll continue Eiffion's journey as a watch collector in future posts. You can find Collectibulldogs on all formats. This includes X with 177,000 followers and this kind of following can be found all over our social media, this is 12 years of blogging, bookmarking and trying his hardest to self promote Collectibulldogs without the hassle of being classed as spam.]

Watch Wearing Wednesday: George Watch with Tachymeter Markings

Today, I'm wearing a George Watch with Tachymeter markings and a vegan leather strap.  I sure am  sorry about all the vegans, but they do make for a nice, comfortable, watch band.  All jokes aside, it's was an outstanding good value for only $10.98.

George Watch from Walmart with Tachymeter Markings.

This watch was supplied by the E. Gluck Corporation - one of the largest private label quartz watch manufacturers in the world.  They also own the Armitron and Torgoen watch brands.  It's a great bang around watch for everyday wear.

Watches A to Z: Elgin

If you are into collecting watches, one brand you may have heard of is Elgin. The Elgin National Watch Company was originally founded in Elgin Illinois back in 1864 and operated up until 1968.  You'll see watches from them under the names Elgin, Lady Elgin, and Lord Elgin.

Vintage Elgin Manual Wind Watch - photo by Joe Haupt from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

The Elgin watch company moved its manufacturing from Illinois to South Carolina in 1963.  However, all US manufacturing was stopped in 1968 and the Elgin brand was sold.  The brand passed through many hands and was ultimately purchased by MZ Berger.  Elgin watches made after 1968 are not related to the original Elgin watch company and have little collector value.  For example, since the first quartz watch was unveiled by Seiko in 1969, this attractive women's Elgin watch that I came across in a thrift store, has no real collector value.

A modern Elgin quartz watch for women

Elgin is pretty well known for pocket watches and you can often find nice examples posted on online auction sites for reasonable prices.  Several websites cover the topic of Elgin watch collecting.

A Key-Wound Coin Silver Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
(photo by Joe Haupt from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

One caveat to the "no collector value" label on modern post-Elgin Elgin watches is that you may still find watches with the Elgin label that are attractive and priced affordably.  For example, I really liked the look of this quasi-mechanical quartz Elgin watch that I bought a few years ago in a department store.

With all the Swiss brands that have been revived under new owners or that have been captured by non-Swiss owners, there's no reason that MZ Berger can't capitalize on their ownership of the Elgin brand and even revive it in modern times. If you like a modern Elgin watch, there is no reason not to buy it.  Companies like MZ Berger make plenty of fashion watches sold under a variety of brand names.  As of 2024, modern Elgin watches are available here on Amazon.  Some are marketed purely under the Elgin label and others under the Elgin by Accutime.  This blinged out Elgin Reserve by Accutime watch is very reasonably priced here on Amazon.

As far as the internet knows, MZ Berger still owns the Elgin brand. While some of the watches are a little "blingy," others are quite attractive. In an era where many dead Swiss brands are being revived, I think it's kind of cool that an American name in watches  continues on. You can find Elgin watches on Amazon here.