WATCH POP

Here are some interesting vintage watches with unusual dials and hands.First a 30 jewel Bulova "Ambassador" 1960s model with a stylish dial which has small cylinders for each of the minute markers. This watch has the Hamilton/Buren developed micro-rotor movement - Bulova 12EBACD (Buren 1321). There are a lot of very nice looking Bulova "Ambassador" models from the 60s.Next is a Wittnauer automatic with a classy dress dial with unusual hands.Here we have a Jules Jurgensen with unusual hands and dial markers. Here's a Hamilton "Thin-o-matic" model with neat steel hour markers and unusual flat steel hands. This watch also uses the Buren micro-rotor movement used in the Bulova above.Finally here's another Wittnauer with a strange minute chapter in blue-gray and the date between 4 & 5 o'clock.Do you have any "out of the ordinary" dials?

I don't think I have any unusual dials to contribute. :-(
Cheers, Neil. Good looking direct read.
"Some tortures are physical and some are mental, but the one that is both is dental." Ogden Nash ...I have one of those somewhat odd Thin-o-matics also.
Thanks for the pics, Jim, and the watches are indeed interesting.
Paul. I like the bold colour and design on this 1971 Accutron cal. 218. I particularly like that the hands have been filled-in with blue also.
My fancy-dialed recased Hamilton cal. 987F. This one really sparkles in the right light. There's a lot going on in that dial!
I think the painted numerals on this 1944/45 Hamilton Grade 912 are wild! Not really what you might think of when you think of Hamilton pockets.
This heavily embossed dial is a bit different and must have been a stunner when new. 1938 Hamilton Grade 912.
And, of course, the Safe Driver dials are a little interesting. 1946 Hamilton Grade 917.
Paul. Good to see that another example of the steel Hamilton "Thin-o-matic" model still exists.
Thanks for posting these. LeCoultre Futurematic "Porthole", the dial on the left is the power reserve indicator:
This one is a little variation on the theme. A purchased this Hamilton a few weeks ago, because I liked the alternative dial style.
I needed to find a new crystal and crown, so I posted a picture on another forum and got a reply with a picture of this watch, which has the exact same dial, with the opposite coloring:
I thought that was a little unusual.
have a great day,
gatorcpa ...is this 1960s RADO Starliner with silver/grey coloring and beveled cylindrical markers:
A classic piece of Space Age horology.
B A few weeks ago, there was a thread on here about how Girard-Perregaux was known to produce some rather mediocre designs back in the 60s and 70s. But they sometimes produced some stunning watches, like this one:
It's one of the nicest dials I've seen at any price point.
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