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     Yellow_peril New member Username: Yellow_peril Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2010 Rating: N/A |
I've just bought this watch because I liked the look and wanted a wind-up. Didn't pay much but am interested in anything anyone can tell me about it. It says Medana, antimagnetic and Swiss made on the face. The reverse says Stainless steel back, Swiss made45073 and 221 on the reverse. Thanks  | ||
| Yellow_peril New member Username: Yellow_peril Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2010 Rating: N/A |
I apologise for the repetitions in my post, especially as I did check it. Just goes to show how much you need to check after having completed a ten and a half hour night shift! | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 4491 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Generally speaking, it's a low value brand, so unless it has a gold top, you have a pretty time piece you can enjoy and not worry too much about value. | ||
| Yellow_peril New member Username: Yellow_peril Post Number: 3 Registered: 03-2010 Rating: N/A |
When you say low value, I'm guessing I wasn't ripped off for �25? Currently it's running about 15 seconds fast in 24 hours, can I expect better? As far as I know it hasn't been cleaned/serviced lately It was described as a 'Doctor's watch' - What does that mean? | ||
| Jimh Member Username: Jimh Post Number: 90 Registered: 06-2007 Rating: N/A |
At �25 you were not "ripped off". 15 seconds fast per day is fine for this watch. Be aware that if the watch has not been serviced in many years that it should be serviced before regular wearing. The lubrication in the watch is quite likely dried up and running the watch may result in excessive wear. After a servicing your watch might be regulated to keep somewhat better time based on your wearing habits. Do not expect chronometer time keeping from this watch. This is not a "doctor's watch". Vintage "doctor's watches" are also called "duoplan" or "duodial" watches. These watches have a large auxiliary seconds dial which is separated from the hour and minute dial. The large auxiliary seconds dial is useful for easy reading when taking a patient's pulse. | ||
| Gregb Advanced Member Username: Gregb Post Number: 225 Registered: 10-2006 Rating: N/A |
I've never heard the term "Duoplan" applied to doctors' watches simply because they had 2 dials, but rather to watches with the movement constructed on 2 planes (Duo Planar) to allow for a larger balance wheel and mainspring in a small movement outline (e.g. the JLC "DuoPlan" backwind round and baguette movements). Movado also had the "PolyPlan" which had the movement constructed on 3 planes to allow for constructing the movement in thin curved shape. | ||
| Jimh Member Username: Jimh Post Number: 92 Registered: 06-2007 Rating: N/A |
I've heard the term "duoplan" applied but, perhaps, incorrectly. Just keep "duodial" in that case! ;-) |