Some nice watches in this thread. I collect watches - nothing really fancy, mainly Russian and Chinese watches, but I do have a few others too. Rather than post pictures of all of them I'll just post a few pictures from a thread I started in a watch forum for watches and pipes....
![IMG_1996.jpeg IMG_1996.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95633-7d42a908b2618c5080051f41aa607f7c.jpg)
Bronze Chinese '1963' - the original '1963' (more correctly 'Project 304') was a watch created for the Peoples Liberation Army Airforce and uses a chronograph movement made the by Chinese company Sea Gull (hence all of this type are often incorrectly referred to as Sea Gull 1963; whilst Sea Gull do make examples of this watch most are made by other Chinese manufacturers and the Sea Gull ones are surprisingly expensive for a Chinese brand). The Sea Gull movement was based on a Swiss Venus 175 movement for which the Chinese bought the IPR and machinery from the Swiss. The Soviets similarly bought the rights to the Venus 173 movement to create the Poljot 3133 movement which was used in watches for their airforce and cosmonauts.
![IMG_0368.jpg IMG_0368.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95634-3c1e98859905ab5ac0467d4a02309b90.jpg)
This is a modern '1963' made by the Sea Gull company and is a reissue of the original airforce watch.
![IMG_1311.jpeg IMG_1311.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95635-0f73b36d9222bc493a6c1df2856e9bdc.jpg)
Ball Trainmaster Worldtimer Chronograph
![IMG_1963.jpeg IMG_1963.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95636-ccaae19810468bae44e42bea1428c25b.jpg)
Ball Trainmaster 135 Anniversary
![IMG_1740.jpeg IMG_1740.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95637-aef89f9e145e2b5dace604bc3f894bf2.jpg)
BSH Phoenix (BSH is the Brotherhood of the Submariner Homage - a group of like minded people who met up on a watch forum but now with their own forum); they've commissioned several complete watches (as well as dials for individual projects). This is a San Martin BB58 (a homage of the Tudor Black Bay) with custom dial, crown, watchback and strap clasp
![468D6F0B-1862-487A-98EE-B1903E087A04.jpeg 468D6F0B-1862-487A-98EE-B1903E087A04.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95639-c0b47cf068239ee63f9ff1349d958be2.jpg)
a pair of Russian watches
(l) Vostok Amphibia 'Scuba Dude' with a bezel mod
(r) Vostok Amfibia Red Sea
![IMG_1266.jpeg IMG_1266.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95640-1cbbb63299d23e4ee00a3716f8a74808.jpg)
(l) another Vostok Amphibia
(r) Melbourne Watch Co 'Fitzroy' from Australia
more to follow later!
![IMG_1996.jpeg IMG_1996.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95633-7d42a908b2618c5080051f41aa607f7c.jpg)
Bronze Chinese '1963' - the original '1963' (more correctly 'Project 304') was a watch created for the Peoples Liberation Army Airforce and uses a chronograph movement made the by Chinese company Sea Gull (hence all of this type are often incorrectly referred to as Sea Gull 1963; whilst Sea Gull do make examples of this watch most are made by other Chinese manufacturers and the Sea Gull ones are surprisingly expensive for a Chinese brand). The Sea Gull movement was based on a Swiss Venus 175 movement for which the Chinese bought the IPR and machinery from the Swiss. The Soviets similarly bought the rights to the Venus 173 movement to create the Poljot 3133 movement which was used in watches for their airforce and cosmonauts.
![IMG_0368.jpg IMG_0368.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95634-3c1e98859905ab5ac0467d4a02309b90.jpg)
This is a modern '1963' made by the Sea Gull company and is a reissue of the original airforce watch.
![IMG_1311.jpeg IMG_1311.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95635-0f73b36d9222bc493a6c1df2856e9bdc.jpg)
Ball Trainmaster Worldtimer Chronograph
![IMG_1963.jpeg IMG_1963.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95636-ccaae19810468bae44e42bea1428c25b.jpg)
Ball Trainmaster 135 Anniversary
![IMG_1740.jpeg IMG_1740.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95637-aef89f9e145e2b5dace604bc3f894bf2.jpg)
BSH Phoenix (BSH is the Brotherhood of the Submariner Homage - a group of like minded people who met up on a watch forum but now with their own forum); they've commissioned several complete watches (as well as dials for individual projects). This is a San Martin BB58 (a homage of the Tudor Black Bay) with custom dial, crown, watchback and strap clasp
![468D6F0B-1862-487A-98EE-B1903E087A04.jpeg 468D6F0B-1862-487A-98EE-B1903E087A04.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95639-c0b47cf068239ee63f9ff1349d958be2.jpg)
a pair of Russian watches
(l) Vostok Amphibia 'Scuba Dude' with a bezel mod
(r) Vostok Amfibia Red Sea
![IMG_1266.jpeg IMG_1266.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/95/95640-1cbbb63299d23e4ee00a3716f8a74808.jpg)
(l) another Vostok Amphibia
(r) Melbourne Watch Co 'Fitzroy' from Australia
more to follow later!