Yeah, I know he pretends not to like Voit, but he's probably got a closet full of the stuff..1969ivan1 wrote:He told me that he secretly wants all that is VOIT is all.
A fine watch indeed! I'm privileged to be a proud owner of one of these fine watches as well. Thank you Bryan!1969ivan1 wrote:That watch pales in comparison to this one.......
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I AM JUST SAYIN'!
Emilio, you were right on the money; I just talked to the watch repairman, and my Voit watch was indeed made by A. Schild & Co. The "Date-O-Matic" watches sold by US Divers during the same time period were probably made by Schild as well.Emilio Largo wrote:I checked the PDF of the 1962 Voit catalog, and I don't recognize the original manufacturer of the watch. However, I would like to hear what your watch maker has to say about it, especially what movement is in it. I suspect it may be an A. Schild movement. The Tropic brand strap was a very common and popular dive strap used through the 60's and 70's. Hope this little bit helps, it is a really cool watch.
Now for the important question... Can he restore it for you???capn_tucker wrote:Emilio, you were right on the money; I just talked to the watch repairman, and my Voit watch was indeed made by A. Schild & Co. The "Date-O-Matic" watches sold by US Divers during the same time period were probably made by Schild as well.
Another mystery solved..
Yes. He said it will be expensive though. But rare as that watch is, it will be worth every penny..JES wrote:Now for the important question... Can he restore it for you???capn_tucker wrote:Emilio, you were right on the money; I just talked to the watch repairman, and my Voit watch was indeed made by A. Schild & Co. The "Date-O-Matic" watches sold by US Divers during the same time period were probably made by Schild as well.
Another mystery solved..
Yes, I'm thinking the Voit watches are actually Blancpains as well, since they look the same as the USD Blancpains and also use the A.Schild movement. I've been doing some research and also found that the Schild movements were very heavily used in the '50s and '60s. Although rare today as you said.AndyB wrote:The date-o-matic were in fact Blancpains which used the A.S. Schild movement. Beleive or not, Blancpains were not considered high end watches as they are today. They were just another dive watch manufacturer, they cost considerably less than a DOXA in 1970, and peanuts compared to a Submariner. The A.S. Schild movement though scarce today was used extensivly at that time.
Cheers,
Andy
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