New 2019 Buzz Rickson Type A-11 Repro Watch

[Officer Dibley]

It is a pity that its size is too small in today's standard.

You mean today’s current fashion...... it’s only a problem if you make it one.

I remember seeing a photo or two of Tibbetts in shirtsleeves with his watch. He didn’t look any less the hero for having a “small” watch to me.

I had an Eglin re-make. It was huge. Completely spoiled the look as the proportions just weren’t right

Size is only an issue to folks who are worried by it.

Dave

 

[Micawber]

Size is only an issue to folks who are worried by it.

Snigger. God, my old British Music Hall sense of humour is so out of step with the modern world at times.

 

[Micawber]

now you got me wanting to put it in a solid display case and never wearing it! maybe locked up in a safe!

No, don't do that, enjoy it for what it is. I have an apt line or two in my signature..

"A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing."
Oscar Wilde.

 

[dinomartino1]

Probably waterproof but originality wise the screw back case and mineral crystal do not belong.
Price wise you could compare it with the timefactors smiths w10 remake, they used to have an acrylic crystal but now have benn upgraded to sapphire and have a swiss ETA2801-2, 17 jewels, Incabloc, hacking seconds and hand-winding movement
US$512

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[Edward]

No, don't do that, enjoy it for what it is. I have an apt line or two in my signature..

"A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing."
Oscar Wilde.

thats my sentiments about things as well... its a watch it tells time, wear it... my A-2 is a jacket: wear it.
my vintage WWII coffee mugs are to hold my coffee...I drink from them. I take care of my stuff but if they are useable then I do so. lol! I don't wear the watch to work considering what I do.. but I do wear it on the weekends (but not while running or going to the gym... prudent of course) but I agree... I'm not a museum. Now if I can just find a good day to wear my F-1 heated Blue Bunny outside without judgement!

 

[Edward]

my vintage WWII coffee mugs are to hold my coffee...I drink from them.

Speaking of which... I have another addiction problem lol!

 

[B-Man2]

How do you keep finding those RAF mugs?
I’ve been looking for one for months!!!
Are you making them in your basement ??

 

[Edward]

How do you keep finding those RAF mugs?
I’ve been looking for one for months!!!
Are you making them in your basement ??

eBay. There is one up for auction now. You have to be specific in the search and look for RAF Mug. The last one I got the lady obviously didn’t know what she had and what they usually go for… They usually sell for around $80… She had a buy it now for only 8 US dollars! It cost me $20 to have it sent from England! LOL! I was lucky to nab it as there was another with bidders and watchers at the same time but I guess they weren’t paying attention!

 

[Officer Dibley]

Last one on ebay went for £71.
A word of advice when using them: they were designed for drinking tea out of an urn and not a freshly boiled kettle. Put your tea in a teapot to brew then pour to the mug. Or let the kettle sit for a couple of minutes. Otherwise the glaze will craze - you don’t want that.
I use mine all the time

 

[Carl]

Last one on ebay went for £71.
A word of advice when using them: they were designed for drinking tea out of an urn and not a freshly boiled kettle. Put your tea in a teapot to brew then pour to the mug. Or let the kettle sit for a couple of minutes. Otherwise the glaze will craze - you don’t want that.
I use mine all the time

Yes , Tea should be made in a pot not those one bag in a cup malarkey!

 

[Edward]

Last one on ebay went for £71.
A word of advice when using them: they were designed for drinking tea out of an urn and not a freshly boiled kettle. Put your tea in a teapot to brew then pour to the mug. Or let the kettle sit for a couple of minutes. Otherwise the glaze will craze - you don’t want that.
I use mine all the time

Agreed.i was letting coffee cool a bit as a precaution anyway or pouring it into the mug with my milk slowly as I didn’t want it to crack being vintage . I had a modern mug crack once so I know it can happen

 

[Clark J]

Happy to help out...
„Choose your weapons Gentlemen“
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If you run across a sweep second hand that will fit a Bulova sterling cased like your 2 let me know I need one for my 43.

 

[Clark J]

Don't know the specs but I think they could have bumped it up to 38mm without losing the look. That would have made it more wearable.

 

[Happy Hooligan]

I actually like the size of one. At first, I thought it was tiny as I was use to 80's and 90's sizes. But once on, it's great as it doesn't get caught on anything as you wear it. I've got a Bulova Silver one I was lucky enough to find at an estate sale for $5.00. It needed a bit of work but it's great now.

 

[mulceber]

Late to the party. Yeesh, at those prices you could get an original; maybe two. Definitely won’t be going for it, especially since, like Edward, my iPhone is my pocket watch.

 

[A2 B3au]

I’m the reverse Mikey. I have big wrists and when i got my Rolex GMT I back in 1981, it was one of the biggest watches out there and looked fine on me. However, i recrntly semi-retired the Rolly and have taken to wearing small watches from the 1940’s.
They look small compared to the current fad for dinner plate watches that overhang smaller wrists but to be honest, i like to buck trends and as my eyesight is good (with glasses) and i have no need to let the folk on the International Space Station do a time check off me, why wear a large watch ? My little Avia fits nicely under shirt and jacket cuffs rather than catching on the knits or making my shirt cuff wrinkle.
All horses for courses and personal preference asthetically though And i can see why someone like me (but with more spare cash..!) might want a small WW2-size and looking watch but with a sparkly new movement.

Spare cash shouldn’t be a prob if you still have your gmt from 81, in terms of price paid then and what there being sold for now...I’d imagine it to have a great vintage look and would like to see a pic if poss ...I’m a fan

 

[Pilot]

Thx to all,..
All shown watches are available...and they are not made by Bronson or Bob Dong

 

[dinomartino1]

Possibly a seiko automatic movement which can also be hand wound which may explain the increased case thickness to accomodate an automatic movement.
Hard to make a call on the value of the watch without knowing the movement.
The only seiko 21 jewel movements I know of are the hattori [owned by seiko but sold as movements for non seiko branded watches] NH series which are all automatic with hand winding function as a well.
They are classed by seiko as their basic mechanical movements rather than premium which are the NE series, none of the NE are 21 jewels.
The smallest NH movements are the NH39 which can be bought new in the US for $39.95 and the NH06 $36.95
Though they are cheap they are reliable movements.

Hattori / SII NH39 Automatic Watch Movement-NH39

On a watch that price I would expect a sapphire crystal not mineral but to me anything other than an acrylic crystal on a vintage watch is like a YKK zip on an original A2.

Value wise I compared this to the time factors british military smiths W10 remake which is $138 cheaper.
That has a sapphire crystal and a swiss ETA 2801-2 mechanical handwind movement which can be bought in the US for around $180.

Though that is all conjecture with knowing the actual movement used in the BR watch

 

[Pilot]

Possibly a seiko automatic movement which can also be hand wound which explains the increased case thickness to accomodate an automatic movement.
Hard to make a call on the value of the watch without knowing the movement.
The only seiko 21 jewel movements I know of are the hattori [owned by seiko but sold as movements for non seiko branded watches] NH series which are all automatic with hand winding function as a well.
They are classed by seiko as their basic mechanical movments rather than premium which are the NE series, none of the NE are 21 jewels.
The smallest NH movements are the NH39 which can be bought new in the US for $39.95 and the NH06 $36.95
Though they are cheap they are reliable movements.

Hattori / SII NH39 Automatic Watch Movement-NH39

On a watch that price I would expect a sapphire crystal not mineral but to me anything other than an acrylic crystal on a vintage watch is like a YKK zip on an original A2.

Value wise I compared this to the time factors british military smiths W!0 remake which is $138 cheaper.
That has a sapphire crystal and a swiss ETA 2801-2 mechanical movement which can be bought in the US for around $180.

Though that is all conjecture with knowing the actual movement used in the BR watch

Thats what Frankeinsteiner A-11’s sold as WW2 A-11’s are made with.
Thx for your very good explanation.

 

[dinomartino1]

Don't get me wrong I am not slagging off the buzz A-11, if some one gave me one I would be more than happy to wear it.
Nothing we like is cheap and it is BR so it is expensive.
If you like it by all means buy one it's a nice looking watch, but for me as a military watch collector the compromises to modernity and the price make it not something that I would not be interested in.