For my son's 18th birfday

[kevco]

Got this for my son Andrew's upcoming 18th (10/10) birthday. I love him so much.


1968 Elgin Sportsman
He likes the simple ones.

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[svaglic]

Very nice. He is going to enjoy that one, it is in great condition.

[hcharles]

Great choice! Nice design, it will never go out of style.

[TemerityB]

Like the old commercial said: He's gonna be the only kid on his block with one of those!

A watch gift? Man, everyone should have a dad like you. Congrats all the way around.

[Mark1]

Cool. It's nice that you two share an interest in watches.

[conjurer]

Damn! A nice vintage for a young man. Ain't many gifts better than that.

[Mortuus]

My old man got me a brand new Omega Seamaster quartz, back when I gradjiated high scrool back in 1976, which I still have 41 years later. Sadly, I don't have Dad anymore, but I do have his Omega Seamaster de Ville auto day-date as part of my collection, and Dad is officially credited with getting me into this whole watch bidness thingy.

Best wishes to you and your boy; enjoy each other as much as you can, as it'll be those memories that will sustain him in years to come. Congrats on doing such a good job to date; no doubt it'll continue. What a great Elgin! (Pine for that, Piney! )

[AntFarm]

Excellent choice... What a beautiful watch.

[Wasp]

The apple don't fall far from that...eh...er..era...apple holder thing.

[tiktok]

Excellent first watch. May he wear it with class for decades. Congrats to dad too!

[Racer-X]

Vintage, awesome gift.

[kevco]

Thanks for all the kind comments.

[MKTheVintageBloke]

Lovely watch, and in a stunning condition.

I wonder if the case is steel, or is it chrome plated (that's likely indicated on the case back, only on the outer side of it - picture of which side of the back isn't here) - but if plated, then it looks like either it was worn quite rarely (and spent a long time in a drawer or whatnot), or the previous owner(s) took really good care of the watch.

Should anyone wonder about what the movement is (or just have a hard time identifying it), it's a French generic one by Jeambrun, calibre 26D:
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&2&2uswk&Jeambrun_26D

[Thunder1]

A great 1st watch!...

[kevco]

Actually its probably his 10th (or so) watch. I got him started about 3 years ago. He takes very good care of his stuff. Also the back says stainless.

[biglove]

Stunning watch. Classic, elegant, understated.

A happy early birthday to your son, kevco.