Ham X Guy

Hey JIM'
I hope you don't drive the Fiat on Northern Bvld.Now that is a car.ABSOLUTLY stunning( and that's a Queens ABSOLUTLY to you my friend) hey I put some pictures on my profile page .I don't know if i should post them . take a look and tell me what you think

Hey Jim, I was looking at that piece I mentioned and I forgot to mention that's a triple calander version. I'm still not finished with it yet.I'm busier than a one legged man in a ass kicking contest. mabye the end of this week. by the way I posted a request on what to buy for my first digital camera and have not gotten any hit yet. Advise me please. Jesse

Hi Jim
Did you get the list?
Barry

Hi Jim
Have you an email address that i can send this list. pm it to me
Barry

Hi Ham
I have come across a list, of what i would call complete, of the names than were used for Berus watches No other info sorry! is this list any good to you? let me know
Bazzab

Yes it is orterator. It's also my favorite watch in my collection. It's probably the most important and iconi Benrus watch made...

Hi, I like the sky chief very much too. Is that an ad of the sky chief at your signature?

Jim, the love of my life was from Whitestone, first exit off the bridge. I'm originally from
upstate, Oneonta near Cooperstown. Live long and prosper!!!

thought I would post a message and share my interest in vintage collecting and how I got atarted in the hobby

When I first came to this forum, I really knew virtually nothing about vintage watches and had no interest in collecting them. I was here to see the Omegs, Tags, Longines etc. Then I ran into Vintagehamiltons, and my watch world was turned upside down! I knew I had to learn about these beautiful vintage pieces.

So I did start learning and now I've been collecting vintage watches for about a year now. I originally wanted to start a collection of Hamiltons so my first watch was a Hamilton/Illinois automatic with a power reserve feature that I still own. In my haste to start my collection however, this particular watch had the wrong hands on it, but I didn't know it at the time. I didn't do my homework and I wasn't properly schooled in collecting yet! So as we speak, the correct hands are being installed on what is otherwise a really beautiful watch.

Then I came across a name I hadn't heard or even thought of since I was a kid - Benrus. The name brought back a flood of memories because my father and I each had one when I was very young and I'm quite sure my parents stretched their thin budget to get me mine. So I started to look them up and I liked what I saw and read and I began to feel a personal connection to the company. The Lazrus family immigrated to America, NYC to be exact, and went onto become a typical American success story. During the 50's, they became the third largest seller of watches here. They almost took over Hamilton in a hostile takeover attempt! The name Benrus comes from Benjamin Lazrus's name. He combined the first 3 letters of his first name with the last 3 letters of his last name to come up with "Benrus". So from that point on, I have been collecting Benrus watches almost exclusively.

As my knowledge increases my collection has gotten better.

I highly recommend vintage watch collecting as a hobby!