Both are in great condition for their age, love the integrated bracelet one especially!

They might like to see this at r/watches. These brands are not commonly seen there.

Can you tell us the model on the left?

Alpina Tresor. From what I understand a pretty common officer's watch in the German army at the moment (but not exclusive to; my grandfather was Swedish).

That Certina is sexy...Tresor is very cool too.

That's cool; I have the same certina from my grandad. Watch face just needed a polish. They go for like 600 bucks or so on the secondhand market in good order iirc

I'm trying to install values of "Buy quality and look after it" in my kids, my 8yo has a Casio Illuminator I got him about 2 years ago, wears it all day every day so in slightly worse condition than the above 😄 , but it's still working and most importantly will be part of his childhood memories. (I had Casio but strangely preferred plastic/resin. 🤷

More people need values like your Granddad. 👍

How often do you get them serviced? I love the Hamilton Electrics from the 50s/60s, but with spare parts coming harder to come by, I've been hesitant to buy one.

Your grandpa might have been keeping secrets from you guys lmao

I love love love the watch on the left

You might love the Tissot PRX. It’s a new version of this design. They make a smaller vintage style as well.

I didn’t realize the integrated bracelet design on the left was that old. I thought it was ca. 1970s. Very cool. If anyone is interested in a modern version check out the Tissot PRX.

Yep, PRX has several common design features with this. But mine is WAY smaller; the Alpina is roughly 22-23 mm wide.

Thx. Yes, this not even by a long shot a rare model, it was a very common model in the 60's. Good and classic.

I had the Certina fully serviced a few years ago, and I think that was the first time ever it had a full service. My plan is to have it cleaned ~ 5 years, fully serviced ~ 10-ish years. The Alpina is doubtful it has been fully serviced for ages. My grandfather died in 1984, and I got the watches in my hands just a few years ago, so my guess is that it hasn't been serviced for at least 40 years. So it is due, to say the least.

About your Hamilton; electromechanical watches is fun, quirky, fascinating and a bloody nightmare to service. I can imagine that getting parts for a service is somewhat of a challenge, yes.

He took really good care of them.

On the face of it, they've stood the test of time.

Certina isn't uncommon there and is a respected brand among most watch people who aren't complete snobs

Edit: and alpina is Swatch group owned as well