{"id":1806,"date":"2013-10-07T23:44:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T23:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=1806"},"modified":"2013-10-08T21:39:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-08T21:39:34","slug":"1960s-benrus-alarm-watch-twin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=1806","title":{"rendered":"1960&#8217;s Benrus Alarm Watch (Twin)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I came across an almost carbon copy of my first Benrus alarm watch and it only costs me one Invicta watch that I seldom wore.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the other Benrus, this twin has a much better crystal, and a cleaner dial and hands.\u00a0 Even the back case is nicer.\u00a0 The case itself though, is much rougher than its twin.\u00a0 The gold plating is a bit more worn and there is one nick that went through to the base metal.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not going to repeat the specs, as you can read them in the previous post.\u00a0 Is there a thing as too many Benrus alarm watches?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1806 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6765.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6765-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6764.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6764-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6767.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6767-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6766.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6766-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6787.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6787-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6788.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6788-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6789.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_6789-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now the watch in action.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LM9bTf22iXc\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I came across an almost carbon copy of my first Benrus alarm watch and it only costs me one Invicta watch that I seldom wore. 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