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November 22, 2014 at 3:07 pm #49323
Hi Guys,
These are the watches I bought last weekend, and received yesterday. No, I haven’t bought anything else – I’m holding firm ๐
Here’s what I got, and with these three, I have a total of eight!!!
1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/181586727130?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT This is the beautiful shiny watch I was talking about. Although not railroad quality, I think it’s a beautiful piece – hence the price I paid – and, it runs. Of course, I’ll be taking it down after I get more watches under my belt – and when I’m done, this may well be the watch I keep for my very own, while selling the rest. Basically, I’ve fallen in love with it <img src="/heart.gif" width="" height="" alt="<3" title="<3<3
2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/151470506967?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Nice Waltham for $28 bucks – I’m lovin’ it!!!
3. http://www.ebay.com/itm/141465305776?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Another Waltham – stem stuck – won’t move at all. Seems mechanical versus dirty.
4. http://www.ebay.com/itm/381045953153?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT A special post – not really a watch at all – but I needed them all the same! Bunch of screws, and no, I haven’t looked for my dial screw or the other case screw missing as of yet. I was flabbergasted when I opened the tiny package of about 1″ x 2″ – but the guy was right – there are “hundreds and hundreds” of screws – and, I think I saw some banking pins, too. Good to have some! I paid $35 bucks, which I’m not really sure if that’s overpriced, but I just thought of all the little screws that would cost a dollar or more plus shipping, and I went for it!
Best,
Tim
November 22, 2014 at 3:28 pm #60683Nice looking watches Tim. Really nice and should really look good when done.
November 22, 2014 at 10:30 pm #60684Nice haul Tim, looks like cleaning only is required, which is good..
November 22, 2014 at 11:34 pm #60685Thanks Fella’s,
I know I have a broken mainspring in the 2nd one, and possible an upside down or bent balance wheel in the third??? I know, it sounds crazy, but looking at that wheel gives me the chills! All my watches will get new springs.
I’ll let you know when I tackle it. It may be the next one I work on, since it’s so darn interesting to think that it could’ve been tampered with by someone not in the know about watchmaking…a mystery!!!
Best,
Tim
November 23, 2014 at 12:23 am #60686@maitai11 wrote:
it could’ve been tampered with by someone not in the know about watchmaking…a mystery!!!
Best,
TimYa think ๐
Hombre, just wait till you see some of them, I especially love the ones where you remove the back cover and some fool has sprayed WD40 inside it just so they can claim that “IT’S RUNNING” ๐ฎ so as it’s dripping all over your nice white surgical smock, your first immediate thought is….. I’ll light my turbo and burn off the excess POOF ๐
Then second thought is usually about the person who lovingly, yet freely, applied half of a super can of WD ๐ฟ
Thought number three is….Scheiรe!! I need a new hairspring…
This is just one that is related to pure incompetence . There are the ones that are due to honest lack of knowledge…. Infancy ๐ ya know, gum, crayon, drool, the springs pulled out, playdoe crammed inside ๐
November 24, 2014 at 4:22 pm #60687Sounds fun Chris!
I found one in my last haul that had several scratches on the inside – I think it’s my Waltham 992 or 992b. I was thinking, “How could anyone scratch two perfectly straight line (in addition to some figure 8 dancing, too)?
Then, I looked closer, and saw that a bridge was damaged.
Verdict: Screw came loose and did a little dance inside it. Haven’t found the screw, but I do have a case screw missing…NICE!!! Talk about custom work…
Best,
Tim
November 24, 2014 at 10:47 pm #60688Straight line scratch = screwdriver SLIP ๐ฎ
November 25, 2014 at 2:02 pm #60689I don’t think so, Chris…it looks more like a toddler went at it. I can’t imagine any adult doing that much damage to a watch case and bridge. But, you never know!
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