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 Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:54 pm |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:57 am |
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| Yes that was surprising, 2 of my good customers went after it and it has been paid for. One other bidder at $500. That's the first one I have ever had in the hunter with B of Le dial. Geno |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:10 pm |
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The serial # also did not start with a "B".
There were a lot of differences with this example.
I wish someone would speak up! |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:59 pm |
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It had to be a special order for someones wife to match his Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and it went for $698, not $510.
Congrats Geno, it is nice to get a pleasant surprise instead of a disappointment. |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:47 pm |
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| pocwatjim wrote: | It had to be a special order for someones wife to match his Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and it went for $698, not $510.
Congrats Geno, it is nice to get a pleasant surprise instead of a disappointment. |
Thanks Jim |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:14 am |
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| I presume that it will end up as a wrist watch? |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:29 am |
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| John B Scott wrote: | | I presume that it will end up as a wrist watch? |
It's a hunter so a good candidate for it. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:28 pm |
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| I agree and that is the clue to the high price, I think. I am not a wrist watch person (I don't own one and they are of no interest to me) but I am aware that they are very popular, these days. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:55 am |
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| John B Scott wrote: | | I agree and that is the clue to the high price, I think. I am not a wrist watch person (I don't own one and they are of no interest to me) but I am aware that they are very popular, these days. |
I think you are wrong. Wristwatches are popular only among a very nerdy class of Luddites. They are old fashioned and difficult to maintain and their functionality as been replaced buy superior technology such as cell phones. BTW, what are pocket watches?     |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:21 am |
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| More switching.............. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:12 pm |
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| Jon wrote: | | More switching.............. |
Well...since there was melting/scrapping first...
You always advocated putting loose movements into glass-backs. Maybe this one will just go into a wrist glass-back. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:37 pm |
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| destroy, switch if you wish |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 3:01 pm |
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| Sad times, desperate people |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:22 pm |
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I have had a lot of these 0 size movements in dual pendant/wristwatch cases that can be worn as both with a lug on one end that a wristband can be made to attach and then worn as a pendant, so lighten up, I am so tired of the SWITCHING BS that it is wearing very thin.....t   |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:46 pm |
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SUPPORT ETHICAL PRACTICES IN HOROLOGY--Keep watches original--DO NOT SWITCH, PART OUT OR "CREATE" POCKET abortions! |
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