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FS BERTMAR "Watersafe" Explorer Dial cal. AS 1686 17 Jewels Rotating Bezel Chromed

  1. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 5, 2018

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    I've been selling for years on ebay and Canadian Watch Collector and MWR under the name What Does Your Watch Say? Please PM for links to my ebay feedbacks and posts on CWC. I'm located in Cambridge, ON Canada. I can take PayPal payments, EMT within Canada and face to face cash transactions are ok too as long as you're willing to drive to the Cambridge, KW area. I pay for the tracked shipping within North America mailed through Canada Post, I don't use FedEx or UPS and International shipping is $25 CAD. If you have any questions please feel free to PM me :thumbsup: Here are my first four positive feed backs as well:

    https://omegaforums.net/threads/great-transactions-with-whatyourwatchsay.72375/
    https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-awesome-seller.73638/
    https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-a.77610/
    https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-amazing-seller.80285/


    My blog: http://paulspenscanada.blogspot.ca/

    This is the last watch I'm going to be selling for a while; taking a break for personal reasons.

    A nice vintage Canadian marked watch with an interesting dial. From The Internet Horology Club 185 forum:

    Bertmar was the house brand name for watches sold by People's (Credit) Jewellers, likely up until the late 1970s or early 1980s. The founder, Frank Gerstein, had two sons in the business. Their names were Bert(rand) and Mar(vin), hence the Bertmar name. People's had stores all across Canada, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island. So it would nor be possible to narrow it down as to where it was originally sold. When Frank was running the business, it was located primarily in Ontario, with catalog stores in many locations across Canada.

    http://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/forums/...2/m/9453949077

    Circa 1960s
    A.Schild 1686 hand wind movement
    17 jewels
    Case number 1013
    Explorer style dial
    Tritium still glows well
    Original dial, hands, crown and case
    Dial shows wear
    Newer acrylic crystal
    Bidirectional rotating bezel turns well
    Chromed case is in fair to good condition
    Steel screw down case back
    Movement winds sets and runs -5 seconds over 24 hours dial up
    Case measures 35 mm and has 18 mm lugs

    Asking $225 CAD shipped within North America (International shipping is $25 CAD) Or Best Offer

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    Edited Aug 7, 2018
  2. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 6, 2018

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    Considering where I posted, I guess I should have said "Ranchero Dial" in the title :D

    Make an offer and let's get this one sold.
     
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  3. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 8, 2018

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    Open to offers
     
  4. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 11, 2018

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    Weekend bump

    $175 CAD shipped
     
  5. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 12, 2018

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    Apparently I have this priced too high, but I am open to offers.
     
  6. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 15, 2018

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    Or best offer
     
  7. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 17, 2018

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    Withdrawn
     
  8. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 23, 2018

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    Best offer or trade
     
  9. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 25, 2018

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    $225 CAD shipped for the three watches I have listed:

    1. Bertmar Watersafe
    2. Gruen Veri-Thin
    3. Buren Grand Prix
     
  10. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 26, 2018

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    $210 CAD shipped for all three
     
  11. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 28, 2018

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    Clearly no interest here so these are off to St. Vincent de Paul and hopefully they can make some money from them.

    Thank you Omega Forum for hosting.
     
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  12. Lonestar insert Schwartz joke HERE Aug 28, 2018

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    "Speedmaster" works well, too... Sorry for you - unfortunately "no name" brands, no matter their intrinsic qualities, generate about zero interest here. Hint: try TRF next time? :D

    In any case, SVdP will be happy to get these from you... probably a much better use of these little gems :thumbsup:
     
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  13. WhatYourWatchSay Aug 28, 2018

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    Why didn't I think of that :D