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 ($19 USD). If you have any questions please feel free to PM me Here are my 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-is-a-great-seller.77903/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-amazing-seller.80285/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/great-transaction-with-whatyourwatchsay.90566/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-class-act-seller.91375/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-is-an-honest-guy.91452/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-is-a-great-seller.94156/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-is-an-outstanding-seller.94251/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/great-transaction-with-whatyourwatchsay.94572/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-great-seller.96332/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-is-a-fine-seller.108822/ My blog: http://paulspenscanada.blogspot.ca/ Hamilton Railroad Electric Special Quartz movement Circa 1966 AS/ESA 151.121 5 jewels Case serial number R028754 All original Hamilton parts: case, dial, hands, crown and crystal Steel case is in very good condition Steel screw down case back Case measures 36mm wide 44mm lug to lug and has 19mm lugs Movement sets and runs and keeps quartz accuracy Comes with a 505 movement which isn't running but is included for parts This is a Hamilton quartz conversion from the original 505 electric movement that was done in the 1980s: http://electric-watches.co.uk/makers...hamilton-vela/ $150 CAD ($115 USD) shipped OBO
You just gave me an idea! I have a Hamilton Railroader that is dead in the water. I might consider doing a re-fit to accommodate a quartz movement. Good idea! Thanks!
You're quite welcome Canuck. Better than trying to get the 505 movement running. That's usually emotionally futile. According to the link I posted in this listing, Hamilton had basically run out of parts by the 1980s and used these movements as drop in replacements. I've read about these conversions but this was the first one I actually encountered.
The Hamilton 505 Electric was supposedly designed as a more reliable, easier to service replacement for the 500 model. The complicated and sensitive switch mechanism of the 500 was removed, and the roller that interfaced with the escape wheel had a roller jewel replaced with a gold contact. The escape wheel was hard wired into the electrical circuit, so when the gold pad on the roller contacted the escape wheel tooth, the circuit was completed, and the impulse given to the balance wheel. The gold pad didn’t usually last very long. I think the word oxymoron was invented the fist time that “Hamilton Electric” and “reliable” were used in the same sentence.