Late night impulse buys

Impulse (but not really late night.)


Had a hard time finding this thread.

21 watches for 19.99 plus S&H. I think there is a Seiko 5 in there. And hopefully some more A Schild watches. (I just got two more Schilds from Goodwill, and have another Helbros invincabale on the way.) So that is like 25 watches this week!

Sadly I lost out on the auction for a case for my 351 movement. Another case came up but I got outbid on that one as well. The watch gods are weird. Funny how from a distance the 2577 looks much the same as these generic 1950s watches. And I do have the 2576 twins.

Ever since I sold a bunch of random Seiko parts I have been looking for a complete Seiko. Will be interesting what I get.

I think this works out to 2 bucks a watch. Now I really need to get those templates for strap making done ...

That’s an eclectic collection 😀

That was fast!
I am still waiting for the goodwill Helbros I ordered two weeks ago.

21 watches and four AS 1194 mainsprings from another seller. Which I ordered the same day. Only one of these has the A Schild bridge layout. I could not wait to pop the back off.
While this was from eBay it has the look of a charity shop lot. Could be from a small independent shop. At around 3 bucks a watch with S&H I am pretty happy.
The blurry watch in the corner is a Seiko 5. And it started ticking. This fills in a gap in my collection. I sold off my random Seiko parts on ebay. Much easier to work with a complete watch. Crystal is bunged up.
Curiously (Blame the watch gods.) There is a Helbros invincible in this collection which is the same watch I ordered from goodwill. Although the Goodwill watch has the "Back to the future." dial layout. Now I have one for each wrist. Just like Doc Brown. Several of these watches have that style even number design as well. But not sub seconds and a date window, which is somewhat rare.

Two of the Seikos are Quartz. One is an alarm chronograph with an inset LCD display. Could be a fun project. The other Quartz Seiko is interesting in that the date wheel is printed to look like an LCD display. Just as impossible to read.

Not sure when I will get to these distractions. I have two more watches expected in the next few days. Not to mention the watches I already have. (One of which is photographed on my wrist.) The mainsprings are for the Schild watches as the old 1940s springs are a bit tired.

Edit: I got the buckles at the hardware store today as I still intend to see if I can make straps for these from the pipe organ leather.

Teaser for this weeks impulse watch. Hint collecting ephemera (even Digital ephemera) can be dangerous. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive ...


We do need a Tissot forum.