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Pocket watch help on a very special Vacheron
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OmegaP99
·so at the end I bought some garbage 😀
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janice&fred
·so at the end I bought some garbage
Gee whiz now how did our new OP member get this impression?
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OmegaP99
·Gee whiz now how did our new OP member get this impression?
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janice&fred
·Amateurish engraving
not appealing to my eye
no aesthetic care was taken
misaligned, not centered, poorly spaced.
poorly or way over the top
I see nothing wrong if you got something unique that you enjoy at a price you are happy with.
Oh yea the guy feels much better now 😁
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OmegaP99
·Oh yea the guy feels much better now 😁
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DaveK
·Some older Omega pocket watches don’t have a signed movement - instead, the serial # is under the dial.
Just for fun, maybe this watch is actually special, but someone did something silly to it. Maybe that could be reversed with a good service and replacement of some parts. Or maybe just reread @OmegaP99 ’s comments again and call it a day
Edit: not making fun of you @OmegaP99 👍
Just for fun, maybe this watch is actually special, but someone did something silly to it. Maybe that could be reversed with a good service and replacement of some parts. Or maybe just reread @OmegaP99 ’s comments again and call it a day
Edit: not making fun of you @OmegaP99 👍
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janice&fred
·I applaud the substantial quotation effor
It really didn't take all that much effort, nor does going a little easy on a newbie just getting their feet wet in the hobby. All the fancy word dancing to the newbie afterwards could have been avoided. Just saying.
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airansun
·I’m guessing that it’s a period ‘fake’ that’s been gussied up more recently.
From what I can see from the movement itself, it’s nothing special at all; some of it looks more recent than the rest of it, like the balance cock jewel setting. I’m certain that the hands are a modern set that don’t even look correct.
Even the engraving on the movement is poorly executed.
Now, this is only my ‘educated’ guess.
I own another period fake -
From what I can see from the movement itself, it’s nothing special at all; some of it looks more recent than the rest of it, like the balance cock jewel setting. I’m certain that the hands are a modern set that don’t even look correct.
Even the engraving on the movement is poorly executed.
Now, this is only my ‘educated’ guess.
I own another period fake -
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·@janice&fred :
We've all done stuff like this early on, so none of us is above having had this experience at one time or another, particularly early on.
I, for one, have always appreciated honest feedback, even if the truth hurts or is embarrassing. (I still embarrass myself all the time here on OF!)
I don’t think anyone comes here for lullabies. We come here to be told the straight up truth.
I sometimes worry that you’re too circumspect in giving newbies feedback. (I don’t think they’re looking for a coach either.)
Nevertheless, I applaud you for how often you rise to the newbies’ questions!
And how often I find myself agreeing with you. 😉
We've all done stuff like this early on, so none of us is above having had this experience at one time or another, particularly early on.
I, for one, have always appreciated honest feedback, even if the truth hurts or is embarrassing. (I still embarrass myself all the time here on OF!)
I don’t think anyone comes here for lullabies. We come here to be told the straight up truth.
I sometimes worry that you’re too circumspect in giving newbies feedback. (I don’t think they’re looking for a coach either.)
Nevertheless, I applaud you for how often you rise to the newbies’ questions!
And how often I find myself agreeing with you. 😉
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janice&fred
·We've all done stuff like this early on,
Early on only? Speak for yourself. I have been in this game since the '80's and still end up buying a pig in a poke every once in a while. I mean the kind of buy where you shake your head in the car driving home 😁
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Vercingetorix
··Spam RiskLooks like a Ukrainian special.
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I didn't take it that way at all, but thank you. Nor am I offended by anyone else with differing viewpoints (@janice&fred and I seem to agree far more than we don't), and very much appreciate the spectrum of opinions here.
