You may recall I cited a ‘rush of blood to the head’ to explain my $200 USD impulse buy, which has arrived in London from Brockton, Massachusetts today.

I’m pretty sure I didn’t need another watch but it looks very classy (IMO)

 

Stumbled upon this lovely Enicar Big Eye on the French eBay. I'd bid if i wasn't on such a tight budget, so posting it here in the hope that a fellow forum member can snap it up..
Although it's not stated so, the seller is willing to send abroad.
Not original handset and crown, and no movement shots, but assuming it'll be a bargain (at €905 at the time of posting). Lovely dial, seemingly unpolished case, and the brilliant Valjoux 23 movement

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That watch is fabulous- if it said Omega on the dial it would have been 4x as much. Great catch!

And in regards to posting the score multiple times:
A man goes into a confessional and says-
“Father, I am a 75 year old widower, was happily married for 40 years, have 3 wonderful children and 6 grandchildren, and last night I had wild passionate sex with a 25 year old woman.”
The priest says “ how long has it been since your last confession?”
The man says “ I have never been to confession.”
The priest asks “why haven’t you been to confession?”
The man says “oh, I’m Jewish”
The priest asks “ then why are you telling me this?”
The man replies “are you kidding, I’m telling everyone!”

 

In this instance, you’re preaching to the converted

 

Stainless ladies Croton Aquamatic. If you own the men’s version- get your lady the matching model. If you are a woman, get this for your man and get the men’s version for yourself and tell him to shut the hell up- he’s lucky you got him anything.



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Waltham diver. Wonder how low he'll accept. https://www.ebay.com/itm/224336633400Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

Noice.

 

Wish I didn't have to call Roto Rooter tomorrow.
A real beauty, excellent running condition 70's Darwil "Special Flat Lord 71". Beautiful dial, 34mm. Low BIN and Make Offer option.
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I've read that the Titoni Airmaster has often been counterfeited. I know next to nothing about these.
Does anyone spot any red flags on this one?
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reasonable BIN and make offer options.

 

What do you guys think of this Britix? 37.2mm without crown.

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I know nothing of the brand, but it looks nice. Chromed case would be a deal breaker for me at this price. Regulator is pushed all the way to one side, so plan on getting a service right away.

 

Yup- too expensive for what it is, but dial is fab. Seller is banking on stated 37mm size being the draw (he claims 37 without crown), but with 18mm lugs this thing would look like a lollipop at 37- I’m guessing the dimension is with crown...but he says it’s not.

 

Very attractive

 

Dial looks great, and should it be that size, it would be fab. But maybe pass as you guys advise.

Thanks for your feedbacks.

 

Ding a stainless watch and it gets a little dent. Do the same to a chrome watch and it flakes or chips and looks like garbage IMO. Am I wrong? For that reason, I don't think a chrome watch is worth the cost of getting it serviced. Perhaps that is a bit extreme, but it one way to keep the size of my collection in check.

 

I have a few chrome plated divers and they are fun cheap thrills- some with even half way decent movements and great looking dials- but I only buy them if they are flawless and don’t throw real money at them for service.
That said, my WWII Mil watches are chrome plated and you have to scour to the ends of the earth to find ones that aren’t pitted to hell. But for those I will live with it.

 

I even turn down nos chrome cases for that reason. Unless it is a mint condition 1950s Oris. They hold a soft spot. Even at 31-33mm

 

I once bid on a Sterling Silver A-11, but not aggressively enough.

 

We should start a new thread of beautiful chrome watches that we wish were stainless steel lol!

 

Shhhh- we don’t talk about those

 

Stainless Elgin Shockmaster with waffle dual, red arrow second hand, fabulous lugs and USA made movement- this is the last of the great American post war era for Elgin.
Seller says running and claims it’s 37mm...but we all know that’s lug-to-lug, most likely around 32mm for width. Price isn’t bad but make an offer- $150ish would be a nice deal.
I personally think these Shockmasters are great under the radar watches and fun to collect since there were so many variations and they are cheap.

edit- something funky outside the indices on the bottom half of the dial- like lume was applied only there- but not on the top half of the dial- and hands aren’t lumed. This should be a non-lumed watch. So take that for what it is.



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