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JwRosenthal
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Nepomuceño Nepomuceño
Another Benrus. Hard to really tell if it's worth it. The lighting is terrible but the price is decent. https://www.ebay.com/itm/383682791915
Yes, totally worth it! I had one of these and sold it to a friend. I had a hard time reading the silver hands on silver dial, but the design is soooo clean. Someone needs to grab this one.
 
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Well this is cheap for a Zenith at $199. But that chromed case is in horrendous shape.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-19...772696?hash=item5dadad4698:g:nSUAAOSwGTNfG2Kt

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That's tough luck buddy but I guess my gain. Offer accepted so hope it will arrive in a week or two and live up to expectations. (Seller is listed in US but delivery from Argentina so you never know. Fingers crossed!)
$125 was worth the risk
Gee. I was going to first offer $100 and go as high as $125.
 
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Most Sheffield’s were one jewel, the one you linked from the FS here looks like one jewel and doesn’t have jewel count on the movement. That said, single jewel movement watches aren’t necessarily “bad”- think timex. They are just semi-disposable considering when parts wear out, it’s metal on metal.
 
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Thank you both! Good info to know. I've been on the hunt for a beater dive watch to wear when gardening and playing golf. I'll keep this in mind
 
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Speaking of beater divers-
Plated Lanco, lots of wabi-Sabi on the dial, but it’s blue- and that’s just rad! Also an eta movement too boot. Crown looks a little dinky but may be original- who knows.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/264837194928
 
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I know some things about it. The dial should be textured but it's hard to see in these pictures. It should have a BFG 158? Someone on OF listed one a while back and it had a white dial. Here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/red...eautiful-full-guilloche-dial-automatic.69873/
The dial is textured. Its visible in one of the close up images. Its in the form of concentric grooves like a phonograph record. A style often seen on chrono sub dials.
 
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Not I. Nepomuceno kindly re-directed me to a white dial example so I ducked out of the other.
 
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Aquariusmatic Aquariusmatic
https://www.ebay.com/itm/402360027154

Could this be a good buy? Am hesitant due to 0 feedback, on the other hand I usually pay Creditcard with PayPal so i'm 90% safe. Or is it above what it's worth already?
Dude is honest in his description, even mentions the 1 jewel movement as not being anything to write home about. But he says it was serviced so that’s a plus. The size is interesting, probably why it has the bidders it does. I think it could probably go up to $200 just because anything like it with a 17+jewel movement would be $250+.
 
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