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Vitezi
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The pictures are terrible, but I think there's a nice watch hidden under all of that poor photography. Looks like a mid-century, 32mm manual-wind Tissot, with a black dial and raised markers in a steel screwback case. Hands are original and correct. Crown might be a replacement. Some spots on the face, but I think that's the crystal:
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Nevertheless, I would ask the seller for more pictures, outdoors in daylight. BIN of $250 is reasonable; seller says it works. It might even have its original mid-50s (aftermarket) strap, which has the classic wide single keeper.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135562879287
 
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It is appropriate to take down the post, but not a major offense since you were transparent about it.
 
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This has a BIN of US $135. It may need a service but it looks to be in good condition and these 37 mm Seikos with no date function are lovely watches.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/146224708530

Here’s mine

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Two more gems from the same seller:

A serviced Enicar with the original signed BOR bracelet and the crown with the cool Saturn logo. This one is quite tempting to me but I am trying not to grow my collection.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2668809813...uid=NBP5-63nSSm&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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A cool serviced 70s Tissot with original bracelet. The blue dial is great. Another very tempting watch. Somebody buy it before I do!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2670780984...uid=NBP5-63nSSm&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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All steel Waltham automatic diver, with a cool tritium dial and a great 36mm size.
It deserves a better bracelet or strap and I wish it didn't have a date, but it's not bad for the asking price, and the seller accepts offers.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335842529880

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Vitezi
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Nice 33mm steel-cased bumper from 1945 at a reasonable $150 buy-it-now. It certainly needs a service, as it looks like one of the bumper springs is missing and it likely needs a new crystal. But this watch sports some elegant leaf hands and raised numerals on a clean sub-seconds dial:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/156769337660
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Vitezi
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My favorite detail on time-only mid-century watches are crosshairs ➕ like those on this manual-wind gold-filled Tissot at a bargain BIN price of £80. The moving hands (which are correct) indicate that the watch works. On watches this cheap I don't ask the seller to remove the caseback, lest they scratch the back trying to get it off with scissors 😬. Instead ask for some more pictures in daylight to check for wear on those lugs. The dial has a few spots but they may just be shadows from that scratched-up crystal, so ask for some side-shot photos from different angles as well. Treat that watch to a service and a soft leather strap, and that's a reliable dress timepiece for years to come.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405614543607
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Ignore: NOW SOLD

I got old.
Can't post links or pictures today. User error/failure!

Seller: notjenia
Timely Wrist Calendar. Shaw-Barton. 1967-1968. Complete
BIN US$32

Searching Timely 1967 will bring them up.
Boxed set from Dec 1967 to Nov 1968, so you don't get Apollo 8 month, but do get Apollo 7 and maybe a birth month?

I got a seller offer of 20% off US$25.60
Buying from Australia eBay would add 10% GST and global shipping is close to purchase price.
This is cheaper than I've seen in a long time.
Search Timely wrist or Timely calendar(s) to see other asking prices for different years, sets and even higher priced single months.

If you're in the USA, make an offer, buy them, then settle down to read @TLIGuy brilliant thread final elusive piece (more me failure) - you'll find it.
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Vitezi
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Nice dress watch, circa 1958, for those wanting to try out vintage but not sure where to start. This 20µm gold-filled 34mm Tissot has a clean dial, raised hour markers and logo, original hands, correct signed caseback, and a manual-wind caliber-27B movement. It's been polished a bit, there is a little wear on the lugs, the crown has been replaced, and the movement likely needs a service, but all that has been reflected in a reasonable BIN price of $155.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/116546040776

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