Me too, it’s some form of collector crack.
I was trawling through the first ten pages of this thread seeing what the early finds were and found a link to an auction that was still live.... made a low-ball offer.....accepted. Help.
That's happened to me too. You think to yourself, "they'll never accept this" and low and behold they accept it 😵💫
Yup- that's how I got stuck with a Longines Weems- now getting looked at- in for a penny....
I should have just posted that one here but of course, it was cool, and I had never seen one that cheap, and I made a low ball offer....yeah, 2 days later I had totally forgotten about it and opened up eBay and there was something in my cart....shit.
To reciprocate and take a few of you down another rabbit hole.....I present MuDu! You can read more about this strange company - I did a write up on Mudu here. https://chronopedia.club/MuDu#MuDu
Most if not all will be for sale in UK, They are actually pretty well made with Felsa auto movements, normally with gold or gp cases i have one somewhere with 65 jewels marked on the dial! Here is one I found with steel case. They can be picked up for less than $100 and would make a conversation piece in any collection - Hey is that George Martins watch?!
I pick them up around $30-50 at fairs and shows.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hand-Wind-...632340?hash=item3da9d9dc94:g:2oYAAOSwpMdfQ-4y
Damn. I would think a Longines Weems would be well outside the scope of thread...
You can catch one or two per year being listed as ladies longines or a name like that. That's how i got my WW2 issued piece. 60$ + 30$ tax on import.
Sold it several years back for almost 1k$ when I exited the issued/military watch game. Too many fakes and frankens in my neck of the woods - started doubting everything.
I’ve been looking for Skin Divers lately and this one has been tempting me. Seems like a no fuss entry into the skin diver world(?).
Well, I paid about 10x what you did but was still a good deal- the dial was stunning but the bezel a little rough. I still haven't worn it as it needs a service (runs for a bit and stops) but we'll see if I bond with it- otherwise it may end up on the FS here.
Single jewel and plated case, a little rich for what it is. For $200 you're in the SS case skins diver world.
And what's in the cart?!?!🍿
I just couldn't fall in love with mine, dunno if the case size or the lack of oomph i get from other military pieces when worn.
He got an offer at 95$ condition wise that's a nice watch i am a sucker for broad arrows.
Single jewel and plated case, a little rich for what it is. For $200 you're in the SS case skins diver world.
He got an offer at 95$ condition wise that's a nice watch i am a sucker for broad arrows.
And what's in the cart?!?!
I thought it was plated. The plating on one of the lugs has rubbed thin on an edge.
If I’m honest that offer did tempt me. I researched them afterwards and I got the feeling the only way I could feel okay about the purchase was to make a counter offer. Still, it seems like a decent entry level price.
Another skin diver lol!
This one is too steep in price. It was sold at a boutique in Beverly Hills, which looks like they over polished it and “serviced” the movement. It was in my cart because I was curious what the tax would be. Not to mention $43 in shipping?? I hate when sellers do this.
