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This one is great. Textured dial if you look close too. Pictures don't do it justice. https://www.ebay.com/itm/203103586156
Those downturned lugs would sit very nicely on the wrist. The waffle dial has a couple spots but nothing major. The indices are are great- haven't seen others like those. You would need a bold color on the strap for that, the mustard yellow dial is a bit heavy so you would need to lean into it with something like a bright green or purple suede- would be a total statement.
 
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the 3061 "Bullit", and the Mil-spec field watch upon which the Bullit was based which was made through the Vietnam conflict era.
Steve McQueen was a tank mechanic sometime before the Vietnam era. I suspect he had developed a liking for this sort of rugged reliable watch before he evolved his taste to embrace luxury (though still very functional) watches.
 
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Steve McQueen was a tank mechanic sometime before the Vietnam era. I suspect he had developed a liking for this sort of rugged reliable watch before he evolved his taste to embrace luxury (though still very functional) watches.
The 3061 was a bargain watch before the likes of dinky and the rest made a fuss about them- commonly around the $150-200 mark- then like everything else in this hobby, an "incfluencer" discovered them (which is always amusing as many of us knew what they were all along- a nice looking Benrus that happened to be worn by an actor in a movie) and the market exploded for the 3061, now known as the bullit. What amusing is I will see the silver dialed 3061 pop up periodically, same case, same movment, just a regular dial with silver indices- and those go for around $50.
 
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Just had an idle 30 minutes in EBay looking at vintage hand winders: my oh my, just how many identical Timestar watches are on offer in India and Pakistan?
If Timestar was what I was looking for I shouldn't know how to choose ......
 
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Just had an idle 30 minutes in EBay looking at vintage hand winders: my oh my, just how many identical Timestar watches are on offer in India and Pakistan?
If Timestar was what I was looking for I shouldn't know how to choose ......

I still fervently wish eBay had a way to filter item location by country.
 
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Stainless to boot!

I've gotten into the habit of filtering case material. Even rhodium playing doesn't do it for me anymore
 
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Asking price of $350 and a Make Offer option. The water damage on the lower right side of the dial is obviously an issue, and there is also a case-back engraving. But if someone is looking for an entry-level collectible, this could be acceptable at the right price. Most likely, it will face up pretty well to the naked eye.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Longines-Automatic-Watch-Cal-19A-Stainless-Steel-Rare/174391345462?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
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Nice 40's Hamilton Nielsen. This is truly the glory period for Hamilton. Dial looks fantastic and I beleive it to be orginal. GF case is in decent shape and it looks to have the original big crown. These things are hard to find in decent shape. They are 30mm so are small, be forewarned.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/174432907897
 
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I've gotten into the habit of filtering case material. Even rhodium playing doesn't do it for me anymore

Same, but it’s annoying that so many have “not specified” case material.
 
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Just had an idle 30 minutes in EBay looking at vintage hand winders: my oh my, just how many identical Timestar watches are on offer in India and Pakistan?
If Timestar was what I was looking for I shouldn't know how to choose ......
Yeah, it's getting nutty how much is coming out of that part of the world that's total fiction. Before it was just esoteric brands and bad redials but I've seen a few fake "vintage" Zodiacs pop up recently- not redials but total fakes. Bargain hunters beware!
 
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The Mumbai Specials are nothing new to ebay, i remember the Oris and Fortis by the tons. How they make it work at those prices i don't know and I can't comprehend why eBay doesn't do anything about it. I got an omega geneve removed 3x for listing a fake watch?!?!?!?! and yet there are Oris Skindivers and Fortis caluclators and such being posted daily...
 
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The Mumbai Specials are nothing new to ebay, i remember the Oris and Fortis by the tons. How they make it work at those prices i don't know and I can't comprehend why eBay doesn't do anything about it. I got an omega geneve removed 3x for listing a fake watch?!?!?!?! and yet there are Oris Skindivers and Fortis caluclators and such being posted daily...
I've often thought if these sellers used their powers for good and not evil.....
 
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Not an expert on these but this looks original to me (I know vintage Seiko can be a minefield). Nice SS C-shaped Seiko 5 with blue dial- love the outer track. Needs a little TLC bit this should clean up beautifully with a new crystal (unless someone has a trick for polishing out mineral crystals which I beleive this is) and a bath. This is great restrained 70's funk.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/193659389925
 
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The prizes of the Benrus catalog are the ones we will not feature here on the bargain thread as they will never be bargains- the Sky Chief, the Type I & II military divers, the Deep Sea Super compressor, the 3061 "Bullit", and the Mil-spec field watch upon which the Bullit was based which was made through the Vietnam conflict era. There are a few more esoteric models but those are the big ones for any Benrus collector.
What I find amusing about the aforementied watches, it that they weren't collectible when they were made, Benrus didn't put higher grades in these watches thinking they were "special", they were just watches they made-some on spec as a mil contractor and considered disposable. These watches (aside of the chrono and the SC) were no different that the ones we show in this thread in terms of quailty and construction. It's just dumb luck that these have become grail watches for collectors...if Benrus had only known

There field watches are great and can still be found out there. Here is one I picked up earlier this year.
 
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Adorable ladies cushion case Tissot Seastar. Bracelets come up for these periodically (in fact I think I may have a couple - if you get this I'll send you a bracelet and you can see if it fits). Dial has some stuff on it but may clean off with sticky swabs.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/133517443621
 
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