Spectacular Rubbish Ebay Ed White

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I mean for £10,000 does it get worse?
Seller is describing it as untouched.
Check the movement ring(or gasket - not sure what the card board is doing), and the serial
::facepalm1::

Not one, but three different incorrect subdial hands, that takes some doing. Especially without touching it.

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Check the movement ring:

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There is some wonderful rubbish about on ebay this month....

happy hunting all!
 
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…and someone worked with a chisel on this poor movement!! 😲
 
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Bit of in movement welding

 
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£10,000? 😲... It really is such a shame to see that a vintage Omega Speedmaster has been treated in that manner.🙁
 
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I'm just waiting for some bright spark to come along and say they love the 'well worn' look and it is surely worth around €5-6K, blah, blah, blah...
 
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- untouched - certainly by a qualified watchmaker 😀
 
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"One man's trash is another man's treasure"..
I think we have to change the proverb.
 
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if it could be any uglier it would be the mother in law!!
 
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I reckon that it will become a first post by someone new to OF - 'I am looking for information on this watch that was bought new by <insert relative> and has now been passed to me, what are your thoughts on this watch that I have inherited?'
 
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Movement spacer (enlargement ring) appears to be there, so what purpose the cardboard serves is a mystery.

Serious water damage in the movement...and I'm sure a lot of other things as well.

On the positive side, no paperclips are visible. 😀
 
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....so what purpose the cardboard serves is a mystery.

Maybe some kind of blotting paper, to get the water out of the movement?

Nico
 
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Fortunately, you can still happily 'buy the seller' who is clearly very knowledgeable, friendly and a true poet (judging by the description of this supposedly 10k+ worth item). 🤦
 
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It's probably the worst I saw in a while. That movement spacer is the work of a highly skilled craftsman.
 
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I think the movement regulator is being used to indicate the level of watchmaking employed.

(Its not pointing to advance)
 
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I'm just waiting for some bright spark to come along and say they love the 'well worn' look and it is surely worth around €5-6K, blah, blah, blah...
Are you on your period 😁
 
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Fortunately, you can still happily 'buy the seller' who is clearly very knowledgeable, friendly and a true poet (judging by the description of this supposedly 10k+ worth item). 🤦

Hey and don't forget the tempting offer of 'Free Shipping Worldwide"! 😉
 
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I suspect to stop the movement rattling, as there is no dust cover.

Yes - wasn't aware that the inner cover was missing, so that makes sense.