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impalla62ss
·I’ll start. I picked this up off of Craigslist. Came with service history and all parts from service. Discontinued variation.
What watch did you buy for under $500, 2025
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Canuck
·Acquired, not working, for $25.00. It was destined for an auction at one point, but I gave the auction house a standing offer, and if it didn’t sell, I would be good for it. I took a bit of a chance on this Eterna Sonic, hoping I could resuscitate it. The circuit appeared to be okay, so I figured that cleaning it would do the trick. It has been a long time since I last encountered a watch that was so stuck together as this one was. But cleaning it did the trick. The crystal was poor, so I hoped I’d be able to find a replacement. I did! It was $90.00 (ouch), but the watch deserved it. I love the colour of the dial (taupe), and it is an excellent performer. The date is incorrect, but it is not on my wrist today. The tuning fork movement is a calibre ETA 9162, otherwise call F 300. Same movement used by Omega, and numerous other makers. (Come to think of it, the last time I paid more than $500 for a watch (Cdn., even) was 36 years ago! Call me a “bottom feeder”).
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Dsloan
·A couple cheap little Seikos to scratch the collecting itch.
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hansaboy
·A nice Seiko 7625-8030, and waaaay under 500$!
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fan
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CBM1590
·1960s Austin Premier Double Date running on an AS 1885 engine and a Citizen Fujitsubo titanium. The Citizen is destined to be sold. Lovely, light watch that takes these old eyes to long to pick up the time.
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberWell, I can't resist posting, even if I have yet to receive the watch, and polish/change the crystal, etc. That I was able to win it for <$500 (not including the auction fees) illustrates two things: the current state of the (buyers) market, and that some desirable watches do still occasionally slip through the cracks in smaller auction houses.
I'm chuffed, as the Brits would say!
I'm chuffed, as the Brits would say!
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Fallout Boy
·This February , 120 bucks , see-through back - automatic - screw-down crown! 😀
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Dr.Sascha
·Bought at an antiques market in Solforino, Italy for the price of two pizzas. In amazing shape w/nice bevelling. Forster 197 inside. Keeping excllent time even!
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fan£82 on eBay earlier this month
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ghce
·I offered the seller of this one a lot more than his reserve price but he rejected my offer and so I just put in a reserve bid and no one else bid so I got it for a 1/3 of my initial offer, some sellers are just plain stupid. US$60.00.
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Canuck
·Good looking Meyer & Studelli movement for the price! Don’t see a lot of these movements nowadays. The blue dial in the yellow case would take me a while to get used to.
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ghce
·Good looking Meyer & Studelli movement for the price! Don’t see a lot of these movements nowadays. The blue dial in the yellow case would take me a while to get used to.
Yes the movements on these were exquisite though at only 28 jewels this later MST471 was a bit of a downgrade on the initial release 44 Jewels. They removed the rubies from the Oscillating bearing wheel for fear of cracked rubies on a shock impact but in truth I have only seen 1 such damaged rubie bearing.
The previous calibre release MST436/7 was also fully jeweled with 44 jewels but the movement was even more finely finished than the MST471, a case of the accountants pressure I suspect as the Quartz Crisis developed.
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ab613
·I picked up this guy for 450! It was my first micro brand…and I’m quite happy with it.
I realize this might be controversial since this is the omega forum, but I was at a point where I was losing sleep lusting after an Aventurine blue side of the moon…and this one wound up scratching the Aventurine itch for me…so actually was a very sound investment for the price point lol
I realize this might be controversial since this is the omega forum, but I was at a point where I was losing sleep lusting after an Aventurine blue side of the moon…and this one wound up scratching the Aventurine itch for me…so actually was a very sound investment for the price point lol
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Vitezi
·Steel cylinder case, ca. 1939:
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GreenNeedle
·I have a Crusader with a dial identical to that which I am looking for a nice trench case to fit it in at the moment. Different hands though.
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Knebo
·This funny 1930s one
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tikkathree
·I seem to have slipped back into lerv with hummers and am managing my emotional stability by buying guaranteed "running very nicely" watches.
These three were each sub-£300: I fear this won't be the end of things...
These three were each sub-£300: I fear this won't be the end of things...
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Porteroso
·Very happy with this, i think for $220. It is a beautiful watch, in many situations.
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