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·Hi OFers,
This one's from eBay, listed as Buy It Now for $695 (no offers), which feels a bit ambitious to me, but at the very least I might learn a thing or two from you, if you're willing to weigh in. As ever, I appreciate gaining insight from your experience.
It's advertised as completely original---a single-owner estate watch. It looks to me as though it has to have been polished or refurbed somehow, but nothing in the listing says so. (It does include directions about setting, which is nice: "**** Important Note***** This watch cannot be time set in the conventional way -it's time setting function that makes it highly collectible. In normal setting mode, only the hour and date can be adjusted. In order to set the MINUTES & seconds Push the center of the crown with a slim pointed item ( I used a ball point pen nib) Wait for the seconds hand to stop completely (approx 5 seconds) quickly release the center of the crown and push in again immediately and hold- The minutes hand will spin - release when the correct time has been achieved****")
Again, not sure I'm totally interested, especially at that price, but am interested enough to want to get feedback. Still think I might hold out for a stainless '77...
One thing I do note is what appears to me a blemish on the dial at 7 o'clock, though it's not evident in all the pics (I don't think) so could just be an artifact of one photo.
This one's from eBay, listed as Buy It Now for $695 (no offers), which feels a bit ambitious to me, but at the very least I might learn a thing or two from you, if you're willing to weigh in. As ever, I appreciate gaining insight from your experience.
It's advertised as completely original---a single-owner estate watch. It looks to me as though it has to have been polished or refurbed somehow, but nothing in the listing says so. (It does include directions about setting, which is nice: "**** Important Note***** This watch cannot be time set in the conventional way -it's time setting function that makes it highly collectible. In normal setting mode, only the hour and date can be adjusted. In order to set the MINUTES & seconds Push the center of the crown with a slim pointed item ( I used a ball point pen nib) Wait for the seconds hand to stop completely (approx 5 seconds) quickly release the center of the crown and push in again immediately and hold- The minutes hand will spin - release when the correct time has been achieved****")
Again, not sure I'm totally interested, especially at that price, but am interested enough to want to get feedback. Still think I might hold out for a stainless '77...
One thing I do note is what appears to me a blemish on the dial at 7 o'clock, though it's not evident in all the pics (I don't think) so could just be an artifact of one photo.
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