Submitted for your consideration: Steel Port Royal with the dial cleaned of any markings (whups! - note marks from scouring pad), missing hour marker (damned cat!), wrong hands (what - hey, get that AutoSport back here!) , star from a gold model (we melted the case) - a jalopy among cal 135s - offered in straight auction from one of the usual turkish suspects. YET, there are introvabile parts in this watch, so it will not go for peanuts (never mind cousin Akbar bidding from the back of the room). http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-VER...834362775?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item485f2bf997Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Guess the final sales price...or should I say "sales" price. Price is Right rules apply. For extra credit, you can also guess how many times this watch will be auctioned, but that contest will take longer.... The winner gets...not to take home the watch, and the undying respect of the forum.
You must really need the parts. Hope the auctioner did not see this thread. I would say it end up below USD 500. But I am almost blind to Zenith, so it is a wild guess. Edit: OK I change my prediction to 1,300
In the best "Price is Right" strategy, I'll go $1,686. At that price, someone must really need the balance. gatorcpa
Is there some new high tech Turkish polishing technique that I don't know about ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/mens-omega-...288572301?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item4ace4a8d8dPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
+ http://www.ebay.com/itm/Diamond-Pow...302?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33891d042ePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Note: wear a respirator when using diamond powder.
I admittedly know nothing about vintage Zenith watches, but I'll be damned if I let this opportunity to put my knowledge of the Price is Right slip away... "One Dollar, Bob!"
Hi Doesn't everyone have a spare nos balance complete for a 135?, I am shocked .... i am in at 1575 bill I already have a nos bal complete
Bearing in mind the parts value, I'd be surprised if it went for less than $2500. Look how much the last one made when broken for parts.