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Any one else have some "Hot" watches?
Got a Geiger counter recently so I could test radium dials. Pretty much already knew what watches of mine had radium. Interesting to just confirm it t...
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Funny talking watch.
Found this talking watch with the box at a thrift store. It's a cheap low quality watch but is fun none the less. It has a lady's voice that sounds li...
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Urika a forgotten budget japanese brand
I picked up this Urika watch from a thrift store yesterday. Was worn and the crystal was very scratched. After some case cleaning and removing the scr...
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That part always breaks. So old stock is all used up from people decides ago. I can check the old stock at work. It's most likely don't have anymore though.
That's honestly not that bad of a price for the condition it is in. It's essentially museum grade. The original price was a whole month salary for the average Japanese worker back then.
Seen these in person. They are definitely not worth $400. They are quite cheaply made with plated cases and cheap quartz movements. Would never pay more then $100.
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Interesting design of parts packets.
I have been collecting these different little envelopes that parts come in for a while now. Most of them are from crystals, two of them are from mains...
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Barn/thrift finds
I love nothing more then a good barn find. A watch you find when you're not necessarily looking for a specific watch (I always have my eye out for wat...
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Seikos first electronic watch, caliber 31
These are rare Seiko calibre 31 watches from the late 60s. The first electronic watch seiko produced. No date is 31-7000 and is the rarest of the bunc...
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Interesting mid 70s Longines electronic
Restored this Longines electronic last year. I seem to be attracted to watches with impossible to source crystals 😅. Posted a before and after pictur...
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Ricoh riquartz 570 a jem from the 1970s: part 2
Some more Ricoh quartz watches with the 570 caliber movement. The blue dialed and brown (catseye stone) dialed ones are from 1974. The white dial one...
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