@AndyHull and I have been chatting, and we think it's time to formalize the 404 Club. 404 is the HTTP standard response code returned when a file (page) is requested and not found. You've probably seen the "404 Not Found" page a few times in your internetting adventures. Turns out though, watches can be found for such a tiny sum! Some surprisingly nice ones even!
Every currency doesn't have the same buying power though. Fortunately, the Dollar to Pound conversion at the moment works out to
The "Montine of Switzerland" slim GP 17 Jewel dress watch got a few cosmetic touches last night.
The hands were straightened out, repainted and re-lumed, and the case back was re-finished, and of course the crystal and strap are also new.
Ignore the slight grubby marks round edge of the new crystal in these pictures. They are caused by the polish I was using, and I did remove them later.
The new lume is actually surprisingly bright, even with a small amount of pigment adde