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One of these watches just sold for about £40 including postage and it was spares or repair, on that auction site, and I am curious as I can not find much out about it at all on the internet

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The reason is that I have one lying in my spares tray. As I remember the movement is not fantastic so there must be something else unless it is just quite rare - can anyone enlighten me.

Cheers,

Vic

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I wouldn't be surprised if it was from the same stable - or a similar one - to the "Services" brand, and in the same league as Timex and Ingersoll. The dial has the same, quasi-military design on top of (from what you say) a cheapish movement. Some Services watches were made in France. 'Services', of course, had nothing to do with anything military.

 

I know at least one serious collector of Services watches, cheap though they were at the time of manufacture, and they can go for decent money on eBay. The 'Aircraft' marque may well be of that order.

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Vich

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Hello Will,

As far as I can remember the movement looks a bit like tin plate and it was a house clearance item that I got for about £6.00. I will sort it out and post a pic of the movement. Oddly the one that has sold seems to have a more generic style back that could be press fit and I am sure mine is screw on. You would think that if these were mass produced there would be more of them around. By the way I have picked up a Roamer Viscount (MST 802) that is not in bad condition and looks like it may be a keeper.

Cheers,

Vic

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Well of course the mass produced cheap watch often got thrown away when it stopped working. So, although many were made, comparatively few may have survived!

 

Lots of Roamer info on this site, by the way:

 

http://roamer-watches.info/MST801.shtml

 

Roamers are nice watches and I have several, though I rarely go for any movement later than MST 402 as the earlier ones were better made.

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Hi Vic,

 

Those are nice even though they may be -- or had been -- cheap! I find the "aircraft" very appealing almost more than the Roamer since I'm partial to small seconds and case style of the first...but honestly, the Roamer has something that attracts me a lot too...could be the dial? I think that was a great buy!

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

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Vich

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I think I might try and get the aircraft watch running, should be interesting.  I am waiting for the Roamer, can't wait to clean it up, the watch strap looks interesting as well, hopefully it will be wearable.

 

Cheers,

 

Vic

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I am waiting for the Roamer, can't wait to clean it up

That all encompassing train bridge looks like it could be a sod to align with the pivots.

Vich Distinguished Member

Vich

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Curiouser etc,

 

Look what has just popped up on the Bay

 

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there are a few aircraft watches now on sale, this one is £30.00.  There is even a watch /lighter combo and a pocket watch there.  I suppose I just never noticed them before.

 

I would love to see what is inside this watch but I will never know.

 

Cheers,

 

Vic

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