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Watch Cleaner On Ebay - How Good Is It?


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I am still making up my tools, and since I have been cleaning my watches by hand until now, I was looking on eBay for a watchcleaning machine that would make it easier and faster for me to accomplish the job. I came across this:

 

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My question is: is it any good? It is said to be fully working, but I have no idea if all pieces are there. Any comment from you experts would be very much wellcome.

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Yes Mark, there is no basket, but the seller says it would be easy to find one - I have no idea if this is true or not. Your experience?

 

I have no experience with sourcing a basket for a vintage cleaning machine George. But if the Elma SuperElite basket fits then those are very available.

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Thanks, I will have a look at those, then. I did find another cleaning machine that looks to be complete, and at a cheaper price... Tough decisions,,, :)

 

If you can find an Elma superelite or similar then parts are quite easy to obtain. I managed to pick mine up for just £40 and just needed to replace the jar lids and corks. Good luck George :)

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