Which Watch Have You Got Coming In The Mail ? Show Us !!!

[oldhippy]

I did.

[Marc]

33 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

I did.

OH, my apologies.

having gone back and re-read the article myself in a little more detail I can see the source of my confusion. It would seem that "gunmetal" is a bit of an ambiguous term, referring as it does to both a specific alloy, and also to a colour.  A bit like like "silver" which is both a metal and a colour.

[AndyHull]

Ah... hence the confusion. "Gunmetal finish" on steel, as opposed to "gun metal", i.e. red brass, bronze, or cannon bronze.

Well, lets see what arrives in the post. If it is "gunmetal finish", then I'm going to have to figure out how to clean it up without loosing the black finish.

[oldhippy]

32 minutes ago, Marc said:

OH, my apologies.

having gone back and re-read the article myself in a little more detail I can see the source of my confusion. It would seem that "gunmetal" is a bit of an ambiguous term, referring as it does to both a specific alloy, and also to a colour.  A bit like like "silver" which is both a metal and a colour.

Thats all right. There was no need to apologise. I good debate is what its all about.

[TexasDon]

This is currently on the way to me. It's the first brand new watch that I've purchased in many, many years. No special occasion but the watch commemorates 1963, the year I graduated from high school. It is 42.5 mm in diameter which is right in the size range I prefer. It comes with either a black or silver bezel. I wanted the silver which was out of stock so I waited just a bit. If purchasing a new "anything" one should receive his heart's desire, not just what happens to be available. 

This one features a Miyota 6S20 movement with the smooth second hand. I've not personally seen that feature so I'm looking  forward to it although, the normal one second advancement of a quartz second hand is not an issue for me. According the the USPS tracking system, it is scheduled to arrive on Monday, 4/29. Can't wait to see it up close and personal.

[Marc]

6 hours ago, AndyHull said:

Ah... hence the confusion. "Gunmetal finish" on steel, as opposed to "gun metal", i.e. red brass, bronze, or cannon bronze.

Well, lets see what arrives in the post. If it is "gunmetal finish", then I'm going to have to figure out how to clean it up without loosing the black finish.

@AndyHull assuming gunmetal finish your best bet may well be to polish it up to a bright steel finish and then re-blue it with a gun bluing kit. There are plenty of them about that are a lot simpler than the hot caustic process described in the link that I posted. Just google DIY gun bluing

[AndyHull]

What can I say. I'm a sucker for a blue dial, and anything with that 70s vibe. This ticks both boxes. It also allegedly does tick, but stops.. and apparently has 17 jewels, but there were no pics of the movement, so another pot luck watch.

The winning bid was ... drumroll ... yes, you guessed it, exactly £4.04 - so no surprises there folks. :¬)

Edited May 1, 2019 by AndyHull

[AndyHull]

I did a little digging, and the JWB brand appears to be a brand name of Jowissa one of the few small Swiss brands that seems to have survived, despite the odds.

This similar watch seems to prove the case.

[AndyHull]

Also on its way is this specimen.

I think the blued hands and the VX46 retrograde date movement was what caught my eye. Needless to say, I paid pennies for it in that state.

[AndyHull]

More low cost fun. Just a little over three and a half quid each. My guess is, possible franken-dial, probably original and probably original. I spent more on two coffees and a couple of sticky buns in the supermarket cafe yesterday.

[jameswarner1011]

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[m1ks]

On 5/4/2019 at 12:24 PM, AndyHull said:

More low cost fun. Just a little over three and a half quid each. My guess is, possible franken-dial, probably original and probably original. I spent more on two coffees and a couple of sticky buns in the supermarket cafe yesterday.

Nice! I love HMT.

That purple faced one, I have a 'vintage genuine' swiss Henri Sandoz with the exact same colour and applied indices and numerals haha. Slight patterning but otherwise much the same.

Good old Indian eBay.

Edited May 6, 2019 by m1ks

[AndyHull]

Having worked my way through quite a lot of the last batch of oddities standing at the door of the "404 Club" clamoring to get in, I decided I hadn't suffered enough, so I popped a bid on this.

Advertised as a "Vintage Men’s TIMEX automatic day/ date, watch not working", and given its insanely scruffy appearance, and that dial, (and the resultant rock bottom price of course) how could I resist. It looks like a real gem in the rough.  I sense a lot of cleaning, oiling and polishing is likely to be required. I will of course keep you all posted as to its progress.

[AndyHull]

I spotted this unloved 1940s or 1950s charmer, put my usual bid on and got it for considerably less, so I now own an "Ostalba 15 jewels - Swiss Model"

I have no idea what is inside, but the seller did claim it is "in working order". How could you not love this little gem?

Edited May 20, 2019 by AndyHull

[AndyHull]

Many years ago, when the world was young, I picked up some dead "talking watches" in Tandy (the UK brand name of RadioShack).

I managed to get a couple of them to function, however their whereabouts is now a mystery. While trawling the bargain basement of ebay's watch lots, I have seen quite a number of talking watches, but they invariably go for a lot more than the 404 club rules allow.

However I saw a couple of these today, and put my pocket money bid on them fully expecting them to go for nearer £20 to £30. However I was wrong. I now have two talking watches heading my way, for the princely sum of £2.30 each +P&P

More novelty items for the collection.

[AndyHull]

Dial looks original.

It should be the Yin to the Yang of the one I posted above. As a bonus, the seller claims it actually works, which is a relative rarity for prospective 404 club members.

I think I may swap out the steel strap though.

Edited May 24, 2019 by AndyHull

[eezy]

On 5/20/2019 at 2:40 PM, AndyHull said:

I spotted this unloved 1940s or 1950s charmer, put my usual bid on and got it for considerably less, so I now own an "Ostalba 15 jewels - Swiss Model"

I have no idea what is inside, but the seller did claim it is "in working order". How could you not love this little gem?

Never seen a watch marked ''Swiss Model''

[AndyHull]

This one is going to need a lot of work I suspect.

If genuine, I think I "won a watch" on this, if fake, its going to be quite a good looking fake.

[AndyHull]

I picked this up too. Just 'cos I liked the look of it. 

[AndyHull]

This is a little different. German Keinzel automatic. Probably (hopefully) a  Keinzel 21 jewel in house movement - I assume an 057/21d in which case it is probably late 1950s to pre 1963,

Edited May 29, 2019 by AndyHull

[AndyHull]

A couple more HMTs. They look suspiciously franken, but at three quid each, and claimed to be working, I couldn't resist.

I'm still waiting for a chance to go through the small collection of HMTs, and get them all back to a clean wearable, serviceable condition. I also have a few new faces in the Timex pile that need some TLC. I will of course post some pics when I get somewhere with them.

Edited June 6, 2019 by AndyHull

[AndyHull]

A whopping £2.20 secured this rather attractive '76 Timex Marlin. Obviously for that money it 'aint working, but that's half the fun of this game.

[AndyHull]

.. and for £3.32 each, two more from the same clan.

[AndyHull]

.. and finally on my very slow slide in to horologicaly induced  bankruptcy..  six quid + p&p secured this lot.

[ro63rto]

.. and finally on my very slow slide in to horologicaly induced  bankruptcy..  six quid + p&p secured this lot.

I've got a similar lensed visor but it came with more lenses. It has two slots to mount them simultaneously but I think that's a gimmick more than a useful feature.

I like the magnifying station, very useful. What power is the magnification?