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A .99 cent purchase . Guy said it needed a battery. Hmmm. Just a wind.

Don't think my photo is showing up? Will investigate further. Photo size may exceed limits. Anyway...99 cent Marvin from late 40's. Great piece. This is my first post and I'm looking forward to being here. I really want to be able to clean and work on my watches.

Photos to come !

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Hi Gary,

Welcome to the forum.

That's a fantastic find for just 99 cents. It looks like it might even be an all stainless steel case too.

Looks like it won't take much at all to bring it into top order.

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Welcome aboard from Scotland. I agree with Marc, a cracking find that should turn into a really piece when restored.

I can't believe Will missed that one!

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Welcome aboard from Scotland. I agree with Marc, a cracking find that should turn into a really piece when restored.

I can't believe Will missed that one!

Welcome! And - no - I only look at watches in the UK!

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Thank you for the kind welcome. Actually I have another Marvin from that vendor and as they both work they are losing 3-5 minutes a day. I will be glad when I can disassemble and reassemble with nice cleaning and lubrication.  I am reading as much as possible and look forward to the next post!

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I recently serviced a Marvin watch for my brother who had kept it in a draw for 10 years +. After a strip, clean and re-assemble it runs a treat , in fact in one position showed a reading 0 s/d.  Very impressed with the build quality & http://www.ranfft.de has a few to look at.

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@Clockboy

They seem to be great movements. The other one is a little rough but still runs pretty well. I would like to add more to my collection.

I'll post a pic of it too later.

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Hey Welcome from Brooklyn, New York! I love subsecond watches. I had a bumper omega with subseconds and sold it because I never wore it. Nice looking watch and look forward to hearing more from you

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Today! Gains about 30 seconds a day. In need of a cleaning.

30 seconds is not too bad at all. The cleaning may remedy that. I've got two of my repairs under observation to try to get them regulated for optimal performance. Right now one is within 1 minute from quartz timie, and the other goes from 3 to 5 minutes off AFTER cleaning and oiling. I guess I would be OK with 30 seconds to 1 minute deviations per 24 hrs--yup.

JC

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One of the Stargate Seikos I restored starter gaining about 10 min a day after cleaning and all. I thought being a Stargate it was giving me the time in another planet! :) When I looked closely there was a drop of oil shorting the hairspring. Once I cleaned the whole balance and re lubed, it started working fine....

 

So maybe on both cases, it is just the hairspring coils touching!

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I didn't think I would like to carry the pocket watch since I don't like things in my pockets but actually I have gotten accustomed to it quickly. I do feel "naked" without a wrist watch though...LOL!

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marvin's are great value...you will usually find the movements marked 3 adj or 5 adj. This means that they left the factory with additional work done to ensure that the run accurately!. Practically chronograph grade.

 

Also they are a true manufacturer and I have not come across any ebauches..(mechanism made by other companies like ETA, AS, FEF, FHF, ST) so they are quite high quality.

 

Be careful not to drop it as most of them date from the fifties and do not have any shock-protection at all.

 

Anil

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