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| Waltham Pocket Watch good day ! | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28th, 2011 07:36 am |
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crotchhasteeth Adopt an old watch today! 
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When you have a good day folks, be happy and let other know they do happen sometimes. Last week i went to a local pawn shop, and the had a lot of old and new watches in a display case. Most were dead and dusty. I notice a decent looking pocket watch, asked to see it.It was in a cheapo chrome case, but the face was porcelain , old looking, i opened the back up , and lordy be !! A pristine brassed movement from what had to be the late 1800s. And when wound , it worked! It is a lever set waltham , size 12. I asked what the owner wanted for it after looking at it. he said 30 bucks, and of course though Santa was real good to my daughter, and i didnt have any extra cash to spend , so i left it in the shop empty handed, and thought on it. Today they reopened after the holiday. i went in with a plan. I would offer a bulk of my knife collection {about 90 dollars worth id estimate,i kept many of my nicest } For the largest number of decent watches he had, including the waltham pocket watch. The owner went for it ! I got 5 watches for the trade, including a few other swiss watches that were old. And we struck up a conversation that revealed my watch repair learning and repairs. I ended up trading him 2 of my personal digital watches {a casio and a Timex humvee, both work perfect but rarely worn} for his own personal use for more old watches he had in a drawer, including a Gruen Precision 21 jewel wristwatch for men in Great to Excellent condition ! And i replaced a watch battery for his daughters watch for a bag full of watch parts and watch tools from a junk box he had . Will post the Gruen and the other watches in their respective watch group threads. Being picky and inspecting stuff in a store sometimes does good for you. I had a good day, thank god for it !. Rod Attachment: waltham pw 2.jpg (Downloaded 15 times)
____________________ Seikos -sportmatic, belmatic, 6138 chrono , Atlas, 007 diver , and a 7005 custom squared case. Hamilton -Estoril, TV ,Khaki field , and Vancott. Citizen Saudi Military diver auto,Wyler HD auto,Lifeguard mech, and Starfire HD, Movado Subsea,Bulova Oceanographer 333 and Seaking{s},Type1 diver,Planet Ocean Mod, Datejust mod, Custom Swiss 6497,Arnex convert. pw ,Tauchmeister GMT auto and basic auto,C Weisz diver,Invicta Nekton diver,Ocean Ghost auto, and Sunset Sig. chrono, Casio Gshock vibro alarm,Orient Black Knight and Chronoace College,Lord Elgin Heavy Diver,WW2 UDT mech diver, Zodiac Corsair and Dragon Wing, |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28th, 2011 07:38 am |
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crotchhasteeth Adopt an old watch today!
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The Waltham according to serial numbers was made in 1886 ! heres a pic of the movement. Attachment: waltham pw 1.jpg (Downloaded 15 times)
____________________ Seikos -sportmatic, belmatic, 6138 chrono , Atlas, 007 diver , and a 7005 custom squared case. Hamilton -Estoril, TV ,Khaki field , and Vancott. Citizen Saudi Military diver auto,Wyler HD auto,Lifeguard mech, and Starfire HD, Movado Subsea,Bulova Oceanographer 333 and Seaking{s},Type1 diver,Planet Ocean Mod, Datejust mod, Custom Swiss 6497,Arnex convert. pw ,Tauchmeister GMT auto and basic auto,C Weisz diver,Invicta Nekton diver,Ocean Ghost auto, and Sunset Sig. chrono, Casio Gshock vibro alarm,Orient Black Knight and Chronoace College,Lord Elgin Heavy Diver,WW2 UDT mech diver, Zodiac Corsair and Dragon Wing, |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28th, 2011 02:43 pm |
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four20 laissez les bons temps rouler! 
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that's an awesome score  my lone pocket watch is a Waltham with a very similar dial and hands. case is sterling silver tho. it was a wedding gift from my wife (looong before i got into this crazy hobby). she grew up in Arlington, MA- which is more or less the next town over from Waltham.
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