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Today's bargain watch that I'm not buying
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I got mine today
I had ordered it a day or two before you posted this and it arrived quick enough...only €50 inc.del. I have to say Im very happy with it, its not a heavy weight but its a nice size and the strap/face/hands go very well together. Basically a nice edition to my very cheap and chearful collection.
I was away with work and they were all sold when I went to get one today
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Nice, dressy mechanical chrono for 133 quid
Bezel is showing its age a bit ...but for that kind of money ...not bad
http://www.ebay.de/itm/POLJOT-WATCH-Chronograph-/370577036358?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item56481cd4460 -
Your entry into vintage watches
€13.77 delivered :eek:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Vintage-POLJOT-17-jewels-cal-2409-/110811189197?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_212&hash=item19ccdc8fcd0 -
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Very tempted
Here's the body of the newsletter email from Stowa...
Dear Customer,
once a year - during our stock-taking - we rearrange our inventory.
At this occasion some watches "appear" which have never been sold due to cancellation, watches which have been shown on fairs or which simply have remained for a short time in the second collection.
All watches have a 2-year guarantee and new straps.
Most of them are at new state some of them have micro scratches which happened during decoration or while trying on the wrist during a fair.
Technically all watches are perfect and no old goods, as every watch was produced in 2011.
There is a limited number of watches - you can see them when ordering in our menu.
If the button "sold" arises, the watch(es) is/are already sold out or reserved for another
customer.
Furthermore we can offer in this special sale also 19 Flieger watches with date and black hands at a special price of EUR 490,-- (price for the watch with blued steel hands is EUR 580,--) and 18 Antea Creme watches with automatic movement at a price of EUR 380,-- ea. and 7 Antea black watches for EUR 380,-
(both products are no more in our production, due to a lack of time. Before Christmas we took them again in production to avoid a shutdown as we had not enough hands to build other watches).
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Very tempted
Here's the body of the newsletter email from Stowa...
Dear Customer,
once a year - during our stock-taking - we rearrange our inventory.
At this occasion some watches "appear" which have never been sold due to cancellation, watches which have been shown on fairs or which simply have remained for a short time in the second collection.
All watches have a 2-year guarantee and new straps.
Most of them are at new state some of them have micro scratches which happened during decoration or while trying on the wrist during a fair.
Technically all watches are perfect and no old goods, as every watch was produced in 2011.
There is a limited number of watches - you can see them when ordering in our menu.
If the button "sold" arises, the watch(es) is/are already sold out or reserved for another
customer.
Furthermore we can offer in this special sale also 19 Flieger watches with date and black hands at a special price of EUR 490,-- (price for the watch with blued steel hands is EUR 580,--) and 18 Antea Creme watches with automatic movement at a price of EUR 380,-- ea. and 7 Antea black watches for EUR 380,-
(both products are no more in our production, due to a lack of time. Before Christmas we took them again in production to avoid a shutdown as we had not enough hands to build other watches).
Heres the link to the webshop
Ah FFS... I have to buy a house this year. :P0 -
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sparrowcar wrote: »Ah FFS... I have to buy a house this year. :P
Yeah yeah yeah, and I've a wedding
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Today's bargain watch that I did just buy:
nope, not another Russian
Peasant goes west ...made in Poland !•Automatic movement SeaGull ST 2551 with hacking and handwinding
•Power reserve: 45h
•Frequency: 21.600 bps
•Stainless steels case 316L
•Case diameter: 42mm
•High: 15mm
•Lug to lug: 55mm
•Water Resistant 200m
•Sapphire crystal
•Luminous Hands and Markers
•Genuine leather strap 22mm, steel buckle
•Wooden watchcase
•24 month warranty + optional 12 month after conducting the service in our manufacture
cost ...just a shade over a thousand ....
...zloty delivered, so just under 250 Euro (should be more than worth it going by the specs and the pictures)
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Given the amount of very high quality fakes/homages coming from Poland they do seem to know their timepieces and have the skills to make them. I've held a "Heuer chrono wristwatch" in my hands and though I knew it was a pocketwatch recase of a high quality bought in movement sometimes used by Heuer, damn it was really good quality. The machining on the case and the dial was superb. A damned nice watch even if utterly bogus.
Regardless of that shíte P it looks good. Wristshots are a given BTW. You will be banned if we don't get them. And don't think appealing to bedlam will make any diff, we're gonna be as one mind on this. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Another bargain new-old-stock watch (just bought for t'other half)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/200686446261?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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Snake_Doctor wrote: »Peasant,
Will you post your "report" when you get the Raketa? I have been looking at the 2609 movement for a while, that watch will fit the bill nicely..
In the meantime this is on the way.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300654819057?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1978wt_1139
Will do !
I've got the 2609n.1 in my Raketa big zero. That's just a fantastic movment. Triple shock protection, about 10 seconds fast per day and sounds like a grandfather clock
Congrats on the Zaria btw ...I hear it's supposed to be an absolutely fab watch for the money.
I've been toying with getting one myself ...but one has to draw a line somewhere. It's just not my style and I know I wouldn't wear it enough0 -
Snake_Doctor wrote: »Peasant,
Will you post your "report" when you get the Raketa? I have been looking at the 2609 movement for a while, that watch will fit the bill nicely..
In the meantime this is on the way.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300654819057?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1978wt_1139
I have the white dial.
Nice cheap way to get a Poljot 3105 movement before they are gone.
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Sorry ...Russians again
A nice little collection of (seemingly very good condition) vintages for 75 quidBPO3PM0Oq!~~60_12.JPG)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/A-LOT-OF-4-RUSSIAN-WRISTWATCHES-KIROVSKIE-CHAIKA-RAKETA-SLAVA-FREE-SHIPPING-/110825951952?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item19cdbdd2d00 -
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Too young for me and way outa my price range. I like the very old and cheap. Matches me. Nice watch mind you. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Now here's a bit of an oddity...
Not only is it a russian digital watch (collectible enough as it is, if you're into digitals) ...nope, it's a digital pocket watch
My gut feeling says that if you give that a few more years it will easily double or treble its value [caveat]my gut has been known to be wrong though[/caveat]
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Vintage-ELEKTRONIKA-5-soviet-watch-ussr-Russia-/180824066599?pt=Pocket_Watches&hash=item2a19f44a270 -
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This very morning while looking for watch info google stylee I saw one of those very watches Z. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Snake_Doctor wrote: »Peasant,
Will you post your "report" when you get the Raketa? I have been looking at the 2609 movement for a while, that watch will fit the bill nicely..
I said I would report, so I will ...even though there isn't much to report.
The watch arrived about a week ago, I held it long enough to fit a strap and I haven't seen it since (only from a distance, on her wrist)
It is a very nice watch, the movement is ticking loud and strong and seems to be keeping good time.
I'm not sure that I (or any other guy) c(sh)ould wear this watch though.
At 34mm it is not the biggest and being all black it somehow appears smaller. Also the crown on it is tiny which further adds to perceived smallness.
As a daily wearer it doesn't score too well either. The black dial under plexiglass scores high on reflections and the gold numbers and hands aren't always easy to spot at first glance.
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Cheers for the update, the hunt continues for a nice 2609. BTY my Zaria 3105 arrived about a week ago as well. Running within 5 secs/day. I like the windy uppey bit, I have only had Auto's till now. It stopped dead last night about 11.30 - I think I overwound it, a few hard shakes and off it went again - gotta love the russians. It is difficult to read in low light - thats about my only gripe. For the money it looks like a much more expensive watch. 0
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Snake_Doctor wrote: »... the hunt continues for a nice 2609.
I would recommend something in the "fried egg" case7lDBNjwD43qPQ~~_12.JPG)
At 39/40 mm it's big enough for today's standards while still vintage and very Raketa
Perhaps one of the big number models
These pop up reasonably often in pretty good condition and don't cost the earth. (plus they're pedestrian enough to be of no interest to the fakers and frankeners, so you could be pretty sure to get an original)0 -
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Alternatively you could buy a brandnew Raketa 2609 "Yalta"
only problem is ...at 590 Euro I would no longer call that a bargain
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Alternatively you could buy a brandnew Raketa 2609 "Yalta"
only problem is ...at 590 Euro I would no longer call that a bargain
http://world.raketa-shop.com/22-only-mechanical
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Snake_Doctor wrote: »I was excited there for 0.5 seconds.....feck 590 are these really selling?
Well ...if it was some Swiss brand with an in-house movement, nobody would flinch at that price, on the contrary.
Can't blame Raketa for trying a different approach. The times where they could produce and sell millions of watches for pocket money are over.
On the face of it you still have a well made, good looking watch there. Fitted with a hand-wind in-house movement with central seconds hand (i.e. none of your ETA/Unitas 6497/6498 standard fare).
With the right marketing people might just buy it (just not the people like me who are used to Raketas < 50 quid) 0 -
Today's bargain that I'm not buying.
Here's a Bellski & Rosski (:D) for 95 quid.
Kirova mechanical chronograph as fitted to several Soviet jet fighters ...the real thing, not just pretendskiQVmg~~60_12.JPG)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/POLJOT-Borduhr-A4C-1M-Kirova-inkl-Plexiglasstander-/220967827515?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item3372b5783b0 -
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Today's bargain that I'm not buying.
Here's a Bellski & Rosski (:D) for 95 quid.
Kirova mechanical chronograph as fitted to several Soviet jet fighters ...the real thing, not just pretendski
http://www.ebay.de/itm/POLJOT-Borduhr-A4C-1M-Kirova-inkl-Plexiglasstander-/220967827515?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item3372b5783b
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Well ...if it was some Swiss brand with an in-house movement, nobody would flinch at that price, on the contrary.
Can't blame Raketa for trying a different approach. The times where they could produce and sell millions of watches for pocket money are over.
On the face of it you still have a well made, good looking watch there. Fitted with a hand-wind in-house movement with central seconds hand (i.e. none of your ETA/Unitas 6497/6498 standard fare).
With the right marketing people might just buy it (just not the people like me who are used to Raketas < 50 quid)
You are absolutely right, and I would consider buying it when I am in the market for a dress watch, but it would have stiff competition against a Seiko or Stowa in the same price bracket. I would like to see how they are finished under the hood, and I wonder how the finish of the movement would compare to a seiko in the same price bracket, looks wise it certainly seems to be in the game and yes it would certainly be different.0 -
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There it is (bottom center) in the cockpit of a MIG 29
http://www.patricksaviation.com/files/photos/full/37604_28616.jpg
I have one of those clocks from years back. Came in a polystyrene box with instructions and it's testing centre results. Good quality and very good timekeeper. Bang on consistent at -4 seconds a day regardlessof the state of wind. Couple of interesting features on em. Chronograph, and a second dial which you can set to a different timezone which is funkaaay. 27 volt connectors on the back for an internal heater I gather? It's covered in luminous paint. Everything that looks white in a photo lights up. I thought it was non radioctive paint, but there was a very faint glow to it even if left in pitch black so likely tritium. What's odd is that it winds anti clockwise which is a pain, until I figured it's like that so you wind it with your left hand? Loud as fcuk mind you, so not for the bedside table. It should really be a Jaegerski as it's ripping off one of their movements.
They're normally around the 150 qud mark so that's a cheap one. Worth a punt if you dig that sorta thing and lets face it we do. There are a couple of other so called "mig clocks". They were fitted to all sorts of military kit. Tanks, boats and the like. There's one that's older that's chronograph only. There's a funky one that's got a 24 hour dial. It was fitted to nuclear subs and Sukhoi fighters I gather and they seem to be rarer now.
Edit here's a page with an assortment of ex Soviet clocks http://www.maurnavy.com/?page=aircraft The 24 hour lad is the first one. IMHO the funkiest of the lot. That said I could never get used to the 24 dial thang.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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