Stuff I find in boxes rusting away in my shed.

[RL]

Wow---you just keep pulling out some rally neat horological pieces. I'm beginning to think you have more in your scrap shed than most watchmakers have period--
Really like the Oris. and something about the Algex.

 

[roughbarked]

I haven't counted them or anything but there has to be thousands.

 

[roughbarked]

Went through another box today and came up with two Roamers.
Wound them up and they both go. The gents watch needs a new crystal. Don't know why a new crystal wasn't replaced but It had an O/h and stem/crown in 1977.

 

[roughbarked]

Today I went through another box and came out with a couple more Oris, a dial damaged Bulova waterking, a Roamer anfibio ladies watch, a lovely ladies 9ct Rotary with a sapphire crystal, a pile of Seikos. I really should start putting all the Seikos in the one box. It is just such a shame that nobody wants these watches. Found an old cylinder movement which would actually go if I make a winding stem for it. The dial isn't too bad but I'll have to source a minute hand. If I recall correctly Civitas is a brand owned by Moeris. Stacks of perfectly good quartz Seiko and Citizen that simply need a new battery.

 

[Dadistic]

"It is just such a shame that nobody wants these watches. "

Not true! I'd be happy to give any of these watches a home

David

 

[Chris Radek]

All of my seikos like those get worn. I paid actual money for them! I think they're awesome.

 

[roughbarked]

Yes. I'll be keeping all the Seikos. I also have a good selection of important Seiko parts, jewels.
There are photos I haven't shown.
Gave this to a friend who expressed interest. It is a momento of a now extinct Australian produced car. The Holden company started out making saddles and coaches. Later to make cars in Australia from General Motors, only ours was GMH for General Motors Holden.

 

[roughbarked]

There must have been a time when getting your Seiko fixed wasn't fashionable. I keep finding more of them.

 

[PatH]

There must have been a time when getting your Seiko fixed wasn't fashionable. I keep finding more of them.

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As I recall, just to have the crystal replaced (with a proper crystal) on some of them was about as much as a new watch.

 

[roughbarked]

When one could buy a digital watch for less than it cost to fit a battery, almost all wrist watches either became dispensable or got lost at the back of a drawer.
Anybody remember these?

 

[Chris Radek]

That's nifty. I don't think I've seen one that was automatic before? Lots of handwind, and there was an Accutron model like that too.

 

[roughbarked]

That's nifty. I don't think I've seen one that was automatic before? Lots of handwind, and there was an Accutron model like that too.

If I recall correctly the movement was a Forster. Though I had no luck googling that name.

 

[roughbarked]

More of interest? This Tissot came in for a crystal in 1990, never came back to pick it up.



and this how much we charged for an overhaul and a crown of a manual watch in 1967. They never picked it up either.

.

 

[Roy Gardner]

These stories and pictures are fascinating. I'd love to see all this treasure spread out on many tables at a mart.

 

[roughbarked]

We don't have such marts in Australia to my knowledge.

 

[zedric]

We just ran one this past Saturday in Melbourne Public MART – AAHS

 

[roughbarked]

We just ran one this past Saturday in Melbourne Public MART – AAHS

Yes thanks for that but I'm not trucking all this to Melbourne. The rivers are up anyway. Couldn't get through if I tried.

 

[zedric]

It may be a long way, but it was a good turn out - and this was our second mart this year.

 

[roughbarked]

OK so when is your next one?

I see a face in those photos that I know very well.

 

[zedric]

Next should be the mid-year mart next year - plenty of time to sort out how to get stuff here.. The QLD club also has an annual sale, but theirs is an auction which is held in Brisbane rather than the mart style.

 

[roughbarked]

Thanks. I'll look into it but if you have the same sort of stuff there next time, it is possible that I'll come away with more than I took there.

 

[zedric]

That's exactly what happened for many of the stall holders... old toys gone, new toys bought..

 

[roughbarked]

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That's nifty. I don't think I've seen one that was automatic before? Lots of handwind, and there was an Accutron model like that too.

Yes. It was a Förster

 

[roughbarked]

Found a couple of watches with a name on the dial that I didn't recognise. Had never seen a watch brand Dila before. I opened it and found a movement I'd also never seen before. Looking at a 7 jewel pin lever with the oddity of having the banking pins to the side.

 

[Roy Gardner]

More shed goodies for us to enjoy!

Is it possible that that bendable, easily-accessible tail between the banking pins is a fast way to adjust the escapement during manufacturing, maybe for putting it in beat?

There are some Dila watches on the big auction site, and even more where the seller misspelled dial. (The same typo occurs in this forum too!)

 

[roughbarked]

These goodies will keep coming for a while.
This Olma has an AS 1701 movement. Appears to have an issue with the date mechanism. Probably nothing I can't fix if I have the parts.

 

[roughbarked]

I must put each watch brand together. Have a stack of Oris watches. This is another. Hand missing and plexi gone. Good dial though.



This Titus needs some work. Stem and crown and plexi. All of which I should have as it is an ETA 1100.

Also have a couple of empty Accutron cases. I'll have to look for the gents movement. I know where the ladies mov't is. Joan was the wife of the shop owner. Lovely lady she was too.

 

[roughbarked]

A Citizen Diamond Flake.

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I really like this watch. It is slim and light and easy to accurately read the time, at least in daylight. Downside is that being quite an outdoors person as much as I can, the slightest scent of water, is straight into this watch. I spotted a small condensation starting on underside of the plexi, so I whippped the bezel and the back off and sat it under a warm light. So, it i a dress watch rather than a watch worn on the Survivor TV show.

 

[roughbarked]

This is a rather attractive runner. Civitas.



However low cost watch this is, It has a good clear dial and works well. I'll wear this for the next few days. Felicia was a brand cased in Australia at Charles Spring Pty Ltd. Long gone into the past.

 

[roughbarked]

Then there is this lovely little Universal-Geneve.
I also picked out a Seiko 21 j sportsmatic, a couple of Orients and a Ricoh or two,. A couple of Tissot and the same of Lanco. More Oris watches and three Swiss Walthams. Then there was this Cornavin with a bright blue dial and a Russian Poljot movement.

 

[roughbarked]

Haven't made an official count yet but I must have at least 50 Seiko mechanicals.
Here's one box.

 

[roughbarked]

Found a small number of Timex. This one was in good condition but it wouldn't go.
Then there was this Nelson Watch Co who I'd never heard of and had never seen the movement before.

 

[RL]

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Haven't made an official count yet but I must have at least 50 Seiko mechanicals.
Here's one box.

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Love Seiko mechanicals. They are good solid timekeepers. You probably have a good many that (with your skills) can be a decent daily timekeeper again. A lot of them (Auto 5's etc.)were pretty good looking with well built cases too..

 

[roughbarked]

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Love Seiko mechanicals. They are good solid timekeepers. You probably have a good many that (with your skills) can be a decent daily timekeeper again. A lot of them (Auto 5's etc.)were pretty good looking with well built cases too..
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Biggest problem will be fitting new crystals. I do have quite a few but there are a lot of different crystals in the Seiko range.

 

[RL]

Yes and probably a lot of those crystals are the tension ring type.
Anyway--that photo sure looks like a lot of pretty cool Seikos to me.

 

[roughbarked]

Yes but many are too big for my wrist. Like strapping a hammer on.

 

[RL]

Lol here. Yep I understand. Many of them are pretty hefty and weighty-but-I've always liked them.
They are the reason I can wear a heavier watch and it not bother me.
Although I sometimes wear smaller or lighter--I can go back and forth with no problem because of me past with Seiko autos and divers.
I would think that there is a pretty fair market for older Seiko mech's and autos. And probably a bunch of fixer uppers would do well at a mart table where the watch sells for low price and customer does what ever work the watch needs himself.