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nje2791 wrote: April 21st, 2020, 4:25 am Woo hoo!! I keep watching the post box every day. Australia Post has now redeployed its letter delivery workforce and put them on parcel delivery. But not many overseas planes getting through yet.
I notice you have caught the bug.... what does your collection look like now? What else is in the plans?
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Well, I am only starting out small and steady. I’m waiting on a bronze 3646 display back case from an eBay seller in Germany which will take a 6497 movement. Add a dial and hands and that will be my first attempt at putting together a watch (I don’t say build at this stage). Ebay has become an addiction. I did also buy a very cheap Cortebert pocket watch being sold in Australia (normally everything needs to come from overseas) - I was the only bidder and haven’t seen the movement. What are the chances it contains a 616? The case is gold filled and it has an inscription on the back dated 1959.
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Picked this up today. I’m happy

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Yoda wrote:
bmsm wrote: April 24th, 2020, 9:44 am Picked this up today. I’m happy

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Looks good, congratulations! I see a lot of work with polishing stuff and wax ahead! I remember mine, the case was trashed as well, it took me a couple of weeks ans sore hands..
Already working :)

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It starts to look way better!!!
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Yoda wrote:
bmsm wrote: April 24th, 2020, 11:21 am
Yoda wrote:
Looks good, congratulations! I see a lot of work with polishing stuff and wax ahead! I remember mine, the case was trashed as well, it took me a couple of weeks ans sore hands..
Already working :)

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It starts to look way better!!!
It will be a feast to work with when it is ready!

I assume that you don't want to see a picture of mine? LOL!
For benchmark :) send it
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Took a gamble. No idea what’s inside. Any guesses?

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Yoda wrote: April 24th, 2020, 12:06 pm
Tanukjaju wrote: April 24th, 2020, 11:59 am Took a gamble. No idea what’s inside. Any guesses?

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Non alarm to begin with, but the hands doesn't reveal anything of the usual stuff inside..
No idea after my last guess, but curious to see.
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Yoda wrote: April 25th, 2020, 8:38 am
Tanukjaju wrote: April 24th, 2020, 11:59 am Took a gamble. No idea what’s inside. Any guesses?

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I don't recognize the back of the movement as Angelus, not the crown either, at least it is not something I have seen before.

Interesting to see what it is.
I’m a little optimistic because of the location of the regulator window. We will see Monday or Tuesday when she arrives.

I know it isn’t a rectangle 8 day for sure [mention]nje2791[/mention] :D
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Yoda wrote:
bmsm wrote: April 24th, 2020, 11:58 am
Yoda wrote:
It will be a feast to work with when it is ready!

I assume that you don't want to see a picture of mine? LOL!
For benchmark :) send it
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amazing set, I need to get something like this too
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For my collection of bells
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Another two

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