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Avatar Woohoo! An unexpected It's a happy day today. The new watch arrived! . Post contains photos
Ricky Lee
July 18, 2009 11:58PM		 Registered: April 2005
Posts: 3,862 (2009-09)

Unexpected in the sense that I didn't think there was any way I'd see this one before Monday, and more likely Tuesday. But lo and behold, my mailperson dropped this one off today...

Photo by Ricky Lee

seller's photos

A Timex handwinder, model 26960-2773, which dates it to 1973.

It's pretty much "standard sized" for the period, at 35mm x 40mm, and the case, dial, and hands are very nearly mint. The crown doesn't even show any brassing to the naked eye, a real rarity on a handwind of this vintage. Thumbs Up!

Photo by Ricky Lee

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Mind you, the crystal is quite "hazed", with a myriad number of fine scratches. But it's acrylic, so no problem, it'll polish right up.

Photo by Ricky Lee

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The movement is clean as a whistle, shows excellent amplitude, and has run spot-on for the ~ 3 hours I've been watching it. Not that I'd expect anything less from a Timex.. I am smiling...

The one minor niggle is that the date is not perfectly centered in the window. Oops! My goof! No surprise, though, as the e-Flay pics made that apparent. For the price, $1.29 + shipping, I reckon I can live with it. Wink, wink ...

Photo by Ricky Lee

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It came sans strap, and that's an XL 18mm WBHQ croc-pattern that I had layin' about. Works for me! Wink, wink ...

This one will get a full Tom Swift spit-shine when I get a round tuit but, for now, I'm gonna enjoy it as-is. WIS honeymoon

Thanks for lookin', y'all!

-Ricky


Messages In This Thread

Woohoo! An unexpected It's a happy day today. The new watch arrived!. Post contains photos (Views: 128)
Ricky Lee -- July 18, 2009 11:58PM
Very nice! Thumbs UP! So, just curious, how many >> (Views: 16)
Dave Murphy -- July 19, 2009 05:41PM
>> degrees of amplitude does it have? Laughing!

Or, perhaps this is a "I know it when I see it" sort of measurement. Laughing!

Oh, I'm just busting on you. You know I'd trust your guesses more that most folks facts any day.

Re: ..degrees of amplitude does it have? Laughing! (Views: 16)
Ricky Lee -- July 19, 2009 10:33PM
Precisely 209 degrees.. according to my calibrated eyeballs. R O T F L M A O !!!!
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Dave Murphy
Or, perhaps this is a "I know it when I see it" sort of measurement. Laughing!

Oh, I'm just busting on you.
And busted I am! Oops! My goof! Wink, wink ...

In my defense, I do own an example with amplitude so low that it's amazing to me that it even runs at all. And, yes, I did do a side-by-side comparison. I am smiling... The contrast was quite shocking. Scary!
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Dave Murphy
You know I'd trust your guesses more that most folks facts any day.
Thanks Dave.. but complete disclosure demands I warn you that you should trust my guesses only at your own peril. I am smiling... Laughing! R O T F L M A O !!!!

-Ricky

It's a bit counter intutive, but >> (Views: 21)
Dave Murphy -- July 20, 2009 12:26AM
>> the low amplitude one will run quite fast.

Right you are! 'tis running on the order of +2 min/day... (Views: 9)
Ricky Lee -- July 20, 2009 03:04AM
..perhaps even a tad more. Still not an outrageous amount of error for a 40 year-old watch that was so inexpensive to begin with. Wink, wink ...

-Ricky

An extremely good deal and a beautiful timepiece indeed. Thumbs UP! I am smiling... (n/t) (Views: 20)
IF -- July 19, 2009 09:41AM
Nice score Ricky Thumbs UP! (n/t) (Views: 12)
PaulGeo -- July 19, 2009 03:53AM
Congratulations Thumbs UP!. Nice Timex. (n/t) (Views: 12)
DanB -- July 19, 2009 01:35AM
A seriously nice catch. Thumbs UP! (Views: 14)
Chris L -- July 19, 2009 01:35AM
I bet it took almost an hour to set the day/date. Wink, wink ...

My fingers just don't hold up when trying to cycle through more than a week on the date of the Timex you sent me.

Re: I bet it took almost an hour to set the day/date. Wink, wink ... (Views: 15)
Ricky Lee -- July 19, 2009 02:12AM
It took a few minutes, that's for sure. I am smiling...
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Chris L
My fingers just don't hold up when trying to cycle through more than a week on the date of the Timex you sent me.
Honestly, on these old slow-set day-dates, I usually don't bother.. I just ignore the day and date. Laughing!

Thank you! Chris!

-Ricky

Good catch, Ricky! You're paying even less than I am! Laughing! (n/t) (Views: 13)
MCV -- July 19, 2009 12:39AM

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