[time-nuts] Watches

[Daun Yeagley]

Hi John

I don't think you are alone in that boat.  Not only that, but don't send one to
Bulova to get fixed.  They'll just swap the magical parts and replace it with a
(not very good) quartz movement.  To me that kills the whole reason for having
one in the first place.
I agree on the Sleezebay comment too.  I just need to find enough time to get to
some estate auctions.  That really does seem to be the place to find them.  I've
tried to notify some friends that tend to go to those to be looking out for me.
I figure the more eyes out there looking, the better the chances.

Daun 

-----Original Message-----
From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf
Of Neon John
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 4:05 AM
To: time-nuts at febo.com
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Watches

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:06:01 -0500, "Daun Yeagley" <daun at yeagley.net> wrote:

  I've wanted to experiment with that, but I need to come
>up with another Accutron, as I don't want to ruin the Spaceview that I got from
>my wife on our first Christmas way back in '67!   Know any reasonable sources?

There's at least one SpaceView out there in the wild.  The one my "jeweler"
stole
from me back in the early 80s.  I took it in to get a new crystal and told him
I'd
pick it up when I returned from a trip.  Couple months later when I returned I
got
that ole "What watch?" treatment.  Bastid!

>I've been looking on Ebay, but they always seem to get bid way up, even for one
>that doesn't run.

Sleazebay isn't a very good source for that kind of stuff.  Watch your area for
estate auctions.  I've seen a few Accutrons go through in the last few years.
They
typically bring very little.  I've been holding out for another SpaceView so I
haven't bought anything.  

John
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doubt.


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