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9 June 2009, 10:51 AM
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Can you believe this lucky guy..........
....that just won this little lucite cube with Rolex movement parts inside for a lousy $760.00 on E-bay....
 
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9 June 2009, 11:18 AM
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For that sort of money you are getting close to a working watch. |
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9 June 2009, 11:21 AM
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You can always melt it down///
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9 June 2009, 11:22 AM
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Good thing for the buyer....or a bad thing?
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9 June 2009, 11:24 AM
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I bailed out of the bidding at $300 U.S.
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9 June 2009, 11:39 AM
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I have one of those Leo but not with Rolex parts, makes a good paper weight.
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9 June 2009, 11:51 AM
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Just saw Milos post he had one too.... |
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9 June 2009, 11:54 AM
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Lucky? Don't know if that's the word I would use...
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9 June 2009, 11:59 AM
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Hopefully it wasn't one of our members who got sucked into paying that absurd price.
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9 June 2009, 12:00 PM
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Here's his story..........
Up for your bidding consideration-An odd and unusual object!! It's a vintage Rolex watch in a lucite cube. It's been in my family for the last 59 years (1950). It has been looked at by a few "WATCH PROFESSIONALS", and was deemed an "EARLY ROLEX AUTO WINDER MOVEMENT". This particular piece was sent to the Brooklyn Naval Yard, for military consideration of the watch that winds itself, since time military operations were launched by syncronizing the watches, there it sat on a Colonel's desk until 1950, where it became our posession. A relative that worked at the yard received this piece as a gift upon the Colonel's retirement. Probably pre-production. We did a lot of research on this piece, the researchers stated that to the rarity of the item, they could not place an exact value upon the item. Of the people that viewed this item, one was Rolex on 5th Ave. New York. We found the serial number-64434-which dates it between 1935 to 1939, it's hard to photograph, but can be seen clearly. It measures 2 1/2 inches on all sides, it's a perfect square, lucite does have scratches, and a small chip where the hole for the stand is located. We researched cleaning the Lucite, it can be buffed and repaired, very minor effort. Contact for me with any questions. Please scroll down for all pictures. WE added more pics, they have information on them, please look all over the auction page, up, down, and to the left. Words on Winder, "Rolex Auto Rotor - Patented - Super Balance - Swiss Made" |
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9 June 2009, 12:05 PM
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It's been covered, Swede: http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=82142
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9 June 2009, 12:10 PM
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Sorry for the repetition Anken....
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9 June 2009, 12:09 PM
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Very interesting for a conversation piece!!!
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9 June 2009, 12:22 PM
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$760 seems like a lot of money for that cube. I guess "to each his own".
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9 June 2009, 12:46 PM
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If I had more dollars than sense, I'd have bid.
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9 June 2009, 12:51 PM
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I'd buy it at that price . . .
If it were a sculpture by Dali. |
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9 June 2009, 01:12 PM
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Looks like a waste of $760 to me...
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9 June 2009, 01:18 PM
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they forgot the papers and the box inside it...
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9 June 2009, 01:20 PM
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the seller must be happy...$300..maybe...$760?wow...
"one born every minute"...
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9 June 2009, 01:41 PM
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I was hoping the price would stabilize around $250, and thought I could steal it for $300 or so. When it kept climbing I bailed, it got too rich for my blood.
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Member #1,315 I don't want to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol IS a solution! |
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9 June 2009, 01:36 PM
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Well if the drinking water is sellable on the planet earth , then I guess this item worths below $1000! which is fair enough I guess , depends on the buying power !
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9 June 2009, 04:43 PM
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$760 for a paperweight? No thanks!
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9 June 2009, 04:07 PM
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For that kinda money you'd think it'd be bigger lol
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9 June 2009, 06:51 PM
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I think there may be a screw missing...
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9 June 2009, 07:29 PM
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9 June 2009, 07:32 PM
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Well those green crystal Rolex paperweights are over $1,000
 Maybe the buyer got a good deal after all.
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9 June 2009, 08:49 PM
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Is it waterproof??
Hope you enjoy it.
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9 June 2009, 08:56 PM
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I almost chocked when I saw the final price..
unbelievable..now I know what to do with those old rolex that I have laying around that are broken...lol anyone got any lucite for sale??he-he-he |
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10 June 2009, 03:22 AM
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9 June 2009, 11:20 PM
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Does it come with the original paper work of the watch that was "disected" to create it?
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