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15 January 2006, 09:07 PM
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Bugger, damn and blast!
Went down to Ferntree Gully Watches in Melbourne on Friday to get Sasha's grandmother's watch cleaned and serviced, and I came across this little gem:
 It's circa 1920's and probably contains an unsigned Valjoux movement, and when I asked Phil the owner, he said he was thinking of pricing it at A$850. I should have snapped it up right there and then - by the time it made it to Phil's website, it was $1500.  D'oh!
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15 January 2006, 09:09 PM
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Unlucky James, it looks an interesting piece.
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15 January 2006, 09:49 PM
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Thats a nice vintage chrono love the dial and blued hands.as for movement most properly Valjoux caliber 65, or a Landeron cal 3, or even a Venus.Would say it looks more 30s that the 20s with proper case lugs,most 20s watches would have wire lugs.
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16 January 2006, 12:57 AM
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Nice looking vintage there. Too bad ya snoozed on it.
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16 January 2006, 03:26 AM
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Sorry you missed the bus, James. Ed's gonna be drooling all over those complications, but I betcha he's gonna be moaning about the missing date!!
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16 January 2006, 06:30 AM
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Yeah, I'm spewing about it. Then again, until I get a new job it would have been irresponsible of me to have shelled out even $850 for it.
The one thing that really grabbed me about this piece is the spiral tachymeter in the middle of the dial. Does anybody know anything about Imperios watches? I haven't been able to find anything about it online.
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