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...


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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!


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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.


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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 ...


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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


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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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