Valjoux 72 - Zodiac on eBay

[chrgod]

I stumbled across this vintage, beaten-up Zodiac Sea-Chron chronograph on eBay, and it is worth a tip. Although it is not described in the ad, I think it has a desirable Valjoux 72 movement. I could be a nice grab for someone looking to build a vintage Daytona rep, and due to the odd listing it might go cheap.

Unfortunately for us in "the old world", there is no shipping outside the US, and the eBay-nazies would not let me contact the seller...

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-ZODIAC-CHRONOGRAPH-WRISTWATCH-/160507543628?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item255efec04c

I remembered reading about a Daytona-franken with a Zodiac V72 movement some time ago. Here is the old post from RWG Sales Corner.

Good luck, if someone bids!

[Nanuq]

Jumpin' Jiminy, that's one to buy and wear! Got 'er on my watch list now...

[Toadtorrent]

WOW...I have a couple zodiacs...fun stuff for the old ones!!

[chrgod]

By curiosity.. Does anyone know why it is no longer possible to contact sellers to ask if they can ship outside US? I would like to bid on this one..

[kurtz]

the whole thing look very good, i would not part that movement from the watch

[krpster]

Nice. Definitely going to watch that one. Thanks for the tip.

[lhooq]

The last few Zodia-Chrons I've seen on eBay have sold for ~$1000.

This one won't go quietly, I'm afraid.

[freddy333]

This one won't go quietly, I'm afraid.

Ditto.

[dluddy]

Not now it wouln't

[kbh]

Not after being posted here.

[Nanuq]

The last few Zodia-Chrons I've seen on eBay have sold for ~$1000.

This one won't go quietly, I'm afraid.

*updates max bid amount to $1,001*

[freddy333]

Auction closed early. Someone here make him an offer he could not refuse?

[criggs19]

No, he damaged the watch trying to wind it and took it to a watchmaker to fix. He's going to relist soon.

[krpster]

I was wondering what happened.

[Watchmeister]

I thought the going rate for anything with a 72 in it was $1000-$1200 just for the movement. Someday I will buy one but for now I will bask in the glory of my DW which is just in for service but still functioning well after 5 years.

[freddy333]

No, he damaged the watch trying to wind it and took it to a watchmaker to fix. He's going to relist soon.

I suspect, after the seller speaks with the watchmaker, the new listing will include the phrase 'as-is' (due to their relative complexity, many watchmakers will not even work on chronographs).

[tomhorn]

I thought the going rate for anything with a 72 in it was $1000-$1200 just for the movement. Someday I will buy one but for now I will bask in the glory of my DW which is just in for service but still functioning well after 5 years.

While you can certainly spend over a grand, you still can find them on the bay for as little as $650 - $700 if you have patience and are willing to look around a bit.

Will depend on condition, the brand of the donor watch, whether or not the seller actually lists them as a v72, or if they claim to have been serviced.

It also helps to know the in-house movement numbers from some of the brands because there are sellers that don't know what they really have. I also keep a list of those watches (Certina, Gallet, Clebar, etc.) that I see advertised with a v72 and then look for sales posts without the movement listed in the description for those watches later. To find a deal on the bay anymore, you have to get creative.

PS ... the guy re-listed it as a private auction for a specific person and it appears to have sold for $500.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=160509099587&si=FNi%252FRn1x29HyvIehUX6WcFvkq4s%253D&viewitem=

Edited November 21, 2010 by tomhorn

[gimme]

I thought the going rate for anything with a 72 in it was $1000-$1200 just for the movement. Someday I will buy one but for now I will bask in the glory of my DW which is just in for service but still functioning well after 5 years.

I recently bought my V72 for $787 on ebay. It was recently serviced and covered by a 6 month warranty. Here's the auction. I just hope it fits the DW 6263 case. Size w/out crown is 34mm, so I guess that's a good sign.