automatico Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Ref 1010... 14K Bombe from early 1960s. It still looks like new and I have owned it for about 30 years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Wow, very nice. OK, I'll take these two, please let me know where to send funds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugop Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 I’m in too! I could use a 1030 for my big crown build…Nice treasure chest @automatico 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 I guess you better put me down for a spare 1030 too. My Sub is getting awfully long in the tooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 "Nice treasure chest." Thanks, that is about 10% of the rlx junk. I just wanted to show I have been telling the truth....most of the time. I'll post some other stuff later. It's a pain to dig it out, bring it home, and take it back. "OK, I'll take these two, please let me know where to send funds." I have watches that go with most of the bracelets in another box somewhere but I heard my wife is planning a yard sale... Btw...I found a very nice Bulova Lone Eagle and a lever set Hampden wristwatch with a 'Molly Stark' movement when I was digging through the watches. Bulova - Lone Eagle | Watchophilia.com Hampden lever-set wristwatch | NAWCC Forums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Quiet Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Are you really selling?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Hey buddy watch out, I got dibs on those bracelets and 3 or 4 1030s. The line forms to the rear! Boy those folded oysters are gonna look good on my GMT and Snowflake! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 "Are you really selling??" Not at this time. It is 'Show and Tell' like back in grade school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Rats, I almost had the entire RWG membership spooled up to send you PMs to buy. Then it was only a matter of time until you collapsed under the onslaught and agreed. I'll take two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugop Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Hey buddy watch out, I got dibs on those bracelets and 3 or 4 1030s. The line forms to the rear! Boy those folded oysters are gonna look good on my GMT and Snowflake!Glad you kept the snowflake! "Are you really selling??" Not at this time. It is 'Show and Tell' like back in grade school.[mention=14711]automatico[/mention] this plus a dark lord dial and one of your 1030’s would be fantastico! This is my contribution to show and tell… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 The old 'toot-o-matics' used the FEF 380 aka Tudor 390. I had a copper colored autowind assembly somewhere for one but lost it or gave it away. The autowind assembly was what caused most of the trouble with the 390. They do look a bit like the rolex 1030. bidfun-db Archive: Watch Movements: Tudor 390 (FEF 380) (ranfft.de) "Boy those folded oysters are gonna look good on my GMT and Snowflake!" They ain't folders, they're riveters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Okay I just sold my two eldest children on eBay, where do I send funds for the rivet bands? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugop Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Okay I just sold my two eldest children on eBay, where do I send funds for the rivet bands? Bad idea bro, you are going to need those children to take care of you in your old age… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted October 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Kids make me itch but I might take one in trade if they can push a lawnmower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 16 hours ago, automatico said: "Are you really selling??" Not at this time. It is 'Show and Tell' like back in grade school. Ah ok. Btw - I for one never doubted you. (Secretly sends kidney to Automatico as down payment) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Damn! I gotta get out in front of this thing. That's it, I'm breaking out the big guns. Ken's Left Nut. There, I said it. That's right. I went there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 17 hours ago, automatico said: Kids make me itch but I might take one in trade if they can push a lawnmower. They make great mulch, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted October 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 "They make great mulch, too." I saw a bumper sticker that said they taste like chicken, it might have been rattlesnake, can't remember. It's been drizzling rain all day so nothing much going on. I went back to the shed and found two more riveters in one plastic bag and noticed the bracelet right above the tutone bracelet in the roll is also a rivet. Here are the two in the bag... I didn't just turn it around, I turned it over, there is a card between them and a bracelet on each side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 You drive a hard bargain, but................. okay. I'll take the 20mm rivet bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, automatico said: "They make great mulch, too." I saw a bumper sticker that said they taste like chicken, it might have been rattlesnake, can't remember. Yes, between 2 slices of rye with a dollop of mayo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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automatico Posted October 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2021 'Takeoff' crowns from repairs... I'm glad now I did not throw all this junk away over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugop Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 Brother, now your have crossed over the just showing off!Although I will change my opinion if you will send me red box number 2… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted November 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 "Brother, now your have crossed over the just showing off!" Yeah, it's embarrassing. The truth is since I have worked around this stuff for a long time, it does not seem out of the ordinary for me or anyone else who has worked or is working on watches to have an accumulation like this. There are also two Bulova parts cabinets, boxes of crystals, and stuff crammed everywhere in the shop. I am not alone in having parts (and projects) all over the place...I have a friend who works on high grade American pocket watches, vintage American/swiss wristwatches etc and he has a two car garage full of tools, watches, and watch parts plus a shop in his house. "Although I will change my opinion if you will send me red box number 2…" Red #1 has mostly 1570 autowind and train parts, red #2 has a few 1570 balances complete, one 3035 bal/comp, one 2135 bal/comp and assorted 15xx parts but my guess is the blue box with crowns will be worth the most if not now, in a few years. Almost all of the crowns are the earlier style with steel or gold caps crimped over the base and they are no longer available new (except from eBay etc) so if anyone wants to keep a vintage watch close to 'original' they will need the earlier crowns. They are mostly for 1960s to 1990s models. Used crowns are beginning to be worth some $$ now and a lot of the used crowns in the plastic bags are pretty good too. They are mostly gold capped crowns, SS crowns were not changed out as often. Genuine acrylic crystals are Ok to have but some of the aftmkt crystals are very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasboot Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 10/30/2021 at 5:49 AM, automatico said: "They make great mulch, too." I saw a bumper sticker that said they taste like chicken, it might have been rattlesnake, can't remember. It's been drizzling rain all day so nothing much going on. I went back to the shed and found two more riveters in one plastic bag and noticed the bracelet right above the tutone bracelet in the roll is also a rivet. Here are the two in the bag... I didn't just turn it around, I turned it over, there is a card between them and a bracelet on each side. Here are some bracelet parts etc... I dumped a few out and you can see one 'straight end' rivet bct on the right. The lower stuff is later 93150 trash. The clasp cap in the plastic bag is from a long gone 1959 6538. A few cases... All Gen-u wine. A few gold bezels... All gen-u-wine. Here are some unsigned 'Fat Oyster' bracelets left from my foray into peddling bracelets a few years back. My 'salesman' quit on me. My 14K OPD slow set with ET bez. I traded a high mileage steel Cartier Pasha on leather for it. A few 16xx and parts... R Runners in the front row, empty cases in the back. Movements for three of the empty cases are put away for now. A few movements 'might have' made it into Frankensteins. The second case (from left) with the gold bezel in the back row came from a 'Stilty' project. I bought the watch and he bought the movement from me and put it in a Yuki 1680. Then I bought the 1680 case after he took the movement out and traded the 1680 case for a J$W 1655 case. Since this is a replica forum, here are a few replica bracelets to prove I'm not a rolex snob... Because of all the excitement, I noticed my square Fairfax ran down from neglect. Dear God… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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