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It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Part Seven at Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches It's a happy day, a new watch arrived


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December 06, 2009 05:31PM
Kind of a weird one in that, 3 or 4 years ago, I saw these at a brick 'n' mortar establishment at what I considered a ripoff price of $89.95 Not negotiable. I am angry! I passed. Laughing

Fast forward a few years, and I was overjoyed to see this one show up in a joblot for ~ $4. Made me Inner Scotsman dance a li'l jig, it did.

ENNYway, here 'tis:



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As a matter of scale, that's the Ricky Standard Combat NATO, 22mm. This a big watch! I mean, like Huuuge! So, imagine my surprise when I put the calipers on it and found it to be "only" 45mm. I've got several bigger'n that. 'tis the 'all dial' design that makes it wear so big, natch.

Now, I was really itchin' to "get under the hood" of this one, and figured it had a PC21. But.. Hmmmm. No "Japan Movt" on the dial, ye note, just "Hong Kong". So perhaps it shouldn't have been a big surprise when I finally laid eyes on the movement and saw:


ONE (1) JEWEL UNADJUSTED REMEX ELECTRONICS LTD.

FRENCH PARTS

HONG KONG

HP6626


The last bit is on the battery clasp, and might be the batt no.

Still. What a unique (to me so far) movement. WIS Honeymoon I dun good fer me hard-earned lunch money here, Bubba! Rolling on the floor laughing my a.. off



-Ricky




P.s. - And, yeah, I still reckon $89.95 was a ripoff. Rolling on the floor laughing my a.. off
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It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Part Seven at Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Image Attachments

Ricky Lee130December 06, 2009 05:31PM

90 bucks for this one was a rip-off EEK! For 4 bucks, it is certainly a good watch. Except that the crown >>>

Reto42December 07, 2009 08:40AM

Thank you! Boss! Wink And to show that Great Minds Really Do Think Alike..

Ricky Lee25December 07, 2009 01:09PM

How many pounds of batteries have you been through today? :D (n/t)

Dave Murphy38December 06, 2009 11:56PM

Dude! You don't know the half of it. Eek! All I did here was exhaust the battery stock on hand. Crazy! Loco! Gif Attachments

Ricky Lee29December 07, 2009 01:02PM

To quote Red, "My what big eyes you have..." to see be$t deals $85 off? Well done!Thumbs up!

Nuvolari33December 06, 2009 08:56PM

dude.. tell me.. does the sun-moon phase work? (n/t)

anjizkit46December 06, 2009 06:11PM

Yes, but 'tis only AM/PM, not true moonphase. Oops! (n/t)

Ricky Lee41December 06, 2009 07:32PM



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