How a project starts...

[Matt]

I was just having a relaxing fish through the back end of ebay looking for a watch case for a friend, among other things, when I noticed this sale:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Si...item1e9a1b32df

I was almost immediately struck by the case on the left - this one:



It's a classic case shape and that bezel is way beyond lush, especially if it just happens to be a twisty 24 hour bezel of a Thunderbird style

Now it's pretty clear that the movement is foxed, most of the hands are missing and the crown is no more, but look at it; It's utterly beautiful. More to the point, it has rather a lot of surface wear, taking it to that random wabi patina that is almost a finish in itself. However, the numbers are not worn in the slightest and are in as good or better a condition than the metal around them. It's too much to hope for, but well worth a punt that they are beautifully mounted ceramic and that takes that case somewhere very special indeed.

The dial may well be fine, but what I can see doesn't look half as nice as the case and that leaves my options wide open. I'm just a bit excited!

Watch this space...

[Chase]

Love it!

[Nokie]

Looks to have lots of potential. Good luck.

[tribe125]

I'm going to be seriously impressed if you make a wristwatch out of that - and I hope you do.

[Matt]

I'm going to be seriously impressed if you make a wristwatch out of that - and I hope you do.

Sadly I have previous on this sort of thing.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/pro...ex-233285.html



It might be a year or more but I generally get there in the end. I'm thinking diver style. I also note that the shot movement is an 11.5 ligne and significantly thicker than a 2824 before you even get to the movement ring, so that gives me a wide range of options. Those numbers look very Omega to me...

[Der Amf]

Sadly I have previous on this sort of thing.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/pro...ex-233285.html

It might be a year or more but I generally get there in the end. I'm thinking diver style. I also note that the shot movement is an 11.5 ligne and significantly thicker than a 2824 before you even get to the movement ring, so that gives me a wide range of options. Those numbers look very Omega to me...

If you come on March 1st I shall have to insist you bring that Omelex

[Matt]

It's looking more likely and the Omlex is on the list. Anything else from my carnival of junk?

[man of kent]

Sadly I have previous on this sort of thing.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/pro...ex-233285.html



It might be a year or more but I generally get there in the end. I'm thinking diver style. I also note that the shot movement is an 11.5 ligne and significantly thicker than a 2824 before you even get to the movement ring, so that gives me a wide range of options. Those numbers look very Omega to me...

Oh my! I've just spent the last half hour reading your Omlex threads. I am in awe. Thank you sir.

[Matt]

Oh my! I've just spent the last half hour reading your Omlex threads. I am in awe. Thank you sir.

That's very generous of you. I have a bit of an addiction to high risk low budget tourism. it's quite amazing how cheaply you can get to cool places if you don't mind roughing it. I get off on crawling through the fallen detritus of history and the Middle East has plenty of it at a bargain price.

[popoki nui]

I feel your excitement! Good luck with the resto.


~Sherry.