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Y0da
33
Jun 1, 2014
Now,I'd never have the money for one of these, but if you're ever looking for watches where part of all of the face isn't there, so you can see into the mechanics and through the back,
search on ebay for skeleton watches. They're very nice looking.
Super_Dork_42
13
Aug 15, 2014
Y0daBe aware, a lot of those ones that are inexpensive are also cheaply made. I got one that is the exace same watch as one I found last night looking on ebay except the face is a different color. It's a good watch, and even lasted through a trip through the washing machines accidentally, but one day it simply stopped working. I had a jeweler friend of mine look at it and the springs are made of pot metal, which is a metal that has basically no longevity. I'm honestly surprised it lasted through the year and a half I had it working. I wish I could have had him replace it with a stainless spring, but they have a unique design that doesn't allow that.
Here's the watch I saw
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Bronze-Hollow-Flower-Mechanical-Hand-Winding-Movement-Pocket-Watch-Chain-/151190831576
And here's the exact one I had. Same watch, different face, and different source.
http://www.artofadornment.ca/pocket-watch/patina-steampunk-filigree-antique-brass-pocket-watch-532.html