Cheap Find: "Olj"

Updated: Added better picture.

Sorry about the bad pics again.

I found this watch in town for real cheap. About 5 USD. I just just walking past all the cheap watches and spotted it.

I was actually more interested in the strap. So I inquired about it. The watch was original put as RM35. So I asked if they have such straps and how much they are, I'm not really interested in the watch. The salesgirl said, "RM15 for that strap" (5 USD).

So, I said, so, what about if I get the strap.

The salesgirl then said, "well, how about you get the watch, for RM25". I said, nah, not interested, just interested in the strap.

So she said, fine, RM15.

So I got a free watch for the price of the strap. They must be desperate to let it go.

 Now, I realize that they are probably still making some money on the watch itself, but I think this situation is a win-win.

 I intend to put the strap on a black watch to give a "PVD vintage" look to it.

PierCarlo d' Alessio - A Really, Really, Bad Fake

Yeah this one is a really bad fake. I thought even the brand was some random name but I searched it on the internet and apparently it is a real brand.

 How bad is this fake? Firstly it is quartz, and the smaller dial hand in there is totally fake. It's printed on the dial. LOL!

And the back, there's nothing at all, just a flat piece of metal disc.


Watch belongs to friend who likes to scout cheap night market.

Vintage Sandoz Automatic -Repaired!

Yes! The vintage Sandoz automatic that was in a bit of a sorry state which I found is now back in my hands, and ticking away happily! I am so stoked about it.

The lug was not bent back as mentioned previously, but I will leave it for now. A longer springbar was used to hold the strap in place.

The ever compulsory pictures to accompany this post (iPad pics first, as I'm now at office without my trusty camera):

Enjoy.

Vintage Sandoz Automatic

Wow, this one is old. I don't know how old, but, it definitely is very old. Behold, my father's vintage Sandoz automatic. I have never heard of the name Sandoz but apparently it has been around since 1870s. Sandoz in the 1970s was split into several companies, according to Wikipedia, all of them named Sandoz but split into 4 areas of production, due to licensing. This became 4 separate brands, Sandoz Singapore, Sandoz Hong Kong, Sandoz Swiss and Sandoz Spain, each with their own line of products. 

Now, that means that, I am just really guessing here that this watch is either one of the post-1970s one, or the pre-1970s product. As the watch has the "Swiss Made" on it, it maybe the Swiss one. But really, I have no idea.

Condition:

When I found it, the second hand has fallen off sadly. And it doesn't tick. I can wind it, but it won't work. I have since cleaned it up a bit, and brought it over to my watch guy to have a look. He says he can see some rust (uh oh) but if that clears up there doesn't seem to be anything else wrong. Hopefully we can fix it.

The lug on the lower left side has also bent, most likely as a result of a fall. My watch guy says that he won't be touching that as he doesn't want to be held liable for breaking it off... fair enough. Well we will see how that will work out. Hopefully I can get it at least ticking again, and reoiled and serviced.

"Bariho" Watch

 

My friend's night market find, very cheap quartz watch. Brand is "Bariho". The design is quite unique, which is why he bought it in the first place.

"Bell" Quartz Ladies Watch

This is my wife's "Bell" quartz ladies watch. I am not sure if this is supposed to be a knock-off of the brand, or what, as I am not familiar with any "Bell" brand.

Anyway, this watch is unused and only dug up by me for blogging purposes. Not much info I know about it other than it's a Ladies quartz. The case and its bracelet is made from what seems like transparent plastic or perspex material of some sort.

I knew it was too good to last...

Well earlier I had posted about my Edifice EQS-500DB-1A2 bending a spring bar and the watch fell to the floor without damage? Well, turns out it dented the watch and I totally missed it until this afternoon, when I got new springbars and put the bracelet together. Sigh. Oh well, first cut is the deepest they say, here's to many more years with my Edifice EQS-500DB-1A2!

....meanwhile, an excuse for a new watch!! How about Casio Edifice EQS-A500?? Or the EQS-700DB-1AV I've been eyeing?

 Decisions decisions..

Bad Luck Today

Hit some bad luck with my new Casio Edifice EQS-500DB-1A2. I snagged it against a door catch and bent the spring bars, which came apart from the watch case and it fell onto the floor.

Fortunately, however, there aren't any scratches on the watch itself, surprisingly, since when it fell, it landed on the bracelet side, on a smooth tile floor. Even the bracelet didn't show much of a scratch, I am extremely lucky. The only damage on the case appears to be very tiny scratches on the side of the impact, which looks like wear against the bracelet anyway. Needless to say, Casios are tough.

I will be heading over to my watch guy for some new spring bars. 

Sorry for the bad pics, evening pics with iPad..

Casio MTP and LTP-1183A-7ADF for my sister-in-law and her husband

So, my wife has this wonderful idea that we not only gift their children the digital watches in the previous post, but we also gift her sister and her husband matching watches. Here they are:

Yes, Casio again.. But why not? they are affordable, they look great and they last a long time. Great "bang for the buck".

These models are the MTP and LTP-1183A-7ADF. They are the classic design, no lume, elegant silver dial that will look good for years. A bit lightweight, but the design should work for most environment, whether in office, at dinners, etc. Pretty sure they will like it. They used to have watches, which are of questionable brand, and for some reason are either not working now or not wearing it any longer.

Again, hopefully these will kickstart their interest.

UPDATE: More photos! Someone was interested in the watch so I took more photos and some comparison with my existing watches..

Watches for My Wife's Nephew & Niece

Two digital watches for children, ages 6 & 8. The brand is "LSH" we got from our local clock & watch store - very cheap, and with backlighting, alarm and chronograph functions, and will entertain the kids for a while... hopefully this will kickstart their interest in watches... oh yeah.