Clock

@aircooled posted:

Some of the original VW clocks like that are very valuable. A friend of mine collects them and says some are worth several thousand dollars if still in working condition. Those will have Swiss jeweled movements inside. I can't imagine paying that but there are others that would and do..........Bruce

The clock in my families ‘60 VW 23 window Camper Box stopped at 6:05 pm somewhere just past the Utah-Idaho border as my family headed up to the Seattle World’s Fair (Century 21 Exhibition) in 1962. I can remember sitting between my folks in the front seat and noticing it had stopped.*

We did the fair and then travelled down the coast all the way to Tijuana. The clock stayed on 6:05 until we sold the bus in 68-69.

(Actually, we were conned out of it, but that’s another story)  

*As a kid I was fascinated with maps, navigation, and TSD math when we travelled.

Mitch wrote (obviously in severe distress over his watch addiction):

"I guess I should be seeking some kind of twelve-step program."

No, no, no.  Wrong program.  You need a twelve-hour program, or else go for the twenty-four hour one.

With time, you should improve.

I have a few of my Dad's pocket watches and a very nice Corum watch that I inherited. But I don't wear a watch any longer except at special occasions although I wore one almost every day for decades and I don't wear any jewellery either. The time is on my phone

I miss my Accutron a bit. It used a tuning fork and was accurate to within a second a month. The guts were visible.

@Michael McKelvey posted:

I miss my Accutron a bit. It used a tuning fork and was accurate to within a second a month. The guts were visible.

I have the same problem, but I've been dieting recently.

@Michael McKelvey posted:

I miss my Accutron a bit. It used a tuning fork and was accurate to within a second a month. The guts were visible.

My grandfather had one. I'll have to ask my Mom if she still has it. My grandmother wore it after Grandpa died in 1973.

That's a VERY cool watch.

I just got hitched this past Saturday. My unbelievably thoughtful new wife gifted me a Rolex Daytona on our wedding day. She knows nothing of watches and actually dislikes such concepts as -punctuality & time

However she got “the white and black one because it matches your wedding ring and that stupid Porsche”

My favorite Rolex! I've never seen one with that black band.

Congratulations!

@Panhandle Bob posted:

My favorite Rolex! I've never seen one with that black band.

Congratulations!

Thank you. It’s the normal stainless steel model, the sunlight is making the inner bracelet look black.

I’ve loved this watch since as long as I can remember (thanks Paul Newman) and can’t believe I now have one.

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Ah, right. Just the 'normal' Rolex Daytona.

The same one that everyone has.

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@Michael McKelvey posted:

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I miss my Accutron a bit. It used a tuning fork and was accurate to within a second a month. The guts were visible.

You should have kept it, Michael.

The originals, in good shape, are trading for goodly sums, especially the ones with 'the guts visible'.

Do you see any clues in this recent eBay ad that collectors are pushing the market?

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@Sacto Mitch posted:

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Ah, right. Just the 'normal' Rolex Daytona.

The same one that everyone has.

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Ha. Thanks for this. I in no way meant it in a casual way. I am very well aware of how fortunate I am to have this in my collection and did not intend to be dismissive of it in anyway with my original comment.

Im a bit of a watch nerd, but I have never and will never buy one just to buy one. Im very particular about which watches I collect. I always want them to hold a special place & have significant meaning behind them and will treat them like the heirlooms they will eventually become.

If a thing is really cool to you when nobody else cares, it’ll be always be cool to you, no matter how the winds of fashion blow.

Nice watch Chappy, and a good story on how it came into your life.

@Sacto Mitch posted:

.Do you see any clues in this recent eBay ad that collectors are pushing the market?

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Seriously? Its got the same 12 numbers it came with.

@JMM (Michael) posted:

Seriously? Its got the same 12 numbers it came with.

Don't look now, but somebody took all the original numbers off that one.

@Chappy posted:

However she got “the white and black one because it matches your wedding ring and that stupid Porsche”

Don’t look a gift Rolex in the mouth.

@Stan Galat posted:

Don't look now, but somebody took all the original numbers off that one.

That's gonna really hurt the resale value.