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You paid less than £125.00 (inflation adjusted) - your best timepiece (new or 2nd hand)

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
OK, here is my 'new' entry - you can have one new, and one 2nd hand, if you like!

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And here is my 2nd hand best buy 17J hacking ...

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#17 ·
Only one
but we mad, 'cos u stylin on us :laugh:

Grovana 2094.9132
I'm a big chrono fan, so I'm going with the Grovana - like the red chrono second hand, and the black running seconds. On my similar chronos though, I always wish the running seconds had a bit of lume, especially on the autos, so you know they are running when you check them in the dark - I swear if / when I have my Gucci 7750 serviced, I'm going to get the running second hand lumed on the tip ...

probably my 7t32 which is mint and boxed with papers from 1996 i got a bargain. and my Great blue with box and papers which was on the money. But bargain of the lot has to go to the Pulsar dual time chrono with all the functions of a t32 and dating to about 2001 in very good nick for 28 quid.
pic or it didn't happen - not the best bargain, the best timepiece you have at the price point! sounds like your '96 7t32?
 
#16 ·
Brand New would be the Starking AM0184SS11 with in house 28,800 movement (Shenzhen Jingrui SK1813-S) cost a whopping £36, have a few watches (orient bambino as an example) that i could have chosen under £125, but pound for pound this has to been best value and also a style that I really like.

Starking AM0184SS11 (Shenzhen Jingrui SK1813-S)

Second hand is a harder one, can't decide between the Orient Symphony FER2700CW0 (cal-48743) which I got for £60

Orient Symphony  FER2700CW0 (Cal-48743)

or the Grovana 2094.9132 (Ronda 5030.D) which cost £69, both watches were near perfect for being used. If anything, the Grovana was probably the biggest saver money wise, but I like them both, so it's hard to pick one.

Grovana 2094.9132 (Ronda 5030.D)
 
#26 ·
Having an association with Coventry's watchmaking heritage this offering pique my interest...

Circa 1960 D&J Glen, Coventry (jeweler/retailer).

Cal: AS 1130, 17 jewel, SS case, 35mm woc.

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Apart from a scratched crystal, which I will polish or replace, it appears to run very nicely. :)

It arrived on a mint SS expanding bracelet...

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On with a stock leather band...

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Lovely clean AS 1130 movement...

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All for the princely sum of £9-99.

We, in the heart of England, can teach them 'up north' how to be frugal. :tongue:

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#27 ·
so nearly had an Adolf Schild powered watch, it was even in my virtual 'shopping basket' but someone beat me to the draw. It was definitely more than £9.99 though! Yours looks great, I mean even the case back looks fantastic! And the dial is glowing.

I guess I should do a less than £12.50 thread!
 
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