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  1. 7th July 2005, 23:53 #1
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    Issued British Military Watches - going for a song on E-bay!

    This guy's bought a job lot of W10/G10s and is knocking them out for £18 inc free post to the UK.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7334182279







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  2. 8th July 2005, 00:00 #2
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    Blimey!

    That's cheap.
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  3. 8th July 2005, 08:01 #3
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    See his other stuff for sale - talk about Aladdin's cave :o
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  4. 8th July 2005, 09:51 #4
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    Need that extra something to go with your dive watch?
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 7326488560
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  5. 8th July 2005, 12:46 #5
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    Re: Issued British Military Watches - going for a song on E-

    Quote Originally Posted by sweeney
    This guy's bought a job lot of W10/G10s and is knocking them out for £18 inc free post to the UK.
    Thanks for the heads up Sweeney, I've just bought two. :)
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  6. 8th July 2005, 12:56 #6
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    So cheap I've just bought another two to give away. :D
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  7. 8th July 2005, 15:15 #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil.C
    So cheap I've just bought another two to give away. :D
    Can I have one then? :D
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  8. 8th July 2005, 15:53 #8
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    I bought two as well, dirt cheap shipping to the U.S as well.
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  9. 9th July 2005, 08:04 #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grath
    Quote Originally Posted by Neil.C
    So cheap I've just bought another two to give away. :D
    Can I have one then? :D
    I'm giving them to my three sons, unless you are a son I don't know about :shock: but I've never been to Detroit. :lol:
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  10. 11th July 2005, 07:59 #10
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    The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale.
    I had it on good authority that these were all defective and may or may not have been repairable.

    Eddie
    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
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  11. 11th July 2005, 08:59 #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne
    The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale.
    I had it on good authority that these were all defective and may or may not have been repairable.

    Eddie
    There was another seller that was selling a batch of non working watches.

    The seller in question states that they have all been tested and are working fine.

    He already has good feedback from sales of these watches.

    We'll wait and see. :?
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  12. 11th July 2005, 09:16 #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil.C
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne
    The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale.
    I had it on good authority that these were all defective and may or may not have been repairable.

    Eddie
    There was another seller that was selling a batch of non working watches.

    The seller in question states that they have all been tested and are working fine.

    He already has good feedback from sales of these watches.

    We'll wait and see. :?
    And the bloke who sold them to him said they were all non-runners. I hope nobody does get ripped off and I agree, his feedback is good but he has ended the auction early stating that the item is no longer available.

    Eddie

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  13. 11th July 2005, 09:32 #13
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    Apparently someone is negotiating to buy the whole lot, I wonder where they will re-surface?
    :shock:
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  14. 13th July 2005, 20:17 #14
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    Anyone got theirs yet ? I'm still waiting. Paid with paypal immediately, but no feedback left. Hate that when sellers wait for the buyer to leave feedback first :twisted:

    Whinge mode off :wink:

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  15. 15th July 2005, 11:15 #15
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    It's Friday and I'm still waiting.

    Anyone got any good news on this?

    Thanks,

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  16. 15th July 2005, 12:31 #16
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    I can add some more bad news - no watches for me either, and all emails being ignored :evil:

    Cheers

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  17. 15th July 2005, 14:26 #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Foggy
    I can add some more bad news - no watches for me either, and all emails being ignored :evil:

    Cheers

    Foggy
    I got an email from John on wednesday saying he would post out to me on Friday.

    Let you know when I receive them.

    I have sent him a link to this thread.
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  18. 15th July 2005, 18:52 #18
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    Thanks Neil

    I've just had an email to say the watches will be posted tomorrow. Hopefully a happy outcome for all concerned :wink:

    Cheers

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  19. 19th July 2005, 12:01 #19
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    Received my watches this morning.

    All packed up with battery number required on each individual packet.

    Three of the watches take a 395 which I have put in and all look to be going OK.

    I'll keep an eye on them over 24 hours. :wink:

    The other older model is marked taking a 394 so I'm going to have to get one before I can test it.

    Has everybody else got theirs?
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  20. 19th July 2005, 12:23 #20
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    Yep, got mine this morning. Seems fine. This type of watch is nicer in the flesh than in pictures, and at £18 delivered who's complaining anyway!

    Does anyone know what happened to the rest of the consignment, as they were pulled shortly after I purchased mine?
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  21. 19th July 2005, 13:30 #21
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    Believe the issue was at that price, was reducing margins of others, and some peer pressure applied.
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  22. 19th July 2005, 22:04 #22
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    I'm awaiting two of them, wish I had sprung for more, but I thought I'd be able to come back and snag a couple more once I made sure they were okay. I doubt we'll be seeing prices like that anytime soon.
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  23. 19th July 2005, 22:22 #23
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    You're correct when you say that some peer pressure was applied but it was applied because I bought 100 watches from the same source and paid more than Gizmo was selling them for on eBay.

    The source told me that the watches Gizmo bought were all confirmed as "non-runners or unreliable". Time will tell, either Gizmo was ripping people off or I was ripped off.

    Eddie
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  24. 21st July 2005, 07:47 #24
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    Got mine on Tuesday, and was a little dismayed to see how bad the crystal was, including two small cracks opposite each other. The battery compartment was also corroded.

    But a local watchmaker cleaned it up, fitted a battery and polished up the crystal which has come up very nicely, leaving just the two small cracks.

    Seems to be keeping time so far, so overall I'm quite happy to have an issued G10.

    If I decide to have the crystal changed, does anyone know where I can get one, and do they fit from the front or through the back? Are they glued in or pressure fitted?

    Eddie, I hope you find that you didn't get burned on that deal. :evil:

    Cheers,

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  25. 21st July 2005, 13:10 #25
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    The crystal is pressed in with tension ring the size is 317.

    easily obtainable from most material houses.

    cheers

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  26. 30th July 2005, 11:46 #26
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    Got a couple of batteries for my 2 Gizmo CWC's this morning. Both seem to be running fine. For £18 each, a bargain. New crystals to follow and then they'll be very nice examples (both Royal Navy issue numbers).



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