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Thread: Spaceview - How do you spot a real one?

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    Spaceview - How do you spot a real one?

    So I'm still interested in a Spaceview Accutron but I have seen articles about how there are more in circulation than were every produced.
    I've read abut chapter rings and the like, but how do I know if what I'm looking at is the real deal?

    Russ

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    Unless you can educate yourself in all the specifics, I'd just go to a reputable dealer who has done their due diligence.

    A minefield it is!

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    Take a look at the electric Watches website or indeed ask Paul for some tips.
    http://electric-watches.co.uk/

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    Have a look at the offers from well-known Accutron ebay seller anticvarius. He has this one at the mo' which looks kosher to me

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SERVICED-...EAAOSwWcdbRcNv

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    Thanks everyone, there are some for £200 and some for £1200, like you said, it's a minefield!

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    Accutronitis is the self acknowledged world authority on these.
    F.T.F.A.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SimonK View Post
    Have a look at the offers from well-known Accutron ebay seller anticvarius. He has this one at the mo' which looks kosher to me

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SERVICED-...EAAOSwWcdbRcNv
    FFS eBay


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    Evidently the watch I linked to has been sold - so now Ebay's software, as a useful aid to potential purchasers, automatically links to a similar product. Not a similar watch from the same seller, not another Accutron, not even another Bulova but a Casio which couldn't be further in any way from the original item. And people are worried about AI.

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    If someone uses original parts to do a conversion, I don’t think there is any way to tell.
    Cheers..
    Jase

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