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Do you like Marvin?
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Mooieklokjes
·Oh my god I really need to get myself one of those Gyroplan Pocket Watches!
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Mark020
··not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawerTry finding one..
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Mark020
··not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawerWonderful piece
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Mark020
··not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawerThis was another one: https://aukro.cz/raritni-kapesni-hodinky-sign-marvin-gyroplan-swiss-made-se-satlenem-7022577320. Prize was around EUR 400
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My god that is lovely.
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Mooieklokjes
·This was another one: https://aukro.cz/raritni-kapesni-hodinky-sign-marvin-gyroplan-swiss-made-se-satlenem-7022577320. Prize was around EUR 400
so cool!
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BlueHands
·So many beautiful brands, watches.... cases, dials, hands in the 1930s, Marvin is one of those....
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JimmyT
·I'm very pleased with my minty 1940's Marvin - in no way to be confused with the modern company which purchased the name and claim to offer an historic identification service (they didn't reply).
I picked this up in Budapest.
I kept passing a rotary display of watches in an antique shop window. I had no idea what it was but it stood out among more expensive brands. Eventually I went in and found they were asking a little over £100. They said their watchmaker had said it was all original and intact, but he could not get it to work. So I took the risk and later came across a couple of Rolex/Omega certified watchmakers in Zagreb, Croatia.
Both assessed it and said it was all original, intact, 1940's, and had never been worn but stored in a drawer. The old oil had seized the movement over time.
The watch maker I chose dissembled it and put it in a chemical bath, reassembled the movement and oiled it.
It runs fine - gaining a minute or two a day. I was charged something like £80 for this service - I tremble to think what it would cost to have that done over here.
I picked this up in Budapest.
I kept passing a rotary display of watches in an antique shop window. I had no idea what it was but it stood out among more expensive brands. Eventually I went in and found they were asking a little over £100. They said their watchmaker had said it was all original and intact, but he could not get it to work. So I took the risk and later came across a couple of Rolex/Omega certified watchmakers in Zagreb, Croatia.
Both assessed it and said it was all original, intact, 1940's, and had never been worn but stored in a drawer. The old oil had seized the movement over time.
The watch maker I chose dissembled it and put it in a chemical bath, reassembled the movement and oiled it.
It runs fine - gaining a minute or two a day. I was charged something like £80 for this service - I tremble to think what it would cost to have that done over here.
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kpaxsg
·Just curious, do Marvin still have their online shop purchase?
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JimmyT
·I found this:
http://en.marvinwatches.com/
but I believe the name is merely 'licenced' and the new stuff produced mainly for the Asian market.
http://en.marvinwatches.com/
but I believe the name is merely 'licenced' and the new stuff produced mainly for the Asian market.
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Mark020
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