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Colin G

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Post04 Jan 2007, 05:52

If you are looking for something special, try Graham Wilson's site
http://www.70s-watches.com/index.html
(if you've got a few bob to spare....London prices!!)
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Re: www.70'swatches.com

Post04 Jan 2007, 15:19

Thanks for the link - this is a great site!!! I really like the many and nice clear pictures of the watches for sale.
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Post04 Jan 2007, 18:12

Or alternatively just get them for a lot cheaper from the same place he gets most of them..... eBay :wink:
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Re: www.70'swatches.com

Post04 Jan 2007, 19:01

Ha-ha-ah........ :lol:

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Post05 Jan 2007, 00:35

While I know Graham buys from ebay, (he bought an Omega ChronoQuartz from me), I do not think he buys the majority of his stock from there.
I bought the black Junghans Mega1 he still shows the pictures of and it is truly new old stock, mint, not a mark on it.
All his stuff is expensive but absolutely mint, I think you would be struggling to buy the good stuff elsewhere at any price.
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Re: www.70'swatches.com

Post05 Jan 2007, 12:20

Colin G wrote:I bought the black Junghans Mega1 he still shows the pictures of and it is truly new old stock, mint, not a mark on it.
All his stuff is expensive but absolutely mint, I think you would be struggling to buy the good stuff elsewhere at any price.
Partly agreed. I am a very pleased customer of Graham Wilson (bought 3 watches from him, more will follow), and maybe the prices for his other watches are appropriate (thinking about that Braun DW30 and Zenith Futur :wink:), but not for the Junghans Mega 1.
450GBP (ca. 675EUR) for a matte black Mega 1 :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: (the example on the photo even has a small flaw in the lower left corner of the crystal).
On ebay Germany they are easily available - the 026/0013 in mint condition usually sells for 80-150EUR.
Mine (flawless, unworn, box, instructions) cost me 60EUR (not 600 - sorry Colin, hope I didn't ruin your day :wink:).
The matte white (026/0010) usually sells for less than 100EUR. I paid 40 (unworn, flawless, box, instructions).
Of course it took some months to hunt them down...
There is a web shop that sells them for 180EUR - new!

BTW there were 5 different models of the Mega 1, I'm still looking for the 026/0011 (polished silver, unworn) for up to 150EUR (I missed 3 auctions that ended for less in the last 6 months...).

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Post05 Jan 2007, 14:49

I have actually bought 3 from ebay (Germany) all were well used and 1 did not work when I got it! What is the secret? I just searched "Mega1"
Any buzzwords I should use?
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Post05 Jan 2007, 15:39

Oops, bad luck 3 times - that can certainly make you go for Graham's offering.
No secret. I search for "Mega 1" (note the blank). If I can't tell for sure from the photos that the watch is perfect, I ask the seller for more photos or for the full resolution photos (for ebay they are mostly scaled-down; the ones I got really cheap had blurry photos in the auction). When the seller doesn't answer, I don't bid. Of course contact is easier when you speak German. Also make sure the display shows a recent date, and no small digit to the left of the date (e.g. on Graham's site all 3 photos have a "4" there, meaning there has been no reception for 4 days).
It is not possible to set the date manually on the Mega 1, so the seller can't cheat here: no date means no reception. No reception mostly means the antenna in the strap is broken, but the strap is readily available for 30-35EUR.

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