Looking for an Hewlett Packard HP-01 calculator led watch

[lucamd11]

Hallo my name is Luca,I am looking for an hewlett packard HP-01 stainless steel in very good condition,anybody have one or can help me finding one?
Stylus pen,box and papers are a plus.
thank you all

[GravityZ]

Hallo my name is Luca,I am looking for an hewlett packard HP-01 stainless steel in very good condition,anybody have one or can help me finding one?
Stylus pen,box and papers are a plus.
thank you all

i think you should look on ebay
these show up from time to time

better have a lot of money to spent because a hp-01 alone will sell for big bucks, witrh a manual and box in good condition they easily go for $2400

[CompuChron]

Here it is:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/SUPERSELTEN-Hawlett-Packard-HP01-LED-Armbanduhr-Bj-77_W0QQitemZ330094733489QQihZ014QQcategoryZ14362QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[GravityZ]

Here it is:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/SUPERSELTEN-Hawlett-Packard-HP01-LED-Armbanduhr-Bj-77_W0QQitemZ330094733489QQihZ014QQcategoryZ14362QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

that is cheap

if you are looking for this type of watch you better buy it(or you can wait and see if you can buy one from the US for $1800)
it looks good with no big defects(is that a wearmark on the bracelet

it seems to be the older model with the brown keys

[lucamd11]

thank you very much guys but i am looking for a stainless steel model

[CompuChron]

More something like this?
http://cgi.ebay.fr/HEWLETT-PACKARD-HP-01-CALCULATOR-WRISTWATCH_W0QQitemZ260092223332QQihZ016QQcategoryZ31387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[lucamd11]

thank you very much compuchron!!a little bit scratced but intresting..

[GravityZ]

thank you very much compuchron!!a little bit scratced but intresting..

better skip that one, it looks like shit
also people who put a unrealistic buy it now price on an item are not to be trusted.
making money ok but this watch is not even worth $500

[Seer Taak]

better skip that one, it looks like shit

lol, thats the kind of straight talking I like :)

[lucamd11]

you can take the module and skip it to a non working one with a good case.i agree about the too higth buy it now price!

[GravityZ]

you can take the module and skip it to a non working one with a good case.i agree about the too higth buy it now price!

from what i have heared is that moduleswapping is not so easy as it looks
also i do not know what will happen with the black stuff between the 2 sections. will this stay on or you you have to apply it again(looks like thin film of rubber)

[lucamd11]

the rubber will remain on,it's like on the pulsar calculator..

[GravityZ]

the rubber will remain on,it's like on the pulsar calculator..

good to know if i ever have to take my hp-01 apart(hopefully not)

[767Geoff]

I bought that one, it is the one I refered to in the March 24 posting at the LED forum.

Originally bought it for the spare movement, unfortunately the buzzer is so low as to be inaudible (see other posting).

The case and crystal have turned out rather well and I will see how the keyboard comes along. Not that difficult to dis-assemble but it is finicky.

Will post the ebay before pictures with the after pictures of the watch when I am done.

Geoff

[GravityZ]

I bought that one, it is the one I refered to in the March 24 posting at the LED forum.

Originally bought it for the spare movement, unfortunately the buzzer is so low as to be inaudible (see other posting).

The case and crystal have turned out rather well and I will see how the keyboard comes along. Not that difficult to dis-assemble but it is finicky.

Will post the ebay before pictures with the after pictures of the watch when I am done.

Geoff

lookinf forward to see the photo's
i only have the ones from internet which show a lot but not how the batterycompartment is connected to the pcb(are they just put together or are the soldered)

[lucamd11]

My compliment for your first hP-01 geoff,is really in very good conditions,i was about to bid for it,but i was in doubt for the little chip the crystal had on the bottom right side,but then when i saw your pictures i realized i should have..
good thought,it will be flying anyway...
You did a very good choice,the hp is the best reliable led calculator watch(the pulsar 901/902 modules i have do weird things sometimes my hp 01 never)
about the hp disassembly you did a very good job too,i did it too on a nonworking hp-01 that came to me in pieces and some of those pieces broken including the inner ring,so mine was mainly an easy exploration.
i like your hp65 too,do you have the aviation pack too?
for the digits restoration once you have painted the surface you could use a white paint pencil,(i wuold use a strongher paint for the green on the digits and now you'll see why)as soon as you pass it over the digit pass a very light solvent over it,the paint will remain only into the number and as the green paint of the number is well dryed(and strongher) it will not come away,as long as you used a light solvent!!(i use a product that my wife has to clean/degrease alluminium surfaces)..
I PM you a contact that may help you with the spare parts.
Unfortunately my buzzer is low too,and my aircraft being a glass cockpit is very loud..
I saw the pictures of the second watch on e bay so i am courious to see you job.i wait for your pics!!

[767Geoff]

Thanks Luca,

I am very happy with the first HP 01. The chip is unoticeable on the wrist and even close up. I missed it at first it is so small.

I ended up removing the module and replacing the two case gaskets. Cleaning the module and reassembling. I polished the minor scratches off the bezel and resurfaced the case. As of now it looks like New Old Stock.

The case for the second HP 01 is also looking mint now. Had to use a file to remove two large plier marks on it (what will people think of!!). The module works except for the low alarm. I emailed Peter and hopefully he can help.

The large retaining ring with the split is supposed to be split. This allows it to be removed from the bezel allowing for the removal of the module. Is this the broken ring you are refering to. I must admit that when I saw it I thought OOOPS, but it is the same in both watches and is the only way to get to the module.

Cheers, Geoff

[GravityZ]

thank you very much compuchron!!a little bit scratced but intresting..

better skip that one, it looks like shit
also people who put a unrealistic buy it now price on an item are not to be trusted.
making money ok but this watch is not even worth $500

It seems that i am getting personal emails about the remark i made above.The idea of this forum is that people can react to the things i am saying so other people can see the responses.
I did not want to offent anybody nor did i want to point fingers at anybody.

I just reacted how i personal felt about this.
Since my personal feelinggs might be way different than other people
i would like to get some opinions about this because, i might be seing things in another way than other people.

if i am seing things wrong i will be the first one to admit it but please remember this.
THE TRUTH IS NOT ABOUT WHAT THINGS ARE, IT IS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE INTERPRET IT.

I might be 100% right about anything but if a 1000 people disagree with me all the time than there is obviously something wrong(either those 1000 people are idiots or my way of explaining things to them suck)


Hypothetical CASE:
a person has a watch for sale on ebay in average/poor state
this watch IN MINT CONDITION will sell for $2000
in average/poor condition it will sell for approx $400

2 questions:

What would you think of this person if he lists this watch with a buy it now price of $2000?
would you do business with this person.


hopefully all the answers will be out here soon.

[lucamd11]

You said what you think,i agree with you about the too hight buy it now price etc..i hate people that make e bay announcement saing that the watch is in mint condition,only few scratces weared once etc..and when you look at the pictures you clearly see something else(i consider a too hight buy it now price part of this behaviour)....,but even if i didn't agree with you i think that every one has to be free to say what he thinks as long as he doesn't offend any one.

[retroleds]

Irritating as a high "Buy It Now" on a poor quality item is, my answer for both questions is"buyer beware". I'm more irritated by those that say it is like new or minty, and you can see it is a scratched up pieces of crap!

You are right about being able to voice your opinion as long as it isn't intended to personally attack someone. It happens, most of us wouldn't have joined a forum if we didn't want to talk. :P

[ibuyufly09]

Mr gravityz you must be clear on this!!you stated that anyone who lists an item with a high BUY IT NOW can't be trusted,I have explained to you that it is the Buyers choice if he wants the item or not,no one forces him to buy.I also know that you were refering to my auction as I had a Buy it Now of 500.00 on my HP-01 with brown keys,and it actually sold for 498.00 so my BIN want not far off.
People who switch modules and ask for a refund-people who sell watches as UNTESTED but you look at their history and see many watches sold as tested or with new batteries,or people with alot of neg feedback,Thease are people who cant be trusted, If a seller wants to put a 2000.00 BIN on a 400.00 item he may not know the true value{ depends on his knowledge} he may like wasteing his money for listing fees and BIN fees,he may like the attention, but it dosent make him untrustworthy,I recall in the last few months someone selling a lcd watch that ran on watcr,BIN was 1 millon,or a birks led watch for 15000.00,dosent make them bad or anyone else,I do hope you understand the difference.Thanks

[GravityZ]

Mr gravityz you must be clear on this!!you stated that anyone who lists an item with a high BUY IT NOW can't be trusted,I have explained to you that it is the Buyers choice if he wants the item or not,no one forces him to buy.I also know that you were refering to my auction as I had a Buy it Now of 500.00 on my HP-01 with brown keys,and it actually sold for 498.00 so my BIN want not far off.
People who switch modules and ask for a refund-people who sell watches as UNTESTED but you look at their history and see many watches sold as tested or with new batteries,or people with alot of neg feedback,Thease are people who cant be trusted, If a seller wants to put a 2000.00 BIN on a 400.00 item he may not know the true value{ depends on his knowledge} he may like wasteing his money for listing fees and BIN fees,he may like the attention, but it dosent make him untrustworthy,I recall in the last few months someone selling a lcd watch that ran on watcr,BIN was 1 millon,or a birks led watch for 15000.00,dosent make them bad or anyone else,I do hope you understand the difference.Thanks

i was referring to somebody who had a buy it now price on it for 2000.00
i think this was about your ebay listing but if you did not change it from 2000.00 to 500.00 than i might have been mistaken.
500.00 for a hp-01 is a very reasonable price no matter what the condition. this because people may want to buy it for parts. i howver disagree with your second issue that people might not know the value of a watch. if you list a hp-01 watch as a hp-01 you know what the value is, especially if you refer to it in the description. if the watch is being listed as hewlett-packard lcd or led watch than you might be right and this person does not know what he has got.
sofar i do not think we are ever gonna be that lucky on ebay.
maybee the fleemarket next door will provide you with such an oppertunity


again i was talking about somebody listing a hp-01 with a buy it now price of 2000.00 and this watch was not in mint condition at all. if this was not the case with your listing than i was NOT referring to you.