Wittnauer/Longines Polara LED watch Sterling Silver and 14k

[markyd3]

Hi Guys,

Im in two minds whether to sell this watch or to get it repaired.



























Its going to be $90 for a new module (and thats from Ed off of here) but I dont ever wear it anyway so if i were to get a SENSIBLE offer i will let it go.

I put it on ebay this morning but can just as easily take it off....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :MESELX:IT

Its in pretty good condition.... not as nice as this one http://www.retroleds.com/Items/WA336.htm but i guess that gives you an idea of how nice this watch really is

PM me if youre interested

[markyd3]

Or i might swap it for something funky!!!

[retroleds]

Well, let's be honest about the condition(if we are doing a Pepsi challenge against this one http://www.retroleds.com/Items/WA336.htm): yours has some glaring damage that probably cuts it's value to 1/4 of whatever the going rate would be for that piece in minty+ condition.
Far left - hell of a crease in the solid gold link.
Far right - crush damage to solid gold link.
Middle - link flipped over. Not bound to be pretty on the other side. If the piece has this kind of "dings", it is hard to imagine the fine crosscheck pattern on the sides has not suffered non-repairable damage too.


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Other two threads about this piece deleted - it's only one piece, three threads is a bit much.

tell you what mate take the gold links off of your watch and send it away to got gold get cash you will make more off your links than you will selling it on ebay end of story your happy with a handfull of cash in pound notes and scrap the watch your not wanting to put money out as you dont like wairing it any way so got gold get cash simple

[BENRUS]

tell you what mate take the gold links off of your watch and send it away to got gold get cash you will make more off your links than you will selling it on ebay end of story your happy with a handfull of cash in pound notes and scrap the watch your not wanting to put money out as you dont like wairing it any way so got gold get cash simple

You (and all your CRAZY Personalities) are worthless to the LED Watch collector community

tell you what mate take the gold links off of your watch and send it away to got gold get cash you will make more off your links than you will selling it on ebay end of story your happy with a handfull of cash in pound notes and scrap the watch your not wanting to put money out as you dont like wairing it any way so got gold get cash simple

You (and all your CRAZY Personalities) are worthless to the LED Watch collector community

the man wants as much cash as he can get he wont get it selling on ebay mate put the links to got gold get cash this is the best way to go to get as much as you can for your pocket you will get more for the gold links than you will for the hole watch on ebay take it off and send the links away to get melted down golds a good price remember got gold get cash then your happy and your not geting a poor price for your watch on ebay as someone will buy it and if they dont like what they get they will do the same and they will make money from the gold instead of you

[BENRUS]

Basically, seller/owner will realize what it is worth, and then will take/do what they please with it for sure...BUT, selling the gold off a collectible, and yet repairable watch would be ridiculous! I would sport that watch as is without it working for what the gold/silver is worth!
Making a comment of scrapping the gold is a worthless opinion.
I bet you would cash in on the gold from a solid gold pulsar p1

Basically, seller/owner will realize what it is worth, and then will take/do what they please with it for sure...BUT, selling the gold off a collectible, and yet repairable watch would be ridiculous! I would sport that watch as is without it working for what the gold/silver is worth!
Making a comment of scrapping the gold is a worthless opinion.
I bet you would cash in on the gold from a solid gold pulsar p1

what i would do is nothing to do with you the man does not want to put money out on the watch geting more money in his pocket for the gold off the links is more sensible than to leave it on ebay and get ripped off i am trying to let the lad know that he will get more for the links than he will for the watch so end of i have emaild the lad you might not mind the lad lossing money on ebay but me on the other hand is trying to help him get as much money as he can not to leave it on for someone ealse to make money off of it

[markyd3]

lol my poor old watch!!!

Ok its not in as good condition as the $2600 beauty on the website but its really NOT that bad!!

bear in mind this is a nearly 40 year old watch that HAS actually been worn!!

As for a couple of the links being a bit squashed... yes this is the case but with some careful work these could be prised back into shape!!! Also im not sure what you mean by "middle link flipped over" as the bracelet is just sitting in its natural position after it was placed on the table at the angle i placed it... i can provide more pictures to show the bracelet in more detail!!!


Either way i feel it is a bit unfair of the admin of this site to make a point of coming on my thread and picking holes in my watch!!?? especially as im not asking anywhere near the $2600 of the one on his site... i just used that as a comparison to show what a mint one COULD fetch!!!

Now as for weighing it in for scrap... well that would be a sad thing to do to a watch that only really needs a new module to make it useable again.... but as AULDLAD says its if its going to be worth more doing that then its always an option!!!

I would much rather get a decent price from a collector who will restore this watch to a nice condition for their collection

Im still contemplating spending the $90 on a new module or less if someone on here has one for sale!!


I also see Admin has removed my wanted thread for the parts needed to repair this watch!!??? thats a bit unfair seeing as how I would still like the parts mentioned for it!! ie a new module and crystal.

[rewolf]

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The "transliteration" above is what the original text looks like to ME. I simply can't be bothered actually reading it. I see a breathless person monotonously reading out meaningless words.
There is a reason why capital letters and punctuation were invented.
(BTW: the transliteration was done with a regular expression to replace any group of two lowercase letters with "ag" - not that I think anybody would have wanted to know that )


Back to the watch in question: the bracelet looks rather worn-out (i.e. lose). But after ultrasonic cleaning and a little brushing with toothpaste to remove the dullness it could already look a lot better .

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The "transliteration" above is what the original text looks like to ME. I simply can't be bothered actually reading it. I see a breathless person monotonously reading out meaningless words.
There is a reason why capital letters and punctuation were invented. why dont you take a long walk of a short Pier do us all a favor
(BTW: the transliteration was done with a regular expression to replace any group of two lowercase letters with "ag" - not that I think anybody would have wanted to know that )


Back to the watch in question: the bracelet looks rather worn-out (i.e. lose). But after ultrasonic cleaning and a little brushing with toothpaste to remove the dullness it could already look a lot better .

[retroleds]

I don't think I was [cruelly] poking holes in it, but I think you are missing the basic difference between a "collection piece" and a daily wearer. The work to get a piece with such a fine, underlying finish pattern back into "good" shape, would be quite maddening, even for a jewelry finishing pro. The links are bent like a letter "B" with the straight upright of the "B" being the top of the link..so if one is flipped, it has been manhandled twice, once for each side to get it off the pins. If you decide not to sell, you can always make a parts post then. It was really a matter of keeping the recent posts relevant - 3 posts on the same item is a bit much...something needed to be condensed there.

[Back to the watch in question: the bracelet looks rather worn-out (i.e. lose). But after ultrasonic cleaning and a little brushing with toothpaste to remove the dullness it could already look a lot better .

Sometimes a really fancy watch in bad shape is harder to take than a cheap watch in bad shape....like a REALLY HOT woman, with nasty teeth. Even toothpaste can't fix some things.

I think my signature sums it up, as well.

rewolf why dont you take a long walk off a short Pier full stop...........

[retroleds]

Oh damn, they are all bitching again. Auldlad, take your meds!

Benrus has a point - a person could just enjoy it as it is in many cases. A good cleaning, some polishing, it still has a lot of retro charm at arm's length.

As far as the scrap value, I can't imagine the links and the bezel ring add up to more than 1/2 an ounce of 14k, then you are left with 3-4 ounces of sterling. Maybe $400 total. Even a solid 14k P2 case is only about $500 at today's scrap prices.

400 is all right ed if the poor man only get 200 250 on ebay just the chace hes willing to make i hope he does well

[retroleds]

I think the scrap estimate I made was fairly high. The gold links are really thin....

But as Benrus said, it is still some cool bling, so maybe like $600-ish as a high-end daily wearer would be about right. It will be funny if there is a bidding war at the end and it goes $1000+. We've seen stranger things, eh?

There is still hope Mark. Please forgive the [possibly unneeded] assessment.

well with all this speaking about it i hope it pushes up the price for the lad dig deep lads get your wild bids in he says he will throu in a toaster if you break the 1000 dollar mark

[bucko170]

$400 = £251 I would take my chances with eBay, I can't see it going for much less but I could imagine it making more, must be worth the gamble?

yes gamble we all like a little flutter

[markyd3]

lol.. well look it at this way... if you bought Eds stunner for $2600 you would probably be too afraid to wear it i know i would be plus a watch like that probably should just be in a collection and only very rarely worn anyway!!

At least with mine you would only be paying a fraction of the price of a mint one plus a few dollars will see it up and running again... if youre really picky you could have a new crystal put on it just for the logo but lets be honest it doesnt actually "need" a new crystal.

The asessment of my watch was a fair one but its all consistent with a watch that has been worn... the links are hardly noticeable when its on your wrist plus the pattern hasnt really been affected as far as i can see

If anyone were to buy it off of here and wasnt happy with it i would refund them their money anyway!! (minus any postage costs of course)

lol now do i list my Sicura jump hour on here aswell

your going to run out of free toast here mate

[rewolf]

rewolf why dont you take a long walk off a short Pier full stop...........

That one made me laugh, really
You are right - I should have kept shut up. I don't know why I didn't heed my own advice to simply ignore such things. It won't happen again... I hope.
BTW I very much enjoy long walks, but rather through forests than off piers .