does it say anything to indicate it is a woman selling in the auction? no...
Why do people naturally assume the seller is a male ?
Traditionally, the masculine form has been taken to be the markless form, that is the form to be used unless it is known to be inappropriate. This has dictated the masculine pronoun in cases such as
* reference to an indefinite person, for example: "If anybody comes, tell him"
So much action this early... gonna be ugly in 6 days.
The price drop to $172 on the last auction caught my eye, it was the first downward trend in a while and I actually considered getting one.
Oh, FYI it was a WHITE label, not SILVER label. They never made a Mini with a Silver Label.
SilverShow Image(http://www.shoppalstores.com/ibmmodelm/image//13901201.jpg)
WhiteShow Image(http://www.clickykeyboard.com/2009/dec30/016.jpg)
These two labels look exactly the same to me in terms of color.
I was thinking of standard Model M's with blue labels, I thought they were white backgrounds but they are gray. I removed gray in the list above, I can't believe I always thought they were 2 different blue labels. And the fact that it doesn't match either regular or industrial model M's is puzzling.
I remember back when $100 for a Model M Mini was a rip-off. It's not like the supply's gone down...
There's nothing special about the technology, the materials or the layout, but Space Saving keyboards have moved from a piece of equipment to a 'collectible'. That's why Unicomp won't consider making them: they'd take a bath because folks who want to just use the damn things won't pay enough to make it worth their while, and a Unicomp version won't attract collectors.
It's the same stupid **** that drove Rolex prices into the stratosphere. They used to be a decent tool watch. Now that every fat-wallet small-**** who has a desperate need to impress wears one, they're unreachable by the guy who needs a reliable, well-built and good-looking mechanical watch.
That and Seiko totally kicked their ass in terms of value-for-price, so Rolex had to move upmarket and trade on their name to survive...
That's why Unicomp won't consider making them: they'd take a bath because folks who want to just use the damn things won't pay enough to make it worth their while, and a Unicomp version won't attract collectors.
I paid like $10 for my Rolex in China. I shoulda asked the guy about IBM Minis.Show Image(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4967299355_db62767811_z.jpg)
The other day I took the Chairman Mao watch in to the watch repairman only to find it's a wind up watch! We both cracked up about that one. I had dug it out of the drawer since my kid wanted it for school. The TinTin watch is an authentic one though.
The real Rolex watches have a special "key" which only certain Rolex vendors carry. Chinese ones should have some typical standard thing. They haven't figured out the Rolex key.
Sorry, there's automatic and super automatic, sadly both are mostly lumped under "automatic," so you'll have to tell by how many jewels used.
what you are writing is tripe.
So THAT'S why the hand goes jerka jerka jerka around the dial! I shoulda bought the $20 one.
I have no idea about rubies in the Mao one but the waving arm amuses me immensely.
What a load of bs and I don't mean buckling springs. A special key???? what! unless you are talking about the Bergeon case openers and there are even Chinese made copies of those selling on EBay. Replicas range from $10 rubbish to $1,000 copies containing Swiss ETA movements and some of those copies are 99.99% exact.
As a collector of mechanical watches and a member of some of the specialised watch collecting forums what you are writing is tripe. A hyped up number of jewels is a selling point for the uninitiated. Only the really limited production Swiss movements actually make use of the large number of jewels.
It's not a load of a BS, you can't just pluck of a Rolex backplate with ordinary tools. Well the one I seen anyway (which was a very high-end one).
Chinese copies are not nearly good as the swiss ones, grow up and learn something about good patek watches.
What I'm saying is not tripe. The number of Jewels is a way to tell between automatic and super automatic (EXCLUDING manual windup); and the *reason* why my mondaine watch was 17 jewel swiss was because it is NOT automatic. OBVIOUSLY automatic watches are going to take more jewels, and super-automatic even more.
Jewels for bearings sure can be an improvement for precision, but they aren't exactly mandatory nor can they help an otherwise shoddy construction.
Also, what is a "super automatic"? Isn't that just some marketing lingo?
So you have seen ONE Rolex watch and that makes you an authority? I have seen an IBM mainframe – so I must be a default expert on them? Apart from press down case backs all screw back watches (Rolex, Seiko, Omega etc) need a special tool. The Rolex serrated screw back style are also used by some other manufacturers. Rolex screw back removal tools are as common as your silly posts. If you read my post I was actually writing about the range of replicas, and by the way no one in Switzerland makes Rolex replicas.
Total unmitigated TRIPE. The number of jewels relates to bearing surfaces – not the movements features. Automatic and Super Automatic – total bs. There are Chinese Automatic movements with 7 jewels, by your reasoning they cannot exist. By your reasoning one of my early Omega’s automatic winding 17 jewels movement cannot exist. Obviously some of my automatics should be called super duper automatics because they have more than 30 jewels.
In the Watch World 'Pateks' are like rubber domes - nothing special.
Super automatic is generally unknown and SOMETIMES hidden under "automatic"; and this only applies to older watches usually. Patek was one of the first to make them I believe (insanely expensive watches though! And often the older ones are very rare).
As these watches are just old items, there are really no major manufacturers interested in marketing super-automatic.
Because they won't get away with silly marketing hype anymore.
That picture for a Super Automatic only has a 17 jewel movement - sort of contradicts your nonsense. Gee EIBM don’t you understand marketing hype? Why make silly posts about things you obviously know nothing about. A wise man once said “Better to be thought an idiot than say or write something that removes all doubt”. At least now you are researching watches, alas only to try to find some sort of backup to your TRIPE statements.
Rusty Rat - Owner of a Valjoux 37 jewel movement - super turbo charged super duper super automatic – which is less accurate than an old Citizen 17 jewel Automatic movement.
As a collector of mechanical watches and a member of some of the specialised watch collecting forums ...I didn't understand why there'd be forums of the sort until reading further through this thread.
If you guys are interested, here's (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?p=221246#post221246) a watch thread.Please don't turn this into a Let's-Talk-About-Ripster's-****-Size thread.
All $10 watches are accurate. Is there something I'm missing?You can get accurate digitals free in a cereal box.
I would choose any Grand Seiko (http://www.seiko-watch.co.jp/gs/index.html) over all other watches on the market, accuracy is phenomenal, at least the thieves would not give it a second thought when they see "Seiko" on the watch face.