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Posted 6 months ago
kerry10456
(493 items)
I said I wasn't going to buy any watches in December, but was surfing the Bay , under "newly Listed" and here this was, a 1949 Bambi with a "Ultra" rare sweep second hand movement. These were part of the Mickey Birthday series. Well it had a "Buy-It-now" price of $.99 and $2.75 S/H. Couldn't believe it, WOW, must be mistake, but I clicked it and paid for it, sure enough, it was accepted and order marked shipped with delievery comformation #. Now I need to buy a lotto ticket.
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Thanks eye4beauty , packrat-place, Michael, mustangtony and Kevin for stopping in and commenting and showing the love.
eye4, I went to town and bought some "scratcher" tickets, won 5x what I spent. LOL.
Kevin the new "Category" is great.
Eye4,I should have spent more than $3 lol, I don't think you've every made a bad call on any of my horde, and your comments and "humor" are always a welcome pleasure.
Thank You Dave, for stopping in and showing the love, very appreciated!!
wow that was a steal ! Can you grab a lotto ticket for me too while your in the good luck mode :-) Love it
Mani, sure thing, hope it's still holding on. Thanks for the love and comments, always a pleasure to see you've been by. Very appreciated!! ;-)
Thank You chevy59, always a pleasure to see you've been by andthe love shown, it's very appreciated!!
You only got the watch because of your keen eye and tenacity - it does help !~
Thank you Phil for the wonderful complement, The eyes are starting to fail, it takes a fair amount of study to see the working inside these little burgers anymore. Thanks again, always appreciate your comments and viewpoint of things
Thank You Sean for taking the time to stop, look and show the love, very appreciated!!
Hi Kerry, well done and I wish I could pick up a birthday series watch for 99 cents!!! Could you explain a little more about this sweep second movement. Also, the 48 also has the same dial.
Glad to George, the sweep second hand is a full second hand, which is missing on this, but will be on shortly. If you notice the indention on the movement, there's another wheel that turns the second hand, it is held in place by a small brass clip that screws in place. I have all the pieces and will post updated photo when completed. Bambi, 48-49 are the same dial, no increase in size of the character.
I've only seen 5 others (none were Mickey) with the sweep second hand, Ultra-rare, not sure if they were late year models, but that's my thinking. Thank you for the love shown, very appreciated!!
George, added new photo showing the wheel and clip.
I have not come across one like this before. Great great find! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you petey for showing the love, very appreciated!!
Thank you MattyG for looking in and showing the love, very appreciated!!
So great! Wasn't there a thumper watch too?
valentino97, yes there is a "Thumper", but it much later, they were not introduced until the "Quartz" style watches, that would date them 1980's and newer. Thanks you for the wonderful complement on this and it's very appreciated!!
Thank you Gary for stopping in and sharing the love, very appreciated!!
Look forward to seeing the watch with the sweep second hand! My guess is that the hand is red in colour like the US Time Donald Duck we talked about recently.
Will let you know when it's back to 100% and it would be red
Thank you ttomtucker for dropping by and showing the love, very appreciated!!
Thank you steller and musikchoo for stopping by showing all the loves, very appreciated!!
You have so many cool watches - I would love to show you my humble stash and get your opinion.... how? Just post them on my site?
valentino97, Just go to the top of this page and click "Add your item here", and we'll all get to see them, There is no such thing as a humble stash, they are all treasures and have a story to tell. Please do post yours, would love to see them.
Kerry
Been away for a bit, and came looking for some great 'timepieces'. Naturally,
I found a delightful watch Chez kerry10456! Love the figural ears 'hands'!!! Best wishes for a splendid 2013, Kerry!!! : )
Thank you bobogal and miKKo for stopping by and sharing the loves, @ miKKo, hope you have a great adventure while you were away, A hope 2013 brings you health, wealth and happiness. :-)
Thanks bratjdd, and hope this new year has found you warm and surrounded by loved ones. And may it bring you several treasures in the coming months.
Thank you so much, Kerry!! : )
Updated the photo's, the sweep second hand and watch are now working.
Great piece Kerry, thanks for sharing. Tried to click Love button again but didn't work.LOL
George, LOL, i wished on a couple other posting that to work, We need the "Double" loves. Thanks for the complement, very pleased you like this one.
Thank you birdie for all the loves, makes a person feel special, thanks again. :-)
Kerry, sorry to trouble you but is it possible that you could post a close up picture of the movement for this watch. Thanks very much.
No problem George, sent new photos via your email
Edit photos and added the movement
Thank you pops52 for showing the love, very appreciated!!
Thank you nespithe for looking in and showing the love, very appreciated!!