nicholso@hpda.UUCP (Ron Nicholson) (10/02/85)
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I'm looking for a good quality, mechanical, self-winding wrist watch.
For the past several years, all that I've seen have been quartz and
cheap wind-up watches. If anyone knows who still makes self-winding
watches and where I might find a sales outlet, I would appreciate it
if they sent me a pointer.
Ron Nicholson
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jfb@iuvax.UUCP (10/07/85)
ROLEX makes a "good quality self-winding wristwatch". You can find them at any authorized ROLEX dealer. Beware of oriental imitations which are on the market. A ROLEX will run you about $1000. You can get them for less if you are traveling in Switzerland (about 700). Or if you like you can spend $14,000 or more depending on case settings etc.
rjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn) (10/07/85)
In article <1212@hpda.UUCP> nicholso@hpda.UUCP (Ron Nicholson) writes: >I'm looking for a good quality, mechanical, self-winding wrist watch. >For the past several years, all that I've seen have been quartz and >cheap wind-up watches. If anyone knows who still makes self-winding >watches and where I might find a sales outlet, I would appreciate it >if they sent me a pointer. i have a rolex, which is a GREAT mechanical, self-winding watch. it is more accurate than my old pulsar quartz analog watch. there are only a few companies that make the type of watch you're after, (almost all in switzerland), and you do have to pay to get one, but it's worth it. try calling: marcus & co. 1-202-331-0671 (washington d.c.) and asking for their catalog. the people are nice. after you check around you'll see they have very good prices (1/3-1/2 off retail). i didn't get my rolex there (girlfriend picked it up in geneva) but a friend of mine got one from them, and was very satisfied with the service. in the states this is the best way to buy a quality watch. i had checked around a lot before i lucked into getting mine directly from europe, and marcu&co. seemed the way to go. very good with service, delivery, answering questions, warranties etc. etc. tick-tick-tick-tick, ron vaughn ...!ihnp4!ihdev!rjv ps: if you stay away from the 18K gold the prices aren't as bad as you might think, and you get the exact same "guts" that are in the $5,000+ watch.