Nabster
Has Slutty Mustangs
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- 1969 Mustang Coupe, 2019 Mustang GT, 2011 F150
On the watches, they look suspiciously clean because they have refinished dials and polished cases. You can take a giant file and a bit of emery paper followed by a muslin buff with some rouge to a heavily scratched watch case that most people would call ruined and make it look brand new with a mirror finish. Plastic crystals can be brought back from almost anything, too, as long as they aren't cracked. The refinished dials on something like these probably dont matter. Usually most collectors want original dials even if they look like crap, but people wanting neat looking watches to wear want nice dials. My opinion on these particular ones is that the refinished dial is a good thing, the originals were made with poor standards and didn't hold up well with age. They look like they were refinished to original spec by the original equipment to me, so the (original slightly questionable) quality is there. These aren't horrible valuable anyway. Don't expect Rolex finish on them.
As far as the movements go, they're mass produced Russian machinery. Take from that what you will. I don't care for them because they're just crude enough that they're hard to work with. I don't have my parts catalogs with me so I can't check to be sure, but I expect replacement parts would be difficult to get. The pictures provided aren't clear enough for me to be sure, but they don't appear to have any major issues, but I wouldn't expect them to not keep consistent time if worn, probably several minutes a day off. That could be corrected by a local watchmaker, but it would cost more than the watch since they would end up doing a full cleaning and regulating of them.
Now, all that said, if you're fine with them running several minutes off a day, then go for it. Oh, and don't get them wet, they aren't waterproof at all. And the crown on this one will dig into your wrist like nothing else.
As far as the movements go, they're mass produced Russian machinery. Take from that what you will. I don't care for them because they're just crude enough that they're hard to work with. I don't have my parts catalogs with me so I can't check to be sure, but I expect replacement parts would be difficult to get. The pictures provided aren't clear enough for me to be sure, but they don't appear to have any major issues, but I wouldn't expect them to not keep consistent time if worn, probably several minutes a day off. That could be corrected by a local watchmaker, but it would cost more than the watch since they would end up doing a full cleaning and regulating of them.
Now, all that said, if you're fine with them running several minutes off a day, then go for it. Oh, and don't get them wet, they aren't waterproof at all. And the crown on this one will dig into your wrist like nothing else.