Posted 10 years ago
shawnicus
(108 items)
another thrift shop find...for the princely sum of $2.50(on sale for half off so i think 1.25 ,..when i got it,.it was ticking ..but the second hand( a lil silver airplane) and the min hand were both rattling round in the bubble ,..so i got it home unscrewed the back and popped em both back on,..it runs,..its hugely fast but it runs heheh don't expect quartz accuracy but 2 times normal speed is a lil rough but the plane is definitly flyign a lil too fast ,..think its in a powerdive ummm unfortunate timing its a silver passenger plane circling over Manhattan,..didn't get the creepy symbolism till i started typing this,..well its in the collection now and as small as the band is it wont ever get worn by anyone i know ,..graphics are very bright and on the case itself the blue paitn is flawless,.its not holding up as well on the band,..some big silvery bare spots,..back says Out of Time , hand wind every day ,..and forever and ever and ever,.. and "British colony of Hong Kong strange lil novelty piece with a 1 jewell hand wind movement,..gotta try n figure out how to sloow it down,..seems like the hairspring might have a kink or sumptin making it rock waay tooo fast,..running strong but just stupidly fast,.