lorentz
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II-57
II roman numerals for the second quarter of 1957.
i´ve seen some Oysterthin on the e-bay but generally in poor condition and they were gold-filled or plaqué: a steel cased one is clearly more attractive.
( not sure if value should be discussed here so i send you a PM)
but it is a stunner being only 8mm. high in an oyster case
as a friend of mine put it: it is the Calatrava of the Tudors ;-)
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Face redone or a Rare Original
Good Morning everyone. A friend was recently suffering a financial setback and needed a few hundred dollars. He managed to sell me his Tudor "OYSTERTHIN". I was somewhat skeptical of it's authenticity until I opened it up to find a genuine Tudor movement....
It looks good...
here's another one (Photo lorentz) This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2009-02-15 12:12:22...
Why the mystery then.
Why isn't there a single hit for an "oysterthin" even on a google search? Thanks for the photo it is nice to know they do in fact exist. Cheers Brad
Nice to see another one
Mine has the same 7960 ref but between the lugs ( guess yours is older but i´ve never opened the caseback to check) lorentz This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2009-02-15 12:12:36...
Depicting the year?
I'm kind of "whew" right now. Very happy to see another one and was very happy when I opened it up. So does the "11.57" in the caseback a reference to the year? And more importantly what is the worth approximately? Does the fact it is an "oysterthin" impr...
II-57
II roman numerals for the second quarter of 1957. i´ve seen some Oysterthin on the e-bay but generally in poor condition and they were gold-filled or plaqué: a steel cased one is clearly more attractive. ( not sure if value should be discussed here so i s...
Thanks
I hope I haven't broken any rules of the forum with some questions and will look more closely at the forum rules. Thanks for the nice compliments regarding the looks of the watch I was somewhat nervous in purchasing sight unseen. Below are some photos of ...
Removing scuffs
Congratulation on the Oysterthin. Those scuffs can be removed with various proprietry watch crystal products, otherwise, I have used metal polish or very fine automotive polish. Same rules as polishing a car, let it haze on the crystal and buff off with a...
Great cleaning info
Thanks for the great tips on cleaning up the crystal and another excellent tip in taping it off. Many Thanks and Kind Regards, Brad
