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Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2011 04:56 pm

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Hammerfjord

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Thanks guys! As I was saying to Rolf(Fnusnu) today, the quality of the movement is apparently reflected by the bad economy in Russia when it was builded: That´s my conclusion as I saw earlier movements with up to 15 jewels and slight better finish.
That´s the way things change with history and as Rolf answered me: It's even more a piece of history then...
Those watches are often to sell for around 1200$ and even they are rare, I find it difficult to justify this price premium for a brass nickeled case and a rough movement.
Having paid much less for it, I find myself happy on the catch