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molnija movement bought on the bay for my vintage project

philippe

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following are the pics.
this 18 jewels movement loose five minutes per hour so it needs some servicing but ticks regularly. it was"born" in april 1964, that's a 42years old movement....
you know what? i was the only bidder for this watch... i paid it usd 0.99

molnija.jpg
 

pugwash

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Re: molnija movement bought on the bay for my vintage projec

philippe said:
you know what? i was the only bidder for this watch... i paid it usd 0.99
That is sickening. Congrats, dude. :D
 

that_WATCH_guy

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niiiiiiiiiiiice. I've been searching for a replacement movement on ebay for a while, looking at getting one of those extensively engraved 6497 movements for an FA jones. Wouldn't mind having a vintage movement for an old panerai watch. Good find!
 

moggio

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very nice indeed..so how do you know which movement is suitable for your vintage project..??
 

philippe

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moggio said:
very nice indeed..so how do you know which movement is suitable for your vintage project..??

because i already have a 47mm marina militare with a modern russian molnija movement !