My watch came in

toodrunk · 05-13-10, 05:58 PM

Won the auction several days ago, went on a trip and got back last night. Checked the mail today, and whoo-hoo! My package came in. It's a 30 second stopwatch, mechanical. Pretty freakin awesome.

Now I'll be able time my torpedo runs manually and realistically!

I wanted to buy this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-GERMAN-...item255a10c1f7

But damn, that's expensive. And I wasn't even sure about whether it was authentic or not. I'm pretty happy with what I got

Sailor Steve · 05-13-10, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by toodrunk

Pretty freakin awesome.

Nothing I can add to that.

Jimbuna · 05-14-10, 05:53 AM

Very nice

I must admit I was tempted to bid for the original one....just whilst I was viewing it and noting the Ebay buyer protection facility but would never get it past the missus unnoticed

I also noticed $23 for a reproduction German WWII grenade

flag4 · 05-14-10, 05:57 AM

HARDCORE.

Zedwardson · 05-14-10, 07:28 AM

The funny thing is that I have been looking at the same type of stopwatches, as I like thsoe types of things in general.

maillemaker · 05-14-10, 07:36 AM

Pretty nifty! It would be kind of neat to have a real Kriegsmarine stopwatch!

RConch · 05-14-10, 10:00 AM

A lot of fake stuff has been coming out of the Ukraine.
I watch the U-boat section on E-bay almost daily, I look at the death cards.
These folks in the Ukraine have been pushing cigerette cases allegedly from U boats also.
Use caution and common sense and imagine how someone in the Ukraine got all this U boat stuff they pedal.

maillemaker · 05-14-10, 10:17 AM

I think it would be neat to even have a replica kriegsmarine stopwatch.

toodrunk · 05-14-10, 10:59 AM

There's a 40ish dollar Hanhart, Made in Germany, that came up for auction after I won this one. Might be what you're looking for.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-GERMAN-H...item3a5ab08cf7

Now, the writing on the back and on the front make me wonder, they're both in English.

I don't know enough about the watches issued to say either way.

toodrunk · 05-14-10, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Rconch

A lot of fake stuff has been coming out of the Ukraine.
I watch the U-boat section on E-bay almost daily, I look at the death cards.
These folks in the Ukraine have been pushing cigerette cases allegedly from U boats also.
Use caution and common sense and imagine how someone in the Ukraine got all this U boat stuff they pedal.

Just saw this, definitely, use caution.

Jimbuna · 05-14-10, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rconch

A lot of fake stuff has been coming out of the Ukraine.
I watch the U-boat section on E-bay almost daily, I look at the death cards.
These folks in the Ukraine have been pushing cigerette cases allegedly from U boats also.
Use caution and common sense and imagine how someone in the Ukraine got all this U boat stuff they pedal.

Oh I agree....you need to know what your looking at and ensure there are sufficient safeguards in place to protect your financial outlay first

05-13-10, 05:58 PM	#1
toodrunk Seaman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 42 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	My watch came in Won the auction several days ago, went on a trip and got back last night. Checked the mail today, and whoo-hoo! My package came in. It's a 30 second stopwatch, mechanical. Pretty freakin awesome. Now I'll be able time my torpedo runs manually and realistically! I wanted to buy this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-GERMAN-...item255a10c1f7 But damn, that's expensive. And I wasn't even sure about whether it was authentic or not. I'm pretty happy with what I got __________________ Zu Betrunken

05-14-10, 05:53 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Very nice I must admit I was tempted to bid for the original one....just whilst I was viewing it and noting the Ebay buyer protection facility but would never get it past the missus unnoticed I also noticed $23 for a reproduction German WWII grenade __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-14-10, 05:57 AM	#4
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	HARDCORE. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

05-14-10, 10:00 AM	#7
RConch Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 619 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	A lot of fake stuff has been coming out of the Ukraine. I watch the U-boat section on E-bay almost daily, I look at the death cards. These folks in the Ukraine have been pushing cigerette cases allegedly from U boats also. Use caution and common sense and imagine how someone in the Ukraine got all this U boat stuff they pedal. __________________ "Noch und Noch" Prowling the Nord Atlantik with GWX 3.0.

05-14-10, 10:59 AM	#9
toodrunk Seaman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 42 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	There's a 40ish dollar Hanhart, Made in Germany, that came up for auction after I won this one. Might be what you're looking for. http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-GERMAN-H...item3a5ab08cf7 Now, the writing on the back and on the front make me wonder, they're both in English. I don't know enough about the watches issued to say either way. __________________ Zu Betrunken

05-14-10, 07:28 AM	#5
Zedwardson Sparky Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 154 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The funny thing is that I have been looking at the same type of stopwatches, as I like thsoe types of things in general.

05-14-10, 07:36 AM	#6
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Pretty nifty! It would be kind of neat to have a real Kriegsmarine stopwatch!

05-14-10, 10:17 AM	#8
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I think it would be neat to even have a replica kriegsmarine stopwatch.