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Message started by LostArtist on 12/09/10 at 09:43:10

Title: new use for old watches
Post by LostArtist on 12/09/10 at 09:43:10

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-make-motorcycle-from-old-wrist-watches-267586/

making toy motorcycles out of old watches!
http://www.markpascua.com/wp-content/motorcycle_watch.jpg

http://ecorestart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Bikewatch.png

http://zedomax.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/motocycles-3.gif

Title: Re: new use for old watches
Post by babyhog on 12/09/10 at 10:15:21

That is so cool. When my father-in-law died a couple years ago, we found a bag full of old watches. I mean like 200+. Mother-in-law said he bought them from somebody a long time ago. They weren't worth anything (I thought), but what a neat use, we could have recycled them into motorcycles! Guess I'll have to find out if she still has them, or if we got rid of them.

Title: Re: new use for old watches
Post by LostArtist on 12/09/10 at 10:36:15

very cool, now wish I had more watches . . . think we could share babyhog if you have them anyway?

Title: Re: new use for old watches
Post by babyhog on 12/09/10 at 10:58:40

let me do some checking... I wouldn't mind sharing... I think it looks like fun!

Title: Re: new use for old watches
Post by verslagen1 on 12/09/10 at 11:21:53

Hmmm...
Some of us ride m/c's to forget time exists...
Some put watches on our bikes to remind us of time...
Now we have a few that know m/c's are more important than time.

8-)

Title: Re: new use for old watches
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/09/10 at 18:35:08

Its About TIME someone did that

Title: Re: new use for old watches
Post by mick on 12/09/10 at 22:10:49

if it was one of our members who was doing the bike making. I have a half dozen watches ,that I dont need,I have 2 Seiko's one is automatic,it runs while you are wearing it but take it off and it stops,there is a Longene in there ,fully clockwork as in no batteries,the other 3 are just cheepo's probably just need batteries. If you are allowed to use camera parts ,I have a hole front of a Roliflex,and a minalta. So,if anyone is going to make something out of them let me know.

Title: Re: new use for old watches
Post by mpescatori on 12/10/10 at 02:02:45

696A6B66647E070 wrote:

If those watches are still around, find a competent antiques specialist (I mean, competent in antique watches, not justr furniture) and have them estimated/quoted, one by one.

You'll find out that whereas many were considered to be just "old watches' 20-30 years ago, thy may now have increased in value up to 100 times.
For example, a "merely wind-up watch" i.e. not even automatic may look pointless, but if it was built by somebody specific it's like discovering a vintage Studebaker in a barn...

So don't throw them away yet, much less take them down in bits, but have somebody take a serious look at them.

Who nkows, you might have a Cinderella there somewhere... 8-)