The Turtle

It's official. I now can even revive dimestore crap that has a famous name on it.

It says "Elgin." It isn't.

Elgin stopped making stuff after 1964. Rights to the name have been bouncing around from one hack manufacturer to another for 60 years. This one was made in Japan around 1969 by "Japan Bradley Time Division" and probably sold at a discount store or maybe the Century catalog. No jewels, unadjusted.

It arrived an hour ago able to tick for 6 seconds. Now it runs much longer.

#clocks

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Show threadJeremy DuBoisMar 5
@the_turtle I think the Elgin brand is now owned by M.Z. Berger, who also bought Gruen, and US rights to Waltham. That Japanese movement at least looks nicer than any of the current crap MZB puts out.
Show threadThe TurtleMar 5

@technothrasher 58 years ago it was in Japanese hands. Berger at least builds something. Every day on eBay I see this shit branded "Elgin" made in India: "ANTIQUE VINTAGE RARE ELGIN WOW!!!" but listed as "new in box, more than 60 available." If you open one up it's cheap plastic with a battery-operated Chinese quartz movement. I message the sellers, "if it's new-in-box, it's not rare or antique or vintage." They seem to think that making crap LOOK old counts as "is old."

No, "is fraud."

Show threadJeremy DuBoisMar 8
@the_turtle I hear you. I have the same frustration with the junky Indian "antique" sextants that are all over eBay.