Once in a while a collector will stumble across an item that he would normally overlook, but just there, in the corner of the eye, something will tell him to take a closer look.

There are many places to go hunting for these “finds”, and one of the worst, but also most interesting due to the volume, is the murky waters of the electronic-bay.

Back in May of this year a really sad looking watch caught the corner of my eye. Having gone through the various “complication phases” in my collection hobby such as alarm watches and chronographs, I had started looking for calendar watches. Continue reading →