$35 Mechanical Field Watch Challenge

Post by **watchpalooza** » Tue May 12, 2020 12:29 pm

Animal Mother wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 12:21 pm Sporkboy, you're doing a champion job, thank you very much for your efforts.

Have to agree...you both set the bar quite high.

Sporkboy · Post by **Sporkboy** » Tue May 12, 2020 6:26 pm

watchpalooza wrote:
Animal Mother wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 12:21 pm Sporkboy, you're doing a champion job, thank you very much for your efforts.
Have to agree...you both set the bar quite high.

Thank you guys. Just trying to uphold the tradition and build on the momentum that Animal Mother started.

Sporkboy · Post by **Sporkboy** » Wed May 13, 2020 8:43 am

Edits:
Made clarification regarding the start date for the shopping period.
Added end date for submission period (July 14th is the last day).
When purchasing a lot, the whole lot (minus shipping) counts towards the amount spent regardless of the cost per item within that lot.

Guyinwatch · Post by **Guyinwatch** » Wed May 13, 2020 8:03 pm

cortman · Post by **cortman** » Thu May 14, 2020 8:20 am

I'll enter. Can't say as I'll manage to find a worthy enter piece, but I'll throw my hat in!

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Rabirnie · Post by **Rabirnie** » Thu May 14, 2020 8:55 am

I’m in too. Time to put my paternity leave time to good use [emoji12]

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Sporkboy · Post by **Sporkboy** » Thu May 14, 2020 1:17 pm

OK, great. Keep in mind that if you end up not finding anything that you think is a) not worth having and b) not a great fit for the contest then it is absolutely fine to not submit an entry. As the contest goes on, I will confirm with those that have stated their interest to make sure they are still intending on submitting an entry. If at some point you decide to not submit, just let me know.

I am excited for this and have a couple of out there ideas that I don’t think that I can pull off. I know someone that could, but I am not giving that guy any ideas[emoji6]

Stretch44 · Post by **Stretch44** » Thu May 14, 2020 1:19 pm

[mention]Sporkboy[/mention], any thought of keeping a running tally of the participants somewhere? Sorry to add more work.

Post by **TheJohnP** » Thu May 14, 2020 1:23 pm

I'll join for now.
We'll see if I can find something I feel is appropriate.

Post by **TheJohnP** » Thu May 14, 2020 5:18 pm

Finding something in usable condition for the price point is going to be the hardest hurdle in this challenge, it seems.

Sporkboy · Post by **Sporkboy** » Thu May 14, 2020 6:15 pm

Stretch44 wrote:[mention]Sporkboy[/mention], any thought of keeping a running tally of the participants somewhere? Sorry to add more work.

Sure thing. I will maintain it elsewhere, but unless I am misjudging interest, the list so far is:

Sporkboy
ManOnTime
Split-Time
PetWatch
Animal Mother
Watchpalooza
Stretch44
Guyinwatch
Cortman
Rabirnie
TheJohnP

I was thinking if making up an image we could use to advertise the challenge on Instagram. Might be a fun way to drum up more participants/engagement. Of course if someone wants to spearhead that initiative, the help would be appreciated.

Post by **MoT** » Thu May 14, 2020 7:10 pm

eBay snipe...

Post by **TheJohnP** » Thu May 14, 2020 7:31 pm

Not only am I in, but I've just pulled the trigger on my entry.
We'll see if it is actually in working condition when it arrives.

Found some other good options, but if only cost of servicing wasn't included in the $35 total...sigh.

cortman · Post by **cortman** » Fri May 15, 2020 7:55 am

Anyone have any tips for finding such a watch? Being mechanical seems to cut down on availability a lot...

peskydonut · Post by **peskydonut** » Fri May 15, 2020 8:06 am

Don't know if these would qualify (worth checking with [mention]Sporkboy[/mention], but Russians are always a good source for cheap mechanicals.

EDIT: Just saw the rule for "no rotating bezel", that might disqualify most if not all Komandirskies.

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