Heat over box for 18k calc.

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I've drawn some heat over the box I have an 18k Pulsar calc. up for sale in. I'd like to clarify that in no way was I attempting to be misleading - I don't say it is original, and i guess i assumed that anyone seriously in the market would know that those were individually serial numbered boxes, so if the box is gone, it is gone. Others have sold those in the last year without the original box and drawn no heat - I realize I have some enemies, which I can live with. It is still a flawless piece compared to a similar offering which has some scratches or dings, and is presented properly for a solid gold item, showing the inside casting detail and the solid gold buttons(gold-filled buttons are stainless on the back). I am slightly puzzled why the other offering weighs 16 grams less, despite only being one link shorter? Those links are only a hair over 3 grams each...which is where an inside shot of that piece would be really interesting. A 9-10% difference is really weird between seemingly identical pieces.

[charger105]

Hi Ed.
Perhaps batteries ? These take 4 from memory. So if he weighed it without batteries, and has one less link, maybe this would total 16grams.......does 3grams per battery sound right ?

BTW, is yours still for sale, I couldn't find it.
If you didn't state your box was original, you've got nothing to worry about.
Rgds,
Andrew.

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4 batteries is about 8.3 grams total, but Archer doesn't say if that is empty weight or not. Other possibility is someone bashed the main time key and it is actually a gold-filled replacement key(he does mention some murkiness to that key). It's a big key - a picture of the inside(the "norm" for solid gold Pulsar sales) would possibly settle the question. Anyway, it seemed an oddity to me and of course I am being a bit catty since Archer wanted to kick the tires on the piece I was selling, despite mine being in far superior condition, inside and out. Mine is still for sale(not on ebay), but I have gone back and contacted the guy who sold it to me. He claims he DOES have the Bergey slip(I offered $500) and he will go and search his mom's(original purchaser) house for the box, since I offered a substantial premium for it. It really is a flawless piece, so getting that box would definitely pull it to the front of the class. If I never sell it I guess I will have a kick-a piece, but I really ain't the collecting type....says the guy with in a few thousand watches. While waiting to see if the box materializes, I will be putting up few NOS solid gold Neiman Marcus Pulsars in the ORIGINAL boxes with the Pulsar marked crystal display cube. And one of those odd Date IIs with no logo on the case.