The name and logo could be reproduced today for less than $1/piece once setup, and that glass can be gotten for pennies per piece. But it would trash the market by demishing rarity...which is the very lifeblood of any collectible market. Using the logic that a few should be available for collectors to finish off their pieces, is like saying someone should make an LED modules that can be retrofitted to some of the watches that are commonly dead without hope of repair, e.g. Synchronars. Ask the Synchronar collectors - do you want a new set of guts for your vintage timepiece AND for everyone else who owns a dead shell? And what would the realistic market value be afterwards, if such a gut were available?
This discussion firms up what I believe about
any rare collectible type item: that those who have gained the experience to fix some of the dead ones should continue to do so, as well as possible; and, some should be happy to be collectors that DON'T do much repair.....it is the most efficient use of the parts on hand. If you endevour to become a "fixer", be honest with yourself - YOU TOO WILL KILL A FEW GOOD ONES, as you grope in the dark
. Myself, I don't mind sharing the WORK and the knowledge, but I hate to encourage those who are only trying to save a few bucks when they should know they are not particularly "handy". Even though I have been tinkering with electronics since I was 5 years old, as my father taught me to fix anything that broke in the house(because we were poor as $hit), I am frequently stumped on these little babies. :?
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Sales of vintage LED, LCD, analog watches,
parts and gadgets -
repair tutorials & tips
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