Originally Posted by
Captain Blight
Well, yeah. But... what should I look for? I mean, as far as case, features, movement, jewels (is more better or worse?), hand style, whatever? I really know nothing about these except that I want one and I want a good one that works.
You could do a lot worse than to get a Minerva - and any decent stopwatch movement will have 7 jewels. They are fairly straightforward movements - I mean, you only have a seconds-hand and minute-counter sub-dial.
Looks like there are some very nice Minervas up on Ebay right now, and if you look at Completed Listings you'll see what some did not sell for, to get an idea what to pay. A nice one - don't worry about a box - in good working order with good cosmetics should be had for $40-$100 depending on added complications/dial features.
DD