Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 07:54:43 03/31/05
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On March 31, 2005 at 06:17:47, Steve B wrote: >>>Steve the Designer Mach III was made in Miami Florida before Mephisto, >>>(Hegner&Glasser) bought them out in Sept. '89. Afterwards they were made in a >>>plant in either Georgia or Alabama...I forget which...would this make a >>>difference on the value? > > >hi Terry >i didnt know Mephisto switched plants when they bought Fidelity >interesting info I need to check CCRQ from 1990 to see where they built them after the takeover. It's in a box sealed at the moment. > >i cant say if this would impact the value to any significant degree, but i think >propbaly not, as long as the pre-post DMIII's were exactly the same in all >respects The first ones made by Fidelity, the clock ran slightly slow, and if you ran a problem for hours and compared it to say the Novag Forte "C", you could notice the difference. Novag uses a Seiko clock! I don't know what Fidelity uses, I never opened it. > > >>>>Oh, I have the version made in Miami, all the pieces, manual, certificate, and >>in near mint condition...You really can't tell how old it is, it could have been >>made yesterday. Only the tatered box as it was so thin and cheaply made says it >>has seen use>I'd say mint, but mint to me unused. > > >i would say your looking at between $300-$400 >i paid that for mine(in box with manual) > >Best >Steve Thanks for the info Steve! P.S. I spent about 500 American for mine (700 CND) in 1989:( Well I guess I will have to wait for 5 more years for it to be worth as much or more than what I paid? Terry
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