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Very close now! Update - Closure!

  1. styggpyggeno1

    styggpyggeno1 ΩF Enforcer ....and thread killer Feb 12, 2015

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    Ohhh! It is very close now! Time, pressure and some money and it will be mine. Been seaching like crazy and I have given up several times. Suddenly by total chance I met a guy wearing one!!!

    He is interested in watches but not a collector. He had bought it in a antiques shop (gooood - as it does not have sentimental value to him).

    It might take some time but it will be mine.

    A Polarouter de luxe with SAS dial. 138 bumper. Sorry for the bad pics but I was trembling.

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    It will join my Polerouter de luxe "Joyeria Milos"!

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  2. Modest_Proposal

    Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Feb 12, 2015

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    If that really is an SAS dial, dude. :eek:

    I didn't even know they made them in gold.
     
  3. styggpyggeno1

    styggpyggeno1 ΩF Enforcer ....and thread killer Feb 12, 2015

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    It is my friend - it is. The model is known.
     
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  4. marturx

    marturx Feb 12, 2015

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    You have very good taste! :thumbsup:
     
  5. Allant

    Allant Feb 12, 2015

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    Congratulations and Dibs!
     
  6. x3no

    x3no Feb 12, 2015

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    Woah, very cool!!
     
  7. MMMD

    MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Feb 12, 2015

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    Crap. Second dibs!
     
  8. gatorcpa Ω 2

    gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Feb 12, 2015

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  9. ulackfocus

    ulackfocus Feb 12, 2015

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    Holy feckin' sheeyat! :eek: What a watch!!!!! ::love::::love::::love::::love::
     
  10. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Feb 12, 2015

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    Magnificent. I would be sleeping in my car outside the guy's house. Don't lose sight of it!
    Whatafindwhatafindwhatafind......
     
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  11. MMMD

    MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Feb 12, 2015

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    Makes me want to go antiquing in Sweden. And nothing has ever made me want to use antique as a verb before.
     
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  12. SeanO

    SeanO Feb 13, 2015

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    both of them are stunning... if someone hasn't already dibbsed the second one... dibs
     
  13. Carlton-Browne

    Carlton-Browne Feb 13, 2015

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    Bloody well done :thumbsup:.
     
  14. STANDY Ω 1

    STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Feb 13, 2015

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    I have a pre dibs on every watch @styggpyggeno1 owns so get in line all....
     
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  15. styggpyggeno1

    styggpyggeno1 ΩF Enforcer ....and thread killer Mar 17, 2015

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    It cost me a very nice black dial Rolex Datejust 16013 on strap in trade but now it is mine!

    One thing that becomes clear when studying it closer is that the SAS logo is hand cut into the gold dial. When looking at it normally it looks perfect but when thru a loupe or in the pictures below it shows it is really hand made. One can only speculate in how many of these they made and to whom they were given. I will do my best to research it.

    Tonight I am going to celebrate!

    Sorry for the bad pictures. Better will be taken after it comes back from my watchmaker. The movement will get a service from him and some light cleaning/detailing of glass and case by me.

    One thing I have noticed - I thought the case would be the same as my other De Luxe Polarouter cal 138 shown above. It is not. I will show the differences later.

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  16. cicindela Ω 2

    cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 17, 2015

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    So we can make our own :cool:

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  17. waXology

    waXology Mar 17, 2015

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    Incredible! congrats mate!

    Love it when the personal grail search is successful!
     
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  18. styggpyggeno1

    styggpyggeno1 ΩF Enforcer ....and thread killer Mar 18, 2015

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  19. Hijak Ω 2

    Hijak Mar 18, 2015

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    Now that is an incredible set!!!::love::
     
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  20. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Mar 18, 2015

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    I can feel the glee - well merited!
    Unambiguous Victory!
     
    Edited Mar 18, 2015
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