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  1. m neuman

    m neuman What, me worry? Nov 25, 2017

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    Thought I would share a group of my 135's since they are rarely discussed: DSC02589.JPG
     
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  2. probep

    probep Nov 25, 2017

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    Amazing watches!
     
  3. wristpirate Ω 2

    wristpirate Nov 25, 2017

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    That gold Port Royal wins hands down. Actually that Favre-Leuba is pretty yummy. Then again the last one ain't bad either.............;)
     
  4. cristos71 Ω 2

    cristos71 Nov 25, 2017

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    The steel Port Royal and the Favre-Leuba for me! :)
     
  5. François Pépin

    François Pépin Nov 25, 2017

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    Wow! I am not sure you are allowed to own so much 135's!
     
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  6. m neuman

    m neuman What, me worry? Nov 27, 2017

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    Have a black Favre also not in the photo really stunning
     
  7. ClarendonVintage

    ClarendonVintage Nov 27, 2017

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    Well, what are you gonna wear for Sunday?

    Come back when you've dealt with that.:p
     
  8. m neuman

    m neuman What, me worry? Nov 27, 2017

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    I mentioned I have the black Favre which was not photographed. Life is tuff sometimes!
     
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  9. STANDY Ω 1

    STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Nov 28, 2017

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    D) all of the above ( for me )
     
  10. BartH

    BartH Follows a pattern of overpaying Nov 28, 2017

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    Damnit man, those are fine watches.
     
  11. mahamithra

    mahamithra Nov 28, 2017

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    thank you all. It is great to be so fortunate that years ago I had the foresight to start collecting these.
     
  12. tmw57 Ω 2

    tmw57 Nov 28, 2017

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    Love them all.
     
  13. ezinternet Ω 1

    ezinternet Dec 1, 2017

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    Here’s a bit of 135 esoterica ... Studded Lugs

    (Writing this on a flight and will load images when I can - so apologies for no pictures. I promise to make it up with appropriate Cal.135 photo content :)

    I’ve a rose gold 18k cal.135 whose case has studded lugs and thus calls for female spring bars. I didn’t even know there *were* female spring bars! (I took a look at Ofrei site and there are lots of them, it seems.)

    Has anyone else got a cal 135, or late 50’s early 60’s Zenith case for that matter, that calls for these bars?
     
  14. georgeszaslavsky

    georgeszaslavsky Dec 4, 2017

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    congrats on a lovely batch of 135s
     
  15. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Dec 4, 2017

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    Many gold cases across multiple brands were made with studded lugs. A good number of my Zenith 156s and Universal geneves come with such lugs. I read somewhere that these were used because the belief was that regular holes would wear in soft gold - don't know if that is in fact true. The female lugs are tricky to handle and finicky. Go figure.