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DotOverNine
路Great story! In time i hope my son will take care of my 105.012!
(7th August 2019 Simon Freese Test and Regulate update) My Dad's 105.012-65.
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GordonL
路That's super Jonathan - the icing on the cake. I read your whole thread again and it was great. It's stories like this that make this forum the place it is. I only have a modern speedie but when I show it to my son I see his eyes glaze over...... "another watch dad?"
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Tik-Tok of Oz
路How in the world did I miss this wonderful post and beautiful watch??? From 2017 no less????? Was I drunk????
I have to stop being the Cheshire Cat of OF with this disappearing and reappearing months later.
May you have many more years of enjoyment and I鈥檓 sure my daughter will do the same with my watch 馃榿
I have to stop being the Cheshire Cat of OF with this disappearing and reappearing months later.
May you have many more years of enjoyment and I鈥檓 sure my daughter will do the same with my watch 馃榿
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nonuffinkbloke
路That's super Jonathan - the icing on the cake. I read your whole thread again and it was great. It's stories like this that make this forum the place it is. I only have a modern speedie but when I show it to my son I see his eyes glaze over...... "another watch dad?"
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MCC
路Finally, after 2 years, I have the Extract of the Archives from Omega for Dad's Old pre-moon Speedmaster. (Extract is on page 1 of this thread at the foot of my original post)馃憤
Great to see the journey your watch went on from Gibraltar to your dad to you. Wear it in good health.
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nonuffinkbloke
路Great to see the journey your watch went on from Gibraltar to your dad to you. Wear it in good health.
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JimInOz
路路Melbourne AustraliaThankyou. Well I know how the watch got from Dad to me in 2003, but I would love to find out how it got from Gibraltar to my Dad in Putney, (South West London, UK) between 1967 and 1969.馃槙 I'm hoping my elderly relatives will be able to shed a bit of light on the matter.
A military member serving at RAF Gibraltar, feeling flush because it was pay day, purchased it in town. He got posted back to the UK where everything suddenly costs him 10 times the price so he let the watch go to provide some readies.
(Not so far fetched, I know of somebody who did something very similar 馃槈).
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nonuffinkbloke
路A military member serving at RAF Gibraltar, feeling flush because it was pay day, purchased it in town. He got posted back to the UK where everything suddenly costs him 10 times the price so he let the watch go to provide some readies.
(Not so far fetched, I know of somebody who did something very similar 馃槈).
I know for a fact that in 1969, around the time of the Moon Landing, my Dad was engaged in film location work around military bases in the South of England. The film was an absurd Dick Lester production involving Spike Millighan, Peter cook and Dudley Moore.
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Magnix
路Very nice story 馃榿. Thanks for sharing.
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WYO_Watch
路These posts make up the heart of OF for me. Congrats on the confirmed archive and thanks for sharing your watch journey. 馃憤
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nonuffinkbloke
路These posts make up the heart of OF for me. Congrats on the confirmed archive and thanks for sharing your watch journey. 馃憤
Well, the story of this vintage watch continues a bit more:
I was very impressed by my visits to Swiss Time Services, back in 2017. It seemed to be a sterile, scientific and hi-tech environment, that inspired confidence in me as a, first time, customer.
My recent visit to Simon Freese Watchmakers has been equally impressive, but with the added element of personal attention that comes with dealing with a smaller business.
You can see by the invoice that Simon was not going retire on my financial contribution. Just 拢60, and yet despite that he sat down and took time to explain the testing process, chat about watches and answer any questions I had.
In addition he took a movement photograph, removed the bracelet from the watch head and fitted a couple of spring bars ready to take a leather strap. He is also going to send the photographs and report by e-mail. He would not accept any additional payment for this extra service and nothing was too much trouble.
This personal service was evident during the whole time my watch was in their care. Either Simon or Kelly answered my calls and promptly replied to my e-mails. This kind of communication is very important to a customer when an item, such as a vintage Omega watch, is involved.
My two return journeys to deliver and collect my watch from Simon Freese Watchmakers took about 20 hours in total. However, great service from such a top quality Watchmaker made it well worth the effort getting it there.馃榾
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Psych
路Echoes my own experiences of Simon. Why would you take your watch to anyone else?
Love the "A gentleman's Omega Speedmaster". Does he mean you?
Love the "A gentleman's Omega Speedmaster". Does he mean you?
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Larry S
路路Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Great @nonuffinkbloke. Y鈥檃ll are lucky to have SWT and Simon within driving distance! Now enjoy that amazing watch and stay the hell away from the sales forum. The only place I want to see that watch is on WRUW!
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GandOsDad
路This post is easily one of the best I have read on my (limited) time in the forum. Best of luck to you sir and whatever you end up deciding is best for this amazing timepiece.
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skipper
路A great read, thanks for sharing. Like you I am fortunate enough to be the current custodian of my fathers old Speedy, that he bought new in the mid '60s. It gives me great pleasure knowing the full history of the watch, and being able to look at old photos of him wearing it.
