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  1. Peemacgee Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungers Mar 31, 2016

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    I am usually a one watch kind of guy -and that is Constellations
    - so this is a bit of a departure for me

    however -my interest was recently piqued by the lovely 2872 on the sales forum

    and low and behold a similar version -but with the tachy ring, grained dial and coffin-shaped indices -came up for auction recently and I just couldn't resist

    A splendid 18k pink gold OT-2872-62 (or at least that is the reference the auction house gave it)
    not a huge watch - approx 35mm top to bottom excl lugs - but wears large enough on my puny wrists
    320 movement (sorry no pics yet)
    around 1960 I guess?

    not perfect -showing some signs of its age and a little corrosion on the smaller hands - but a pretty good sharp case
    sweet little box -but I suspect not the original (bit small?)
    (the hands, indices and case look different colours in the pics but all match)

    thank you to the members who offered me their advice prior to bidding

    enjoy...

    Philip

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  2. Jminchoi Mar 31, 2016

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    Nice watch! I like your one watch philosophy. Is it your only watch? Did you sell a Constellation to get it?
     
  3. Baz9614 Mar 31, 2016

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    Don't blame you one bit! Have a similar one with original & honest dial (yours looks fantastic!) in a SS case from about 59
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  4. Peemacgee Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungers Mar 31, 2016

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    Hi @jiminchoi
    to answer your questions:
    no -I didn't sell any Connies to buy this little beauty
    and a second no - I have a small but treasured collection of Constellations (all recently posted in the Constellation thread)
    -and to be honest it is likely to be only a brief departure from my devotion to Constellations
    in fact I also acquired an absolutely splendid 14k Connie around the same time (courtesy of a member) -my first pie-pan -pic below (all the rest being the dome-dial variety that I'm particularly fond of )

    Philip
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  5. dougiedude Carpe horologium! Mar 31, 2016

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    Gosh, Philip, that's one gorgeous chrono! ::love::

    That reference # doesn't seem to make sense to me, however. I have a ref. 2782-9 that is a dome-dialed, arrowhead, bumper 354 Connie...:confused:...

    ...might be be interesting to see what the inside case-back says once you get it open?
     
  6. Peemacgee Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungers Mar 31, 2016

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    thanks Doug -really pleased with it

    regarding the reference number - that could be because I'm a bit of an over excited pillock

    the watch is a 2872 not 2782 -doh!! ::facepalm2::
     
  7. Jminchoi Mar 31, 2016

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    Nice, a very classy collection!
     
  8. dougiedude Carpe horologium! Mar 31, 2016

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    Ah-Ha-aa-ah!

    Understandable mistake, Philip!