Firstly; if this breaks any forum rules, please let me know & I will delete the post & just give the watch away to someone on here for shits & giggles.

I was reading the 'Why we are happy when a watch stays in the OF family' thread & it got me thinking.
We all need some good vibes right now while we are stuck at home, wondering what the future will bring. And we might as well drown out the dickheads while we have time.

I haven't been an active poster for that long, but I have lurked for years & the advice & education you guys have offered & imparted has been like a masterclass, so i want to pay it back/forward through a little experiment & who knows, it might be fun.

Here is a watch I picked up for free.



Omega f300 cal, 1260 s/s blue dial s/n 34904945

Following advice from this forum, I sent it to Rob B. in Thailand. On August 29, 2019, he replaced the gasket & the T-coil unit. I dug out a dark brown leather Nato & it looks just spiffy.

It hums along perfectly.




I am giving it away here.

Please post a comment below with a number between 1 - 500. In 24 hours I will use a random number generator to decide the winner.

The Catch: if you are the winner of this watch, you must, in turn, give something watch-related away... and we keep it going for as long as we can.

I'm in a small town in Aus, so postage might take a while - (ill cover that cost too), but someone on this forum is getting this watch for free.

Aaaaaaaand GO!

 

the last two images are before it was serviced - not sure why I cant edit them out but there you go.

 

I’m in

122

And a great gesture in the spirit of the forum.

 

OK. 305 . From a slightly bigger Town in Down Under, Coffs Harbour. Kind regards. Achim

 

What a fantastic idea, and a great looking watch!

I call 283

 

Spent many a long weekend fishing at Nambucca Heads between 2000 and 2006 and Macksville as a child on a relatives Banana plantation

 

You are a good man!

087

 

What a great gesture. Nice watch too!

 

Very cool idea, kudos!

 

Yet another reason why this is such a great place. Thanks for the initiative. I’m in!

279

would love to further unravel this quote

 

What an excellent idea, looks great too I'll go for 003. I love the spirit of this forum... definitely my go to for keeping my mind active during lockdown

 

just around the corner. i can get you a bunch of Bananas from your relatives, stick a few Stamps on them and send it to you. Shipped as is. No returns.....

 

I’ll play. My number is 143.

 

058

 

321! Great idea

 

I’m in. 007 as it’s an Omega

 

Great idea, you have a good soul. I will take #157, please and thank you.

 

Number 327. You want me to win so the postage is cheap

And a fabulous idea. Well done

 

Cool, will pay you back with Mangoes later on in the year. Might throw a few Barra fillets in as well.
Mail is due in by then....