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a NEW ONE FOR THE COLLECTION, RARE AS BEES KNEES

  1. m neuman

    m neuman What, me worry? Feb 9, 2014

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    Well thanks to Luis's help acquired this little beauty. Have never seen one available before in the last 10 years





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  2. m neuman

    m neuman What, me worry? Feb 9, 2014

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    Here is the original advert courtesy of Luis's library A 3634.jpg Have the bracelet now need the ZA ends
     
  3. alam Ω 1

    alam Feb 9, 2014

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    :)
     
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  4. m neuman

    m neuman What, me worry? Feb 9, 2014

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    I guess Bees knees are not that rare!
     
  5. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Feb 9, 2014

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    The really unusual part is the integrity of the dial. The pigment on these late 1960s blue dials flakes off early and often. This one is a sensation.
     
  6. MMMD

    MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Feb 9, 2014

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    Nice pick-up. Never understood the world time bezel on this model, but it looks cool and this is a sharp example.
     
  7. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Feb 9, 2014

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    You know, now that I look at it closely, you're right. The cities are at the wrong intervals for a standard bezel. It seems to be configures for a 24hour watch. I can't tell if the one in the catalog is the same way, but it sure looks like it - I'll have to dig it out and look.
     
  8. MMMD

    MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Feb 9, 2014

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    Right, it's like this:

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    Not sure how you use it without painful mental math.
     
  9. Gavin

    Gavin It's the quiet ones you have to 'watch' out for. Feb 9, 2014

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    Congrats on a nice one. Mine says hi.
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  10. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Feb 9, 2014

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    Gavin, what are letter codes on the endpieces?
     
  11. Gavin

    Gavin It's the quiet ones you have to 'watch' out for. Feb 9, 2014

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    Will check when I get back home.
     
  12. Gavin

    Gavin It's the quiet ones you have to 'watch' out for. Feb 10, 2014

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    ZA.
     
  13. alam Ω 1

    alam Feb 10, 2014

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    This reminds me of my lacking of blue in my collection.... :-/
     
  14. AuBuyer

    AuBuyer Posh Nouveau Yank Feb 11, 2014

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    Think I'm going to be sick...:eek:
     
  15. AuBuyer

    AuBuyer Posh Nouveau Yank Feb 11, 2014

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    Bee's Knee's? How about spats?
     
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