For sale is this Alpha - Les Fils de Schwarz-Etienne, a historic brand anyway, but this one is special for another reason, too . Ten months ago, I bought this watch from our own @Alpha (yes, same name as the watch!), and he passed the proceeds on to his charity of choice, which was to 'Beagle Welfare' over in the UK. I'd like to 'keep the watch going' to the benefit of animal charity. My preferred organization is in Atlanta, Georgia, the Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta, a fully non-profit animal shelter and rescue organization. http://www.grra.com/ As for the watch: It's in the exact same condition as it was last year, still sporting a very nice black leather Hirsch Highland 17mm strap. Here's the ad posted by Alpha last year: https://omegaforums.net/threads/alp...z-etienne-in-aid-of-charity.39116/#navigation It has a very sweet, black 32.5mm dial, with the original radium lume from the '40s (I confirmed that with my Geiger counter ), and as Alpha stated, it was fully serviced 18 months ago. Price: $150.00 OBO includes PP and shipping anywhere in the CONUS. For International buyers, please contact me for the final amount (higher).. I promise your full amount will go on to Golden Rescue . On to my own photos: And a final, parting screenshot of Stuart's @Alpha 's motivational photo : Thanks for looking .... .... ... uh ..... .... ...well... .... er-hmmm.... .... YOU CAN STOP LOOKING now!! ... ... and, -woof-woof- .... thanks for considering a good cause!
I'd like to bid USD$50 unless anybody else needs this watch more than I do. Please PM me with total cost including postage to Melbourne Australia (If I'm lucky enough to become the successful bidder). Cheers Jim PS: I know it's not really an auction, but maybe we can jack up the price a bit (but no shilling) in aid of the charity .
At 35.5 mm, it's a hand-wind HMT Jawan. Still looking for 150 smackers for both watches that will go promptly to the golden retriever rescue of Atlanta. Great deal, and a great cause! Thanks in advance!
Donation made! Thanks so much to the donor, @macworks , and to OF for allowing this to happen right here ! Here's a pic of the donor's own dogs, a couple of rescued 'Newfies', that will soon each have their own 'new' watches ...
Now the question is, which watch to which dog? Personally, I think the neon green numerals of the HMT will really 'pop' against black fur, so brown and white pup could get the black Alpha...