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An 18K Grand Luxe on the bay with the owner’s name on the dial??

  1. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jan 3, 2023

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    They claim its from the factory as a special order… looking at the rivet marks on the back it does sort of look like it never had arrowhead markers but only the letters… there’s a lot of pics included, what do you guys think?

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  2. Dan S Jan 3, 2023

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    What's your guess about the name? Leon Afonsoma?
     
  3. MtV Jan 3, 2023

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    If my name was Noel Afonsoma I’d be all over it
     
  4. kaplan Jan 3, 2023

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    Very impressive! I'm glad it's not a C-Case :D
     
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  5. zedlebowski Jan 3, 2023

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  6. Dan S Jan 3, 2023

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  7. Bruce235 Jan 3, 2023

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    Nope.
    But it made me think that my names total 12 letters so I could commission a new one....Nope.
     
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  8. timoss Jan 3, 2023

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    Huh. I would have picked the 12 o'clock position for the first letter of the first name and gone clockwise from there....
     
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  9. zedlebowski Jan 3, 2023

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    Agreed! Maybe that’s why he left it at the factory :taunt:
     
  10. Bruce235 Jan 3, 2023

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    How about
    Leo Afonsoman?
     
  11. MtV Jan 3, 2023

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    Damn. Mine, too. Oh no.
     
  12. TimeODanaos Jan 3, 2023

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    I think N'Soma Ofaleon was a ruler somewhere back in the 50s. Must check Google later...
     
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  13. Bruce235 Jan 3, 2023

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    I think I have it this time ,
    LEON AFONSO MA
    maybe a Brazilian dude.
     
  14. timoss Jan 3, 2023

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    Don’t forget the possibility of initials for first or middle names…
     
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  15. watchyouwant ΩF Clairvoyant Jan 3, 2023

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    Looks good to me.
     
  16. R3D9 Jan 3, 2023

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    Wouldn’t it make sense that the name begins at 1? If so… Manoel Afonso would be it. A Brazilian name…
     
  17. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jan 3, 2023

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    Yea I had a feeling it had to be, just not something I’ve ever seen before

    Yea I really, really want to know who this dude was and how he was enough of a big dog to get Omega to take his money and make this for him. I’d love to see the extract from the archive on this too.
     
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  18. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jan 3, 2023

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    Looks OK to me, no obvious previous arrowhead marker holes, although why aren't the legs for the Ω, Omega and the ⭐︎ ground off like the letters?
     
  19. 140dave Jan 3, 2023

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    Omano El Afons?
    Subliminal Beer advert?
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  20. Bruce235 Jan 3, 2023

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    Damn, I think you're right.
     
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