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Anyone here got this very nice Conny RG Grand Luxe step dial today?

MSNWatch
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Nice example. Thought about it but decided staying liquid was the better choice.
 
mac_omega
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It is the bracelet variant of the GL - it would be a tough call to find a RG bracelet to match this watch...

I would need the "wrong" box for my SM olympics - so if somebody here has bought the watch please contact me - I would swap the box for a Connie box.
 
Pahawi
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I think the price is way to high for the watch without the bracelet. How many of these were made?

Doubt it's known how many produced - to my knowledge they're not super rare or anything. Here's mine:

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Doubt it's known how many produced - to my knowledge they're not super rare or anything.

Here is a Swiss German catalog page showing similar watches:

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Selling price of 2,500 francs. About US$575 at that time. With inflation, a little over $5,000. Take into account the depreciation of the dollar vs. the Swiss franc you are at $20,000 minimum.

I can’t imagine that any $20,000 watch would be common. Now or then.
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I wonder about the purpose of the purchase of such an expensive item in that area of the world.

The UN connection set aside, there would be nothing remarkable with the sale location. Lots of extremely affluent people were (and are) living in Kinshasa.
 
gatorcpa
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The UN connection set aside, there would be nothing remarkable with the sale location. Lots of extremely affluent people were (and are) living in Kinshasa.
How many of those people had access to UN (likely duty-free) stores?
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Turns out that there was a sizable UN peacekeeping force in the Congo at that time:

https://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/gallery.jsp?query=organization:ONUC AND category:"Field coverage"&startat=54&sf=

I wonder about the purpose of the purchase of such an expensive item in that area of the world.
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Probably someone stationed there bought it through the store in order to get it duty-free. It could have been delivered there prior to his departure home.
 
marturx
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That is correct. Many Swedes have been deployed abroad on UN peace keeping mission. Congo included. Their salary was tax free and luxury items were duty-free. So it was common that they bought themselves an expensive watch before going home
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That is correct. Many Swedes have been deployed abroad on UN peace keeping mission. Congo included. Their salary was rax free and luxury items were duty-free. So it was common that they bought themselves an expensive watch before going home

Nearly all officers in the Danish Army I know have brought back a watch of some kind from their tour of duty, so in forty years time the market will be awash with banged-up Omegas with some sort of Army background story to jump up the price, when all that watch ever witnessed was staff work by day and evenings in the camp, drinking slush-ice and eating cake 😁

In the Danish army, the Seamaster 300 Professional is known as "The Officer's Watch" as so many bought one while abroad...
 
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Nearly all officers in the Danish Army I know have brought back a watch of some kind from their tour of duty, so in forty years time the market will be awash with banged-up Omegas with some sort of Army background story to jump up the price, when all that watch ever witnessed was staff work by day and evenings in the camp, drinking slush-ice and eating cake 😁

In the Danish army, the Seamaster 300 Professional is known as "The Officer's Watch" as so many bought one while abroad...
Damn, I thought I had the official danish army officer’s watch? It’s got great provenance 😜
 
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Damn, I thought I had the official danish army officer’s watch? It’s got great provenance 😜
Amazing piece. That 8 is too cool.
 
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Amazing piece. That 8 is too cool.
👍 Thanks - and agreed on the numerals, that’s why I fell for it- and I like the cappuccino color and last but not least I like it because it comes from @ConElPueblo who’s such a dear gentleman.

This was a good OF thread hijack, thanks all for the opportunity 😁
 
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That 8 is too cool.
Agree! It's the inverted numeral "2", and located across the dial from the real one too!
 
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Damn, I thought I had the official danish army officer’s watch? It’s got great provenance 😜

ALL my watches have incredible military provenance which raises the value no end 😁
 
ConElPueblo
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...My DS-3 PH1000M have both Danish Army and Royal Australian Navy provenance, making it extremely valuable 😎

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Syrte
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Yeah but you forgot to sign me a letter and send me a picture of yourself in your uniform wearing the watch and copies of your service papers. 🙄
 
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