Arrivals, What Did You Buy Recently?(Watches)

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Mathlar

·Feb 21, 2014

And so to complete the story, the watch arrived today... and it's my first vintage Speedmaster!

145.022-69 straight text case back and stepped dial; courtesy of Kringkily. This one is as crisp as one of George's modern Speedies. I dare not even wear it on the 1039 bracelet, let alone try to resize the thing, and so for now it is on my favourite black alligator and deployant.

Apologies for the awful photo, but more will undoubtedly be posted in days to come. All I will say is... look at the lume - it's over 40 years old!

Mathlar

😲

 

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Jimmy Jim

·Feb 21, 2014

It looked so lonely at the store, it begged me to give it a good home. Who am I to deprive such a wonderful watch a life of pampering... So I bought it.

 

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ulackfocus

·Feb 21, 2014

Jimmy Jim

It looked so lonely at the store, it begged me to give it a good home. Who am I to deprive such a wonderful watch a life of pampering... So I bought it.

Good man! So nice of you to take in stray watches. 👍

 

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Hijak

·Feb 21, 2014

Love the FOIS, great choice!🥰

 

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UncleBuck

·Feb 22, 2014·understands the decision making hierarchy

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Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.

"Nothin don't mean nothing' honey, if it ain't free"

God rest her soul...... It sure didn't rest while she was alive!

 

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UncleBuck

·Feb 22, 2014·understands the decision making hierarchy

Hope I don't meet you in an airport and yell "Hijak"!!!
Only a Midwest bro would even get this Janis thing. (Chi-town is our capitol, the Looey was a hundred years ago).
We need to talk in a week or so, but I'm layin' low til in hand. Capiche?'

 

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adam78

·Feb 25, 2014

Love the watch (have one too)...but hate the O.E.M. strap.

Jimmy Jim

It looked so lonely at the store, it begged me to give it a good home. Who am I to deprive such a wonderful watch a life of pampering... So I bought it.

 

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pitpro

·Feb 25, 2014

<----------Chi-town Bro

UncleBuck

Hope I don't meet you in an airport and yell "Hijak"!!!
Only a Midwest bro would even get this Janis thing. (Chi-town is our capitol, the Looey was a hundred years ago).
We need to talk in a week or so, but I'm layin' low til in hand. Capiche?'

 

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UncleBuck

·Feb 25, 2014·understands the decision making hierarchy

pitpro

<----------Chi-town Bro

You diggin' the Chi-lites, Brother Man?
I thought you was east!!

Jeez, 500 posts in 16 mos., I need to get a real hobby!

 

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pitpro

·Feb 25, 2014

UncleBuck

You diggin' the Chi-lites, Brother Man?
I thought you was east!!

Jeez, 500 posts in 16 mos., I need to get a real hobby!

1st band I was interested in was The Shadows of Knight.
They used to play at the Glenview Park district Golf club
which became a teen club on Friday night. The "American
Rolling Stones" as Rolling Stone mag called them.

 

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tpatta

·Feb 25, 2014·Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance

Just purchased this from forum member Malkav. Waiting for delivery. I love the blue dial.

 

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cicindela

·Feb 25, 2014·Steve @ ΩF

Alpha

Don't recall ever being good enough to deserve this 😉 as we say a brand Harry Spankers 👍

A few quick shots, sorry if you are all sick of the sight of it before long.

Ah Ha! I knew I was not crazy (OK , maybe I am, but its my delusion)
I just found this. That dog must have been saving for a long while. Well bless his little heart.
Congratulations, what a beauty.

 

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cicindela

·Feb 25, 2014·Steve @ ΩF

adam78

Love the watch (have one too)...but hate the O.E.M. strap.

Jimmy Jim

It looked so lonely at the store, it begged me to give it a good home. Who am I to deprive such a wonderful watch a life of pampering... So I bought it.

So here it is on a nice bracelet

 

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cicindela

·Feb 25, 2014·Steve @ ΩF

tpatta

Just purchased this from forum member Malkav. Waiting for delivery. I love the blue dial.

Very nice beauty there👍

Here's my Moonphase triple on the same bracelet

 

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Jimmy Jim

·Feb 25, 2014

adam78

Love the watch (have one too)...but hate the O.E.M. strap.

Not a fan of the OEM strap either, but damn it looks good in the box on display.

 

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JimInOz

·Feb 26, 2014·Melbourne Australia

A nice 176.007, however there are some questions to be answered.

Any comments welcomed (not Joe K though, he knows too much 😉)

 

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stef2010

·Feb 28, 2014

Back to the seventies !

Flightmaster ST 145.013
Calibre 910
S/n : 29.134.xxx

Crédit Matthias for the pics

Speedmaster Mark II 145.014
S/n : 31.616.xxx

Crédit @ Brice for the Mark II pics

😀

 

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Mothra

·Feb 28, 2014

Huh. I look at the wrist shot of the mark ii and instead of my usual 'what were they thinking' I find its 'oh! That's what they were thinking!'. Nice watches....

 

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Fritz

·Mar 2, 2014

Yeah I know, I'll never get a strap to fit it and at about 10 pounds it'll cripple you by the end of the day to haul it around but.... I just had to have it!

It took four 3/16" anchor bolts to put it up, I hope the wall holds.

 

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kyle L

·Mar 4, 2014·Grasshopper