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  1. Waltesefalcon Oct 19, 2016

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    I bought this Hamilton 987F 'Perry' from 1929.
     
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  2. adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Oct 19, 2016

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    This is my earliest Rolex. It's a 32 mm silver cushion-shaped Oyster with enamel dial, ref. 4913 (present on outer and inner case back). The SN is not present -- not sure if it was worn or polished off or, being so early, simply didn't have one. I would place this as late '20s, but not entirely sure. The crown is probably a slightly later replacement; I think it would have had an onion shaped crown originally.

    I count at least 8 service marks on the inner case back!
     
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  3. watchknut New watch + Instagram + wife = dumbass Oct 19, 2016

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    Nothing special... 20161019_124604.jpg
     
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  4. Faz Oct 19, 2016

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  5. Ccerna Oct 19, 2016

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    My first expensive(for me) watch. Loving it. ;)
     
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  6. misterticker Oct 20, 2016

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    This arrived in the mail today!

    Speedmaster 145.022 from 1980. I've been looking for this for a while and I'm super happy. Great condition and feels great on my wrist!
     
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  7. Greatpa Oct 20, 2016

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    Birthyear? Would like one as well..
     
  8. misterticker Oct 20, 2016

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    Yes birth year. Seems like a pretty tricky year. Hope you'll find one!
     
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  9. ulackfocus Oct 20, 2016

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    Back in the saddle again.

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  10. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Oct 20, 2016

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  11. ulackfocus Oct 20, 2016

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    Yes, a watch that I would never have even known about if it weren't for an enabler 1200 miles south of me. And what's really strange is I bought it because of that bracelet.
     
  12. ahsposo Most fun screen name at ΩF Oct 20, 2016

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    What's next? An Accutron?

    I thought you were a watch band kind of guy...
     
  13. ulackfocus Oct 20, 2016

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    I already owned an Accutron - a fairly uncommon one at that. (1963 Yellow Dot B Spaceview with the box and manual) I even owned one of those hypermegasuperduper quartz Constellations with the box & papers too.

    I most certainly am. However, any time you see a vintage IWC with the period correct (and hopefully original) logo bracelet, you gotta take a look. In this instance, the bracelet is worth between 1/3 and 1/2 of what I paid for the entire watch. IWC bracelets are some of the best in the industry.
     
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  14. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Oct 20, 2016

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  15. ulackfocus Oct 20, 2016

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    The ΩF InvestiGator strikes again!

    Marking this for future searches: ecclesiastical.
     
  16. Tony C. Ωf Jury member Oct 20, 2016

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    A touch of crystal polishing and Hodinkee will be begging me for it... ;)

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  17. ulackfocus Oct 20, 2016

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    Damn, dude! That's the nicest conditioned specimen I've ever seen! :eek: ::love::
     
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  18. adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Oct 20, 2016

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    And they'll call it a Calatrava -- just wait!
     
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  19. Northernman Lemaniac Oct 21, 2016

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    @Mitka has posted a very nice blogpost on the service here: https://watchguy.co.uk/service-lemania-calibe-13ch/
    :thumbsup:
     
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  20. ConElPueblo Oct 21, 2016

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    Well, I seem to have shaken off my habit of only finding gold capped watches with this lovely patinated Seamaster:

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    The amount of human residue I had to clean off it before it was presentable once again was staggering ::puke::


    Naturally, however, the cosmic balance had to be maintained, so today I've bought no less than two jumbo bumper Seamasters - both in gold cap :D :D

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    The first one was with an online auction I've been looking at for some time, while the second was an attack of opportunity with a price too good to be true - I simply had to strike!!

    I guess I ought to unload one or two of these, as they are really filling a niche in my collection that's more than adequately filled in the first place ::facepalm2::
     
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