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Arrivals, What Did You Buy Recently?(Watches)
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Greatoldone
路Buzz and Mike. Mike is the new arrival. A joint 20th wedding anniversary present from my wife, who has well and truly caught the bug. She certainly gave the sales guy at Watchfinder in Mayfair a run for his money... but that could be down to the gin and the rebellious theatrical presentation we saw earlier that day. Alexander Hamilton - you have a lot to answer for. 馃榾
I'm now deciding which one will be on my wrist when I see First Man at the IMAX on the 20th... I think it's got to be Buzz on my Kizzi strap. But Mike is soooooooooo nice. (Well, thats what she said). 馃榿
I'm now deciding which one will be on my wrist when I see First Man at the IMAX on the 20th... I think it's got to be Buzz on my Kizzi strap. But Mike is soooooooooo nice. (Well, thats what she said). 馃榿
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Dan S
路Two-for-two straight trade locally. A really fun and unusual transaction. Have a cup of coffee and go home with the other guy's watches. 馃榾
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Seaborg
路Seamaster Calendar 2757 with its rice bead 1502 bracelet.
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A his and hers, one for me and one for the missus. Hers is titanium and mine is stainless steel.
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Eve
路For a while i was looking for a donor watch for my good old Seiko that ive been wearing the past 20 years. Today i was passing by a flea-market and just thought i would check it out. And what do i see, a good looking Seiko 5 Automatic with exact same caliber 7009-876A.
Aaaand it still has its perfect original bracelet! i dont even remeber when i lost my one...
Only one thing, somehow i like this one so much i am not sure i want to take it apart as a donor... i guess i keep it the way it is for now 馃榾
Here, next to my old one 馃榾
Aaaand it still has its perfect original bracelet! i dont even remeber when i lost my one...
Only one thing, somehow i like this one so much i am not sure i want to take it apart as a donor... i guess i keep it the way it is for now 馃榾
Here, next to my old one 馃榾
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jimmyd13
路Another "drawer find". This one was bought by a dealer three years ago from a house clearance. She "doesn't really do watches" so, on clearing out her old stock, put it into a local auction where I bought it yesterday.
Case and dial are damn near perfect. The movement's dry but as clean as a whistle. The crown was missing altogether which is most likely what caused the watch to be saved in such great condition. I was pretty sure I'd have one to suit but it turns out I don't. So, if anyone has one please let me know - I've already posted a WTB. Failing that, she'll have to have a generic crown to suit ... it's just she's so good she deserves an original Smiths crown. I have thousands of bits that could be worth a trade or will happily pay in beers or cash.
Case and dial are damn near perfect. The movement's dry but as clean as a whistle. The crown was missing altogether which is most likely what caused the watch to be saved in such great condition. I was pretty sure I'd have one to suit but it turns out I don't. So, if anyone has one please let me know - I've already posted a WTB. Failing that, she'll have to have a generic crown to suit ... it's just she's so good she deserves an original Smiths crown. I have thousands of bits that could be worth a trade or will happily pay in beers or cash.
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Dan S
路I took a risk on this well-worn ref 5513 with pre-Comex dial from 1978, with terrible photos and a badly scratched crystal. It's pretty filthy inside and out, and seems like an honest well-used estate piece, so I gambled on the chance that it will clean up ok. It came with a 78360 bracelet instead of a 93150, but I don't really mind.
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orwell
路7009-876A: a classic, to be sure. Here's mine, a (relatively) recent purchase...
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BenjaminT
路That's such a great watch 馃榾
You should be aware though that the watch has seen some polishing, so it's pretty far from NOS. It is especially evident on the bezel, which is always the easiest place to see this.
Of course the seller doesn't know anything and insists on it beeing unworn 馃槖.
At the meantime it is at my watchmaker's and a quick check suggests that everything else is in good shape. So it will stay nevertheless - the condition is still very good I think and it will be worn by me anyhow.
What actually bugs me more is that the sides of the hands are not well polished - but this seems to be a "feature" of that eras SMPs.
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Gaz6263
路Just in from Guadalajara
Now I need to find a Speidel Mach 1
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ffej4
路Mitsukoshi dial and hands. Getting them installed in a few weeks.
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