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  1. Jerseyhammer Jul 12, 2019

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    Well today my latest new friend arrived. Not the most upmarket watch I’ve ever purchased. But for value unbelievable functionality. It’s a Casio World Timer and I love it. This one is the SS version and wears very well on the wrist. It has the ability to display the time in all 31 time zones around the world.The watch has a countdown timer, stopwatch, five daily alarms, and on-demand backlight, as well as an analog LCD display that always shows home time, and, for a wonder, even displays running seconds. The really neat feature of the watch is the world map display – this is found right above the main digital display of the time, and the current local time zone is in black.

    It certainly gives a retro feel and brings back a bit of nostalgia. My reason for it’s purchase was to add it to my Mr Bond collection ala Casino Royal. It may not be an everyday beater for me but it will certainly won’t just sit in the cupboard . At under £15 ( $19) it’s a great buy !
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  2. Observer I know nothing! Jul 12, 2019

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    Another cheap eBay fashion watch for my daughter. She may have a larger collection than I do soon.
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  3. efauser I ♥ karma!!! Jul 12, 2019

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    I honestly can't say why I bought this 3511.60. It was like the Siren's song and I didn't have a mast to tie myself to. It's either going to be uglier than a mud fence or stunning.
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  4. Mr.Cairo Jul 13, 2019

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    Got these in the mail (so technically not arrived yet, so technically not the right thread... but I'm just trying to deal with anticipation :) )

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    not my pics -- will post some when they do arrive. The Revue is due any day now
     
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  5. 3nicewatches $100 well spent Jul 14, 2019

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    I’ve wanted a blue dial watch for a long time, and will ultimately get something like an Aqua Terra or a GO. But since I went from one nice watch to three within the last year (DSOTM and Blancpain) I decided to cool my jets for a while and just get the below. Before I had any nice watches my wife got me an Eco-Drive Skyhawk and it was my daily for a while. It is over 15 years old now and the solar battery is still going strong, so I decided to step into the Eco-Drive pool once more. Without further ado...
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  6. yande Jul 14, 2019

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    Couple of 1963's. One Mineral Crystal, and one Plexi..

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  7. Lotus_Eater8815 Jul 15, 2019

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    Picked up a fun little brother of my Hamilton today: Marathon Mil-W-46374F Type 1 with the tritium vials and with an orange tube at 12.
     
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  8. Bikegeek Jul 16, 2019

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    Blue Speedy

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  9. Alpha Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector Jul 17, 2019

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    Managed a 'Super Early Bird' on this Kickstarter offering and paid for this morning :)

    Now just have to decide if I want the date or not, I suspect not.

    And the wait begins,
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  10. OmegaFan503 Jul 18, 2019

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    A 1450 bracelet for my Speedy
     
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  11. wiem0014 Jul 18, 2019

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    I had been teasing myself with this one for a while, and today they finally made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Can't wait for the FedEx driver to get here!

    Also, I had a chance to chat with the Omega wholesale rep for the store which was very cool. We discussed LE's, the 321, and he was nice enough to give me a cool Omega watch. Fun day! D7215FF2-3A47-4293-A186-967C558F1E46.jpeg 4BF1EEAC-8839-4539-B22A-43111EA72EAC.jpeg
     
  12. Observer I know nothing! Jul 19, 2019

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    I hate to wait. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it.
    Refreshing the tracking page several times a day doesn't help, but I do it anyway.
    On the other hand, I love the OF sellers forums, even if they are the cause of much of my waiting.
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  13. Alpenschneerot Jul 20, 2019

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    Latest Arrival
    Rado Golden Horse Limited Edition
    The watch is more beautiful than any Smartphone can show!
     
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  14. DaveK Yoda of Yodelers Jul 20, 2019

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    Beautiful pieces! From Maxwell Cutmore’s “Watches 1850-1980” Tavannes was Swiss, not US, so Cyma and others, but not Gruen. This is not exhaustive research on my behalf though
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  15. gbesq Jul 20, 2019

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    Arriving on Monday ...

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  16. jimmyd13 Jul 20, 2019

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    Thanks for taking the time to look that up.

    Just to be clear, another collector I know has a similar watch. The same case; same mechanism for holding the movement; same decoration; but, stamped 1930. This other example has a Rebburg (Aegler) movement in it. At that time, Rebberg had an agreement with Rolex to only supply Rolex, with the one exception of supplying Gruen for US made watches. As Rolex didn't supply other makers with cases, then my assumption is that there's some connection to Gruen. It's just a guess on my part but it intrigued me.
     
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  17. ConElPueblo Jul 21, 2019

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    Found this little thing languishing at a flee market stall, had to save it :)

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    Roughly $3 :D

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  18. CPRwatch Jul 21, 2019

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  19. Hijak Jul 21, 2019

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    Almost jumped on this myself, great watch my friend! And I’m sure it was worth the wait.;)
     
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  20. slique12 Jul 22, 2019

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    A buckley dial DJ. These are pretty uncommon especially in the lemon dial variant so quite pleased to land one in this condition. Really like how the black Roman numerals match the handset.

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