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  1. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Jun 3, 2021

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    Beautiful, thank you for sharing it!
     
  2. Rman Jun 8, 2021

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    Something new (old) coming my way.

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  3. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Jun 8, 2021

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    Looks intriguing, of course it will be very interesting to see more pictures ;)
     
  4. ConElPueblo Jun 8, 2021

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  5. Rman Jun 8, 2021

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    Si señor. :D
     
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  6. Rman Jun 8, 2021

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    I’ll share after a visit to my watch doc. Needs some care.
     
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  7. Deafboy His Holiness Puer Surdus Jun 15, 2021

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    1929 Hamilton Tonneau

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  8. ConElPueblo Jul 11, 2021

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    The Danish take on modernist design and architecture was called 'funkis' - a slightly demeaning play on 'functionalism' and has markedly less expensive woods and a more industrial feel than art deco. I live in Aalborg, a town that houses the longest stretch of funkis architecture in any Danish town and I absolutely love the style. You often see compromises in the decoration as few wanted to go full-on funkis and instead kept most of their old, heavy furniture and so on.

    Had you wanted to fully immerse yourself in this 30s design trend, a make-up table like this on would have been a perfect part in your interior decoration:

    (For sale in a Danish auction at a pitiful evaluation)

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  9. bubba48 Aug 1, 2021

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    Maybe someone has already posted them :unsure:


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  10. ConElPueblo Aug 1, 2021

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    ::love::::love::::love::

    I was at a flee market today and found this:

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    That's a thirties Just Andersen (acclaimed Danish silversmith) art deco ring in its original (!!!) box. I quickly consulted SWMBO, but it didn't catch her imagination. The image is a bit misguiding as the stone is actually pretty small. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

    EDIT: Hmm, the ring might actually be more of an art nouveau piece than deco...
     
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  11. Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Aug 1, 2021

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    Dibs!!!!! I know it's going to be good. Is it an evolution?
     
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  12. joeshoup Oct 30, 2021

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    I was browsing the upcoming Antiquorum auction this evening and came across this fantastic piece. Dial is grubby, but what a design! It looks like the subseconds dial may have been redone to me. The inlays are great, in my dream they are malachite and onyx but who knows. Too bad they only posted two pictures...

    Details here: https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/omega-lot-344-16?page=1

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  13. Waltesefalcon Oct 30, 2021

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    My 1929 Hamilton Piping Rock is fairly Deco. The BOC case on my 992 also has some Art Deco influences.
     
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  14. Canuck Oct 30, 2021

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    Malachite and onyx, or like so many Art Deco watches, vitreous enamel. An outstanding example.
     
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  15. DaveK Yoda of Yodelers Oct 30, 2021

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    That Piping Rock is a stunner :cool:
     
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  16. DaveK Yoda of Yodelers Oct 30, 2021

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  17. bristnj Oct 30, 2021

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    Art Deco inspired Alpha Tank Jump Hour Watch - cal. ST-1721 - ca.2008.
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  18. mzzleather Oct 31, 2021

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    Piping rock is beautiful, I think they had a blue enamel variant. same design
     
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  19. Rman Nov 1, 2021

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  20. Waltesefalcon Nov 1, 2021

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    I don't believe the original Piping Rocks were ever offered in any color other than black enamel, but the reissues that were offered awhile back were offered in black, blue, or red enamel.
     
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