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Best vintage find on OF

zwjk
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I love reading “find” stories from a heirloom inheritance to a watch someone has found in the bottom of a bucket in a garage or even a watch purchased from the back pages of the internet.

These threads are often hard to search as the title are always obscure so I would like ask what’s your favourite “find” story/thread on OF?

I’ll start off with this one (coincidentally in Australia where I live):

https://omegaforums.net/threads/grandfathers-speedmaster-possible-fake.87454/
 
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zwjk zwjk
I love reading “find” stories from a heirloom inheritance to a watch someone has found in the bottom of a bucket in a garage or even a watch purchased from the back pages of the internet.

These threads are often hard to search as the title are always obscure so I would like ask what’s your favourite “find” story/thread on OF?

I’ll start off with this one (coincidentally in Australia where I live):

https://omegaforums.net/threads/grandfathers-speedmaster-possible-fake.87454/
I would love to find a Japan racing dial!
 
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zwjk zwjk
I love reading “find” stories from a heirloom inheritance to a watch someone has found in the bottom of a bucket in a garage or even a watch purchased from the back pages of the internet.

These threads are often hard to search as the title are always obscure so I would like ask what’s your favourite “find” story/thread on OF?

I’ll start off with this one (coincidentally in Australia where I live):

https://omegaforums.net/threads/grandfathers-speedmaster-possible-fake.87454/

Mate and member @Patg knows the owner of the watch in your above link......

https://omegaforums.net/threads/vin...-the-wild-really-wild-this-one-updated.91527/
 
zwjk
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Keep em coming guys. Really enjoying the threads.

Thank you everyone for sharing!
 
alefar
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Wow, very cool stories! Reading them makes me happy and jealous at the same time😜
 
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The tread that still doesn’t have a picture of the watch with a bezel 😉
And brushed finish on the lugs 😀
 
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Mine weren’t cheap just outstanding condition.

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The tread that still doesn’t have a picture of the watch with a bezel 😉

I had forgotten that. I shall add one straight away!

McK
 
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The Speedmaster's a '69 that I bought over Craigslist for $500 in 2015.

The Seamaster was, essentially, free, due to the fact that it came with a 7077 and 6 end links which'd been filed down, the sale of both of which well more than covered the original price of $1200.

There are plenty more, but most of them have found new homes. Happy hunting.

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ConElPueblo
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This is the $3 Seiko I found at a flea market, before and after restoration and service:


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Not the craziest find, but by far my luckiest so far 😀
 
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zwjk zwjk
I love reading “find” stories from a heirloom inheritance to a watch someone has found in the bottom of a bucket in a garage or even a watch purchased from the back pages of the internet.

These threads are often hard to search as the title are always obscure so I would like ask what’s your favourite “find” story/thread on OF?

I’ll start off with this one (coincidentally in Australia where I live):

https://omegaforums.net/threads/grandfathers-speedmaster-possible-fake.87454/

I found this in a local charity store quite a few years ago and did an exhaustive internet search with mixed response claiming a 'frankenwatch' and others saying it was an extremely rare variation, it has since been sold for an amount that I was happy with at the time, thoughts?
The first picture is after I had it serviced, and during the service, the lume from the lollipop hand was lost!
If I'd have known what I know now, I wouldn't have had anyone touch it!
 
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