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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorBut there are also unknown unknowns and there are things we do not know we don't know.
BTW, Mr. McNamara told me that Desmond is in complete agreement with us👍
gatorcpa
Boxing Match At Work Today!
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Central Scrutinizer
·I think so, but I understand your confusion. I Meant to say, "BTW, Donald Rumsfeld told me that Desmond is in complete agreement with us" so my mistake.🤔
Spoken like a true politician 😵💫
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Privateday7
·. But there are also unknown unknowns and there are things we do not know we don't know.
Around here we called that..........THE Mistery.........
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Alpenschneerot
·One of my dog leg lugs with Kehrer buckle in an original Omega box....😀
![IMG_1070[1].JPG](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/20/20987-36cc2cb6f35c22d47747c8f48579b5a8.jpg?hash=NswstvNcIt "IMG_1070[1].JPG")
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Alpha
··Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega CollectorA most welcome intruder 😀
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Kringkily
··Omega Collector / HunterYou asked about this box:
I think this one was used for the De Luxe as it is a bit smaller than the Grande Luxe box and cost less as well. Ah, just noticed that this one doesn't really have a smooth top at all! I was fooled by the photography. Anyway, the one above is the one I was referring to.
100% agree with you that the smooth box with raised Omega was used for the Centenary as per this ad:
I'm just using the process of elimination here,
gatorcpa
That picture was my box that I sold to another member here. It was for the Centenary. I also have another smooth version.
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Kringkily
··Omega Collector / HunterGeorge, how do you know it was for a Centenary?
The person whom I originally purchased it from had over 20 boxes of same or slight variations and he had the inserts for them also but said this one came with a centenary he was keeping. The Grand Luxe ones I believe came in the bigger silver boxes. These boxes could have also house the deluxe all gold models or such but i believe were offered with the all gold higher model watches of that era.
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorI thought that the Centenary boxes were inscribed on the inside. Boxes were made in the US, UK and Switzerland depending on where the watch was originally sold. The same watch might have had different boxes.
According to the ad I posted above, it doesn't look like the silver box was optional with the Centenary, like it was for the Constellations.
Take care,
gatorcpa
According to the ad I posted above, it doesn't look like the silver box was optional with the Centenary, like it was for the Constellations.
Take care,
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cicindela
··Steve @ ΩFT he had the inserts for them also but said this one came with a centenary he was keeping.
That certainly may well be be, but I have yet to find any concrete evidence that the Centenary came in anything but the smooth boxes. The information below though does hint towards that possibility.
I thought that the Centenary boxes were inscribed on the inside.
gatorcpa
Perhaps, though I don't see this in Doug Gravina's boxed set or the the AJTT illustration:
But, there is an outer white cardboard box that is labeled, Omega Centenary and the years.
Boxes were made in the US, UK and Switzerland depending on where the watch was originally sold. The same watch might have had different boxes.
I agree , this is an important fact. Although in the case of the Centenary, which came with a Silver box included, all of the boxes appear to have been made in Switzerland by the Jezler Company.
According to the ad I posted above, it doesn't look like the silver box was optional with the Centenary, like it was for the Constellations.
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cicindela
··Steve @ ΩFMore Centenary Ads:
disclaimer: Some of these could have come from Gator, as I collected these over time.
disclaimer: Some of these could have come from Gator, as I collected these over time.
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pdxleaf
·Old thread,
Old box,
New to me.
Old box,
New to me.
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drster
·Um, sort of. 😜 Just trying my hand at NY Daily News style sensationalized titles.
Got a call from the head enabler today telling me that a 50's Omega box was just listed. Funny that we talked about this exact one only a day before.
Pretty sure it's one of the metal boxes used for Constellations since a similar one is pictured at the beginnin of the Constellation section of AJTT on page 361. No inserrt, but that's okay for the price it sold for.
Steve, I think this puts you back in the lead over Evan, Adam, Mike, and Kyle as far as quantity. You definitely have a wide margin in the $$$ department already, especially when you add direct purchases and recommendations/tips. 😲 Poor Norm got such a late start that I don't think he'll catch up for years (unless he tracks down a white gold Conquest Power Reserve in mint condition).
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