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  1. khmt2

    khmt2 May 16, 2015

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    Some shots of a new Cal 156 arrival!

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    Movement shot courtesy of seller - love those column wheels!

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    Meeting the rest of the family!

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    Thanks for looking!
     
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  2. Gavin

    Gavin It's the quiet ones you have to 'watch' out for. May 16, 2015

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    Congrats. And I love that last pic there.
     
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  3. Hijak Ω 2

    Hijak May 16, 2015

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    Stunning!::love::
     
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  4. Lessismore

    Lessismore Pro Constellation picker-outter! May 16, 2015

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    Very nice group you got there!:thumbsup:
     
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  5. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member May 16, 2015

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    Aaaaand...DIBS! nice example of the jeanneret case. If you have it polished you will suffer eternal torment.

    Kudos for your courage with the Albanian
     
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  6. jordn

    jordn Wants to be called Frank for some odd reason May 16, 2015

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    I'm glad it went to a forum member :) enjoy!
     
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  7. VetPsychWars

    VetPsychWars Wants to be in the club! May 16, 2015

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    Quite pretty!

    I know Compur as a maker of camera shutters. Is there a relation?

    Tom
     
  8. lenny

    lenny May 16, 2015

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    No, I believe it was a term that Universal coined in the 30s to describe a 2 dial chrono layout. According to the following reference, it was the equivalent of Uni-compax.

    http://www.watch-wiki.net/index.php?title=Compax
     
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  9. khmt2

    khmt2 May 16, 2015

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    Thanks everyone!

    @LouS : you're down as no 3 ;)

    The only trouble with this watch: makes my 320 look positively puny! :p:p:p

    So so pretty! ::love::

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  10. Gavin

    Gavin It's the quiet ones you have to 'watch' out for. May 16, 2015

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    You have to sell me that 320 then. :whistling:
     
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  11. NT931 Ω 1

    NT931 May 17, 2015

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    Ditto for me - some really awesome vintage chronos you've got there! Maybe we should have a SG GTG soon...
     
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  12. khmt2

    khmt2 May 17, 2015

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    GTG sounds gd! :thumbsup: Calling @Gavin and @ELV web ...
     
  13. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member May 17, 2015

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    Incredible lugs!

    I need to pay SG another visit again soon too
     
  14. NT931 Ω 1

    NT931 May 17, 2015

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    Sounds good Ash! Calling @Privateday7 too...
     
  15. ghwatch

    ghwatch May 19, 2015

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    Fantastic!
     
  16. nicolas07

    nicolas07 May 19, 2015

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    Very nice dial!
    What's the approximate production year?
     
  17. khmt2

    khmt2 May 19, 2015

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    The case serial 78XXXX dates it to the late 1930s or early 1940s.
     
  18. Sergeant Pluck

    Sergeant Pluck May 20, 2015

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    Stunning. A beautiful case design, particularly those lugs.
     
  19. tmw57 Ω 2

    tmw57 May 21, 2015

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