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  1. smorrisonmd Jan 14, 2017

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    One of my favorite dials.
     
  2. Buck2466 Jan 14, 2017

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    Gorgeous! Wow! Love the dial and markers!
     
  3. JohnSteed Jan 15, 2017

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    Lovely dial !!
     
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  4. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Jan 15, 2017

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    Beautiful... I'm not usually into 1950s Longines but really dig those dials too and would totally be into one of those.
    Dibs! (Just in case :))

    Edit- actually the only problem with one in this condition is I would probably not dare wear it for fear of scratching it... so "undibs" then, regretfully.
     
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  5. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jan 15, 2017

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    So I've got the first dibs then?
     
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  6. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Jan 15, 2017

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    Yup
     
  7. Tony C. Ωf Jury member Jan 15, 2017

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    Call me crazy, but I'm most intrigued by the sticker! Not easy to find those intact.
     
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  8. Rman Jan 15, 2017

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    Completely!
    It would seem to mean that the watch sat unworn someplace for at least long enough that the next owner understood to leave the sticker as a piece of nostalgia.
    A buyer of a new flash dress watch would surely have taken the "waterproof" sticker off the back. Very cool:cool:
     
  9. dodo44 Jan 15, 2017

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    Flawless dial and case. Do you know what beats inside that Grand Prize? Is it a 342?
     
  10. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jan 15, 2017

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    You dare to call it NOS when the Longines Trouser Trout sticker has plainly shifted from its original placement!?!?!
     
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  11. BartH Follows a pattern of overpaying Jan 16, 2017

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    Fancy dial :thumbsup:
     
  12. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Jan 16, 2017

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    Do enjoy a Grand Prize, case not as minty as OPs...........

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  13. Hijak Jan 16, 2017

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    WOW, just spectacular!::love::
     
  14. smorrisonmd Jan 16, 2017

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    Many thanks for all the kind words.
    I have purchased hundreds of vintage watches, keep ~ 40, and VERY few have ever been in the DO NOT SELL, DO NOT WEAR box. But this is one of them:)
     
  15. alam Jan 16, 2017

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    Not wearing a watch like this one ought to be an act punishable by the law of the land! :D A very nice one you got there indeed :thumbsup: !!
     
  16. Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Jan 16, 2017

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    Beautiful piece.... but whats the point if you aren't going to wear it! I've had two NOS pieces over the years and both are now nicely "worn"

    Let's get @Syrte to wear it til it gets a scratch!
     
  17. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Jan 16, 2017

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    I'll gladly wear any beautiful watch somebody wants to send my way...
     
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  18. Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Jan 16, 2017

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    See!

    She is willing to make the sacrifice!
     
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