Hard Knock life!!!

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I don't think this old speedy belonged to an "Office dweller"........possibly a Bricklayer????
 
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Surely, it was well before the mechanical pieces became jewels 😀.
 
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Beautiful in my eyes! I'd take this over mint every time.
 
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Surely, it was well before the mechanical pieces became jewels 😀.
Yep, way before the cotton candy brigade!!! 😀
 
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Sympathetic clean, full movement service, plexi polish and hand job 😀.....Good for another 60 years!!

 
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I am not a native english speaker, but something in the last post doesn't feel quite right 😗
 
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I am not a native english speaker, but something in the last post doesn't feel quite right 😗
😀 😀......the hands were sprayed and re-lumed to match the dial markers. I dont normally do this but i suspected the hands had been changed previously.........
 
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Funny to think that these are typically handled with gloves on these days. Looks like this one was worn on top of one like it should have been!
 
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I am not a native english speaker, but something in the last post doesn't feel quite right 😗
Me neither, not any hand job I ever heard of. Is that a '64 case?
 
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Beautiful in my eyes! I'd take this over mint every time.

Me too. My daily driver:

 
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Great to see a tool watch worn like a tool watch all its life… no babying this beauty.
 
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Its an honest tool watch and will clean up spectacularly. I love it.