Help me choose this years big buy

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Drawarms

·Jul 4, 2016

1016

 

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adam78

·Jul 4, 2016·Adam @ ΩF

Forgot this one

 

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Foo2rama

·Jul 4, 2016·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

adam78

Forgot this one

I already suggested that bad boy. That is my Grail. Great taste my friend.

Edited: Jul 5, 2016

 

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blubarb

·Jul 5, 2016·IG: #blubarb19

alam

5513, may I call you Uncle?

The Man From U.N.C.L.E I guess would be Okay...🙄

 

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blubarb

·Jul 5, 2016·IG: #blubarb19

adam78

Forgot this one

Oh shite...and to think I was trying to narrow it to a choice

Cheers
The Man from U.N.C.L.E
Hey, can I change my username to that...so much cooler

 

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omegastar

·Jul 5, 2016

Why not a 16800 mate dial ? The vintage look of a 1680 + a quick-set date and a modern reliable mvt, the best of two worlds !

 

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milwatch126

·Jul 6, 2016

Tuff choices there. I have owned them all and the 1665 is just a magical watch IMO.

But if it were I with possible investment space I would buy a nice Day-Date 1803 or 18038 in the best possible condition I could find. These watches are off the radar presently and it's only a matter of time.

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Just Livin

·Aug 4, 2016

So some 25 years ago I bought the 5513 and still have with box papers tags and receipts. This thread made me go check. Its on an 89. Great watch. Wore it tons in the early days. A timeless classic for sure. I would still go with that.

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Fritz

·Aug 4, 2016

Get an Omega

 

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blubarb

·Aug 7, 2016·IG: #blubarb19

Thanks all...finally settled on a 5513 and after sorting through what was out there settled on this one. I hope I did okay on the patina side of things...I think so.

Edited: Aug 7, 2016

 

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imajedi

·Aug 7, 2016

blubarb

Thanks all...finally settled on a 5513 and after sorting through what was out there settled on this one. I hope I did okay on the patina side of things...I think so.

Looks amazing. Nice choice

 

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nlogax

·Aug 9, 2016

That's seriously nice - great choice!

 

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Clibka

·Aug 18, 2016

blubarb

Thanks all...finally settled on a 5513 and after sorting through what was out there settled on this one. I hope I did okay on the patina side of things...I think so.

Love the hand in that picture. It's alive!!


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gostang9

·Aug 19, 2016

blubarb

Thanks all...finally settled on a 5513 and after sorting through what was out there settled on this one. I hope I did okay on the patina side of things...I think so.

Nicely done! Looks great...


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PaulK86

·Oct 1, 2016

5513

 

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blubarb

·Oct 1, 2016·IG: #blubarb19

PaulK86

5513

That's what I ended up with

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TTG

·Oct 1, 2016

That is a beauty & love the patina! Wear in the best of health!
What is the year of production?

 

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blubarb

·Oct 1, 2016·IG: #blubarb19

Thank you, TTG.

Production: 7.2M serial so around 1981

 

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TTG

·Oct 2, 2016

Thanks, the production puts it - as you may know - toward the end of the maxi dial production, this one being a Mk-4.
I notice that you started this thread and your search for a vintage around July this year. Looks like you did your homework and found a very fine example!
During this time I bet you saw a bump in price as well, these are going up in price quickly..
Congrats again!

 

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The_Walrus

·Oct 3, 2016

Great choice, would have been my first pick amongst your choices.
Very nice and clean 5513. Congrats