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  1. watchlovr Apr 25, 2016

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    I was invited to "Issued in london 2", a GTG involving mainly "issued" watches, Military, Comex, that sort of thing.
    in among the mainly Rolex event were some special Longines, Tudor, Patek and some Omega.
    There were 20+ Milsubs, a similar amount of Comex.
    I saw 4 X military Seamster 300's, 1 X PAF Flightmaster (pictured), several unissued Speedies and most importantly, 2 X NASA issued Speedmasters, one attached to a NASA glove!
    Anyway please see the photos for more details.
    The photos were taken from the "Gherkin" building in the city of London, followed by a private viewing of Phillips auction house's latest offerings.
    Great weekend, great people, great watches, enjoy.
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  2. watchlovr Apr 25, 2016

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    Some more snaps:
    A view of London from the Gherkin and some close ups of the 2nd NASA Speedster

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  3. w154 Apr 25, 2016

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    Wow... what a great get together !

    Is there a remote chance that any of the British Military watches were aboard HMS Belfast in the past (as seen on the Thames in the last photo) ?
     
  4. watchlovr Apr 25, 2016

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    That would be cool, wouldn't it? Sadly it is doubtful as she retired from service in 1963.
    The SM300's I saw were from 69 and 70. (165.024)
    There was an early ultra rare HS (Hydrographic Survey) SM300 (166.014) from 1962 however?

     
  5. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Apr 25, 2016

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    interesting flightmaster!
     
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  6. watchlovr Apr 25, 2016

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    I thought so. My understanding is that the PAF flyboys did not see why they'd be wearing a railmaster so got the name changed to something more suitable.
    It was lovely.
     
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  7. watchyouwant ΩF Clairvoyant Apr 25, 2016

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    the omega railmaster, labelled flightmaster, was issued to Peru/FAP. not PAF, which is Pakistani Airforce. They had seamaster on the dial of the railmaster.kind regards. achim
     
  8. grizzlycanuck Apr 25, 2016

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    Those are some beautiful pieces.....wow!
     
  9. watchlovr Apr 25, 2016

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    Thanks Achim, too many glasses of Champagne I guess!

     
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  11. calalum Apr 25, 2016

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    Wow. Absolutely crazy. Would have loved to have been there. Thanks for sharing.
     
  12. watchlovr Apr 25, 2016

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    BTW the Ploprof you see in the report is a Comex prototype, Phillips has another one for sale, that makes 3 I know of.
     
  13. destroid Apr 25, 2016

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    Has anyone else tried this Geiger counter?
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  14. Drawarms Apr 25, 2016

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