It’s been a while I didn’t land something really special
A couple of months ago
@The Master of Speed pointed me towards some photographs he found on the web, saying he never saw such a dial before. I had a look and realized this was something really new to my eyes as well.
I managed to contact the owner who wasn’t willing to sell his watch but noted my interest for an eventual later conversation. A month later, while I was desperately browsing the web searching for another example of that watch, the owner got back to me saying if I was ready to pay his (super fair) asking the watch was mine. Bingo!
Next challenge was to get it back to Switzerland from the other side of the world... Indonesia...
@sliceoftime_ has been of a great help for my due dilligence and vouched for the seller who he happened to personally know.
Two weeks of travel, delay, unexpected FedEx statuses, customs scrutiny, conversations and (quite some) stress, the unicorn has finally arrived.
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Big eyes at 3 & 9, double scale, small counter at 6, tritium indexes, no T swiss made
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Everything is so special and so different from the regular Seamaster Chronographs we already know.
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The champagne radial Seamaster was listed for sale. Now it’s clear it will stay with me - too much joy in putting them aside and play the spot the differences game.
With this incredible find I think my 2019 is done. Now time for family and year end celebrations with a really special Seamaster on my wrist
P. S: Happy SpeedyTuesday
P. S. 2: Will update the
145.006 / 145.016 Seamaster Chronograph Research Thread later, when I get more infos about it
P. S. 3: Huge thanks to the fellow collectors and friends who have been very helpful in routing this watch to me. Great community Click to expand...