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queriver
路Why would I be afraid to wear an incredibly rare vintage watch with no water resistance, an easily scratched crystal, and worth more than my car and motorcycle combined? 馃槈
My father's 1959 Speedmaster
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eugeneandresson
路Safety deposit box will work out cheaper annually than insurance. But it will be a bit more painful.
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BlueBoy
路What a wonderful heirloom, and so glad that you contacted William, and sent your Dad's watch to Simon Freese.. He is one of the few people that understands exactly how to clean and service our treasured watches.
Wear it regularly, and enjoy every moment, it has survived since 59, just don't go Diving in it..
Wear it regularly, and enjoy every moment, it has survived since 59, just don't go Diving in it..
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Martin_J_N
路What a wonderful heirloom, and so glad that you contacted William, and sent your Dad's watch to Simon Freese.. He is one of the few people that understands exactly how to clean and service our treasured watches.
Wear it regularly, and enjoy every moment, it has survived since 59, just don't go Diving in it..
Totally agree, enjoy the watch as your father did during the time it was his.
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jaguar11
路Great!!!!!!
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gemini4
路路Hoarder Of Speed et aliaI'm not sure if it would be considered fair or good condition being a total newbie. The bezel is fairly worn and when I asked William if it would be worth finding a era-proper replacement he said he hadn't seen one in 10 years and it sold for $10k USD so that's out.
馃榿
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mayankyadav
路You got everything right and then you came here. Congrats! Generally people come here seeking advice. All the best.
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Artx
路What a great watch and story, thank you for sharing.
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Tuna Cowboy
路That is a beautiful watch wow! Congrats wear it in good health!
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Dor_42
路Great story and a magnificent watch!
I actually taken a similar path when I restored my dad's PloProf, my first thought was also to send it to Omega for a service and repair but doing the same research you did I ended up servicing it with someone that specialized in vintage watches.
I actually taken a similar path when I restored my dad's PloProf, my first thought was also to send it to Omega for a service and repair but doing the same research you did I ended up servicing it with someone that specialized in vintage watches.
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JwRosenthal
路Great story and a magnificent watch!
I actually taken a similar path when I restored my dad's PloProf, my first thought was also to send it to Omega for a service and repair but doing the same research you did I ended up servicing it with someone that specialized in vintage watches.
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FCA
路Thanks for sharing your great story and showing this beauty.
I vote for Denmark on the coming extract 馃憤
I vote for Denmark on the coming extract 馃憤
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vanilla.coffee
路Thank the Lordy you made contact with William 101
A wonderful story, wear it in good health.
A wonderful story, wear it in good health.
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Adam2941
路Thank you, great story! Like the others, I am glad you figured out early that too often "restoration" = destruction of vintage value. The watch looks great as it is now!
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Bud_Viking
路Extract from the archives ordered!
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mydeafcat
路Selling or not, you should definitely come to Denmark, we're a friendly bunch here 馃憤
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kkt
路Why would I be afraid to wear an incredibly rare vintage watch with no water resistance, an easily scratched crystal, and worth more than my car and motorcycle combined? 馃槈
If you have the watch pressure tested each year and the gasket replaced as needed, it will be water resistant enough to cope with a thunderstorm or an accidental splash while washing your hands. The crystal scratches easily, but polishes out easily. You can do it yourself with Polywatch. Those folks making tool watches in the 1950s were no fools.
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Wooden_spoon
路Wear it like you stole it!!
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Burrellnl
路It looks amazing, great job!
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Dr.Sascha
路A great story with a very happy ending. Combines two of my favourite plots: a family heirloom passed on and a beautiful vintage piece rescued from oblivion and gently restored to brilliance. Wear it with pride and enjoyment!
