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  1. Tempus Oct 27, 2018

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    I have been collecting watches for longer than I care to remember however my most "valuable" watch was my first (well second but that's another story). When I was a teen, I would borrow my Dad's watch overnight just to put it under my pillow to listen to it's melody, ocassionally Dad would let me wear it for a day or two and I would constantly marvel at how thin a machine it was given its function.

    The poor old watch would get knocked about for years on Dad's wrist as he worked as a storeman in a tyre factory or digging the family garden patch...it only left his wrist if it was on loan to me! I remember at least two occasions where the plexi needed changing after a hard knock but fortunately a quick fix as the watchmaker lived in our street which also meant the watch got a regular clean and oil throughout it's life.

    One last treasure, the watch links 3 generations in my family, well at least in sentiment; the watch was gifted to my Dad by his Grandmother.

    Now the watch, but don't get too excited, she's a plain Jane but I love her.....
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  2. Vitezi Oct 27, 2018

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    Heirloom watches are the best! :thumbsup:
     
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  3. kingscourt15jwls Oct 27, 2018

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    With numerals like that, certainly isn't a plain Jane :)
     
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  4. TexOmega Oct 27, 2018

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    Simple and elegant like a Tux at a Oscar's party.
     
  5. Tempus Oct 27, 2018

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    And the long since closed AD where she was bought... DSC_0698.JPG
     
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  6. marturx Oct 28, 2018

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    Fascinating, where´s that?
     
  7. Tempus Oct 28, 2018

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  8. Tempus Oct 28, 2018

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    A small town in Sicily province Catania.
     
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  9. Waltesefalcon Oct 28, 2018

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    Heirlooms are the best kinds of watches. The watch that got me interested in watches as something more than a tool for telling time was my great granddad's Illinois that my dad had when I was little.
     
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  10. Tempus Oct 29, 2018

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    A couple of shots showing the beautiful work Zenith did in creating the "flying saucer" case.

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  11. georgeszaslavsky Oct 29, 2018

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    very discrete and elegant
     
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  12. cholack Nov 30, 2018

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    I’m glad you’ve kept it in the family. Wear it with pride and fond memories
     
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  13. Tempus Nov 30, 2018

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    Always...thank you.
     
  14. bimbim1207 Dec 13, 2018

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    wow! nice story! Love the watch too. Quite surprise with after all the years of heavily used it still remain in a great condition, with original crown, too.
     
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  15. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Dec 13, 2018

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    Does the store look like this still, think there would be a ton of PR stuff. These are the places NOS watches are found in a draw.

    Surprised @Tony C. and a few other members would be halfway there if your answer is "Yes"
     
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  16. valkyrie_rider Dec 13, 2018

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    Outstanding! Wear it with pride and try to pass it on to the next generation.
    o/
     
  17. Tempus Dec 14, 2018

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    I honestly don't know...but I will be back there next year. I may be listing a bunch of NOS Zeniths after the trip;)
     
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  18. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Dec 14, 2018

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    How long ago was the picture taken.
     
  19. Tempus Dec 14, 2018

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    It was around 2005 I would say.
     
  20. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Dec 14, 2018

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    Shit I’d almost go there for the “Concessionario” sign alone.
     
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