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  1. Aroxx Sets his watch Dec 5, 2022

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    Beautiful! I’m a big fan of triple dates and moon phases. I love how clean these look with no chronograph complication. I’ve seen a couple of these here and immediately put on a short list of vintage pieces I would spring for one day. I think it’s my favorite vintage Omega. Congrats!
     
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  2. Bruce235 Dec 6, 2022

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    Congrats! These are on my someday list but I doubt I will ever see one as nice as this one. I saw a video by Omega Enthusiast where he said the are often damaged due to water getting in, making good one very rare.
     
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  3. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Dec 6, 2022

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    The jumbo version is very uncommon. To find one in this condition is just flat out hard - a once in ten years kind of hard.
     
  4. alalalalongines Dec 7, 2022

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    Congratulations! How does one find such offers?
     
  5. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Dec 7, 2022

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    Spending a lot of time searching….
     
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  6. rspace Dec 8, 2022

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    Wow! That dial .. hard to come by this condition considering the snap back case. Congrats and wear it in good health!
     
  7. fizz Dec 8, 2022

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    Great story and an incredibly clean watch.
     
  8. OneTwo Dec 9, 2022

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    Sheesh!!! What a beauty and wonderful end to your story! Congrats.
     
  9. Dan S Dec 9, 2022

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    That’s a beauty, I’m jealous. I’m also impressed that the auction house was honest. Whenever I have won an auction with an advance bid, it is coincidentally at my maximum bid. :cautious:
     
  10. cristos71 Dec 10, 2022

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    Agreed, this was my main concern when placing my commission bid as it has also happened to me numerous times in the past. My bid was significantly higher than the price I paid so I greatly appreciate their integrity as they could easily have skinned me. The auction house was fantastic from beginning to end with extremely prompt friendly communication, excellent extra pictures and useful additional information.
     
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  11. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Dec 10, 2022

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    Same here. Easy money for the auction house. I'm pretty sure they will use someone in the room to bid up against you.
     
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