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路Just introducing my newest addition. Was checking a local jeweler today for a gift and when I walked in the salesman recognized me from my watch searches in the past. I should mention here he also knows my love of dive watches...
"I have got something you want to see," he said laughing, before going to the small counter section where the estate watches are kept.
He then produced the following (low res snaps from getting in tonight):
Lovely if not mint example of a late 80s 200m blue/blue 38mm. There are some age 'spots', but the quartz movement was cleaned and ok'd by their watch expert (I've trusted his past work) before being pressure tested last week. It had been in the display case a few days by today, but they don't have a high watch turnover and as the guy said, 'he had a feeling I'd be in soon', so for a few minutes of pleasant haggling and a few dollars snagged a great example of the 1000 line from when I was but a lad.
I could wish it just said 'Heuer' at the top of the dial, but that just gives me a good friend of this one's to look for next time. 馃槈
And hey, the 38mm fits me better by far anyway! 馃榾
"I have got something you want to see," he said laughing, before going to the small counter section where the estate watches are kept.
He then produced the following (low res snaps from getting in tonight):
Lovely if not mint example of a late 80s 200m blue/blue 38mm. There are some age 'spots', but the quartz movement was cleaned and ok'd by their watch expert (I've trusted his past work) before being pressure tested last week. It had been in the display case a few days by today, but they don't have a high watch turnover and as the guy said, 'he had a feeling I'd be in soon', so for a few minutes of pleasant haggling and a few dollars snagged a great example of the 1000 line from when I was but a lad.
I could wish it just said 'Heuer' at the top of the dial, but that just gives me a good friend of this one's to look for next time. 馃槈
And hey, the 38mm fits me better by far anyway! 馃榾
