..make sort of a fucking awesome evening when you return home after along work week. More details soon, need to go to bed now, quite lucky I must say.

 

I know you're not sleeping now - how can you be?

 

..trying to open it, softly.refuses to open easy, just like a watch that hasn't been opened since last around 1980..

 

no. I can't. It's that '69 with '71 caseback, never been messed with, bought by it's one owner in '72...need to get it open. domed crystal, case unpolished..just beautiful

 

This is the beginning of a great adventure. Bedtime now, this really exhausted me.

 

Congrats man! What a piece! And paperwork? Wow!

 

great one. and DON bezel..
congrats..

 

good morning everyone,
after barely 5 hours of sleep I woke up..and coudn't sleep again

Along with the watch I received 4 spare bracelet links, flatlinks obviously, but not for a 1039. Any ideas to which bracelet they belong?

 

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

 

Damn you guys! How do you do it?! (What I mean is )

 

very nice pickup

 

Fantastic! Lego, Speedy and......the suspense is killing me!

I don't speak German...so...what about that letter of yours, what did it say?

All the best

Nathan

 

Nice to see it arrived safely and is now with you! Great pics! Damn that case looks sharp! Congrats again!
-71 in the back, very interesting! Are you going to order an extract?

Cheers,

Max

 

Invite for the presentation of the Baselworld novelties. Will show up there I think

 

Just a brief reply for now. Yes, ordered already and yes, it was a good choice, looks much better than expected

 

Und Sie haben schon die Broschüre aus der Ära (sorry for Google translate. I'd have said 'Prospekt')

Looks like the original owner bought two Speedmasters on the same day.

Did you get any back story about this?
I doubt buying one to wear and one for the safe was a common practice before internet forum madness.

 

He did in fact buy two and there is a story about it! 525 CHF was the regular retail price on steel bracelet in 1972, cheaper than in Germany. The loss of the boxes is related to that circumstance Give me some time, need to get rid of work, wife and related things first during the next week.

 

Brilliant! Very exciting.

 

The dial is great, some lumeloss but otherwise pristine.


(This second picture was taken under very dangerous conditions, notice who is in the background and ready to attack!)