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omegastar
·Steel Omega Seamaster 30.
Post your caseback inscriptions! Tribute to previous owners.
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Evitzee
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanI struggled to qualify as a lawyer but when I finally did, my parents (particularly my mother) were so pleased (relieved) that she bought this second-hand Benson (and the Albert chain) and had my initials engraved on the back case.
In those days (some) London advocates could still be found wearing three-piece suits with pocket watches. I enjoyed the affectation and always felt that I was in a 'Kid Shelleen' moment, strapping on my outfit and getting ready for the showdown.
In those days (some) London advocates could still be found wearing three-piece suits with pocket watches. I enjoyed the affectation and always felt that I was in a 'Kid Shelleen' moment, strapping on my outfit and getting ready for the showdown.
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Leeroy
·The Olympics prompted me to post the inscription on my IWC.
Krešimir "Krešo" Ćosić was an International Yugoslavian basketball player, he represented Yugoslavia as a player at 4 Olympic games winning 2 silver medals in 1968 and 1976, topping it off by captaining his team to a gold in 1980. He also picked up a silver in 1988 as a coach.
This IWC was presented to him by KK Brest Olimpija after winning the 1977 European Championship, a competition he had already won in '73 and '75 with Yugoslavia.
As a player Krešo's International medal haul totaled 13 including 2 World Championship golds.
An interesting character, he turned down a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers so he could help save his home side KK Zadar from relegation. During his career Krešo keeps popping up in the Zadar team, even when seemingly signed elsewhere.
In 1990 he joined the Embassy of Croatia to the USA, as the deputy ambassador in Washington D.C. Sadly, soon after he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, he died in 1995 aged 46.
RIP
CLUBS
· Zadar: 1964-1969
· Brigham Young University (NCAA): 1970-1973
· Zadar: 1973-1975
· Brest Ljubljana: 1976-1978
· Virtus Bologna: 1978-1980
· Cibona Zagreb: 1980-1983
CLUB HIGHLIGHTS
· Champion of the 1982 European Cup Winner's Cup
· 6 times Champion of the Yugoslavian League: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1975 and 1982
· 4 times Champion of the Yugoslavian Cup: 1970, 1981, 1982 and 1983
· 2 times Champion of the Italian League: 1979 and 1980
NATIONAL TEAM
· 303 appearances with the Yugoslavian National Team
· Played in 4 consecutive Olympic Games (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980)
· Olympic Gold medalist in Moscow 1980
· 2 times World Champion: Ljubljana 1970 and Manila 1978
· 3 times European Champion: Barcelona 1973, Belgrade 1975 and Liege 1977
· 2 times Olympic Silver medalist: Mexico 1968 and Montreal 1976
· 2 times Silver medalist in World Championships: Montevideo 1967 and Puerto Rico 1974
· 3 times Silver medalist in European Championships: Naples 1969, Essen 1971 and Prague 1981
· Bronze medalist in the 1979 European Championship in Turin
· As a coach of the Yugoslavian National Team: Bronze medalist in the 1986 World Championship in Spain, Bronze medalist in the 1987 European Championship in Athens and Olympic Silver medalist in Seoul 1988
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
· First foreign player to earn All-America honors in the NCAA: 1972 and 1973
· Freedom Award (contributions to the causes of democracy and human freedom) in 1993
· FIBA Order of Merit in 1994
. Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame 1996
. College Basketball Hall of Fame 2006
· Jersey retired by Brigham Young University in 2006
. FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007
Krešimir "Krešo" Ćosić was an International Yugoslavian basketball player, he represented Yugoslavia as a player at 4 Olympic games winning 2 silver medals in 1968 and 1976, topping it off by captaining his team to a gold in 1980. He also picked up a silver in 1988 as a coach.
This IWC was presented to him by KK Brest Olimpija after winning the 1977 European Championship, a competition he had already won in '73 and '75 with Yugoslavia.
As a player Krešo's International medal haul totaled 13 including 2 World Championship golds.
An interesting character, he turned down a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers so he could help save his home side KK Zadar from relegation. During his career Krešo keeps popping up in the Zadar team, even when seemingly signed elsewhere.
In 1990 he joined the Embassy of Croatia to the USA, as the deputy ambassador in Washington D.C. Sadly, soon after he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, he died in 1995 aged 46.
RIP
CLUBS
· Zadar: 1964-1969
· Brigham Young University (NCAA): 1970-1973
· Zadar: 1973-1975
· Brest Ljubljana: 1976-1978
· Virtus Bologna: 1978-1980
· Cibona Zagreb: 1980-1983
CLUB HIGHLIGHTS
· Champion of the 1982 European Cup Winner's Cup
· 6 times Champion of the Yugoslavian League: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1975 and 1982
· 4 times Champion of the Yugoslavian Cup: 1970, 1981, 1982 and 1983
· 2 times Champion of the Italian League: 1979 and 1980
NATIONAL TEAM
· 303 appearances with the Yugoslavian National Team
· Played in 4 consecutive Olympic Games (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980)
· Olympic Gold medalist in Moscow 1980
· 2 times World Champion: Ljubljana 1970 and Manila 1978
· 3 times European Champion: Barcelona 1973, Belgrade 1975 and Liege 1977
· 2 times Olympic Silver medalist: Mexico 1968 and Montreal 1976
· 2 times Silver medalist in World Championships: Montevideo 1967 and Puerto Rico 1974
· 3 times Silver medalist in European Championships: Naples 1969, Essen 1971 and Prague 1981
· Bronze medalist in the 1979 European Championship in Turin
· As a coach of the Yugoslavian National Team: Bronze medalist in the 1986 World Championship in Spain, Bronze medalist in the 1987 European Championship in Athens and Olympic Silver medalist in Seoul 1988
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
· First foreign player to earn All-America honors in the NCAA: 1972 and 1973
· Freedom Award (contributions to the causes of democracy and human freedom) in 1993
· FIBA Order of Merit in 1994
. Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame 1996
. College Basketball Hall of Fame 2006
· Jersey retired by Brigham Young University in 2006
. FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007
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lindo
·This was posted some time ago on OF, and remains my favourite inscription for all watch collectors.
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vbrad26
·On the back of my '62 Seamaster...
W.T.M.
5-10-67
With Love Betty
A gift to my grandfather on his 40th birthday from his wife, my grandmother.
W.T.M.
5-10-67
With Love Betty
A gift to my grandfather on his 40th birthday from his wife, my grandmother.
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timesofplenty
·doug from adelaide's watch
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LesXL
·To Mr Philippe Fastre from the FN Herstal, weapon company... Couldn't find anything on the gentleman
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TexOmega
·Olive was a peach, I bet!
14kt gold even the dial
14kt gold even the dial
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Canuck
·A watch I recently repaired for a friend. Case back engraving appears to be the engraver copying the handwriting of
“Johnnie’s” uncle Gordon. Dated 1962, Longines, 17 ligne, calibre 37.9. At least 59 years old, now owned by an antique dealer. Seems the family doesn’t want it!
“Johnnie’s” uncle Gordon. Dated 1962, Longines, 17 ligne, calibre 37.9. At least 59 years old, now owned by an antique dealer. Seems the family doesn’t want it!
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanA watch I recently repaired for a friend. Case back engraving appears to be the engraver copying the handwriting of
“Johnnie’s” uncle Gordon. Dated 1962, Longines, 17 ligne, calibre 37.9. At least 59 years old, now owned by an antique dealer. Seems the family doesn’t want it!
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Canuck
·Nice pocket watch. Looks pretty modern compared to most I’ve seen
The information I have found on the Ranfft archive is that this watch is likely from about 10 years earlier than the 1962 presentation date. With no serial number to go by, this is a guess. By 1962, the pocket watch was like the dodo bird. Extinct, or almost extinct.
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DaveK
··Yoda of Yodelersc1921 grade 315 Elgin in an 18k green gold-filled case. A gift to to Art from “Eff and the boys”.
I sold it a while ago because the dial damage bugged me. I wish now I’d kept it and swapped the case to another dial. But that’s the dial that Art was given and looked at for who-knows how many years, I couldn’t separate them. I wonder who Art was, and what the occasion for the gift was.
I sold it a while ago because the dial damage bugged me. I wish now I’d kept it and swapped the case to another dial. But that’s the dial that Art was given and looked at for who-knows how many years, I couldn’t separate them. I wonder who Art was, and what the occasion for the gift was.
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UWG
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Xtof
·When a watch company offers a gift to one of its faithful employee, it can only be a watch 👍
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Xtof
·This one is not from my collection, but IMHO it deserves to be listed in this thread!
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Sharp
·Slightly poignant one
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Jones in LA
··Not in LA anymore.I have two watches with inscriptions, one from within the family and one from far outside.
Inherited from my Grandad: this was given by his first employer so I estimate he was awarded this watch in about 1951. The watch is a Lord Elgin tank-style small seconds, 14k gold wrapped case; the gold wrap is missing in a couple of spots.
The second is the result of a six-year search for a birth-year (1957) watch; the inscription is a nice confirmation of its vintage. I like the fact the inscription is not too personal, and interestingly, a reminder of the menace posed by the poliovirus in the mid-century. There is no relationship between the "Jones" mentioned in the inscription and myself. The watch is a cal. 500 Seamaster wrapped in 14k gold; the gold wrap is in excellent condition all around the watch.
Inherited from my Grandad: this was given by his first employer so I estimate he was awarded this watch in about 1951. The watch is a Lord Elgin tank-style small seconds, 14k gold wrapped case; the gold wrap is missing in a couple of spots.
The second is the result of a six-year search for a birth-year (1957) watch; the inscription is a nice confirmation of its vintage. I like the fact the inscription is not too personal, and interestingly, a reminder of the menace posed by the poliovirus in the mid-century. There is no relationship between the "Jones" mentioned in the inscription and myself. The watch is a cal. 500 Seamaster wrapped in 14k gold; the gold wrap is in excellent condition all around the watch.
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Canuck
·This engraving doesn’t celebrate a previous owner, but I can say that the watch belongs to the great grandson of a previous owner. This owner was English, and the watch may even have belonged to someone in the family, before him. You will notice that the engraving Watchmaker by Warrant to the Queen! Anyone want to guess which queen? The case and movement are both Swiss made, and the case is stamped 0.935 (silver) which was not a legal standard in Switzerland when the watch was made. The Swiss made 0.935 silver watch cases for the market in England. This case has a Swiss standard mark for 0.935 which the Swiss established for the alloy in 1887. That standard mark is inside the case back. The standard mark amounts to two larger standing bears, and one smaller standing bear. That means this watch was made after 1887, but before Queen Victoria died in 1901.
