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Red Sub in my local pawnbrokers..

Tri-national-man
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Hi guys, so my local pawnbrokers quite often has interesting watches.. I have in the past posted photos of the window display and on two occasions an omegaforums member has gone through with a purchase.. An Omega Seamaster big blue and a military cased Seamster 300 are two examples.. The buyer of the later even gifted me a bottle of scotch for the spotlight on the watch i created..
Anyway.. The latest interesting watch is a fabulous one..
A 1969 Rolex Submariner 1680 red writing!!
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I wish there was such pawnshops on my continent...

Me too, where I am it's only CD players, vacuum cleaners and antique TV's
 
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Me too, where I am it's only CD players, vacuum cleaners and antique TV's
Can’t forget beat-up big box store power tools priced more than retail.
 
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Most of the pawnshops around me only ever get 'blinged out' Breitlings...which several times I've had to let the pawn dealer know were fake! (Did snag a nice 50s Hamilton once, but that was some time ago)

Nice Sub! 😀
 
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Just curious - is this that one rather small but nice shop not far down the street from the Savoy? I recall their display being similar and seeing some fantastic pieces there back in my London days. Honestly can't recall their name to save my life, but I seem to remember it having a blue and white sign or awning.

Anyway, lovely piece.
 
Tri-national-man
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Just curious - is this that one rather small but nice shop not far down the street from the Savoy? I recall their display being similar and seeing some fantastic pieces there back in my London days. Honestly can't recall their name to save my life, but I seem to remember it having a blue and white sign or awning.

Anyway, lovely piece.
No, this one is in Plymouth in the south west
 
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If from 1969 dial and bracelet are wrong.

Insert is probably wrong too, as it should be a Long 5.

Correct bracelet and insert are around 5K.

A "meter first" mk1 dial is itself around 5k, but it's very very hard to find.
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