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··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderAbout ten years ago, and I paid $800. It has an 861 movement.
Interestingly it has 22mm lugs. And this photo shows it in the best light, and took me a long time to get. This is a truly awful watch in real life.
The dial and handset are very difficult to read, and I doubt it looked much better when it was new. The colour of the case has absolutely no appeal at all. Its one of those watches the more you wear it, the less attractive it gets.
The back is stainless, (as seems to be the way with these horrible part gold watches)
So I have all the parts for the Japan Special, and I was about to send it off to SFW. Then I noticed I had a case in Stainless steel, bought back when Watchco Australia were selling off new parts.
Really, this is the best it ever looks:
So I tried it on....
My new favorite watch. Ill post up some wrist shots in daylight...
Interestingly it has 22mm lugs. And this photo shows it in the best light, and took me a long time to get. This is a truly awful watch in real life.
The dial and handset are very difficult to read, and I doubt it looked much better when it was new. The colour of the case has absolutely no appeal at all. Its one of those watches the more you wear it, the less attractive it gets.
The back is stainless, (as seems to be the way with these horrible part gold watches)
So I have all the parts for the Japan Special, and I was about to send it off to SFW. Then I noticed I had a case in Stainless steel, bought back when Watchco Australia were selling off new parts.
Really, this is the best it ever looks:
So I tried it on....
My new favorite watch. Ill post up some wrist shots in daylight...
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