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Nobel Prize
路路Spell Master!Amazing!! well done!
The story of my A386 El Primero find
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bazamu
路Amazing find...TRULY amazing. Very rare to hear about things like this in the current state of the market. What makes this so impressive is the preservation of lume. I notice a lot of A386's have cruddy lume on the dial markers, and it's remarkable (and refreshing) whenever one pops up like this. Enjoy it for years to come.
...and if you have to sell for some reason, I'll give you 100% more than you paid 馃槈
...and if you have to sell for some reason, I'll give you 100% more than you paid 馃槈
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gostang9
路Incredible find and fantastic that you shared with all the exciting details!
Congrats and enjoy!
Congrats and enjoy!
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Zuke
路That's awesome!!! Congrats
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Bill Sohne
路路Bill @ 惟Fkiller Story !!!!
Good Hunting
bill
Good Hunting
bill
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wkimmd
路what a story - and i love that it was worn on that cuff...
congrats and enjoy in good health!
W
congrats and enjoy in good health!
W
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gbmuc
路What a find and what a story! Enjoy it in great health! I may be able to help you with the ZJ endlinks, I can check for you if there are still some available.
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Enzo
路Amazing, what a great story and find 馃グ
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Interstatetime
路Great story...watches are still out there.
JohnCote
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aap
路Congratulations man! What a story!
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ndgal
路That is incredible! Enjoy it! Just wow!
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ATWG
路Nothing short of a miracle.
Enjoy it and wear it in good health.
Enjoy it and wear it in good health.
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jerryct
路What a find !! Love the story and always wished such things will happen to me. As they say, the hunt for the watch can be as incredible as the watch itself !
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kov
路Cool story and an amazing find ! Congratulations !!
And welcome to the forum 馃憤
And welcome to the forum 馃憤
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Georgieboy58
路Great find, congrats!
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Cuttysark
路congrats!
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khanmu
路Fantastic watch and amazing story/find - gives hope to the rest if still hunting, who knows what else is lurking out there?
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jhross98
路Amazing find...TRULY amazing. Very rare to hear about things like this in the current state of the market. What makes this so impressive is the preservation of lume. I notice a lot of A386's have cruddy lume on the dial markers, and it's remarkable (and refreshing) whenever one pops up like this. Enjoy it for years to come.
...and if you have to sell for some reason, I'll give you 100% more than you paid 馃槈
i am told by one of the world's experts on zenith that for a386 if the lume is exposed to air it turns the green/brown color you see on many examples (it means they are honest and legit). most examples where the lume looks new and fresh are re-lumed. this not the case for other zenith el primero it had to do with the chemical composition of the lume on the a386. there are the rare examples where most likely the dial has never been opened and the lume looks like this. given the situation this looks to be one of these.
mega congrats on an amazing find/story
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bazamu
路Is that so? Fascinating. Also discouraging if you own one as nice as the OP's here, because it makes you scared to actually open the case / get it serviced..
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jhross98
路Is that so? Fascinating. Also discouraging if you own one as nice as the OP's here, because it makes you scared to actually open the case / get it serviced..
i have not confirmed it myself, but the world expert that knows it the best told me that was the case. its one of the reason the "IG game" can be so bad (IMO) for honest watches. . .everyone wants perfect lume but in the case of the a386 the overwhelming majority of the time it means re-lume.
interesting this is *not* the case with the other el primeros (i don't know why). so you do see a384/a385 and a3817/a3818 with near perfect lume that is original and correct. and of course there are a386s that are look original so i am left to conclude they have never or rarely been exposed to air for service
interestingly on the a386 front--a polished mk i sold today on hodinkee head only in about 3 minutes for 14k. . .
