Tropical Speedy Gamble Paid Off

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Yeah, that was actually a lot higher than I thought it had gone for. Seller mislabeled it but at least had some clue about the value. Either way, looks to be a fantastic pickup.
 
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Yeah, that was actually a lot higher than I thought it had gone for. Seller mislabeled it but at least had some clue about the value. Either way, looks to be a fantastic pickup.
It makes up for that '68 Transtional with 220 bezel that I had in my cart, had second thoughts, and you scooped up back in November of last year...doesn't sting anymore 馃榾
 
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It makes up for that '68 Transtional with 220 bezel that I had in my cart, had second thoughts, and you scooped up back in November of last year...doesn't sting anymore 馃榾
Haha! Touch茅 indeed
 
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It arrived...on the wife's wrist and she commented how cool it is...crappy pic, but it arrived in one piece.
 
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Love chocolate and it looks a little blue to me ::psy::
 
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Love chocolate and it looks a little blue to me ::psy::
The "we will see" is over...thank God...been in knots over this since Friday night.

Had a nightmare that a fellow forum member contacted the seller and did an end around to get the watch...no shit...really had that dream. Not healthy, not healthy at all...but luckily Speedmasters lengthen your life expectancy!
 
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One wonders why the seller didn't simply put up decent pics in the first place, given that he's clearly capabele of taking them. With those sun photos, this would have been snapped up in seconds.
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One wonders why the seller didn't simply put up decent pics in the first place, given that he's clearly capabele of taking then. With those sun photos, this would have been snapped up in seconds.
Not all sellers realize that collectors like that. I bought a Nina Rindt from a non-WIS original owner a few months back and he went out of his way to assure me that the sub-dials were still black and not brown. They ended up being tinted light brown in person despite his protestations, which made my heart beat a little faster. I would've paid more if I'd known they were starting to go tropical!

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I love automatic Speedmaster Professionals...or at least ones listed as so. Whilst watching the Olympics on Friday night, I stumbled across an Speedy with washed out pics and a crappy description.

My gut saw enough and I pounced based on these pics...

Was pretty sure there was some brown in there, so I asked the seller for some pics in the sun, and this is what he sent me...

Santa Claus, aka the FedEx man is enroute, so I should have it later today.

Will post more pics later tonight.
Well done!馃憤
 
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First wrist shot...case is crazy sharp and dial and lume plots are perfect
Damn, no blue 馃檨 DIBS 馃槈
 
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I love automatic Speedmaster Professionals...or at least ones listed as so. Whilst watching the Olympics on Friday night, I stumbled across an Speedy with washed out pics and a crappy description.

My gut saw enough and I pounced based on these pics...

Was pretty sure there was some brown in there, so I asked the seller for some pics in the sun, and this is what he sent me...

Santa Claus, aka the FedEx man is enroute, so I should have it later today.

Great win, well done. How much $' did you risk ?

Will post more pics later tonight.
 
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Awesome buy! What an reward for your constant scouting around flee bay!
 
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It arrived...on the wife's wrist and she commented how cool it is...crappy pic, but it arrived in one piece.
Curious. I kinda keep track of this stuff.
What is the first 5 digits of serial if you dont mind me asking?
Congrats by the way! One of my
favorite watches
 
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馃槻 Wow! That's great! This beats my Aqua Terra eBay score from last month. Great catch.
 
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Curious. I kinda keep track of this stuff.
What is the first 5 digits of serial if you dont mind me asking?
Congrats by the way! One of my
favorite watches

Lemme guess, trying to study which range in the series has the best chance of turning tropical? [emoji51]


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