I'm settling with JPJSavage is pulling our leg at the risk of sullying Pat's good history. Or JPJSavage has been scammed. Or it's a genuine mistake from both sides yet to be rectified.

JPJSavage, did Pat give a reason for the crazy low price?

 

I am afraid I can see only 2 realistic options here, either a stolen watch turns up or a hacked WUS account means that nothing at all does. I really hope I am wrong since it is an amazing deal but as noted elsewhere, why would someone give the thick end of £10K to a perfect stranger.

 

Based on what pops-up when I got to log into my WUS account: "This connection is not secure. Logins here could be compromised", I believe it's more likely that WUS has been hacked into again.

 

Saw this too hope it works out....

 

Please to report that the watch arrived this morning and is beautiful!

Here's a quick snap and there are more on TZ-UK if you are interested.

 

Wow, you might just have gotten yourself the best deal of 2017 already.

It is stunning!

 

The latter part prevailed!

Huge congrats.

 

Zinger. But really for the listed price of £1,100? Come on...

 

Not even a second...

 

This is like hitting the Lotto
Congrats and wear in good health, Miki

 

Its the correct caseback but these were acid etched - best guess is someone had it polished and engraved with initials and some pertinent date. There was one on ebay a few weeks ago that I'd convinced myself was NOS when purchased in 1972 so these things do come up.

 

Saw your thread on TZ UK. HUGE congratz, well it sure reminds me of my beautiful 1,325 usd Ed White just last year

 

Wow you were fast. i saw this on watchrecon 1 minute after listed, contacted seller if he could post to another country, he said yes! I then emailed if there was any more info about the watch. I got no follow up message and then it was gone! well done you. this was all in the space of 30 min?

 

Sorry. I came in from walking the dogs and saw the alert and got in touch. As you say, I think he was deluged by potential buyers but I was lucky on this occasion.

 

Did he give any explanation why he let it go so cheap? He obviously knew quite a bit about it, and you mentioned he had some nice other watches. Was he in a generous mood?

 

Not really, although I did mention it was a keen price.

 

Didn't you try and haggle?
Nice watch.

 

And now what @jpjsavage?

Gonna flip, or keep it to yourself?

 

Its going off to Simon Freese, ex Swiss Time Services, for a clean and a full service. After that, it will worn in rotation with my other watches. I'm lucky to have a beautiful 1969 speedy (birth year, pre moon with the 861 movement) so I will have to think about whether I want two in the collection and, if not, which one to sell.