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  1. manalive

    manalive Jul 20, 2020

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    53 today
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  2. Tet

    Tet I prefer Dilmah do try it Jul 20, 2020

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  3. Snooz

    Snooz Jul 20, 2020

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    Finally got the Tudor off - '64 Rolex Explorer 1016 gilt underline dial, purchased new in 1965 from the NAAFI....undoubtedly the gem in my collection! There is a name engraved on the back and from my research the guy who originally bought it back then was in the TA...


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  4. Ludi

    Ludi Jul 20, 2020

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  5. JwRosenthal Ω 2

    JwRosenthal Jul 20, 2020

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  6. maanu Ω 1

    maanu Jul 20, 2020

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    Lemania issued to South Africa Air Force
     
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  7. manalive

    manalive Jul 21, 2020

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    A beauty! Dibs! :D
     
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  8. maanu Ω 1

    maanu Jul 24, 2020

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    Cairelli
     
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  9. maanu Ω 1

    maanu Jul 26, 2020

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    Saw one sold by @Alpha today so reminded me that I need to put them on.. These are from 71, 73, 74, 75, 76.
     
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  10. maanu Ω 1

    maanu Jul 29, 2020

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    Picked one from the bunch. 14241F79-1DCA-4C26-9962-4E01608ED5A0.jpeg 87943518-AD7A-43D1-A750-D97579448D36.jpeg
     
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  11. maanu Ω 1

    maanu Aug 1, 2020

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    Weems from April, 1940
     
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  12. maanu Ω 1

    maanu Aug 1, 2020

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    My friend watchistry on IG made a video of Type 20,21,22 and some of my watches got highlighted. Thought I will share with military watch friends.

     
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  13. Redwes25 Ω 2

    Redwes25 Aug 4, 2020

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    Benrus from 1965
     
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  14. JwRosenthal Ω 2

    JwRosenthal Aug 4, 2020

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    Did somebody say ORD?
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  15. arturo7

    arturo7 Aug 4, 2020

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    I'm on the look out for a vintage military watch.

    As a general rule, the lume on the hands should match the lume on the dial, right?
     
  16. JwRosenthal Ω 2

    JwRosenthal Aug 4, 2020

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    Not always. Lume can age differently dial-hands and it wasn’t uncommon for hands to be replaced with like hands during a field service if the lume has fallen out. I’m not sure how that would affect the value on some vintage mil pieces, but the US pieces I tend to collect it’s not a deterrent if they are the correct style. The above Bulova Ord has original minute and hour hands, but the second hand had gone dark. I replaced that with a NOS mil issue hand that was still in the package and the lume color was an exact match (although the blueing on that hand is insane and the other hands are dark).
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  17. Redwes25 Ω 2

    Redwes25 Aug 4, 2020

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    Not always as things can age differently. Also a ton of franken watches in the military space where parts have been replaced, etc. This is especially true on older watches. Also a surprising amount of fakes out there for military watches.
     
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  18. Sidreilley

    Sidreilley Aug 5, 2020

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    Wow, what a great piece! You’re a lucky guy. I love Tutima, my daily driver is a Tutima Flieger Automatic which has the look but is nothing compared to an original 59 chrono. Thanks for showing.
     
  19. CdnWatchDoc Ω 1

    CdnWatchDoc Aug 7, 2020

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    Helvetia DIH, purported to be used by German Army Intelligence during WWII. I think this one was undercover...
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  20. Ludi

    Ludi Aug 8, 2020

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    Omega WWW variants

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