New arrival.. didn't see any squirrels though...

 

you are such a tease.

 

The money shot
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railmaster?!?

 

And a few more...

 

ah damn. close. but no cigar. and i clicked "reply" about a half second too late i guess

 

congrats!

 

And the inevitable wrist shots..

 

Thanks! Love it!

Edit: your is nice too though. If you ever decide to part with it, I'd love to hook up the brother from a different mother!

 

I wish. One day, maybe...

 

Nope.

 

A family shot (missing a few) with the newest member...

 

dibs! And congrats. One of my favorites and one I hope to have in my collection some day. If I may ask, what did you learn in your hunt for one? A few things I have found is that there isn't a ton of info on these, that there is a good deal of variation in the relatively small quantity made, and there seem to be a lot of re-dials and frankens. Any tips on what specifically you looked for?

 

thanks @gophishin !

there are definitely a lot of fakes and redials out there for these Rancheros. Best thing I can suggest is to check here with experts before buying.

Other than that, study carefully, be sure to know which movements come with which models and if things are looking too nice, they probably are.

Another tip, buy from a verifiable collector if you can. Might cost a few bucks more but will be worth it..

 

This is nice original ranchero. It has to be with cal 267 .. Good one congrats

 

Looks like Radium get out the gieger counter LOL

 

Don't know anything about a Ranchero but it looks awesome and enjoy!

 

You should read up on them. Poor man's 291x.

 

I'm starting to think that the 2996 version might be harder to find than the 2914.

 

Quite a difference in price though.. much as I love mine, I'd didn't pay +10k for it... maybe one day it will be worth that much.