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Which is the rarest watch you’ve ever owned?

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I think the current collection winners are my Omega chronometre dress pocket watches from the 1950's. I own 4 of the 5 I've ever seen. The 5th was sold when I was only a kid. So I had no chance!

Each had its own story. Some with imperfections (replaced bow and a poorly preserved seconds hand, etc). But all unique amongst themselves.
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maanu
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Lovely, but what do you mean by sei tacche in a tre tacche case?
The case is designed like a Tre Tacche. 35mm, same thickness and step case.
 
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If we stay on the Omega topic this is probably my rarest Omega. Omega Geneve "Racing dial".


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These are three two I still own one I wished I did not sell. Rare to me you have seen only a few own them they can be expensive to none- expensive you just don't see many of them.
The one I sold a Depollier with the first screw down waterproof crown.
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When I got this one I was not sure about it. Got it at a NAWCC mart. When I posted it at the MWR forum no one at the time could ID it. Then a member about a year later ask if he could use my photo's he was doing a thread about it he found the MOD paperwork on it was legit after all only seen a few others since. Has a Waltham 840 movement and a Dennison case.
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Here is a Hamilton FAPD only made for one month only Sept. 1970 has a 36 mm case the largest Hamilton wristwatch issued to the US Air Force. Don't see many of these anymore so in my book rare.
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By rarest I’m assuming you mean scarce or limited in quantity. It’s not my most expensive watch but it is the rarest. The Panerai 195 was offered to a select number of Paneristi’s who were members of a Panerai watch forum. Only 200 were produced and your name was engraved on the case back of the watch.

Panerai 195 limited production of 200.

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It’s hard to pin down exactly what my rarest watch is. But this one I think works, what I believe to be a N.O.S. Doxa Regulator Chronograph. When I received it, it still had the tag on it. It was with my watchmaker for around 10 months. While it was away I was toying with the idea of selling it but when I got it back home I couldn’t bring myself to! Here’s a photo with the crystal removed.
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1962 Accutron Astronaut before the Astronaut was added. Not many, less than 6?
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12 on top Glycine Airman.

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Not sure if this counts, but 1968-issued Smiths 6Bs are relatively rare - roughly 250 or so issued that year. Rare or not, still a cool watch.

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The mix of solid gold case + ribbon dial makes this one a very unusual watch. This reference was available with and without the seahorse on the back so people could add a nice engraving in place of the seahorse. This one has both the seahorse AND a beautifully done engraving on the back.

14k solid gold Seamaster de Ville ref. LL 6590-1.

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Been a while since I posted in this thread. Since my last contribution, all three of the watches I posted are sold. Here's something interesting:

Railmaster 2914-4 with full Arabic numeral luminous dial and syringe luminous hands. I have only been able to find 2 others online. I contacted the Omega Museum and they believe that maybe 50 total were ever made. Full story here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/rare-railmaster-2914-arabic-railroad-dial.124082/

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Hello All

What do you think about this Angelus
İs it geniue of franken ?
İs there any redial ör changed ?
 
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This one by a mile.
I have never seen another the same.

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Hello All

What do you think about this Angelus
İs it geniue of franken ?
İs there any redial ör changed ?
I think you are in the wrong thread
 
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