True for Smiths Deluxe’s there are 47 but this is a 1961. It is part of the batch made for Australia which now there are 13 known examples.
Hi Aaron, Minimally very uncommon. I coincidentally saw a gold one, though not in as good condition, at the Munich fair last weekend!
Rarest watch I have in my collection is.... Sekonda! It’s a limited edition TVR branded chronograph, officially commissioned by the company and not one of the terrible eBay specials. There was only 500 made. Whilst it’s not a premium watch you can’t get one and trying to find a TVR owner to part with one will probably never happen.
Have only come across a very small handful of this particular format of Lip. The Tachymeter remains very rare and a great wear. Plus this particular version of the Seaboard took me a while to find.
It took me six years to find one of these 18k sea monsters with the original bracelet, so rare-ish at least.
I like watches that are different than the norm I like odd shaped + unusual watches Here are some rare ones I've found- 1930's Longines Tank with Platinum Case, Diamond Numerals + Indices, Gold Settings + Crown, + Multi Faceted Crystal All original + just serviced 1950 Bulova Academy Award-just serviced and now owned by my wife 1960 Bulova American Eagle-just serviced 1959 Hamilton Thor just serviced + new crystal 1984 Seiko Astronaut- same as the type worn on Space Lab in the 1980's- as found
Rarest bird in my cage would likely be this one. It’s been difficult for me to find this reference -especially in this condition. Seiko Baby Panda 6138 8000, original throughout including bracelet. This one came to me from an Australian collector of cameras
Maybe not desirable for most here but a bit of a rare oddball. An 18K Hamilton Ventura from 1958 made exclusively for export to Europe. Fewer than 5% of all Venturas were 18K.
Great thread idea. Not sure how rare this is but the Marvin brand is pretty low profile and I've only seen one other the same as this on Uhrforum and it wasn't in nearly as good condition. 2nd photo is closer to the true dial colour. Let me know if you've come across any of these.
One of the harder-to-find Camaros I havent seen this configuration of dial, markers and hands before. Closest would be the gold Omega 320s: This one has a bittersweet story -- TLDR is missed out on it at really cheap by a few hours, saw it pop back up on a dealer's site a few weeks later, negotiated down to an acceptable valuation but no longer the amazing value find it wouldve been originally :/ (still love it though -- have always thought this would be the best configuration but didnt know it actually existed until I saw it -- part of why I stupidly hesitated) Uncommon condition:
A Citizen Center Seconds IWC 852 in this condition JDF 6139 Only made in 1971, 1 year production. UG outsdoorman with Military markings Guess its probably printed on but there's markings on the backcase too...
Doxa sub 300 no-T Searambler edition. Only made for a single year (1967). Plenty of reissues, but the originals come few and far in-between.
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