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  1. Neek U-neek. Get it? Jul 16, 2018

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    Honestly, I think bang for buck, one of the most value heavy brands on the planet has to be Ball. Storied history, made like tanks, tritium gas lume, great fit and finishing and wholly original designs. I really love my Masters Engineer II Diver
     
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  2. ulackfocus Jul 16, 2018

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    You've got Balls to post that watch here.

    ::rimshot::

    Let the puns begin!
     
  3. BenBagbag Jul 16, 2018

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  4. Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Jul 16, 2018

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    I have a pair of Balls, but one is much bigger than the other...

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  5. FREDMAYCOIN Jul 16, 2018

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    You don’t want to see my ball’s. They both are in need of overhaul & service.
     
  6. Rman Jul 16, 2018

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  7. aesguerra Jul 16, 2018

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    :pI still have yet to find a store with some Balls in it. But my wife promised I could play around with em should I find them.:p:D:p
     
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  8. Tony C. Ωf Jury member Jul 16, 2018

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    Most male dogs, from what I can gather... :rolleyes:
     
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  9. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Jul 16, 2018

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  10. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Jul 16, 2018

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  11. merchandiser Jul 16, 2018

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  12. Nathan1967 Jul 17, 2018

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    But Larry, I ain’t got no fwackin’ Balls! Wud I gonna do?

    But hey If yous Guys is like me I hears dat @watchknut has a spare one! Difficult to find a fwackin’ pair a Balls though.
     
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  13. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Jul 17, 2018

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  14. Canuck Jul 17, 2018

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    Without participating in the innuendo which prevails in this thread, I’ll post a picture of this one. This is the Ball 20th Century case with the patented safety bow. Originally, the 20th Century model case was fitted with a 23-jewel Hamilton-Ball grade 999 movement. This watch is a marriage of a 20th Century case and a 21-jewel Hamilton Ball grade 999 movement. This case came to me with a Waltham 23-jewel Vanguard movement in it. As it happens, this 21-jewel grade 999 movement was in my collection, in a WALTHAM case! A quick swap resulted in the 23-jewel Waltham movement in a Waltham case, and the Hamilton-Ball movement in a Ball case. Typical Ball dial with the five-minute indexes, circular.

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  15. efauser I ♥ karma!!! Jul 17, 2018

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  16. Reborn Jul 17, 2018

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    Wonder how the brand name came to be...
     
  17. Canuck Jul 17, 2018

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    Check out Webb C. Ball on the Internet. Plenty of information.
     
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  18. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Jul 18, 2018

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    Of the current brand? Someone bought the name and revived the brand - the former company has little to do with the current, other than the name...
     
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  19. Dan S Jul 18, 2018

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    BTW, unrelated to the company that became famous for making Mason jars, and now makes metal containers and aerospace technology.

    Just in case you were wondering. :)
     
  20. TexOmega Jul 18, 2018

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    Of all my Balls :), this one, when exposed to an admiring crowd:), always draws gasps and knowing nods:thumbsup::thumbsup:

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    Circa 1899




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