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janice&fred
·Looking good and those Wide Boys do have a snazzy appeal. I have only seen them on stepped dials so yea maybe your time frame is correct. The "door stopper" style markers were also quite stylish on the vintage datejusts too.
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Börn
·Thank you for the reply janice&fred.
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jaguar11
·This looks great. Enjoy!!!!!
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fergusm
·How is a wideboy different to a regular DJ?
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Börn
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kip595
·I think we may have bought from the same seller and just gone in two different directions w/our choices, @Börn 😉
I vaguely recall someone mentioning the 1603 'wideboy' being a known option from at least '71-'78, but don't take that info to the bank and as with the case with any manufacturer, I'm sure some dealers either had NOS or 'could get you one' at least into the early 80s, I'd imagine. I may have seen an early 80s wideboy some months ago, but can't remember for certain.
Great pairing!
I vaguely recall someone mentioning the 1603 'wideboy' being a known option from at least '71-'78, but don't take that info to the bank and as with the case with any manufacturer, I'm sure some dealers either had NOS or 'could get you one' at least into the early 80s, I'd imagine. I may have seen an early 80s wideboy some months ago, but can't remember for certain.
Great pairing!
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Börn
·I think we may have bought from the same seller and just gone in two different directions w/our choices, @@Börn😉
I vaguely recall someone mentioning the 1603 'wideboy' being a known option from at least '71-'78, but don't take that info to the bank and as with the case with any manufacturer, I'm sure some dealers either had NOS or 'could get you one' at least into the early 80s, I'd imagine. I may have seen an early 80s wideboy some months ago, but can't remember for certain.
Great pairing!
I went through Slique (here on OF) for both timepieces. He is a great seller and is as trustworthy as they come. In fact, when I was looking for my second piece, I immediately contacted him because I knew he could be trusted.
Thank you for the dates (1971 to 1978). With just a limited amount of production time, the wideboy seems rare.
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rootbeer7
·Yours is also the slightly more unusual no lume version. Congratulations
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Börn
·Yours is also the slightly more unusual no lume version. Congratulations
Exactly. The other wideboy’s I had seen had the lume on part of the hands and behind the indices, which was another motivation for the purchase.
Good eye!
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rootbeer7
·Exactly. The other wideboy’s I had seen had the lume on part of the hands and behind the indices, which was another motivation for the purchase.
Good eye!
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Börn
·I had a 1601 no lume wideboy a couple of years back. Because there’s no tritium, the dial and hands tend toremain in better condition as can be seen by yours.
Good to know about the tritium. Thanks rootbeer7!
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