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About as many vacuum cleaners as another guy had to sell TVs to get this: Where have all the classy achievement awards gone?
I think in the case of the Zenith not at all. It's a piece of history. American Zenith Electronics had just resolved the long running trademark dispue with Swiss Zenith by buying them lock, stock and barrel. They had no interest in mechanical watch production, esp. as the quartz revolution was in its early stages, and were on the point of condemning all mechanical movement production to oblivion. They took all of these absolutely superb 18K El Primero references and couldn't be bothered to sell them - just gave them away as sales prizes to TV salesmen. It's sort of a Calvary for El Primero - a series of humiliations on the way to sacrifice, were it not for brave Charles Vermot http://omegaforums.net/threads/who-was-charles-vermot.2711/#post-31337 I love that I have this artifact of the El Primero story. Electrolux vacuum cleaners and Omega - maybe not so much drama.
Seen this one also??? http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-OME...195026649?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3f247bb4d9Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network & http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ome...031748178?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item232a319652Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network There is a load of nice stuff on the Bay at the mo http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-OME...193201261?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3f245fda6dPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
Ahh i see... Thank god i am part of a community that knows the in's and out's of vintage watches! Im more in to the Apollo era etc.
Hmm if not for the engraving i would have sold one of my Grand luxe to my Dibs and got this... Just wanted a straight leg
This one you need to put your glasses on. Look close at the crosshairs meeting the Omega print. Then look at the center pie pan section, it not even finished to the edges Looks ridiculous
They might have. I remember hockey used to own one in this configuration and my recollection was it looked like a good fit.
Like this guy? Not an easy video to find. Must have been pulled for not being politically correct. gatorcpa
I remember that commercial. I sort of begrudgingly will admit that I once sold Electrolux sweepers. Not an easy job and boy did I see some shaky things go on. LOL Electrolux routinely gave away great prizes. A guy I worked with won a Ford Aerostar van. This was around 1985. I won a grandfather clock, some nice knives a smoked turkey and various other things. I recall the area manager had a Rolex he had won. There were still some "old timers" around that had made a good living for themselves selling sweepers door to door. It paid the bills, gave me the experience to get me my next job which landed me the one I have today. I suppose today I would just sign up for public assistance......................