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  1. Canuck May 5, 2015

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    Darlinboy,

    I was selling Rolex and Tudor back in the era of your Tudor. Cica the mid-1960s. That model was called the "Black Prince" as I recall. Whether that was a Rolex tag, or merely colloquial, I don't recall. That watch was a favourite of mine back in the day. Why I didn't buy one, I don't recall.
     
  2. Fost May 5, 2015

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    Still on my wrist...
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  3. Canuck May 5, 2015

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    Here is a survivor from 1971. I won it in a Rolex sales contest. The watch was shipped to me by Rolex in its presentation box and price tag still attached. Care to guess what the price of a Rolex Air-King Date was in 1971? ................................. $215.00! I wore this one off and on until 1979, but I had many other watches, so this one had to take its turn. At the time I stopped wearing it regularly, our son was eight years old. I had been keeping him in recycled watches, but he kept breaking them. So I adjusted the bracelet on this one to fit him, and I let him wear it as I thought it would be durable enough! Big mistake! Within a year I had replaced the rotor post, crystal, stem, crown, gasket, and cleaned it. PLUS he destroyed the original bracelet! I took it back, and he went back to wearing junkers. Sadly, the bracelet is after market. It is still a good runner and excellent timekeeper, in spite of the fact it is nearly 45 years old.
     
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  4. PatrickJ May 5, 2015

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    Perfect. It won't be for a while but my next major purchase will be a man on the moon or rolex explorer one. Great models with history. This speedy is an example of history and credibility. For sure this is a type of watch that is not regarded amazing today and forgotern tomorrow. It will never date or go out of fashion.
     
  5. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! May 5, 2015

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    What a history! That watch simply must stay in your family.
     
  6. stef2010 Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder May 5, 2015

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  7. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist May 5, 2015

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    I hereby reiterate my dibs on this gorgeous specimen.
     
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  8. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! May 5, 2015

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    Good to know, thanks!

    Given name or nick', like it and will consider it so named. [emoji3]

    The Black Prince. [emoji88]
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  9. i20rider May 5, 2015

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  10. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist May 5, 2015

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  11. dougiedude Carpe horologium! May 5, 2015

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    I forgot it is Tuesday :eek:.. Quick switcheroo:
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  12. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist May 5, 2015

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    Well yes, it's Tuesday, but it's also Cinco de Mayo, which is why I went with the brand that sounds most like some kind of Mexican cocktail: The Movado.
     
  13. Traveler May 5, 2015

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    Got this back from a service at lunch time - 1928 Longines trench, delivered in Poland according to the extract... I had forgotten how amazingly clear the enamel dial is to read...
     
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  14. AAAKK First listing in the ΩF B2B phone book May 5, 2015

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    Fantastic watch, especially the font used for the numerals. I love the "8"
     
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  15. Traveler May 5, 2015

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    Thank you - yes it's very unusual! It's funny how times change - I didn't wear it for the longest time as it felt 'small' but a year of getting used to sub 40mm watches in various guises it feels right at home now! It's the oldest working watch I have (next is also a Longines - 1938 Czech pilot) ... It's just amazing how sturdy these things were...
     
  16. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! May 5, 2015

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    I'll have mine on the rocks please!
     
  17. Taddyangle Convicted Invicta Wearer May 5, 2015

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    Tuesday, so changed it up.

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  18. 88cut May 5, 2015

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    I think it's stuck to my wrist, what do I do?
     
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  19. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! May 5, 2015

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    Enjoy of course!
     
  20. Nobel Prize Spell Master! May 5, 2015

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    7:37 in NYC. 1:37 AM in Spain. Blue sunset, pink clouds, Rose and 1969 GMT on my wrist to tie things up...Could be worse.
     
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