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Difeer

·Mar 11, 2016

That strap is gorgeous!

 

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styggpyggeno1

·Mar 11, 2016

 

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Ludi

·Mar 11, 2016

Lemania 15CHT, RAF issued

 

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Gatsby

·Mar 11, 2016

HAGWE friends !!!

 

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CanberraOmega

·Mar 11, 2016

Fritz

Yup.... they should have kept those tariffs in place! The better US products sure were nice.

If they were better, tariffs wouldn't be necessary.

 

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Sameh

·Mar 11, 2016

The black monster on its own metal band.
I was not attracted to the bracelet when first got the watch.. but look at that.. it's really well made!

Using the dezel for a second time-zone. Anyone else uses it for the same?! Please put your comments if you do so.

Cheers 😀

 

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khmt2

·Mar 11, 2016

In HK, brought these 2 with me as well as a cold snap it seems 😒

431's turn today!

 

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Difeer

·Mar 11, 2016

Black waffle seamaster under the warm evening sunlight.

 

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donkii

·Mar 11, 2016

 

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Northernman

·Mar 11, 2016·Lemaniac

donkii

I know it's military material, but I promise not to invade Sweden even if you sell that one to me!👍😁
Perhaps need to consider the opposite in order to get me one.....😕

 

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duc

·Mar 11, 2016

Actually yesterday's shots; but I'm still wearing it. Technically that should count.

 

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STANDY

·Mar 11, 2016·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

New one on the wrist today, at the doc,s today and more said about my watch than my health... A case back picture on what did you buy today thread..

 

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Traveler

·Mar 11, 2016

TGI...

 

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Sameh

·Mar 11, 2016

Sameh

The black monster on its own metal band.
I was not attracted to the bracelet when first got the watch.. but look at that.. it's really well made!

Using the dezel for a second time-zone. Anyone else uses it for the same?! Please put your comments if you do so.

Cheers 😀

 

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Alpha

·Mar 11, 2016·Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector

 

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Mouse 976

·Mar 11, 2016

My lil beauty for today.

 

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Fritz

·Mar 11, 2016

CanberraOmega

If they were better, tariffs wouldn't be necessary.

Partially true. It was a different situation when the American industry asked for the tariffs. Swiss labour was cheaper and the Swiss were shipping knock offs of American designs to the States. Watches were given names much like the better US makes to fool the customer. One of the laws the government brought in was the requirement for a "where made" marking on the watch's movement. The "swiss" mark was often buried in the engraving on the balance cock to get around this. I still watch for oversize blue jewels when looking at late 1800s pocket watches, a sign of a Swiss made knock off.

Kind of sounds like what the Swiss are dealing with now with Chinese watches, except they are straight up copies or forgeries.

 

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gwzymytk

·Mar 11, 2016

Reverso-ing for an early start... It's Friday, after all!

 

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dougiedude

·Mar 11, 2016·Carpe horologium!

Got an amazing deal on a Snoopy !...
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Had to compromise a bit, though, since it didn't come with the Co-axial movement...

... instead, it has the illustrious C.M.SHULZ 'tennis ball' movement, a hand-wind beauty...😉

Edited: Mar 11, 2016

 

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Canuck

·Mar 11, 2016

American watch making companies and machinery helped the Swiss produce better watches. The Swiss taught themselves how to produce watches cheaper than the American companies could bring themselves to produce them! Not exactly a ringing endorsement for the Swiss watch of 100 years ago! I am so happy that the American companies never took a page from the Swiss companies, and diluted the product! Tariffs aside, at one time, American watches really were better, to my way of thinking!