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  1. mr.kaplan Mar 28, 2020

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  2. Canuck Mar 28, 2020

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    The “jewelled” dial on your watch is a work of art. That was a separate phase of watchmaking that I have always had immense admiration for. The spoilage rate on fancy enamel work like that was very high. I believe they used coke ovens back in the day, and fly ash was a problem. That dial was made by hand, and it would require several firings to achieve that result. The last firing used a thin film of clear flux to cover the decoration. Beautiful. Although, it disguised a very ordinary Swiss movement with cylinder escapement.
     
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  3. Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Mar 28, 2020

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    Agreed! Each one of these dials was an individual work of art! They were the fashion watches of their day. All show and no go. Aimed squarely at the ladies they were invariably very pretty little things, often in gorgeous cases, with cheap basic movements. This little bugger is solid silver with a nearly perfect dial and it didn’t cost me over a hundred bucks, they’re just not worth anything

    a bit sad really.
     
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  4. cgaites Mar 28, 2020

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    Woke up to a couple inches of snow this morning. After spending so much time holed up in the house, the kids were glad to get out and build a snowman.
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  5. pseikotick Mar 28, 2020

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    Hamilton USMC issued WWII 39108.
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  6. omegawatchlover Mar 28, 2020

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    Omega Seamaster 166.028 aka my favorite watch
     
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  7. redpcar Mar 28, 2020

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    Making the best of the Shelter In Place rules with my 16750 GMT and an Excalibur.

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  8. base615 Mar 28, 2020

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  9. OmegaRookie Mar 28, 2020

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    Not today’s photo but today’s watch.
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  10. gr8sw Mar 28, 2020

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  12. Dr No Mar 28, 2020

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    Breakfast . . .

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    . . . with Tiffany.
     
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  13. Omega1 Mar 29, 2020

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    Good morning... choice made from the vintage on a budget bundle for today.... 55B9E201-EAA1-4B87-A9A7-3E265E02FF6E.jpeg 84F4528C-D1BD-4410-BF39-C3A280B37EB2.jpeg
     
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  14. Spruce Sunburst dial fan Mar 29, 2020

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    My old 16800....
     
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  17. Wivac Terribly special Mar 29, 2020

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    Cheeky 120m Sunday
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    Seiko Sunday morning , F3FD4AB6-4B66-45DB-A9FC-FEAE671B8DD3.jpeg
     
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  19. Alpha Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector Mar 29, 2020

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    WWII issued
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