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noelekal
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Was a pocket watch kind of day today. Went to town with a 1920 Illinois Capitol 21-jewel watch. Drank coffee with the retirees at the church building this morning and they were suitably impressed, especially with the DaveK braided lanyard on the watch. By afternoon I was filling Mrs. noelekal's grocery list.
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The scoop on @noelekal ’s Illinois, from the pocketwatchdatabase.com site.

https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/illinois/3735954

Low total production on that model. Handsome.

I was at a fiddle jam yesterday. A friend was there also, NOT wearing the watch I serviced for him, and of which he is very proud. I asked him why he wasn’t wearing it, expecting to be told the battery had died. Nope, said he! He never wears it when playing his fiddle. I showed him the THREE watches I was wearing. My Speedmaster reduced, my Landeron 48 2-register chronograph, and my Hamilton 950B. I don’t care if he considered it overkill!
 
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The scoop on @noelekal ’s Illinois, from the pocketwatchdatabase.com site.

https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/illinois/3735954

Low total production on that model. Handsome.

I was at a fiddle jam yesterday. A friend was there also, NOT wearing the watch I serviced for him, and of which he is very proud. I asked him why he wasn’t wearing it, expecting to be told the battery had died. Nope, said he! He never wears it when playing his fiddle. I showed him the THREE watches I was wearing. My Speedmaster reduced, my Landeron 48 2-register chronograph, and my Hamilton 950B. I don’t care if he considered it overkill!

You may or may not know this but Tony Rice was a bit more than an Accutron enthusiast...

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/t...utron-spaceview-became-the-watch-of-bluegrass
 
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More green with a Sumo 👍

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Checking in with 2846
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A not quite but very nearly mint 146.012 Italian market Chronostop Genève produced for a very short time (69/72) for the Italian Market by fontana for the Italian importer de Marchi, these are quite large for the era at 40.5mm ex crown.
Features a simplified chrono, or stop second display.
Start stop button at 2 o clock
 
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Back to the office for five days with my 3861…and looking forward to doing business with @gbesq regarding his 861…which will do office duty following purchase/delivery…

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