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Author:  Kurt B [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:18 am ]
Post subject:  A picture is worth a thousand words. . . . . ! ! !
Do we agree ?
Author:  Twotone540 [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:20 am ]
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:? :?: What :?: :shock:
Author:  Dracha [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:39 am ]
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very nice kurt ! congrats !
Author:  WatchFred [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:39 am ]
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beautiful, Kurt ! is this the watch we know from the lace pictures ?
on a rather unimportant side note - is this the original strap, looks like dark brown lizard ?
Author:  Kurt B [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:44 am ]
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WatchFred wrote:
beautiful, Kurt ! is this the watch we know from the lace pictures ?
on a rather unimportant side note - is this the original strap, looks like dark brown lizard ?


It's this one, viewtopic.php?f=11&t=37602 it was boxed like this in 1955 and never used, and yes, the strap is brown and says "Alligator Lizard" on the inside.


/ Kurt B
Author:  Roffensian [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:32 am ]
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Unbelievable - don't think that anything else can claim to be NOS after that. Incredible find Kurt, many congratulations!
Author:  saabreit [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:57 am ]
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Roffensian wrote:
Unbelievable - don't think that anything else can claim to be NOS after that. Incredible find Kurt, many congratulations!


A dream find :bow: :bow: :bow: One more, should we say!
Author:  cruvon [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:22 pm ]
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That's beautiful Kurt. The lume patina goes really well with the strap.
Author:  Novacastrian [ Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:47 pm ]
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oh my.
Author:  mjfur [ Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:02 am ]
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Will you wear it or keep it "preserved"? Gorgeous by the way!
Author:  Kurt B [ Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:39 am ]
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mjfur wrote:
Will you wear it or keep it "preserved"? Gorgeous by the way!


Keep it preserved, I'm not even gonna flip the case back off to look at the movement.....!!


/ Kurt B
Author:  WatchFred [ Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:15 am ]
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admirable restraint, Kurt !
are you not having it serviced ?
Author:  rick [ Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:40 am ]
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What a phenomenal find. CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!! :uplaugh:
Author:  DHopper71 [ Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:32 am ]
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Great museum quality find!! Too bad it's not in a traveling museum so I could see it close up. Congratulations!
Author:  Kurt B [ Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:28 pm ]
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WatchFred wrote:
admirable restraint, Kurt !
are you not having it serviced ?


Absolutely not, none of the watches in my collection have ever been serviced by me, there's always a potential risk in having a vintage watch serviced, and since I never use them anyway, there's no need for having it done.

I do a visual cleaning of the case if needed, and replace the crystal, but again - only if needed, as I prefer to keep them as original as possible.

I have not even seen the movement on this one, and doubt that I ever will.


/ Kurt B
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