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Author:  GA1911 [ Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:55 am ]
Post subject:  Top Time ref 810
With the help of WatchFred, I purchased the Top Time pictured. It is in need of a little work, but the price was right so went ahead with the purchase. In very good shape overall, however the fellow I purchased it from said he owned it for about 20 years and never had it serviced. I shipped it off to Craig today and he will service it, replace the crystal, and the missing pusher. I am in search of a signed crown, so hopefully I can round one up before Craig completes his work. I'll post an image of the finished piece when I get it back.

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Author:  Roffensian [ Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:58 am ]
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Congrats on the pick up - great pieces those Top Times!
Author:  rplace [ Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:08 pm ]
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Congrats. You can't beat the combo of Fred helping you find one and Craig fixing it up.
Author:  rick [ Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:19 pm ]
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rplace wrote:
Congrats. You can't beat the combo of Fred helping you find one and Craig fixing it up.

I'll second that. Both have helped me immensely!!
Author:  WatchFred [ Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:32 pm ]
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must say I'm very happy this one will be competently serviced, it will be a true beauty.
Author:  omi [ Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:53 pm ]
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Very nice!

:lingsrock:
Author:  Mr.C [ Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:08 pm ]
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is this crown any good?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/350542257077?ssP ... 1436.l2649
Author:  jlee5050 [ Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:43 pm ]
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Excellent piece. Congrats!
Author:  GA1911 [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:40 am ]
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Mr. C...Not sure if that is the correct crown or not. The diameter is right, but I'm waiting for Craig to let me know the tap and tube once he gets my watch. Craig does not have an 810 right now, so he is going to measure mine.
Author:  GA1911 [ Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:56 am ]
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Received an email from Craig that my Top Time is done, so hopefully I will see it sometime next week. A slight hitch with the pusher, evidently it was a size Craig had never seen before, so had to order new pushers that are a slightly different size, something like half a mm, so it still looks okay to me. The signed crown I found worked just fine. Here are a couple of images from Craig, and I'll take more once it gets home and I change the strap.
Author:  WatchFred [ Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:03 am ]
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needs a decent strap and it will be perfect. that dial is in unbelievable shape.
Author:  rplace [ Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:09 am ]
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Very nice, enjoy!
Author:  GA1911 [ Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:59 pm ]
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Thanks guys...

As to the strap, I have a black with white stitching rally (large holes) here now that I am going to try, but I may also pick up a rally with the perforated small holes as well. I tend to stay with a black strap with black face, but I've seen Fred's with the light brown strap that looks nice as well. I've thought about a gator strap, but that may be too much for this watch. What do you guys think?
Author:  WatchFred [ Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:10 pm ]
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croc works. honey, brown, black.
Author:  cruvon [ Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:14 pm ]
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Congrats and also with advice from knowledgeable Fred, one can't go wrong, Fred helped me too. Craig is top notch too, beautiful watch.
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