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| Didn't know Ventura Design on Time had gone BUST | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 07:33 am |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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O.k. being a watch fanatic that I am I felt as though I just awoke from a coma. I didn't even know that Ventura Watch Company has seized to exists as of Nov.07. It wasn't until I've stumbled onto Chuck Maddox's Watch Blog that I've read the sad news. Over the course of a decade I remembering reading every watch magazine about Ventura Watches. I've came across a Ventura V-Matic Loga Chronograph,in an article and asked every watch dealer in Vancouver about the company. But wound up empty handed.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 07:36 am |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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was discussed here in 07"....I have been an avid ventura fan for yearshand6.gif http://www.timetechtalk.com/view_topic.php?id=8192&forum_id=1&highlight=ventura+watch+
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| Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 12:12 am |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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Thank you Oscar.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:38 am |
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IanM 3T WIS 
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Hi Simon - I'm a fan too. Have noticed that they are everywhere on the bay at the moment. BMW design variants. Cool chronos. I like the automatic LCD movement in the LCD variants and will eventually get one - just haven't found one at my budget yet. Unless some kind soul has one they want to let go (hint!!!). The V-matics and Sparxx versions are very tasty... I did a similar "um.... what??" moment when I found out about the belly-up at the beginning of the year. I would go to dead-end websites, google "ventura LCD for sale" and get 2 year old posts - but I guess it is a game of patience, this hobby of ours. One will turn up when we least expect it... or twenty at a time and for a lot more than we want to pay! If you are looking for one, good luck with your search. The Ventura Time by Design range was a breath of fresh air and they will be sorely missed. I don't know of another manufacturer who does automatic LCDs. Cheers mate! IanM hand6.gif
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| Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 10:50 am |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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Don't worry Ian, I'm not looking for one,considering the fact that either a V-Matic or a Sparxx Chrono will probably be in the stratosphere. Reminded me of the same situation with Eterna, when they've pulled out of Vancouver and landed in Montreal. The prices shot up overnight.
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