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| Posted: Sun Jan 28th, 2007 12:36 pm |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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O.A. Gaspar wrote: IW wrote: Oscar, I would bet that if you had a fire sale on your collection you could buy two $40K's.... :D
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28th, 2007 12:41 pm |
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e.avery 3T WIS 
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My most prised possession above any other, is a Breitling Navitimer World. No watch can ever compare in my eyes, all of the rest are just for fun.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28th, 2007 01:08 pm |
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KenC Admin 
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Gregger wrote: O.A. Gaspar wrote:IW wrote: ...................or more! smile8.gif
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28th, 2007 01:28 pm |
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IW 3T WIS 
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UN makes some great pieces; also got to see the Sonata; another nice 'Grail' watch. Good luck in obtaining your Cartier - good choice! My 'reachable' watch would be a Blancpain Triple Date in stainless. Another favorite!!! O.A. Gaspar wrote: IW wrote:
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28th, 2007 03:25 pm |
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Gregger 3T WIS
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I'm likin this one also!!!!!!!!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29th, 2007 08:40 am |
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James Haury 3T WIS
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I have the watches I want within my price range .Occasionally however temptation overcomes my better impulses and i will make a purchase.Last night i picked up a watch for approximately $9.00 ( including a new battery)at Walmart. It is base metal with a ss finish.Dimensions are 45 by 45 and 11mm thick including the faux turning bezel with dimpled indentations at the hours. The case is panerai style with a set stem at 4 o clock. ( 5 is impossible)It is 25 mm between the lugs .It has stick hands with a red second hand.Now here comes the parts i would like to change the lume is poor with only the 12 and 6 painted in lume along with the hands all other hour markers are red rectangles with black rectangles between interrupted by white lines for minute markers The rest of the dial is silvertone ( Ok that is not too bad ) What I really would like to change is the oval centered in the midst of the dial with a 60's vintage ford thunderbird inside it and the word thunderbird in bold script above and the ford oval underneath the 12 also there is a large arrow sign in the background..The face itself is 35 mm across. I am sure it will grow on me though.I bought 2 bands for it 22mm for 10 bucks.Twenty four mm bands were awfully expensive and 22 mm works and still looks nice .The band on it now is a light brown speidel leather band with a snake print called Karing snake.I had a few extra holes punched in it so it would fit better and had battery installed in a small pocket watch at the same time.My local jeweler says the t -Bird watch has a good strong movement in it one properly sized for It. Last edited on Tue Jan 30th, 2007 12:20 pm by James Haury |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29th, 2007 08:44 am |
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KenC Admin
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James Haury wrote: I have the watches I want within my price range .Occasionally however temptation overcomes my better impulses and i will make a purchase.Last night i picked up a watch for approximately $9.00 ( including a new battery)at Walmart. It is base metal with a ss finish.Dimensions are 45 by 45 and 11mm thick including the faux turning bezel with dimpled indentations at the hours. The case is panerai style with a set stem at 5 o clock. It is 25 mm between the lugs .It has stick hands with a red second hand.Now here comes the parts i would like to change the lume is poor with only the 12 and 6 painted in lume along with the hands all other hour markers are red rectangles with black rectangles between interrupted by white lines for minute markers The rest of the dial is silvertone ( Ok that is not too bad ) What I really would like to change is the oval centered in the midst of the dial with a 60's vintage ford thunderbird inside it and the word thunderbird in bold script above and the ford oval under neath the 12 also there is a large arrow sign in the background..The face itself is 35 mm across. I am sure it will grow on me though.  I can't even get lunch for $9.00.................sounds HUGE!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29th, 2007 08:51 am |
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James Haury 3T WIS
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(Edgel.)I read all 3 parts of the article regarding the Seiko spring drive it is very impressive and a technological tour de force. (Ken C) . The Thunderbird watch is rather large but but no bigger than my Georg Olsen .I have to get a strap i really like for it now as it came on a cuff strap in black leather.I am tempted to get a strap from West Coast Time for it but that would be twice the original cost of the watch . There is a dealer near me who i can check for take off bands in 24 mm he sells them for 5 dollars, but I am leaning towards a military look for this one. I could let the cuff strap go for shipping costs to interested parties at my discretion. I think it may be imnnapropriate for the expensive watches most people have here though. Also it is only about 7.5 inches so it would not work for the large wristed. Last edited on Mon Jan 29th, 2007 09:27 am by James Haury |
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