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 Posted: Thu Mar 8th, 2007 12:40 am
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zippofan



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 The watch in the middle is the one that got me started (not my photo, mine is in better shape with original crown and sweep second hand).  I was a BIG Indy car fan growing up, and my dad got us tickets for the very first USAC Champ Car race at Pocono (the Shaefer 500, Mark Donohue won, though I was rooting for A.J. Foyt and Jim Hurtubise).  Of course I wanted a chronograph, specifically a Heuer Carerra, but my folks couldn't afford to buy me one even if they would give a 8 year old an expensive watch!
My grandmother stepped in and gave me the Endura "chrono-stop".  It isn't really a chronograph but the pushers do start and stop the second hand.  It has a 7 jewel Swiss pin lever movement, and I still have it.  It desperately needs a cleaning, but no watchmaker will even look at it, quote: "can't get parts", unquote.  It doesn't need parts, it runs and stops because it has 36 years of dirt in it!

Cheers,
Griff

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