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2 April 2014, 02:41 PM | #1 |
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Vintage break...
I am getting ready to renovate a fixer upper house that I just purchased. It will be our new home. So I am taking a break from the watch obsession for a month or so; It's time to put these beauties back in the bank vault.
1- RedSub, Recently acquired, though I've never actually worn this watch, as the vintage band would have to be resized, and apparently I just don't have the guts to wear such a potentially expensive watch. Perhaps someday I'll get the guts to put it on using a nice cordovan strap...It's a fullset watch in excellent condition, I'd rather bang up my service dial 1680 #2 watch at this point. (Sorry RedSub owners) 2- Whitesub, Service dial Glows great in the dark, this one was the current work horse. 3- Clint Eastwood Rootbeer GMT price, need I say more... In the meantime, I will wear this newly acquired watch: Omega 300m, I think I will handle the house upgrade...
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2 April 2014, 03:28 PM | #2 |
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Hey Al,
You ready to sell that Root Beer yet sir! LOL Good luck on the renovation. I know what you might project to be one month might take oh let's say 3, 4 or may be more months to complete. I know I am now working on the 8th yr of a what we thought would be only 1 yr tops renovation. Good luck my friend, Tom |
2 April 2014, 03:33 PM | #3 |
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Great watches - you really should wear that red, someone else already has?!
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Nice collection, good luck with house remodel. Always such a pleasant experience. I like the leather on the Omega...do you know where I can get one?
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2 April 2014, 04:03 PM | #5 |
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beautiful Red..... WEAR IT!!!!! lol
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2 April 2014, 04:08 PM | #6 |
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2 April 2014, 09:46 PM | #7 |
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Nice collection! Good luck on the renos.
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2 April 2014, 11:41 PM | #8 |
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Great collection, enjoy! Best of luck renovating, be prepared to go over time and over budget ;)
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Love that omega 300. Are those a new set of hands? Nos?
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Thanks guys...
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I believe they are, it was an inexpensive purchase, but I really like it
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While im not doing any house work, i too have taken a break from buying vintage. Im focusing on getting back into my former hobby of collecting model trains. Im content with what i have now as far as my watch collection. All I need is to get my vintage Telsa chrono restored and I will be golden!
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4 April 2014, 03:06 PM | #12 | |
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Good advice...,
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UPDATE: Today I unloaded the white sub, and then put the redsub on a 1980's 93150 bracelet, keeping the near perfect 9315 for future use. I decided that I didn't need the whitesub when I already had the red submariner of my dreams... Now with the Redsub on my wrist, I am going to enjoy it a few days/week, starting Friday. I've admired this model of watch for a few years, and I am elated to have a pristine RedSub finally in my collection and on my wrist... Karl, thanks for reminding me that I was acting ridiculous; Who buys a RedSub in near mint condition and leaves it in the safe... Not I...
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That insert is SWEET!!! Now thats a nice even fade. Was def well cared. The dial and hands are just perfect. Congrats Glad you came to your senses. That watch needs to be worn!!!
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Looks good!
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WOW that looks amazing and I am glad you decided to enjoy it yourself rather than the safe enjoying it... Life is too short !!!!
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RedSub 3.3 million serial
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If anyone see's me re-posting the redsub for sale, please fly over to California and knock some sense in to me before I let it go... Now, If I can just buy back my same year 1971 Pepsi that I sold last year, but that's story for another day...
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Nice 300 :-) m
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If you decide to sell that 300m you come find me first!
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Nice watches!
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16 May 2014, 01:13 PM | #21 |
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Quite a few changes since my April 1st post:
Renovation nearly complete on the new smaller house, and my McMansion sold in one week. Picked up a GMT 16700A, sold the omega and whitesub; going to look at 14060 with the engraved rehaut on Monday...
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can you explain why you are storing the watches wrapped in a cloth in a ziplock?
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16 May 2014, 02:27 PM | #23 |
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storage...
It was temporary storage while I moved all of my stuff from one house to another... I am back in the game now, flipping watches with no end in sight...
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