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Old 12 May 2017, 05:28 AM   #1
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Fat Lady spotted in an elevator
Just got in an elevator and noticed a guy wearing a Coke so i gave him props (remembering the recent thread where most people said that no one notices their watches). He told me that he's had it since '84 and said it still runs like the day he got it. As a newbie, I wasn't aware that Cokes had been first issued that long ago...damn, it made me want one!

Share some pics if you have one of those 16760s...
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Old 12 May 2017, 05:34 AM   #2
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aka Sophia Loren
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Old 12 May 2017, 06:01 AM   #3
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Old 12 May 2017, 06:07 AM   #4
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Oh. That fat lady
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Old 12 May 2017, 06:26 AM   #5
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Great pic! What year is that one?
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Old 12 May 2017, 06:46 AM   #6
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Great pic! What year is that one?


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Old 12 May 2017, 06:47 AM   #7
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Mine. Same watch different inserts.
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Old 12 May 2017, 06:55 AM   #8
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Saw another. But I was afraid to ask the year.






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Old 12 May 2017, 07:11 AM   #9
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aka Sophia Loren
Red and Black...
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Old 12 May 2017, 10:36 AM   #10
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Old 12 May 2017, 10:49 AM   #11
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Love it. The patina adds a lot of character to the ol' fat lady.
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Old 12 May 2017, 11:07 AM   #12
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Beautiful!

Why is it called Fat Lady?
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Old 12 May 2017, 01:28 PM   #13
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Beautiful!

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Case is thicker than previous GMTs.
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Old 12 May 2017, 01:31 PM   #14
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Terrible picture I know. Mine is from 1987.
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Old 12 May 2017, 03:34 PM   #15
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Red and Black...
Thanks for sharing this pic!!!!!
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Old 12 May 2017, 09:56 PM   #16
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That beauty really sings!
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Old 13 May 2017, 12:21 AM   #17
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The nickname "Sophia Loren" really fits better. The case is not hugely larger than the other GMT's. Just half a mm or so. But, with the thicker lugs it give it a nice voluptuous, more curvy case...See Sophia Loren's (circa 1955) pic above.
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Old 13 May 2017, 12:34 AM   #18
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I forgot "Fat Lady" was a nickname and came into the thread expecting something entirely different.
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Old 13 May 2017, 12:46 AM   #19
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Last time I gave props to someone for being a fat lady in an elevator I got hurt real bad.
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Old 13 May 2017, 04:54 AM   #20
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Red and Black...
Something tells me that Sophia might need a little more polishing these days compared to a 30 year old Coke...
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Best nick-name for a Rolex reference ever. (Sophia Loren)
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Something tells me that Sophia might need a little more polishing these days compared to a 30 year old Coke...
Haha. Well she is 82 now. But what a fox back in her day.
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Haha. Well she is 82 now. But what a fox back in her day.
Is she FAT now?
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Is she FAT now?
Not at all!
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Not at all!
Picture - or it did indeed happen.
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Old 13 May 2017, 08:25 AM   #26
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Seriously? This has turned into a Sophia Loren thread. Haha

She seems to be doing okay for 82 years old.
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Old 13 May 2017, 09:35 AM   #27
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Good thing they didn't name the watch after Bridgette Bardot...
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Old 13 May 2017, 10:15 AM   #28
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Interesting coincidence. I just went for supper with the wife and look who was on the wall making pizzas!
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Old 13 May 2017, 01:27 PM   #29
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I always loved her in movies....
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Old 13 May 2017, 02:23 PM   #30
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Interesting coincidence. I just went for supper with the wife and look who was on the wall making pizzas!
Saskmh, cool coincidence! Never would've thought that my random elevator ride earlier this week would turn into an interesting trip down memory lane. Gotta love this forum!
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