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13 January 2006, 04:09 PM | #1 |
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My 1675 finally arrived
I finally got my 1675 circa 1979 today along with a copy of Major Kjell's new watch book. (Written in Norwegian) but I will get an English one when they are out. I could write a short story on the purchase but here it is, one flaw, cracking lume at 6 o'clock otherwise perfect. I even have the last service papers writen by hand and translated into English, thanks to Kjell. =) maverick
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13 January 2006, 04:10 PM | #2 |
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Congrats, Dennis, wear it in good health!!!
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13 January 2006, 04:11 PM | #3 |
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I love the whiteness of the marker and hands. I am not a fan of the yellowy or brownish patina that everyone else seems to love. |
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Great looking vintage GMT Dennis the lume not a problem could easily be restored,a great picture spoilt slightly by dust etc on Crystal.Your building up a very nice vintage collection.
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Love that watch Mav. I agree wtih Roger, I like the white better than the brownish, yellow. It looks like the color of the hands and hr markers match perfectly. That's a beauty. Enjoy it and wear it in good health.
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Big congrats Mav!
The 1675 is my favorite. A very undervalued and very comfortable daily wearer. That one seems in great shape!! Nice "older brother" to the GMT II. Well done. |
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Gmt 1975
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That's a really nice model. A 27 years old Rolex in pretty good shape for another 100! Don't know if you are going to wear it or keep it in a box. Let us know. Steve |
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I don't see the point in having a watch with unreadable lume. Daren had this issue with his vintage GMT in the middle of last year. BTW Dennis, nice score (or is that skor). Last edited by Atomic; 13 January 2006 at 11:42 PM.. |
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14 January 2006, 03:53 AM | #10 |
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[QUOTE=Atomic]I agree too. I have seen some pre-V Panerais with the lume totally patinaed to an amber and while it looks interesting, the contrast of bright white on a black dial looks so much better. Further, it means it should still be functional.
I don't see the point in having a watch with unreadable lume. Daren had this issue with his vintage GMT in the middle of last year. I'm in the minority then as I disagree! I love the look of cream/ yellowed markers and hands, that have aged evenly - especially on Subs, SDs and GMTs. I doubt if I would ever buy a vintage Rolex that had the markers/hands white as to me, the whole point of getting a vintage watch is that it looks vintage. |
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14 January 2006, 11:15 AM | #12 |
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A few more pics
Here are a few I took today. =) maverick
About a 28 year difference, side by side... |
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Awesome pics mav.
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14 January 2006, 11:28 AM | #14 |
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I relly like the diffrent date fonts, nice pick up Maverick.
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Great watch mav cool pics!
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Congrats on a beautiful watch Mav.
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Congrats on a beauty Dennis, you are starting out 2006 with a bang pal!!
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Very nice!
I picked up this early 60s gilt dial 1675 over the summer. I was thinking of Ed when I saw the black bezel (although it's probably not original to the watch).
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Does Ed have a blk bezel GMT?
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