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Old 21 August 2021, 04:56 AM   #1
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Torpedo

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Old 21 August 2021, 05:48 AM   #2
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OK, I’m in. What are the torpedo and the pig dial?
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Old 21 August 2021, 07:50 AM   #3
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ok, i’m in. What are the torpedo and the pig dial?
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Old 21 August 2021, 08:43 AM   #4
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“Pig” was a name for a manned torpedo that the Italian navy used in WWII. Zoom in on the dial above 6 o’clock.
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Old 21 August 2021, 09:59 AM   #5
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What reference number is this above?
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Old 21 August 2021, 10:54 AM   #6
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My old 292J. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t sold it.
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Old 21 August 2021, 04:36 PM   #7
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What reference number is this above?
Pam 261 , SE limited of 25 pcs.

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Old 23 August 2021, 08:19 AM   #8
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Pam 261 , SE limited of 25 pcs.

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Seems like there are twenty-four other owners of that limited edition who don’t want to talk about it.
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Old 23 August 2021, 09:55 AM   #9
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Pig dial 292 was the first watch I saw that took me away from wanting a Rolex.
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Old 23 August 2021, 04:47 PM   #10
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Seems like there are twenty-four other owners of that limited edition who don’t want to talk about it.
Let me add another small fact that it's made of white gold ... Quite low key get to enjoy gold heft while being stealthy and easily to be mistaken for the simple base model. Name:  IMG_20210821_103133.jpg
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