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Old 7 February 2013, 03:06 AM   #1
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Fun GTG and brought home a new watch!

So, I met up with Mark (drster) from the forums this am for a mini GTG here in the CHI burbs....and of course he rolls in 2 watches on his wrists and others in tow.......It was a frickin thing of beauty to behold.......Long story short, i left with a little something, while leaving my wallet empty......BTW Ive done a few deals with Mark (drster) and highly recommend him....hes got top flight stuff, always a cool guy to hang out with and always a fair deal...period...

Heres what was at the mtg:



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But I LEFT with this!!!!









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Old 7 February 2013, 12:00 PM   #2
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Nice photos!
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Old 7 February 2013, 12:21 PM   #3
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Old 7 February 2013, 12:31 PM   #4
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Congrats! Very nice! Enjoy.
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Old 7 February 2013, 02:27 PM   #5
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Old 7 February 2013, 02:56 PM   #6
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Old 7 February 2013, 03:15 PM   #7
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A great looking diver. Congrats. Really nice.
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Old 7 February 2013, 03:22 PM   #8
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Old 7 February 2013, 04:38 PM   #9
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Old 7 February 2013, 11:22 PM   #10
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Congrats! Love the 243!

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Old 8 February 2013, 12:41 AM   #11
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Congrats, sweet 243!
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Old 8 February 2013, 02:25 AM   #12
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thx guys, lovin it for sure.....Any strap suggestions? I have a few from my 312 pictured above but would like something new for the 243.
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Old 8 February 2013, 03:13 AM   #13
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all were awesome watches, but man, you left with the pick of the litter, IMHO,
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Old 8 February 2013, 03:43 AM   #14
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I have mine on a Simona Octopus strap. Goes great with jeans and the yellow stitching picks up the lume color nicely. Still need a dressier strap and diver strap...hehe The OEM strap isn't long enough to go over a wetsuit. Don't have a wristshot yet... so

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Old 9 February 2013, 01:55 AM   #15
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Spendy GTG ;-)

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Old 9 February 2013, 04:27 AM   #16
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Pam 243 is lovely! Congrats!
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Old 9 February 2013, 05:12 AM   #17
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Very nice... congrats. I really want to add a Submersible to my collection.

Side note: that I also want that JLC MCD
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Old 9 February 2013, 07:55 AM   #18
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Nice pick up, congrats. The sub will come in handy for shoveling snow today.
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Old 9 February 2013, 10:27 AM   #19
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WOW! Well done! Two Four Three ROCKS!!!
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Old 9 February 2013, 03:37 PM   #20
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So, I met up with Mark (drster) from the forums this am for a mini GTG here in the CHI burbs....and of course he rolls in 2 watches on his wrists and others in tow.......It was a frickin thing of beauty to behold.......Long story short, i left with a little something, while leaving my wallet empty......BTW Ive done a few deals with Mark (drster) and highly recommend him....hes got top flight stuff, always a cool guy to hang out with and always a fair deal...period...

Heres what was at the mtg:



ALso tried this on:


But I LEFT with this!!!!









Love the divers! 243 is fantastic!
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