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Old 25 June 2016, 10:52 PM   #31
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well done, good save, enjoy it
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Old 25 June 2016, 11:56 PM   #32
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Fantastic piece! So glad you guys are both happy with the deal. Makes it all the better!
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Old 26 June 2016, 06:55 AM   #33
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Awesome piece and great story! Wear it in good health.


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Old 26 June 2016, 12:03 PM   #34
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Wow. Amazing. Congrats!


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Old 26 June 2016, 12:29 PM   #35
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Patina is stunning. Great find, congrats and enjoy.
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Old 26 June 2016, 01:12 PM   #36
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Spot on brotha
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Old 26 June 2016, 03:29 PM   #37
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Old 26 June 2016, 09:31 PM   #38
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Looks great.
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Old 27 June 2016, 07:07 AM   #39
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Looks great - good for you!
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Old 27 June 2016, 07:44 AM   #40
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WOW!!! Great pick up for you and if he is Happy then Win/Win for everyone. Congratulations!
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Old 27 June 2016, 08:47 AM   #41
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Thanks everyone for the feedback.

He is actually a good friend of 9 years. I showed him past auction prices of sold 1680's and settled on a price we were both happy with.

He is a very simple person who is actually happy that the watch will be worn instead of sitting in a drawer.

I was very surprised it had the original Fat Font insert and the 702 crown, as these items are the first to get swapped out during service.

Here's another shot of it, driving home.
I'm glad that I know better than to think that I have the patience and skill (and moxie) to take grit and polish to my 1680 service crystal. I really like the look of ^^^^^^
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Old 27 June 2016, 09:01 AM   #42
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Looks super good...you did a damn fine job...congrats on a beautiful piece
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Old 27 June 2016, 09:42 AM   #43
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Old 27 June 2016, 09:53 AM   #44
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The cyclops was already polished down so much so that there was hardly any magnification at all.



So I went for a cleaner look.



Plus I have a my MK2 if I want the cyclops look:


Really interesting. I wasn't aware the cyclops could be sanded down. Thought the crystal was a single piece, including cyclops and there'd be nothing under there. Cool.


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Old 27 June 2016, 09:57 AM   #45
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Dealing with a cyclops removal on acrylic is different than sapphire (where cleaving is an option).



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Old 27 June 2016, 12:15 PM   #46
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massive congrats! beauty of a piece.
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Old 30 June 2016, 06:31 AM   #47
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Great piece for sure. What was the process for taking off the cyclops?
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Old 30 June 2016, 06:39 AM   #48
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Great piece for sure. What was the process for taking off the cyclops?
I took my wife's emory board and went to town on the cyclops
Went through 2 emory boards and about 30 minutes of sanding.

Kept going until it was smooth and no bump

then I took some 1000 grit sand paper and made it all even

then I took some toothpaste and made it all shiny.

Done

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Old 30 June 2016, 08:24 AM   #49
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I'm thinking with that serial it is my birth year, 1974! Here is my 1974 sub!




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