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Old 2 December 2020, 06:30 AM   #31
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Thanks for the huge compliment LK. My wife just cracked a little smile. Her dad left it to her in 2015 when he passed. He bought it new when they were on a family vacation in Curacao, she was only five years old at the time.

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Wow! Even greater with the back story! I would script down the whole back story on a nice paper and make sure the paper is kept together with the box (if there still is one present)...just to keep the memory alive!
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Old 2 December 2020, 06:53 AM   #32
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And these bastards;
Love the Datejust. One day my intent is to get one in that exact same setup. It’s so hard to find that combination.
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Old 2 December 2020, 06:55 AM   #33
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Old 2 December 2020, 07:15 AM   #34
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Love the Datejust. One day my intent is to get one in that exact same setup. It’s so hard to find that combination.
I agree! Funny enough, one just popped up the other day when I was browsing C24...the dial and bracelet isn’t in the same nice shape as mine but it’s pretty cool anyhow:

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Old 2 December 2020, 07:55 AM   #35
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Wow! Even greater with the back story! I would script down the whole back story on a nice paper and make sure the paper is kept together with the box (if there still is one present)...just to keep the memory alive!
Ya, I thought the box was long gone, left in Curacao I assumed but my wife says they saved it all. I told her to find it, somewhere in the den. (we own the house now, they built it in '70) at the same time her mom bought a lady DJ with diamonds, her sister has that one, that box should be here too. I'll stay on the case now. hehee..
They brought this souvenir book then too.

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Old 2 December 2020, 08:25 AM   #36
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Some say the dial these dials are bland but they really pop in natural light!
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Old 2 December 2020, 08:48 AM   #37
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Ya, I thought the box was long gone, left in Curacao I assumed but my wife says they saved it all. I told her to find it, somewhere in the den. (we own the house now, they built it in '70) at the same time her mom bought a lady DJ with diamonds, her sister has that one, that box should be here too. I'll stay on the case now. hehee..
They brought this souvenir book then too.

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Great news! Keep us posted!
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Old 2 December 2020, 08:53 AM   #38
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Old 2 December 2020, 09:03 AM   #39
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Old 2 December 2020, 10:21 AM   #41
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Old 2 December 2020, 11:22 AM   #43
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