Vintage Watch Forums

mrcardigan wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 19, 2017 2:05 pm

Actually, my favourite bit in his letter is "I cannot believe it's from 1971, it looks so professional"

Yes, my favorite part as well! Clearly nothing could possibly be up-to-snuff prior to the 80s.

BRAVO, PAT!!! I know that was a long time coming. . . .

What do you guys think of Omega Seamaster 300s that have all original factory parts that were obtained by authorized service centers and then rebuilt by them into complete, correct "new" watches decades later? That has given the Omega community quite a bit of debate and discussion. . . .

I consider them works of art to be admired as such. There are so few survivors. They're only new once. Take it out of the box and strap it on the wrist for a day or two and it's no longer NOS, it's just near-mint used. The value plummets. And a piece of history is lost. Darn you, Rene, I was finall...

Oh, sweet!

Upcoming Christie's auction in June: lbj pacer.jpg Rene sold this on Heritage for $12,500 including buyer fee, I believe. Will be interesting to see how it does at Christie's — I assume better. (Rene, don't look! :lol:) P.S. I wonder how Christie's would feel about the still-running eBay listing for...

Yikes! Great score!

That is too funny, Jim: I am almost 100% certain that one used to be mine! What a small collecting world. . . .

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Mo, that Sheffield is terrific! Does the alarm/timer actually function?