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Old 4 June 2011, 05:15 AM   #31
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Boy, that Omega is one fugly watch, at least IMO!
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Old 4 June 2011, 05:24 AM   #32
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Boy, that Omega is one fugly watch, at least IMO!
It was the 1970s, pretty was a foreign concept at the time, just look at the Explorer 2 from back then lol.
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Old 4 June 2011, 05:41 AM   #33
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I got my first Subbie back then and I seem to remember it as the most beautiful watch I'd ever seen!
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Old 4 June 2011, 05:54 AM   #34
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I got my first Subbie back then and I seem to remember it as the most beautiful watch I'd ever seen!
Ya but it was designed back in the 50s and continued from there, tastelessness hadn't evolved into a professional sport until the AMC Gremlin came out just before '71.
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Old 7 June 2011, 09:33 AM   #35
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Don't forget polyester leisure suits!
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Old 7 June 2011, 03:05 PM   #36
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Breitling gets a mention also.
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