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Old 7 April 2010, 05:06 PM   #1
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When you are tired of the same old look....

You can make it look black

Nothing is quite so cool as when you make the coolest watch of the 70's look even cooler.

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Hey bro, get down with your bad self
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Old 7 April 2010, 05:47 PM   #2
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Sorry

Sorry but I think that is ...

It's like putting 26 chrome rims on a custom blue Rolls Royce Phantom.

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Old 7 April 2010, 06:52 PM   #3
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What have you done SteveO?
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:06 AM   #4
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we have all had one of those funny moments where we do something mad!
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:21 AM   #5
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I have that picture archived to remind me there are people out there that are more insane than me, when I need a little therapy

I couldn't believe anybody could do that when I first saw it a while back, but apparently it is totally reversible?????
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:23 AM   #6
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Stevo, I like the strap, but that is about it
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:25 AM   #7
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Stevo, I like the strap, but that is about it
So you're saying you love ORANGE, uh?
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:28 AM   #8
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Roger Moore would be proud!!
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:34 AM   #9
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Roger Moore would be proud!!
Now why doesn't that statement surprise me?
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:35 AM   #10
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:38 AM   #11
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Nothing is quite so cool as when you make the coolest watch of the 70's look even cooler.
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:47 AM   #12
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Stevo, having a little fun with Photoshop are we?
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Old 8 April 2010, 06:48 AM   #13
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So you're saying you love ORANGE, uh?
I do, I do

Be happy he did not post a RADO
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Old 8 April 2010, 07:03 AM   #14
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............ How many Sharpie felt tips did it take to do that............
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Old 8 April 2010, 07:23 AM   #15
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Is this an April fools watch, it looks dreadfull.
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Old 8 April 2010, 10:04 AM   #16
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The photograph was taken from a prestigious English vintage sales website. This watch is actually for sale

I have not as yet been minded to do this to my 1655. My 1655 is safe........for the moment, although it does have a ding on the edge of the lug that I am extremely upset about Only one man can help me...................


DALTON WHERE ARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 8 April 2010, 10:13 AM   #17
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That is sooooooo wrong.
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Old 8 April 2010, 01:12 PM   #18
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I think that look would be "murdered out" if we were using car-speak. They say that about cars that have a matte black paint job and black wheels.

Maybe the seller can tint the plexi dark to complete the look. LOL
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Old 8 April 2010, 11:27 PM   #19
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I don't know how I feel about that. It's growing on me with the current models, but I'm not sure I would do the coating on a vintage model.
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Old 8 April 2010, 11:39 PM   #20
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the only thing that could make it any cooler looking would be too add some diamonds around the edge of the bezel also!!...ohhh yeeaaahhhh babby!
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Old 8 April 2010, 11:57 PM   #21
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I like it
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Old 9 April 2010, 04:17 AM   #22
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Actually it doesn't look half bad, there are some other sites on the web that you can find that have more current watches like sub's and the like that are like that, very "under the radar" if you ask me, and looks pretty good
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Old 9 April 2010, 12:57 PM   #23
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Ah HA

I knew I had seen them somewhere else about a month ago. Here are some "DLC" I guess they are called from a place called Time and Gems, I think they are in LA...
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