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21 August 2019, 07:56 AM
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Location: New Orleans
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Had to do it, 5513, 1.8mil serial, meters first...Incoming
I posted this when I got photos and saw it today and well, couldn’t pass it up.
Original owner was an engineer who wore it his whole life til he passed. His daughter wasn’t a watch person & parted with it. I’m pretty over the moon with it. Honest examples are getting exceedingly hard to find and feels good to get one that has never been on the market before.     Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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21 August 2019, 08:02 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2018
Real Name: Tom
Location: Honolulu
Watch: 116519LN
Posts: 3,828
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Wow! Great find. Beautiful example. Congratulations!
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21 August 2019, 08:08 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Tampa, Florida
Watch: 116610LV
Posts: 2,421
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Awesome find, glad to see you arrived at a happy medium w the daughter on the purchase. Congrats!
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21 August 2019, 08:14 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Eastwest
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Wow thats really a nice find. Love the patina and the wabi is very special! Wear it in good health!
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21 August 2019, 08:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Stratosphere
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What a beautiful example!
Happy for you, wear it in best health. |
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21 August 2019, 08:25 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Real Name: Gerard
Location: New York city
Watch: sub
Posts: 178
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A find like this makes me very happy...and optimistic. What a great meters first example.
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21 August 2019, 08:33 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Real Name: Tom
Location: Los Angeles
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Amazing! and you got a helluva deal!!
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21 August 2019, 08:33 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Real Name: Tom
Location: New Jersey
Watch: Rolex, Omega, AP
Posts: 991
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beautiful example indeed! congrats!
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21 August 2019, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: .
Watch: on my wrist
Posts: 1,942
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Great looking MF example!
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21 August 2019, 09:20 AM
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Location: East coast
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Congrats!
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21 August 2019, 09:23 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Real Name: rudolph
Location: chicago burbs
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Congratulations on a stunner, full kit too, amazing patina!!
How did you come across it?
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21 August 2019, 09:27 AM
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If you can tell us without violating anyone’s privacy, how did you and the seller come together? I see mention of some details above, but didn’t see anything in your past posts. I’m just curious what route his daughter took to sell.
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21 August 2019, 12:29 PM
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Thanks everyone, I’m thrilled with it and wasn’t necessarily looking for a 5513, but I couldn’t not get this (apologies for the double negative) as the condition, provenance and kit combination was something that is just rare to come across.
I would prefer to keep the sale particular details private as requested by the seller but everyone left smiling. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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21 August 2019, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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That’s rare find and congrats
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21 August 2019, 01:16 PM
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Super cool, congrets
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21 August 2019, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SF
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How did you find it? And how much did it cost?
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21 August 2019, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Salem, OR
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Well done!!
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21 August 2019, 03:09 PM
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I do understand the double negative. It is truly a rare situation that someone kept all the extra little papers to document the watch. Sure understand the daughter’s reluctance to divulge details. - but as a memorial to her Dad, perhaps she would share with you some legacy/history in his honor and as respect for leaving this to her. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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21 August 2019, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: USA
Watch: Rolex Submariner
Posts: 357
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What a treasure!
Congratulations!!! Michael |
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21 August 2019, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: San Francisco
Watch: 16700, bb 58, kira
Posts: 125
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Damn man that awesome. Thats great to come across this.
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21 August 2019, 05:03 PM
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Location: Stockholm
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21 August 2019, 05:30 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Real Name: Sam
Location: Sunny Florida
Watch: Rolex 16013
Posts: 291
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 I wish, hard to believe at one time. I'm sure it was a pretty penny as they say but its a beautiful piece with all the candy. |
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21 August 2019, 07:02 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Real Name: Peter
Location: Sydney
Watch: The Game
Posts: 17,406
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Congrats, enjoy that beauty
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5513, 7928, 1601(gifted to my daughter), 16610LV, 14060, 16610(Random serial),116610, ,79280P, 70330, 25600TB, 792500BM, M56000, 79030B, 25707B/21 (won this special watch), |
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21 August 2019, 11:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Hong Kong
Watch: Daytona
Posts: 716
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The dial and hands have such great and even patina that one can hardly find faults in them. Great find. Congrats!
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22 August 2019, 01:04 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: New Orleans
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Thanks Adinva^^ That was a large component of what I love on it, such even patina across the hands, lume and pip. It's far from NOS or mint, but is original crispy and just perfect to me.
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22 August 2019, 01:25 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Canada
Watch: 1680
Posts: 1,396
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Incredible example! How does an insert stay so pristine after so many years of use? Must have not been worn too much or maybe tucked away many years ago after a period of use...
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22 August 2019, 01:37 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Real Name: Tom
Location: Chi town
Watch: Daytona AP DD Sub
Posts: 3,717
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Wow... awesome buy!
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22 August 2019, 01:46 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: New York
Posts: 385
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What a great find!! Did you know the seller's family, or was just random?
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22 August 2019, 02:12 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Real Name: jP
Location: Texas
Watch: GMT-MASTER
Posts: 17,196
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Looks like a keeper! Congratulations.
jP
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