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Old 17 January 2016, 07:52 AM   #1
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My first Dornbluth

My first Dornbluth 99.3 and what a wonderfully crafted and spectacular piece. I have been looking for this bird for a while and it is definitely worth the wait. Love the blue hands and the perfect size at 42mm. Now I just need to wait for the new gator straps to arrive






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Old 17 January 2016, 08:01 AM   #2
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That's a nice watch!
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Old 17 January 2016, 08:10 AM   #3
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Lovely! Congrats
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Old 17 January 2016, 08:55 AM   #4
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Congrats buddy looks great
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Old 17 January 2016, 09:15 AM   #5
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Congrats Fred, that is a awesome with you got there my friend. I love the bracelet on my 99.1 but I have strap on my others.

Dornbluth is a very great brand and a very customerfriendly company.

Here is my ones.

99.1 on bracelet.



Regulator with a custom dial and strap.



99.0 bronze one of 15 with a custom strap.

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Old 17 January 2016, 09:24 AM   #6
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Congratulations, beautiful.
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Old 17 January 2016, 10:38 AM   #7
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Congrats Fred, that is a awesome with you got there my friend. I love the bracelet on my 99.1 but I have strap on my others.

Dornbluth is a very great brand and a very customerfriendly company.

Here is my ones.

99.1 on bracelet.



Regulator with a custom dial and strap.



99.0 bronze one of 15 with a custom strap.


Buddy Jocke,

Your scans were very inspirational and the bracelet is definitely of a quality design. Thank you again for all your great influences
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Old 17 January 2016, 10:42 AM   #8
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Old 17 January 2016, 02:24 PM   #9
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Very nice!
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Old 17 January 2016, 03:21 PM   #10
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Great watches in this thread! Although I don't have one of their references myself, I've been keeping an eye on Dornblueth & Sohn for several years. I like both their designs and their old-school approach, but I want to see if they'll do more in-house movements. Does anyone have one have a Quintus?
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Old 17 January 2016, 06:12 PM   #11
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Old 17 January 2016, 06:28 PM   #12
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Old 17 January 2016, 07:09 PM   #13
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Fantastic watch and didn't learn of it

They are expensive
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Old 17 January 2016, 07:57 PM   #14
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Old 18 January 2016, 02:14 AM   #15
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Thank you Gents. Truly a rocking piece and hard to take off my wrist!
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Old 18 January 2016, 03:57 AM   #16
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Looking good Fred
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Old 18 January 2016, 04:10 AM   #17
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Great looking watch Fred. Congrats
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Old 18 January 2016, 04:21 AM   #18
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Thanks buddy Tom and Gus!

Now I just have to get some Lange style gator straps and really make this dial pop!

Great Sunday Gents
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Old 18 January 2016, 04:54 AM   #19
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Old 18 January 2016, 05:11 AM   #20
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Beautiful piece. It looks like it wears bigger than its 42mm size.
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Old 18 January 2016, 06:28 AM   #21
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I think this beaut wears like an IWC 5001 Portuguese. Some really refined details on this bird..

The bracelet is very high quality with superb comfort:



The blue hands and the sub dial details are very nicely executed:




Cloudy day versus an slightly off-white dial is beautiful:

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Old 19 January 2016, 08:43 AM   #22
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Really great watch, Fred! I love these smaller manufacturers who create these special watches. Many congrats!
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Old 19 January 2016, 09:48 PM   #23
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Awesome watch. Congrats.
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Old 20 January 2016, 06:16 AM   #24
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WOW. Nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 12 November 2018, 11:46 PM   #25
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That's a great looking Regulator, Jocke.
I'm in the process of customizing a Auf & Aub.
These are great watches.
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