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Old 19 May 2018, 06:36 AM   #1
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Incoming: Poor Man's 6263

been looking for a while for one of these, not easy to find. Japan only, limited edition release from 2009. box and papers and all at a nice price.
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Old 19 May 2018, 06:47 AM   #2
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Nice find....though I'm not sure how close this is to a 6263. I think the 35th anniversary Apollo XI looks like a closer fit in that sense. But this one is pretty handsome for sure.
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Old 19 May 2018, 09:19 AM   #3
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the Apollo XI is nice and I love Speedmasters but the panda dial just doesnt do it for me on the Speedmaster Pro. the registers are too bunched together for the panda to work. this one is, i think 39.8mm, so a bit smaller. perfect size for me. i dont like many watches over 40mm.
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Old 19 May 2018, 09:25 AM   #4
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the Apollo XI is nice and I love Speedmasters but the panda dial just doesnt do it for me on the Speedmaster Pro. the registers are too bunched together for the panda to work. this one is, i think 39.8mm, so a bit smaller. perfect size for me. i dont like many watches over 40mm.
It's funny you mention that. I use to feel the same way coming from Daytona. Then I understood sizing on Omega between 42mm and 39.5mm is a matter of Crown guards on professional/fois variants and 42mm Omegas (divers included) fits more like 40mm Rolex (I got small wrists too). It's magical I guess...I did the Mitsukoshi conversion of a spare Speedy Pro and knew I had to have the 35th anniversary one day...Just grew on me. But I liked the way this one works along with the date window.
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Old 19 May 2018, 11:24 AM   #5
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Congrats looks nice
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Old 30 May 2018, 10:37 PM   #6
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Good looking watch! I like how dial layout looks, using the space between each subdial and matching date disc nicely.
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Old 31 May 2018, 03:43 AM   #7
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Great looking watch!
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Old 31 May 2018, 03:59 AM   #8
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Nice watch. The Japanese market has some finds.
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Old 31 May 2018, 06:00 AM   #9
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Very nice! Congrats!
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Old 31 May 2018, 10:05 PM   #10
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Sharp watch. Enjoy.
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Old 6 June 2018, 12:27 AM   #11
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Looks great
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Old 6 June 2018, 01:16 AM   #12
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great looking piece!
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Old 6 June 2018, 02:46 AM   #13
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That is a nice looking watch! Congratulations!
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Old 6 June 2018, 03:17 AM   #14
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Great looking watch. I actually think it looks better than any Rolex Daytonas.
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