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Old 21 April 2017, 08:28 AM   #1
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My hunt has finally paid off! 25730TT in the house

Every since I saw Wayne's AP Royal Oak Tantalum i was in love and set me for a chase. Almost a year later I found one and it was not easy I must admit. But here it is. Dual time ref. 25730TT




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Old 21 April 2017, 07:43 PM   #2
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Beauty - Congrats!
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Old 21 April 2017, 08:41 PM   #3
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Old 21 April 2017, 09:36 PM   #4
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Old 21 April 2017, 11:46 PM   #5
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Rare bird! Congrats.
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Old 22 April 2017, 01:06 AM   #6
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Old 22 April 2017, 01:16 AM   #7
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oh wow that is beautiful! great find!
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Old 22 April 2017, 01:44 AM   #8
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I like it, congrats ;-)
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Old 22 April 2017, 01:46 AM   #9
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Very nice, congrats!
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Old 22 April 2017, 04:54 AM   #10
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Congrats. Must be very satisfying to get a watch you've been hunting for.
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Old 22 April 2017, 07:10 AM   #11
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Old 22 April 2017, 08:06 AM   #12
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Old 22 April 2017, 08:01 PM   #13
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Very nice size
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Old 22 April 2017, 11:49 PM   #14
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Thanks guys! Yeah I absolutely love it
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Old 23 April 2017, 02:09 AM   #15
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The hunt is more than half the fun. Congrats on a rare and special piece.
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Old 23 April 2017, 03:51 AM   #16
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Old 23 April 2017, 10:00 PM   #17
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Totally agree with you on that! And what a hunt this has been


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Old 23 April 2017, 10:50 PM   #18
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That's a great achievement in watch collecting terms. HUGE congrats my friend! Glad to take the blame for causing that long hunt ;)
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Old 23 April 2017, 10:54 PM   #19
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Old 24 April 2017, 02:03 AM   #20
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Congrats, what is the bezel made out of?
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Old 24 April 2017, 03:05 AM   #21
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Boy i cannot count the amount of times I came here and found your posts lol Thanks Wayne



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Old 24 April 2017, 03:05 AM   #22
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Bezel, crown and bracelet mid links are SS


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Old 24 April 2017, 12:12 PM   #23
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Looks amazing...congrats!
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Old 24 April 2017, 12:15 PM   #24
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Looks. Great. But setting the time and date wouldn't be easy on this one
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Old 26 April 2017, 01:47 PM   #25
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What a pain indeed! not to mention the 38 hour pr



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Looks. Great. But setting the time and date wouldn't be easy on this one
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Old 26 April 2017, 07:04 PM   #26
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Wow. Awesome.
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Old 2 May 2017, 01:10 AM   #27
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Wow very nice! Haven't seen one of those before.
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