03-09-19, 12:55 PM
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Gefallen Engel U-666
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Originally Posted by Platapus
Nice!! What year?
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About 2008 I believe. I bought it on Tim Temple 's Evine TV show for $1600. George J Von BurgIV was on the show and I only got the last one due to another buyers fall-thru creditcard!!! The only time I've indulged in such rashness with a credit card. The watch hit the tile floor about 2011 seriously jarring and damaging the chrongraph function which wouldn't stop until 2018, & adding to the workload of the movement when I finally got the worn mainspring replaced. One does not unlock the crown to adjust between 10 PM & 02:00AM when all is in motion to advance the date hand, month and day wheels, and incremental moonphase functions. On a watchwinder, it is set on right turn ; 1000 turns to stay wound when not worn. In upscale shops on the planet (incl Harrod's) several have looked at it on my wrist...and exclaimed "That's a real watch!" It helps because when the sales jerks know you're a knowledgeable fanatic, the markup price suddenly begins to drop.... Good God I just remembered I gotta "spring forward" an hour on all my watches, even my 3 'perpetual calender' solar powered Citizens' will need to be adjusted.
Last edited by Aktungbby; 03-09-19 at 03:23 PM.
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