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gran

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  1. It was full.......overloaded.......I had to delete 170 messages...you can PM me now
  2. Very pretty, even the 3 in 30 looks great
  3. RWI is a different kind of forum....true...but a very active place for selling stuff that RWI
  4. looking good.. can you add a dial shot?
  5. It looks absolutely stunning on you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. This is how my wrist should have looked like today...reposted in honour of our national day..happy 17 mai
  7. Rotonde de Cartier Day and Night http://cartier.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-886/pi-6287053/ti-914378/t-hands-on-with-rotonde-de-cartier-day-and-night-as-well-as-tourbillon-chronograph/ The Rotonde Day & Night is one of my favorite Rotonde watches. Wonderful idea of Carole Forestier-Kasapi to turn the vintage ‘Jour et Nuit’ clock concept from 1920, into a mens watch. White- or pink gold case and mechanical hand wound 9903 MC caliber. This model was produced in a small number and is sold out now. http://www.georgecramer.com/uncategorized/the-rotonde-de-cartier-line-up-in-2012/
  8. The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to avoid being ceded to Sweden after Denmark–Norway's devastating defeat in the Napoleonic Wars. The celebration of this day began spontaneously among students and others from early on. However, Norway was at that time in a union with Sweden (following the Convention of Moss in August 1814) and for some years the King of Sweden and Norway was reluctant to allow the celebrations. For a few years during the 1820s, King Karl Johan actually banned it, believing that celebrations like this were in fact a kind of protest and disregard — even revolt — against the union.[1] The king's attitude changed after the Battle of the Square in 1829, an incident which resulted in such a commotion that the king had to allow commemorations on the day. It was, however, not until 1833 that public addresses were held, and official celebration was initiated near the monument of former government minister Christian Krohg, who had spent much of his political life curbing the personal power of the monarch. The address was held by Henrik Wergeland, thoroughly witnessed and accounted for by an informant dispatched by the king himself. After 1864 the day became more established when the first children's parade was launched in Christiania, at first consisting only of boys. This initiative was taken by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, although Wergeland made the first known children's parade at Eidsvoll around 1820. It was only in 1899 that girls were allowed to join in the parade for the first time. By historical coincidence, the Second World War ended in Norway nine days before that year's Constitution Day, on May 8, 1945, when the occupying German forces surrendered. Even if The Liberation Day is an official flag day in Norway, the day is not an official holiday and is not widely celebrated. Instead, a new and broader meaning has been added to the celebration of Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17.[citation needed] The day focused originally on the Norwegian constitution, but after 1905, the focus has been directed also towards the royal family.
  9. Totally unknown to me..flyback seconds on this?
  10. Had this one when I was 17...loved it and still wonder why
  11. +100000000000000000000000000000000000000000 You make me smile
  12. Great photo! I guess were two some of the few oldtimers that still sport this watch once in a while
  13. Great as a daily beater this one! Crystals on these seem quite brittle...look a 3 O'Clock..did the same happend to yours?
  14. Glad to hear that! I have to come over and visit your city in the not too distant future...so then we may compare our Island Crazy Hours watches Gunnar aka Gran
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