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Enjoying a bluebird day and some fine company at the Talkeetna Roadhouse. Signed by Libby and Susan

The Snow Flake

Party on! I'll have a beer in your honor at the pub in Seward this afternoon. Join me!

Send it to me. End your suffering. I'll get that movement in that case.

A final note, here's a Youtube someone put together of Alaska during the 70s. This is how I grew up.

Outstanding! That's a fine looking racer. Do you keep a doglot? cc33, yes there were some close finishes. Raymie Redington and Dallas Seavey were neck and neck for days, and look how the Norsk rookie placed, 7th place ... sixteen seconds ahead of 8th place. With a finish like that the boys are off the sled and running, encouraging their dogs. The last stretch from Safety Sound to Nome is 22 miles, and Joar left one minute behind Jake, and passed him. He probably ran miles of that distance. But the closest finish ever? It was in 1978 when the winner beat the 2nd place team by one second. Here's the story........ For 800 miles, Dick Mackey and Rick Swenson rarely lost sight of each other. With a few others, they jockeyed for position along the length of Alaska. At the end, they found themselves out in front of everyone else and proceeded to stage the darnedest finish the race has ever seen. "By the time the two men reached the streets of Nome, they were virtually running side by side," Anchorage Daily News reporter Doug O'Harra wrote. "One hundred yards out, they were even. By the time they entered the 50-yard chute, Mackey had a slight edge. Both men were running. "Then Mackey's dogs trotted under the burled arch, the finish line." The dogs tangled. "His sled stopped just short of the finish line. Mackey collapsed. "Swenson ... kept going and dragged his sled under the finish line. Though his leaders crossed second, Swenson himself crossed under the arch ahead of Mackey. "Bedlam erupted." The decision about who won the 1978 Iditarod is debated today whenever race fans gather. But the rules and race officials said it was the lead dog's nose, not the musher's behind, that determined the winner. They awarded Mackey the victory by one second.

Here ya go cc33, the stats with links: http://iditarod.com/race/2013/standings/

The dogs should reach Nome around midnight tonight and this could be one of the wildest finishes ever. The leaders left White Mountain 12 minutes apart with 9 hours of racing to the finish, and Mitch and Aliy's teams are BRUTAL competitors. This is gonna be good boys, probably a foot race to the photo finish line. GO DOGS GOOOOOO!!! http://nomecvb.com/nomecam/nomecam.jpg

How about a Tudor Bearflake?

I'm not sure about the 6538's progress at the Ziggy Spa, but I have only compliments for his Concierge service. I must say the artwork and oak paneling in the Ziggy Lounge was a pleasant upgrade, and his new wine list is to die for. And his selection of 15-year single malts is amazing. At this point I don't care HOW the watch comes out. I'm never leaving!

Seriously, I have no idea why some of these reps leak. It's got to be the build quality.

Welcome aboard Athaya, it is good to have you here. That's a nice photo essay.

It's the Snow Dweller for today

There's the technique, mine was (cough) slightly less sophisticated.

Are my eyes deceiving me or is that a tropical dial?!

I had to add two links to my 7836 to get it in the ballpark. Three would have been better.

There ya go gents, Platinum is restored. Thank you for supporting RWG!

Hellooooooo, what is this bracelet? 9315? I like the last links!

I'm having a thought........

Here's mine after 54 hard years. Still looking pretty gilty.

Dang Joey, that's a nice one.

Here's the world's most gorgeous 6538, belonging to Tom Vox Here's a 1665 that looks like it belongs on a scoop of ice cream And here's a GMT that's tropical enough to shame its gilt lettering

I wish! Multip I wish! Multiply that model number by 1.1862068965517241379310344827586 and you'll get the real model number.

Yep here are instructions http://vintagewatchparts.co.uk/index.php?id=58