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Nos SMP, 12 or 15 years old...

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Two more still in plastic wrap...

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The San Luis Obispo County road map is from the early 1940s when my father was in artillery training at Fort Ord, Monterey Bay CA.  He landed at Utah Beach August 1944 and fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Patton's Third Army (Lt. Colonel).  Have a picture he took of a wooden road sign shaped like an arrow out in the middle of nowhere with 'LEMANS' painted on it.

He also visited the first concentration camp liberated by the Americans...rough going for all involved.

 

One of the guys under his command made the deepest incursion on foot  into enemy territory during WW II and returned safely.  The same guy used to come to cook-out parties at our place when I was a kid.  I remember they had some he!! raising parties.  The old B-B-Q fireplace from back then is still standing in our back yard...full of nicks from gunshots.  There was a three door chicken house behind it that caught most of the stray bullets.  We tore it down, it was shot full of holes. 

Learned to drive out back on our Ford 8N tractor.

No chickens, no cows, no goats, no horses...just neighbors now. 

We got rid of the goats because they climbed on top of Mom's Jeep.

We got rid of my horse because it kicked a Zippo lighter out of my Dad's shirt pocket.

We ate most of the chickens.  The rest got away.

Can't eat the neighbors...I heard it's against the law.    :pimp:

 

Pics taken 2-24-24.  Did not put them in the Omega section because it is not very busy.

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Today's gold watch, Rhapsody Royale in 14K gold...

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Front loader 'waterproof' case', 21 jewel, manual wind (afaik, never opened it), seems thin for an automatic.  Paid $100 USD for it May 4, 2003.

Gold was $341 to $342 per troy oz on that date.  Today it was $2185 USD. 

 

Today's 'iron' watch...

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Faux 'bubbleback' with ETA 2550.  Bought three of them from Yahoo auctions 20+ years ago.  Very well made and I have seen quite a few for sale claimed to be genuine over the years.  Case ref # is 5015, serial # is 545383.

The minute numbers are not fully visible because of the angle of the reflector ring but they all show up straight on.

ETA 2550 Watch Movement - EmmyWatch

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Stuck this together in late 1990s,  Croton/Nivada base with quick set Swiss ETA.  

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Stainless 36mm screw back case with GS Ever-Tite acrylic tension ring crystal. 

 

Dial refinished by an outfit in Atlanta, GA  (no longer in business).

Vintage Kirk Dial Watch Dial Tin | Etsy

 

Genuine Ingenieur...

1958 IWC Ingenieur Vintage Mens Watch with Date Ref. 666 AD - Stainless Steel

Fine watches...except for no parts.

 

Vintage IWC automatics had a winding setup using the same principle as the Seiko Magic Lever.

1958 IWC Ingenieur Vintage Mens Watch with Date Ref. 666 AD - Stainless Steel

Images from Connoisseur of Time.

 

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