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Import 59 [message #6291] Wed, 25 November 2015 18:50 Go to next message
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Actually, Import S59G according to the 1931 supplement. Posting this one picture for posterity, since you may not see this model again anytime soon. Theoretically, I won it at auction, but it appears that my relatively lowball bid was not properly recorded, so it actually sold for even less. Ugh. I'm harassing the auction house, but not expecting any results.
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Re: Import 59 [message #6294 is a reply to message #6291] Wed, 25 November 2015 22:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hope it is resolved to your favor. That is a nice watch.

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Re: Import 59 [message #6295 is a reply to message #6291] Wed, 25 November 2015 22:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That sucks, John! Not the watch...It's a great looking example!

"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver
Re: Import 59 [message #6296 is a reply to message #6295] Wed, 25 November 2015 22:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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No kidding! I like how the crown is flush with the case.
Re: Import 59 [message #6300 is a reply to message #6296] Thu, 26 November 2015 07:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Apparently there's a bidder approval process that I didn't meet for some reason or another. If it was something I needed, I'd have got it.
Re: Import 59 [message #6301 is a reply to message #6300] Thu, 26 November 2015 07:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Don't cry for me Argentina.
Re: Import 59 [message #6305 is a reply to message #6301] Thu, 26 November 2015 16:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well... no tears then... We'll likely see it washed along the shores of the bay soon. Rolling Eyes For a much greater price.

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Re: Import 59 [message #6315 is a reply to message #6305] Fri, 27 November 2015 20:53 Go to previous message
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JackW wrote on Thu, 26 November 2015 10:24
We'll likely see it washed along the shores of the bay soon.

You're probably right. And I hope so. I won't be nabbing it as a bottom feeder next time around, but it would be nice to at least get some better pictures of a rare bird.
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