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#26 2016-09-15 16:05:47
- johndnorth
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Re: Watches
I have only had 1 watch my entire life. Rolex Explorer 1016. Purchased at Pacex, Nha Trang, Vietnam 1969. Watch is the perfect size for me. Radioactive dial is in good shape. I glow now. It has only been cleaned 3 times in 45 years. My pal bought an Automatic Omega Seamaster. We sent home pearls, porcelains, stereos, and watches. I wear my watch 24/7.
#28 2016-09-15 17:49:49
- steve mcqueen fan
- Agent Ivy.
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Re: Watches
"McQueen's message was signaled through subtraction... in a tweed or herringbone jacket and a ribbed swearer he had an electric austerity".
#32 2016-09-16 11:52:50
- johndnorth
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Re: Watches
Paid $175 at The Pacific Exchange. My pal paid $150 for an Automatic Omega Seamster that had a white face. It was an elegant watch at the time. The Pacific Exchange had a catalog that you could send home. Mikimoto Pearls, beautiful porcelains, Nikon, Cannon, Leica, and all kinds of stereo gear. Revox reel to reels galore.. I knew i was going over 1 year before i went. It was a plan
#33 2016-09-16 16:53:07
- Chief Brody
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Re: Watches
Great stuff. So you saved your moolah and invested it wisely.
$175 in 1969 would give you the same buying power today as $1,170. But alas, a good late 60s explorer will cost $10,000.
So you did very well... 😎