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Well you might have been seeing once a week a thread called M.F.S.I.I.T.W.I then different levels well we started a comp back near the start of IWL. when after a conversation with some members that did not think a good watch could be had for twenty English pounds, and I jokingly said most my watches I buy are under that . and hey presto the idea was spawned another member then created a comp to start with, think their was two that ran smoothly but then the next comp went some what awry and the mojo was lost,
Some months later we felt like trying again. so it fell to me to try, and to put a more fun less rules .. say a fun and frolics approach to it and since then we have one possible two a year, depends how many members enter the more the merrier is always great. just takes longer as we do one a week,
For those not up on this comp and how it works we would have a certain time set to look for a watch for £20 or what the relevant money is in your country up to that amount ..then once found and bought you have a short while to fix (well I say short depend order pulled )
Then once all watches are in. we would take pic's and chat about them then we would do a face off .. as in we would put all the names on pieces of paper and put them in a hat ..
Two are pulled out random from it.. each week till empty the winner from each pull going forward to the next level,
then it's repeats itself till there are the final two and this is where we are at ...
level one winners :
round 1) crownpuller : timex ssq
round 2) DJW : Luch 2209
round 3) Matt : Certina
round 4) Litlmn : casio AMW
round 5) Meijlinder : tianjin Dong Feng.
round 6) Fuzzy B : Juvenia
round 7) Ismy : Casio MTD-1067D-1AVEF chronograph.
round 8) Ro63rto: Seiko 5
level two winners :
round 1) Ro63rto: Seiko 5
round 2) crownpuller : timex ssq
round 3) DJW : LUCH 2209
round 4) Matt : certina
level three winner :
round 1) Ro63rto: Seiko 5
round 2) crownpuller : timex ssq
Now we come to the grand final .....
Just at the start of the last comp we decide to design a badge when it started to look likely to be a regular thing of it happening once or twice a year ...
The winner gets that and the last two times their have been prize but not always.. we normal do it for just the hell of it ...
But this year we have the badge and we have a prize... and A mystery prize at that gifted by Alan - Tribe even I don't know what it is ( he would not even let me know) ...
I normal say at this point the next two randomly drawn from the hat are .... but well we all know what watches are left so without futher ado ....
I will let this voting run Sunday to Sunday as the final one
Ro63rto: Seiko 5
Model SBW031
7019-5000 aka "Monaco wannabe"
Full length original bracelet
Watch was probably used to dig for potatoes it was so dirty.
It runs, keeps time to within 1min/day
Crownpuller : timex ssq
Purchased for the princely sum of £3.60 + £2.90 postage + £3.22 (inc. postage) for a couple of batteries - All in for less than a 'tenner'
The elbow grease & fettling were 'gratis'
As always ismy
p.s thanks to the members / mods for your input and how this competition has gone.... It just proves again how we have got something special here at IWL even when being draw against each other and being voted on there has been nothing but kindness / politeness and all round just dam good fun.... may it long continue
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