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    My first watch

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    well smiths for me

    “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, teThe time is out of joint—O cursèd spite, That ever I was born to set it right!ars and sweat”

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    I wish I still had it - No idea what happened to it.

    If I ever find one that's not beaten to hell and/or bezel worn out or split/cracked - I'll buy it.
    Some people have opinions - The rest of us have taste.

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    but was gifted so first I bought myself was either

    a ingersoll navigator



    or a swatch ghost



    “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, teThe time is out of joint—O cursèd spite, That ever I was born to set it right!ars and sweat”

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    Quote Originally Posted by crownpuller View Post
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    I wish I still had it - No idea what happened to it.

    If I ever find one that's not beaten to hell and/or bezel worn out or split/cracked - I'll buy it.
    was a that a junior they was tiny
    “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, teThe time is out of joint—O cursèd spite, That ever I was born to set it right!ars and sweat”

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    Mine was a Raketa, like so

    When I was 10 or so, my parents bought me a horrific ladylike Oris


    All the cool kids had Timex military watches on colourful nylon straps

    So when I got into watches, I knew I had to have


    Guess my watch tastes set in early :-)


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    Quote Originally Posted by is that my watch View Post
    was a that a junior they was tiny
    Very much so. I wouldn't buy it to wear, just for my own sentimental reasons.
    I was 13, and a bit of a 'shrimp' at that. I had it on a studded bund strap (the like of which I've never seen since), and as far as I was concerned; it was 'the business'.
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    Yeah, thanks for the thread inspiration R!
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    Quote Originally Posted by crownpuller View Post
    Very much so. I wouldn't buy it to wear, just for my own sentimental reasons.
    I was 13, and a bit of a 'shrimp' at that. I had it on a studded bund strap (the like of which I've never seen since), and as far as I was concerned; it was 'the business'.
    almost won one of them a few times in joblots the prices are all over the place theirs one on the bay now with a crazy £185 buy now for it but seen them sell for as little as £15 sometimes
    “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, teThe time is out of joint—O cursèd spite, That ever I was born to set it right!ars and sweat”

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