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Post by River Rat » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:48 am

Congrats nice Rolex Submariner
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Post by gr8sw » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:33 am

been eyeing these for a while and happened upon a nice ebay auction by a Midwest jewelry store... it looked to me like a one-owner trade-in, so I took a chance... it even sold for well below market value :mrgreen: ... came with boxes, orig. bracelet and tag... and to boot, after the sale the owner mentions it was completely serviced and pressure-tested by his in-house watchmaker, which he conveniently forgot to mention in his auction ad :)

anyway, really liking it... it's an '84 8.5 million first year for the WG surrounds... never paid much attention to these as I was always attracted to the older Subs... but this pup is really a knockout! something about it that is just so right :thumbsup:

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Post by rockmastermike » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:37 am

that is awesome. so much to like about this. congratulations on a great pick up
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Post by homathetes » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:48 am

Awesome score, how about some more pics??
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Post by jimyritz » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:07 am

Well done Peter....It's a beauty.. :thumbsup:
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Post by CGSshorty » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:11 am

Looks like you did well. Does that one have drilled lug holes?
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Post by dukerules » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:12 am

Beauty.
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Post by Sidheguitarist » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:14 am

That pic displays aesthetic perfection, IMHO. I'm sold. Congrats on the fine score.
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Post by 2canChew » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:25 am

bpax wrote:Awesome pick up! Congrats!
Awesome dive watch :salute:
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Post by bpax » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:22 pm

Awesome pick up! Congrats!
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Post by rosu2012 » Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:25 am

gr8sw wrote:been eyeing these for a while and happened upon a nice ebay auction by a Midwest jewelry store... it looked to me like a one-owner trade-in, so I took a chance... it even sold for well below market value :mrgreen: ... came with boxes, orig. bracelet and tag... and to boot, after the sale the owner mentions it was completely serviced and pressure-tested by his in-house watchmaker, which he conveniently forgot to mention in his auction ad :)

anyway, really liking it... it's an '84 8.5 million first year for the WG surrounds... never paid much attention to these as I was always attracted to the older Subs... but this pup is really a knockout! something about it that is just so right :thumbsup:

cheers,
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Very very nice watch, thank you for sharing
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Re: back to 'the dark side'

Post by Slipkid » Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:48 pm

CGSshorty wrote:Looks like you did well. Does that one have drilled lug holes?
Yep...you can actually see one of the lug holes (bottom left).
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Re: back to 'the dark side'

Post by CGSshorty » Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:51 pm

Slipkid wrote:
CGSshorty wrote:Looks like you did well. Does that one have drilled lug holes?
Yep...you can actually see one of the lug holes (bottom left).
Yes you can. Great looking watch.
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