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Arno

www.heuerchronographs.com

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: chrono24seven

: Greetings Gents:

: I have collected since 1995, and though am currently in the
: Netherlands (as a result of my dual Citizenship I frequently
: travel back to the US) - I have gone through many phases, but
: mainly Omega and Rolex, as well as various 1950s-80s
: historically significant divers.

: Some obscure divers as well from: ZRC Etanche Grands Fonds ca. 1960
: (6 o'clock crown & Nr. NOS), Aquastar ca. 1962 (Deepstar GEN
: 1: VJ 23 MINT, GEN 1 Aquastar Benthos 500 Nr. MINT) Aquastar
: Regatta NEWPORT ca. 1980 (Lemania mov't, TRUE NOS), LIP Nautic -
: Militar 1940s (MUSEUM QUALITY on original leather band,
: incredible speciman) LIP Nautic Ski ca. 1965 (electric R 184,
: dual crown, compressor, MINT), EPSA compressor cased watches of
: various types, Alsta watches, yep the Jaws movie watches etc...
: and even transitional Heuer-Tag Heuer ca. 1985 ref 510.501 PVD
: Chronographs with Lemania's celebrated 5100 (Nr. MINT), ZENITH
: Defy Gauss ca. 1971 ( MINT, 1/2000, screw-down crown, 200m WR,
: exact spec to Rolex MilGauss)...

: Some obscure divers as well from: ZRC Etanche Grands Fonds ca. 1960
: (6 o'clock crown & Nr. NOS), Aquastar ca. 1962 (Deepstar GEN
: 1: VJ 23 MINT, GEN 1 Aquastar Benthos 500 Nr. MINT) Aquastar
: Regatta NEWPORT ca. 1980 (Lemania mov't, TRUE NOS), LIP Nautic -
: Militar 1940s (MUSEUM QUALITY on original leather band,
: incredible speciman) LIP Nautic Ski ca. 1965 (electric R 184,
: dual crown, compressor, MINT), EPSA compressor cased watches of
: various types, Alsta watches, yep the Jaws movie watches etc...
: and even transitional Heuer-Tag Heuer ca. 1985 ref 510.501 PVD
: Chronographs with Lemania's celebrated 5100 (Nr. MINT), ZENITH
: Defy Gauss ca. 1971 ( MINT, 1/2000, screw-down crown, 200m WR,
: exact spec to Rolex MilGauss)...

: Pocket watches: Eberhardt flat 14k solid gold, 55mm Doxa solid
: silver, Paul Garnier Paris Marine etc... and there's ton I've
: forgotten :drunken:

: At this point the collection has been itemized and number 252
: complete working watches - most have been serviced while under
: my ownership. In addition to that, I have countless spares, from
: MK1 Ploprof dials, bezels, LIP Nautic Ski MK1 dials and NOS R184
: mov'ts, Aquastar Benthos 500 MINT cases and NOS crystals, odd
: and end Omega and Rolex parts, straps, manuals, magazines, ads,
: boxes etc... yes, way too much stuff, considering consolidating
: to a few core pieces as this collecting bug has gotten somewhat
: out of hand... :shock:

: Pics, with brief intros (of what I've pictured recently):

: Omega La Magique Ref BA 523.1025 Circa 1981
: Amongst THE thinnest watch in the world (at the time) NOS and
: functioning superbly, 80 grams of solid (.750) 18k, 1 of ONLY
: 261 made, and 1 of 20 made with the gold mesh "grain
: d'orge" bracelet, with mystery hands (sapphire discs) -
: ultra flat (2.6 mm), rectangular, 18K yellow gold gentleman' s
: quartz mystery wristwatch with transparent dial center. NOS
: manual in English and original warranty sheet, Omega original
: (watch specific) box. Also, very special 2 page actual full
: color advertsiment that appeared at the time the watch retailed,
: 1981 USA.

: To put things in perspective, because these La Magique are SO rare
: (cal 1357), the smaller brother: the Dinosaure (cal 1356) of
: which their production greatly out numbered that of the La
: Magique, and in LESSER condition is going for 8500 gbp currently
: on eBay:
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: And my MINT Omega Speedmaster so called Holy Grail ref
: 376.0822
(Lemania 5100, in MOON WATCH case) on original 1450
: bracelet and 809 end pieces just having returned from service in
: Omega OZ, with all papers, books and original box, reportedly
: only 1600 OR LESS ever made and for only ONE year 1987
: (additionally, as this model 3760822) watches have little to NO
: replacement parts I ordered from OZ service an additional, in
: package NOS original crystal with charter ring, and hands set):

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: Of course the ICON, Omega Seamaster 600 "so-called"
: Ploprof Ref 166.077 Circa 1970
: Generation 1 TYPE 1
- THE first and rarest of ALL -
: UNREFINISHED BEAUTY - like new, with FRESH Omega Bienne Facory
: service and accompanying factory waranty, Omega
: extract/abstract, NOS books in Spanish and French (the French
: one actually read PLOgeur PROfessional), rarest exotic woods
: Omega box, original warranty book and extras including Omega
: mesh (wrapped) etc...

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: So many more to follow... but this does take some time... WHAT?
: Serously... I am considering opening up a separate eBay account
: strictly for the purpose of selling 90% of the current
: collection, keeping 25 watches sounds so much more practical
: than keeping the 252 I currently have nicely arranged in my
: study!!

: Thanks for looking!

: chrono24seven

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