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Re: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but...

I here you... I here you... but... lookie here:
http://www.photowatches.eu/thumbnails.php?album=113&page=2
That's pretty convincing!

: In my opinion a bad thing, re-edition Monacos are nothing like as
: nice in the flesh as vintage, the case on the original is
: beautiful to look and touch, the grinding and polishing are so
: much nicer, the hands look better compared to the modern ones,
: general detailing including the dial script is superior. For me
: the new ones don't even come close...but maybe for you they
: will...?

: Apart from price (never buy one new wait for used examples they
: lose 30% minimum within 6 months) only reason to buy a new one
: in my opinion is for its waterproofness, the vintage ones don't
: even like looking at water ;-)

: Cheers

: Rich
: www.heuermonaco.co.uk

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