Beautiful piece, David! Thanks for sharing the news with us. It seems in fantastic conditions and is causing me a bit of envy and lots of happiness for you...
I know aggressive developers go through obituaries searching for deals. Hopefully this trend won't start for watch collectors....:-)

Ciao
Francesco

: Well I took a chance and it paid off..no research needed, just a
: few phone calls..a one owner watch that came off his wrist 2
: weeks before he died at the age of 97!!! I did not buy it
: directly from him, but from his nurse! That is another story to
: be told sometime soon..
: Lovely first execution dial and handset, talk about patina!!
: I got lucky, no question! After owning 5 others, I have finally
: found a keeper.
: Could fall in the best of summer category..
: Cheers,
: David