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Well, I can see that, I mean I don't ...
In Response To: shame someone ruined the ... ()

: caseback with an engraving. don't know how the
: rest of you feel about engravings, but i
: don't like them. oops almost forgot the
: exception to the rule...unless it was
: someone like steve mcqueen on his personal
: watch, then it would be a good thing.
: regardless, good story. still a nice piece
: and a good find! glad you were able to get
: it restored and gave it a good home. thanks
: for sharing.

Well, I can see that... I mean I don't go out of the way to locate watches so adorned. But there are times when one has to decide how much one is willing to pay extra (or how long/far they are willing to search) for the choicest example.

In the end it is a judgement call. So far I've had few regrets.

Glad you enjoyed the post JH!

-- Chuck

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