Shaun:

Great to see this one in your hands.

I kept coming back to this one at the New York preview of the auction, and had it on my (very short) list, to bid on at the auction. Unfortunately, that proved to be impossible, when the online bidding system failed. I can say that my budget was higher than your winning price, so had the online bidding system been working, this one would have cost you more or maybe I would have won it. In any event, I'm happy that it is yours now . . . a good home, in our family!!

Beautiful photo as well. Nice that you are continuing the tradition of gold in the family . . . enjoy this one!!

Jeff

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: I'm calling this one the Jody, in honour of Jody Scheckter. He
: definitely wore a Camaro, as pictured in a great photo in Arno's
: book. It probably wasn't a gold camaro, as in the (B&W) photo it
: is on an early style GF bracelet. I haven't ever seen a GF
: bracelet in gold, so it was probably steel. But I'm calling this
: one the Jody as he was South African, and so the gold connection
: makes sense.

: I think g*ld chronos are frowned upon in this forum usually, but
: hope some of you will enjoy this new arrival, from the Haslinger
: auction. And I hope Abel will appreciate the cuff links, they
: were hand made by my grandfather using the design from a South
: African stamp (and South African gold). He was a dentist, rather
: than a jeweller, but he was a master craftsmen in working gold,
: so when not making gold dental work, he made some jewellery. The
: cuff links are pretty large (bling was not just from the 90's)
: and the Camaro is elegantly small, so a nice contrast in sizes.

: I love the new arrival, it is pretty understated for a solid gold
: watch, and it is a perfect 70's icon.

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