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COMPETITION results


Firstly congratulations to the winners, as predicted John Rochowicz got all the answers correct.

Here are the winners

1st place : John Rochowicz
2nd place : Jason Sanders
3rd place : Seismic Sam

If you guys E-mail me your choice of prize & Address I'll get the prizes on their way to you.

here's a link to the original post

and here are the answers ( with links to the relevant webpages )


  1. How much did the Speedmaster (pre-professional) cost in the UK in 1964 ? 54 pounds Here's a UK catalogue from 1964, showing the price

  2. When would a Speedmaster professional with an 861 (or 1861 ) movement , serial number
    48,30x,xxx have been made ? 1994 Here's Chuck/ Roland Hartmanns speedmaster serial number chart

  3. What does a Speedmaster MK II ( 1162/173 braclet weigh ) (Answer in grammes, +/- 5 g allowed ) ? 134.61 grammes here's Chucks webpage cover weights & sizes

  4. What is the case Ref # of the Seamaster "Bullhead" ? 146.011 there are variuos places that you can get this answer from here's one...Chucks pic of his Bullhead

  5. What was the exact date of the first post on Zowie ? 28 July 1999 to see this , from the Zowie index page, scroll to the bottom, see the list of index pages ? after the numbers there a small symbol >> , press that & you'll see the first pages of Zowie posts, scroll to the bottom to see Derek's first page.

  6. The rubber strap used on a Seamaster 600 PloProf is also know as a ????? strap ? Isofrane Here's an example of a Catalogue containing the information

  7. To what depth is a Seamaster 166.093 rated ? 1000M Here's an example of a webpage showing the info, follow the link there to get/see more info

  8. What is the difference between a 3870.50.31 & a 3570.50.00 ? The 3870.50.31 is on a leather strap while the 3570.50.00 is on a bracelet

  9. How many units of the Seamaster Professional James Bond 40th Anniversary
    Limited Edition are there ? 10,007 Doesn't everyone know this ?

  10. After Derek Ziglar, who is the most prolific Zowie poster ? Keith Downing - You'll have to believe me on this one

Congratulations again guys & thanks for entering !

Steve

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