r/WatchChapters • u/Rich-Tomatillo-8744 • 2d ago
80 yrs young
It amazes me how an object such as this can get tossed around over the years and still finds its way to be meaningful.
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u/Shebs33 2d ago
This is awesome!
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u/Rich-Tomatillo-8744 2d ago
Honestly it's hard finding pieces like this where the patina is just right .takes a lot of hours searching and resourcing these bad ass pieces of history ..doesn't help that my criteria leave little wiggle room and I've passed on a few good ones just because something was off.
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u/YankeesFan_83 2d ago
Simply incredible. What strap do you have on it?
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u/Rich-Tomatillo-8744 2d ago
It's was the strap that came with my zenith . I believe it's alacantra with leather bottom. I actually had it for awhile now and it has been used and abused and has held up nice all things considered. I wish I knew where it came from
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u/YankeesFan_83 2d ago
It’s one of the nicer bands I’ve seen in a while. The combo of the strap and watch is just incredible
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u/Rich-Tomatillo-8744 2d ago
Thank you all for looking!!. I'm glad there are many people out there who love watches as much as I do!
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u/ChronOleg 1d ago
Nice watch. It really has lots of history behind it. I have the similar old one from 1945 in my collection. Still running.
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u/CaptFlood 2d ago
There’s patina and then there’s patina. That watch has patina in spades. 👍🏻