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Possibly the last brand NEW Dualmatic!
Jun 22, 2012,22:01 PM
I can't believe my luck.. after almost 3 years of searching high and low for a brand new Dualmatic, I was able to find one at an authorized dealer in a small town in Europe. Brand new. Not like new, but actually new. Never sold before, and from an Authorized Dealer, which means that I will get the factory 2 year warranty starting now. Wow!
A year ago I had lost all hope of finding one, so I bought a MC Geographic, and while traveling in London, I stopped by the JLC Boutique to have it regulated. To my surprise, they said that they had a new Dualmatic in stock, but at a price of 6,000 pounds, so having just bought my Geographic, I decided to pass... and I regretted it very soon after. As much as I liked my Geo, it was not the best option as a "traveling GMT". It was great to find out the time in another city, but was not easy to change the local time as I traveled, and was not able to find out quickly if my "home time" was day or night. For that reason I sold it a few months later.
The more I searched for the "perfect" traveling watch, the more I kept thinking about the elusive and seemingly unattainable Dualmatic. And of course, Daniel's (expwmbat) beautiful pics of his Dualmatic were simply a mental torture!
Just last week I had decided that since I wanted a JLC with the Autotractor movement and a true traveler function, I would get a Reverso Squadra Hometime. And since I was in LA, I stopped by the Boutique in Rodeo Drive to buy it. To my -lucky- surprise, they did not have the SS version with the black dial that I wanted. I was disappointed.
But my luck would turn quickly, and just the next day I found my Grail. I contacted the dealer, and closed the deal over the phone, and at a great price.
Now the wait begins. The watch was shipped today and should arrive sometime next week.
Of course, I will make sure to post pics as soon as I get it in my hands. Now, if I could just fast forward this week...!
By the way, I just ordered a beautiful gray croc suede strap with red stitching just like Daniel's that should arrive about the same time as the watch.
Cheers!