amanico
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LOL, Rella, these are my pics you joined
LOL
Yep, this is my watch I recently adquired thanks to a very good guy here...
Frankenwatch means that the watch will bez a strange mix of true pices, and not correct pieces...
As for the models to hunt, the No Rad is a very nice choice;, like mine, or the FF Mil Spec, and something tells me that Jeff will make a post soon about this watch...
Diving or swimming with a FF Vintage??? NO WAY!
The watch is too old to swim with!
Best.
Nicolas
best place to find vintage Blancpain
Hi I'm really in the hunt for a perfect 60's-70's Fifty Fathoms. Can I ask you to suggest any contacts/ retailers or sales boards which would be the best place to look for such items? Also can anyone give me an idea of price range I should expect to pay f...
Hi, Rella
Here is the best place to speak about vintage FF, as we are some nuts of this watch... Be very careful, as there are a lot of frankenwatches, about the FF... As always, buy the seller, more than the watch... Maybe you can post here some scans of the FF yo...
aman
Hi Nicolas, thanks a lot for being so helpful... I've only recently become interested in horology and absolutely love the classic timeless look for the FF and the history of the FF really does it for me, so it's definitely my favorite watch. I'm looking f...
It's a minefield
but we will be glad to help you on any specific question. I have sent you a PM. Cheers Jeff
Easy to get burned - avoid impulse buys
unreal prices and check out the info with the good guys on the BP fora after the negatives - here is something a bit more encouraging...
wow sqrl very nice
what year is this model as I haven't seen another like it, did you have it restored? Generally to have a nice FF have they all had their- dials, hands, markings, etc reconditioned as I imagine not many pure original un-touched FF would be in condition lik...
