Horological Meandering

....... Speedmaster with a "No NASA" case back. The "Salazar marks" were stamps, embossed into watch cases on watches imported into Portugal during the Salazar regime as prove that import duties had been paid. Cheers, HSTE ...  

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.... the application of these marks stopped more than 40 years ago and since the market (Portugal) seems not to have absorbed massive quantities of imported watches. So, in short, this is just a somewhat rare oddity. Cheers, HSTE

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Never heard of this before.

Interesting info. Thanks HSTE! Echi

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This JLC Snowdrop E 877 I found NOS in Portugal. At first I thought the mark was a dent in the case but at closer examination I saw it was a stamp! Interesting detail which helps us place the watch original market. Best Blomman ...  

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If so even the manufacturer might not know how many the distributor declared ( or brought in, which is not the same thing ) Cazalea

.... I am sure that one would have to consult the customs files in Portugal rather than the Omega archives. Cheers, HSTE

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Thank you for that bit of information! Being of Portuguese descent this is fascinating...I have never heard of this but given the Salazar stories I've heard from my parents and grandparents this is not surprising for that era. My grandfather was a barber ... 

can be found and was published on the IWC collectors forum and these hallmarks were already used from 1938 onwards on all imported watches. `Importing the Ref 325s into Portugal Watches imported into Portugal from 1938 to 1985 were stamped with a distinct... 

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. . . a few years ago. Not a Speedmaster; if memory serves correct, it was a precious metal dress watch. Art