Friday the Easter wrist shot......
HAGWE too This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2009-04-09 23:40:06 This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-04-13 19:14:27
Dewitt + New Strap
HAPPY EASTER .. HAGWE
J E T
That Academia case design is very characteristic …
… something you wouldn’t mistake from across the room. I like the complementary strap. Thanks for posting a watch we don’t see very often.
Andrew
Will have to play a bit later
As I will pick today my latest long hunted piece...
Best,
Nicolas
I dare a guess...
Ok, knowing you and your collection, it could also well be something I have never even heard of
Will be looking forward to your pics
hehe.. saving some time to prepare photos, are you :D
I may be opening a can of worms here as I am not all that familiar with Rolex history. I believe that both the 5512 and the 1655 have been connected to McQueen.
I'll shoot from the hip at the 1655, but if you are insisting on year and exact dial/hand configuration I'm afraid that others will have to chip in - otherwise we'll never see those pictures...
ROFLMAO, Nikolaj
Holw did you guess that I was saving some time to take the pics?
I spent a superb day with our friend E.J ( emilio ) who was here in Paris just for the pleasure of sharing some crazy moments...
Now, there is also another possibility if we speak of Steeve Mac Queen watches, because if I'm not wrong, he also wore a Monaco Tag, am I?
Well, to kill the suspense, you guessed well, my friend...
1655 it is!
A quick pic:
Best,
Nicolas
Wow!
Early 80'ies?
Looks brand new apart from the fabulous patina on the generous tritium that adds sooo much testosterone to this model!?
Fantastic! Enjoy it my friend!
Nikolaj
Not far, Nikolaj
1978!
Yes, this was the kind of stuff I was looking for...
A superb condition, and a great patina.
What else could be asked?
Best, and thanks!
Nicolas
One of my acquaintances in LA has two nearly identical . . .
. . . Explorers, Nicolas, one of which belonged to his father . . . I'm not sure if he's aware of the connection to McQueen, though. Congrats! Warm regards, Art
Felicidades, Nico!!!
I am very happy that you managed to find one of your liking after such a long search!!!
May it bring you many pleasures, and tonight, I will bring out the good tequila and celebrate in your honor!!
Abrazo,
Alex
The Hunt is part of pleasure, Alex
Thanks, my friend.
It was a long hunt, so you imagine the intensity of the pleasure!
A funny watch which wil deserve a review...
Best, my friend.
Nico
Thanks a lot, Quan
Yes, I'm veeeeery pleased with this one.
It's difficult to put the reasons in words, but I love it a lot!
Best, my friend.
Nicolas
Had to change quickly!!...
Friday started with a watch which is generally reserved for festive occasions such as Christmas, Australia Day and, of course, Easter. That is principally because the colours in the dial echo tin foil egg wrappers, gift wrap, flags and so on, a fact illuminated by Mike Ting one Independence Day (thanks Mike). Shallow, you may say, but if you have to have a reason it’s as good as any:
However: the dial is quite distracting: there was a moment’s inattention when putting the box away; the lid wouldn’t close, and it wasn’t clear what the problem was until….
Oh dear! Who was expecting the Easter Bunny to be enthralled by the J*D ‘Paillonee’ ??
“Honest, officer, he wasn’t there two seconds beforehand”.
It doesn’t look good…
To restore the happiness and myopic mythological beliefs of all of the world’s saccharine-dependent young Judaeo-Christians, it was necessary to effect a quick change of timepiece and attempt a PPro ABR bunny-resus. Anyone know the resting respiration count of a healthy stuffed miniature lagomorph?:
Sorry, Easter Bunny. Does this mean that you will be passing by our house on Sunday? Hope not – Easter is a great time for unexpected surprises… ;-)
May all of you and your families have a healthy and happy holiday season.
Cheers,
pplater.
poor Wabbit. at least he got to see a very nice JD as his last living image [nt]
Great post and watches...
My Paillonne resides in a box along with this watch, and the VH won out this morning.
Cheers from Maine,
Mike
