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DIY time, some humor and a find.
(A bit tongue in cheek)
I don't live near a Swatch Boutique, so no Royal Pops for me. A Tootsie Pop at best. And I didn't see any Ingenieur SL listings.
But wait? What did I find? NOS you say? My hopes of Flava Flav aren't dashed after all! The kickstarter Boombox has already been backed, I have the Anthrax/ChuckD collab on cassette already. Now I just have to find my parachute pants.
DHL Express do your thing!
IWC Ref 5300, cal 972
NOS, Box & Papers.
S/N dates it to 1970.
Even has the sticker on the back!
17 jewels, 2.5Hz
currently measuring 330 degrees amplitude, a positive sign!
Oh man...at 45mm you're not gonna be stylin' like Flava Flav...
...but you'll still be in good company. I hear pocket watches are ascendant at auction. See link: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/auctions-five-results-spring-2026. Who Is Louis Richard? Why Did His Pocket Watch Sell For $5.1 Million? And Why Is The Pocket Watch Market Suddenly A Rocketship?