Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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About half of my collection . . .
Oct 16, 2021,19:13 PM
. . . is storied, Count. Let's start with the one-in-a-billion Seamaster DeLuxe.
Rare? Sort of, but that's not why it's the unlikeliest watch in anyone's collection. I encountered the original owner twenty five years before acquiring this uncommon Omega; the story has been told on our Piaget forum in the distant past. Enter 'Original Pantry' into the search engine to find the post.
How about the 910?
Acquired from the original owner five years ago. Saw it on Craigslist one day, drove to Arizona a few days later to buy it in person. How many guys have done that?
Here's a vintage Grand Seiko that was acquired on my behalf by Ken . . .
. . . and then restored by none other than Ohira-san, Godfather of resuscitated GS.
Tell me that's not remarkable. And still one of my better performers, five years later.
Or the Argentine Bombshell.
A candidate for the scarcest Omega chronometer in existence. I've never seen another CO2494 anywhere, much less an example powered by a cal 352 movement. And it was made possible only by the heroic efforts of Abel, who moved heaven and earth to get it into my hands. Tell me that's not lucky!
Then there's the spur-of-the-moment purchase.
I accompanied my buddy Marc to an AD ostensibly to assist with his purchase of an Omega. After catching one glimpse of this GS it took only a few minutes to decide it was going home with me. And I was just along for the ride!