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Old 22 November 2011, 10:48 PM   #1
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Incoming..

Hi to everyone

Well, after years of hard yakka, I've now finally made it

Just pulled the trigger on a mint 116710 - should get my dirty hands on it within 2 weeks.

I'll post photos when it arrives!

All the best,

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Old 22 November 2011, 11:10 PM   #2
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Congrats , Tony!! The best is worth working for.
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Old 22 November 2011, 11:12 PM   #3
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Great choice. Congrats.
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Old 22 November 2011, 11:13 PM   #4
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Old 22 November 2011, 11:17 PM   #5
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Old 22 November 2011, 11:21 PM   #6
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Old 22 November 2011, 11:38 PM   #7
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Old 22 November 2011, 11:42 PM   #8
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What a welcome, thanks guys.

Will be a nice addition to the growing collection, currently have:

PAM312M
Omega 3573 Speedy Pro
Omega Mega Quartz F2.4 (Disco Dial)
Omega Seamaster DeVille ('69)
Ball EM2 GMT
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Old 23 November 2011, 12:05 AM   #9
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Great choice! Congrats!
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Old 23 November 2011, 12:06 AM   #10
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Just driving home from work, using tapatalk app.. Awesome!


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Old 23 November 2011, 12:25 AM   #11
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Hi to everyone

Well, after years of hard yakka, I've now finally made it

Just pulled the trigger on a mint 116710 - should get my dirty hands on it within 2 weeks.

I'll post photos when it arrives!

All the best,

Tony

Congrats!
Why 2 weeks!!?
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Old 23 November 2011, 12:53 AM   #12
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Bought it in the UK, from xenophon on TRF, family coming over to Saudi for a visit in a couple of weeks and will bring with them.

Looks like my tapatalk test worked...it came up with an error when I pressed send, but it made it through..sorry for the cross thread..
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Old 23 November 2011, 01:25 AM   #13
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Bought it in the UK, from xenophon on TRF, family coming over to Saudi for a visit in a couple of weeks and will bring with them.

Looks like my tapatalk test worked...it came up with an error when I pressed send, but it made it through..sorry for the cross thread..
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Old 23 November 2011, 01:00 AM   #14
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Old 23 November 2011, 01:11 AM   #15
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enjoy, you are a better man than me, I could not wait two weeks
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Old 23 November 2011, 01:23 AM   #16
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Old 23 November 2011, 01:28 AM   #17
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He's a trusted member with solid refs, so no concerns there.
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Old 23 November 2011, 02:01 AM   #18
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He's a trusted member with solid refs, so no concerns there.
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Old 23 November 2011, 01:49 AM   #19
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Old 23 November 2011, 01:52 AM   #20
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Old 23 November 2011, 01:59 AM   #21
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Congrats buddy! Enjoy the new acquisition!
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Old 23 November 2011, 02:27 AM   #22
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Mickey...

Hook line and sinker..;-)
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Old 23 November 2011, 02:35 AM   #23
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Old 23 November 2011, 02:42 AM   #24
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Congrats! Many will say (myself included) that the gmt2c is the best all around Rolex in production today.

Wear it in good health!
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Old 23 November 2011, 03:57 AM   #25
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Old 23 November 2011, 04:42 AM   #26
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Congrats Tony.

Looking forward to your pics.

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Old 23 November 2011, 04:50 AM   #27
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Old 23 November 2011, 05:34 AM   #28
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Old 23 November 2011, 05:37 AM   #29
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Old 23 November 2011, 06:00 AM   #30
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