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Old 14 November 2014, 01:05 PM   #1
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The $15 Million Grail - Henry Graves Jr

Here an interesting story about the worlds most expensive watch...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-owner-it.html
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Old 14 November 2014, 01:21 PM   #2
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That's cool. I heard about the duel between Packard and another feller, at the time i didn't know, but now i do. Thanks for the read.
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Old 14 November 2014, 01:41 PM   #3
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Thank you for sharing, incredible story and timepiece.
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Old 14 November 2014, 04:56 PM   #4
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Thats 15 million pounds sterling, not $$!
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Old 14 November 2014, 09:58 PM   #5
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Thats 15 million pounds sterling, not $$!
X2 it was about 24.4M after all the fees and stuff
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Old 15 November 2014, 01:23 AM   #6
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Dollars to Sterling

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Thats 15 million pounds sterling, not $$!
Sorry it was late! I can no longer edit the title.
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Old 14 November 2014, 11:15 PM   #7
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That would be one heck of an 'incoming' or 'wruw' thread!!
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