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Old 12 December 2019, 05:15 AM   #1
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Fantastic, awesome surprise after 3 years!!

Some of you may remember just over 3 years ago I purchased a non working early 16750 as a project watch with one hell of a history. Last week I had an email from the lady I purchased it from to say that she had these! To say that I am gob smacked is an understatement, at the time she did mention that the guy had the papers, box etc somewhere but that he was getting on in age and could not locate them!! I gave up hope a while after when it looked like they could not be found. The bits were apparently all over the place in loads of different locations hidden away on his house boat! Great early Christmas present and a couple of quick pics, before and after and the early Christmas presents.
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Old 12 December 2019, 05:16 AM   #2
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Wow, awesome!
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Old 12 December 2019, 06:02 AM   #3
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Unbelievable, how lucky! Wow, congrats Lee!
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Old 12 December 2019, 06:04 AM   #4
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Lee, please, are these boxes "Création Genčve" later than the ones with just "Rolex"?

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Old 12 December 2019, 06:20 AM   #5
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Lee, please, are these boxes "Création Genčve" later than the ones with just "Rolex"?

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I think they are, yes.
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Old 12 December 2019, 06:24 AM   #6
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Thank you Lee! Enjoy you full set!
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Old 12 December 2019, 06:29 AM   #7
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Wow! That would be a great surprise, congrats!
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Old 12 December 2019, 06:37 AM   #8
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Christmas came early for you Lee, Congrats!!
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Old 12 December 2019, 06:46 AM   #9
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Wow. That’s unbelievable.
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Old 12 December 2019, 06:49 AM   #10
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Lucky you! It cleaned up beautifully, very Nice piece
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Old 12 December 2019, 07:16 AM   #11
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Very good fortune for you during the holidays.
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Old 12 December 2019, 07:20 AM   #12
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amazing stuff!!
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Old 12 December 2019, 07:32 AM   #13
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That is fantastic! Congratulations!
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Old 12 December 2019, 07:33 AM   #14
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Awesome to see it come together!
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Old 12 December 2019, 07:51 AM   #15
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Unbelievable stroke of good fortune
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Old 12 December 2019, 10:29 AM   #16
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Well done, mate. Merry Christmas!
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Old 12 December 2019, 10:33 AM   #17
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Also a proof people still can be honest!

Let's keep the faith!
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Old 12 December 2019, 10:38 AM   #18
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Beautiful. Huge congrats.
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Old 12 December 2019, 10:45 AM   #19
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A nice family reunion there!
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Old 12 December 2019, 11:01 AM   #20
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Jackpot!

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Old 12 December 2019, 12:15 PM   #21
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Old 12 December 2019, 12:19 PM   #22
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I hope you offered her some more money
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Old 12 December 2019, 05:30 PM   #23
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I hope you offered her some more money
I did yes.
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Old 12 December 2019, 12:38 PM   #24
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Wow, heck of a find! Good on her to keep in touch.
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Old 12 December 2019, 01:24 PM   #25
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Needs a Dingleberry insert! What...too soon? :)
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Old 12 December 2019, 01:35 PM   #26
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What an awesome way to cap off the year!
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Old 12 December 2019, 01:49 PM   #27
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Old 12 December 2019, 01:56 PM   #28
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Wow!! That's awesome!!
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Old 12 December 2019, 02:39 PM   #29
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Thats fantastic, i love a full set just something about everything being complete. What a great early Christmas present.
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Old 12 December 2019, 05:33 PM   #30
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Very cool! And an incredibly nice gesture from the seller to both remember and to get in touch with you after 3 years.
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