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Old 1 September 2012, 05:35 AM   #1
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New Ship in the Fleet

I know it's a bit of a tease thread, but this is what makes it interesting to give You Guys a bit of a guess

Having a bit of a longer B.day weekend, it was time to wear a finished project I had for a while, not perfect by all means, but it's up and running.

Here are some pics, What ya reckon? .....more of course to come.






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Old 1 September 2012, 05:43 AM   #2
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Just by lookin at the bezel I can say...awesome!

My guess is a 5508.
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Old 1 September 2012, 05:59 AM   #3
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...a brass bezel can only be............................


































.............a 5508 or 5510 ?
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Old 1 September 2012, 06:13 AM   #4
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Just by lookin at the bezel I can say...awesome!

My guess is a 5508.

Good guess,....but it's NOT.
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Old 1 September 2012, 06:14 AM   #5
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Old 1 September 2012, 06:14 AM   #6
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Different angle.

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Old 1 September 2012, 06:23 AM   #7
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Looks like a 6202 Turn O Graph, but I canīt recognize the bracelet. It is not an Oyster type.

Look forward to your showing. Congrats and enjoy your new "ship".
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Old 1 September 2012, 06:26 AM   #8
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I'm seeing ...

- that bezel
- small crown
- no cyclops
- case characterstics

..... and I'm thinking 6536. Could be wrong though - still learning !
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..the bracelet is no original to my opinion. It may be a TUDOR then !
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Old 1 September 2012, 06:39 AM   #10
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The bracelet did throw me off.
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Old 1 September 2012, 06:40 AM   #11
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- that bezel
- small crown
- no cyclops
- case characterstics

..... and I'm thinking 6536. Could be wrong though - still learning !
PAUL, ...YOU ARE THE MAN.

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Old 1 September 2012, 06:45 AM   #12
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Yes, here it is in all it's glory.

Arare bird indeed, has had some changes in it's life with the dial and the bracelet which came with it..

...is still a mystery to me????

But I love the president style on it.















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Old 1 September 2012, 06:47 AM   #13
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Thanks for sharing ;)
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Old 1 September 2012, 07:14 AM   #14
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Nice looking watch bro ...

It's certainly had some work done but the end result works really well

If it's a 6536/1 it's no prob. either for it to sport an OCC dial.

Thanks for sharing.
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Old 1 September 2012, 07:20 AM   #15
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It's certainly had some work done but the end result works really well

If it's a 6536/1 it's no prob. either for it to sport an OCC dial.

Thanks for sharing.

You are Welcome, Mate.

But this babe is a true 6536.

Will post some more info soon.
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Old 1 September 2012, 07:24 AM   #16
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Very nice!!!!

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Old 1 September 2012, 07:28 AM   #17
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Old 1 September 2012, 07:34 AM   #18
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nice i like
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Old 1 September 2012, 07:48 AM   #19
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An interesting watch, it looks pretty good!
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Nice new ship you have there. Looks like a battle cruiser. The pride of nations


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Old 1 September 2012, 08:54 AM   #21
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A F****** AMAZING watch !

Love it

You just ruined my weekend . . . maybe my year ;-)

HAGWe . . .

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Old 1 September 2012, 09:42 AM   #23
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Thanks Guys.

I love the bracelet, a mix of Sport and Dress.
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Thanks Guys.

I love the bracelet, a mix of Sport and Dress.
Tell me some more about the bracelet ?

President . . . WG is presume ?

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Any luck finding a replacement dial mate?
The guy who refinished that text is still hung over I bet.

A good Project watch mate.
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Any luck finding a replacement dial mate?
The guy who refinished that text is still hung over I bet.

A good Project watch mate.
He put the = on the wrong side :(
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Tell me some more about the bracelet ?

President . . . WG is presume ?

HAGWe

No, it's SS, very odd.

Haven't seen anything like it before, have to post some more pics and maybe someone here can help.

Maybe it was a SS president prototype.
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Any luck finding a replacement dial mate?
The guy who refinished that text is still hung over I bet.

A good Project watch mate.
Naa, been searching around the globe, but no luck so far.

Plenty of cheap copies around, even tropic ones,

but so far no luck, Mate. Still waiting to hear back from Stefano as He got a lot of odd stuff lying around.
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Bracelet looks like a mishmosh of oyster endpieces, a president bracelet and oyster clasp?
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