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Post by SteveX on Oct 10, 2022 11:57:30 GMT -8
Watch isn't limited edition, sunrise is
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Post by SteveX on Oct 10, 2022 11:58:51 GMT -8
oops, double post
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ouroboros
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One more watch. I think....
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Post by ouroboros on Oct 10, 2022 12:00:24 GMT -8
I really need one of these in blue or green. A really nice watch it is.
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Myles
Needs a Life!
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Post by Myles on Oct 10, 2022 14:30:20 GMT -8
I used to have a customer in that building. Before that, they were in the Western Union Building in Tribeca. Both interesting buildings.
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 10, 2022 16:25:44 GMT -8
HiBeat Bravo! FWIW, Google Photos on my photo auto-uploads my photos - so I just go there in the browser, and copy the image I want and paste it to Imgur. No need to email to myself. YMMV.
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small
WS Benefactor
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Post by small on Oct 10, 2022 16:46:29 GMT -8
Day 10, LE watch and with cd_god adding a curve ball qualifier, "must be numbered" I did not wear my Swatch "Tequila Sunrise". I was figuring that a watch that has limited production, is a limited edition, as well. As others have said some numbered watches won't even sell out. Swatches do... Maybe day 21 but I have others... Today I get Double Word Score since I posted this for a "Dive Watch" on day three. LumTec's owner as I understand it has kept #1 of each edition for himself...That's a lot of watches... Cool little US micro brand. Not Swiss or Japanese (even though most parts, movement included, are sourced from Asia) This might actually hit on three different days??? Heck maybe four as I can hand wind as well as hack....
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rossr
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Post by rossr on Oct 10, 2022 17:12:05 GMT -8
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Post by 69ChevelleSS on Oct 11, 2022 4:45:43 GMT -8
I have a lot of true serial numbered "XXXX/YYYY" Seiko LEs not to mention the un-numbered LEs (yes the new SRPJ41 falls into that bucket) such as the OG Black Series Turtle SRPC49 (one of my all time favorites) and such not to mention like Josh says "special editions" which means absolutely nothing. So an SRPH11 today, the 2021 Black Series New Samurai. But wait. is it really very 'limited" if the LE run is stated at the outset to 8,000 watches ? 8,000 they say ? How is this even a "limited edition"? Who says they will ever even sell that many? I'll bet the worldwide sales to date are under 3,000 but what the heck it qualifies and it's a knockout execution. On a perfectly matched Clockwork Republic rubber strap made solely for this watch (so maybe its an LE too ) It really ups the SRPH11 game from the lousy thin thing that came with it plus with the fitted black metal end links this combo just takes this to the next level. Great looking variant of the Samurai Jon. The black case goes really well with the coke bezel (BTW . . . . how smooth does it turn? . . . . LOL!!!). The strap is just about perfect and really does the watch justice!
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vmaxnl
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'Small' collector of Seiko watches
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Post by vmaxnl on Oct 12, 2022 9:23:30 GMT -8
I only have one Limited Edition, and of that are only 50 build. It the Representor HFLE. And of those 50 there 6 versions, with some differences. You could get them with date and no-date. Then there was a choice between a red, blue or black secondhand. It's also featured with a swapable bezel (with dots on it).
My version is a no-date, with blue secondhand (31 of 50). (So there are even less of this type watch, so much more limited...)
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