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guys.... you WANT people to notice your obsession!!

 

'...oh I have a whole bunch of old stuff belonging to my grandma/grandpa/aaunt/dad......'   .. (tell me more!)

 

'..i know you like old watches so I when I saw this old watch at the yard sale I got it for you..' (this got me a chunky Tissot T-12 and a Seiko diver).

 

'..can you get my dad's old watch running again?' ... (nothing I'd like better!)

 

and best of all..

 

'..saw this old guy selling a bunch of old watches in Omdurman, (marketplace in Khartoum).. you like that stuff right? ... (this from a colleague which led to a trip which yielded a Omega Connie piepan, SS longines auto, a nice chrono (think it was a Venus 170)... all for less than USD 150. There was a nice solid gold Ebel there but it was too expensive...gold is gold everywhere!

 

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