Reunited with a lost friend

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I bought a nice sparkle dial cal. 550 a few years back. Rolled the dice on a eBay seller in Romania. It worked out well and I was even able to post in the Omegas for under $500 thread. Found a beads of rice for it. Found the right links in Italy for a small fortune. Relied on the kindness of @No Mercy to file down the links so they would fit. I am a sucker for 550s, so I was pretty attached to the watch. It disappeared 2 years ago. I thought it about it occasionally, wondering if it would ever turn up. Last night I was digging through storage bins and felt something hard in an old backpack. Lo and behold, there it was. Probably was a better feeling than when I first saw it. I am happy to report we are reunited.
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Canuck
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I had that happen to me with a favourite Rolex Prince Observatory duo-dial doctor’s watch about 35 years ago. Found it in a camera gadget bag. When I stumbled on the watch, I was reminded that I had put it there for safe keeping.

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Wow, great bottom of the bag finds. I haven't been in the watch game long enough to lose a watch for that long.
 
Ron_W
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Great reunion !
Maybe make a note next time you stuff it ?😀
 
Davidt
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Ha well done.

I once lost a vintage Omega Geneva. Found it months later inside a sock. I completely forgot I’d taken a few watches away with me for the weekend and as I didn’t have enough small cases or travel pouches, I’d stuff a couple in pairs of socks to keep them safe. Thankfully it hadn’t gone through the washing machine!
 
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Haven’t misplaced any Omegas, but I did once stumble across a Seiko 6119-8460 “Gene Kranz” that had gone AWOL years before during a move. It is a great feeling - kind of like Christmas morning, but with a bit of Homer Simpson “Doh” thrown in when you realize what happened.
 
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Davidt Davidt
Ha well done.

I once lost a vintage Omega Geneva. Found it months later inside a sock. I completely forgot I’d taken a few watches away with me for the weekend and as I didn’t have enough small cases or travel pouches, I’d stuff a couple in pairs of socks to keep them safe. Thankfully it hadn’t gone through the washing machine!
Remind me to have you keep your shoes on when you come over.
 
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I guess I'll have to fix the issue that I don't have enough watches yet to forget where they have been for many years.😁

Nice to see you were reunited with a cool watch, OP!
 
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I noticed a empty spot in my usually full watch box a while back, I realized I was missing my electric blue SMP.
I turned the house upside down and was going nuts. I accused the kids, the dog, the neighbor...
I finally found it, months later... I had put it back on the bracelet, and put it in the service case to send out to Nezbits for an overhaul. I put it in the drawer with all of my other boxes/cases/etc. until I was ready to send it. completely no brained it.
I must have been into the rum a bit when I packed it and didn't remember.
that feeling! its sickening, so I feel ya
 
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I dropped an E Howard N-sized hunter cased pocket watch years ago. The watch was made in 1884. The staff broke, and I was unable to track down a replacement. So I made one! Handy thing to be able to do when the occasion demands it. Notice the stag image over the mainspring barrel, on the top bridge. E Howard produced three grades of movement. Hound, (unadjusted), Horse (adjusted to heat, cold, isonchronism, no positions), and Stag (adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism, and 6 positions).

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Canuck Canuck
I dropped an E Howard N-sized hunter cased pocket watch years ago. The watch was made in 1884. The staff broke, and I was unable to track down a replacement. So I made one! Handy thing to be able to do when the occasion demands it. Notice the stag image over the mainspring barrel, on the top bridge. E Howard produced three grades of movement. Hound, (unadjusted), Horse (adjusted to heat, cold, isonchronism, no positions), and Stag (adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism, and 6 positions).

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Beautiful watch, wrong thread?
 
Canuck
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Indeed! Wrong thread. Check again, post deleted and moved the Pocket Watch thread!
 
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Beautiful watch, wrong thread?
If he wrapped it in a dirty sock and put it in the back of his underwear drawer- then correct thread.
 
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This is my Speedmaster 145.022-69 "Straight Writing" Story:

Back in 1973/74 my dad came to me as I was sitting at the kitchen table (I was 10 or 11 years old back then); he proudly showed me this Speedmaster Moonwatch saying it was the first watch worn on the moon. I was very impressed. A year or so later, my parents divorced, and I lost contact with my dad for several years.
We regained contact after a while and life continued; when visiting each other, the watch was never a point of discussion, and he was not wearing it (I always wanted to ask him what happened to the watch but never did...). My dad passed away in 2017 and I was the liquidator. My wife and I cleaned his house, boxed everything we wanted to keep and sold everything else.
My wife had boxed some old electronics found in his bedroom without noticing a small little bag (that contained the watch...). All these boxes were then brought to my house and stowed in the garage. A few months later, I went through them keeping all valuable items and trashing the rest. This box with old non-valuable electronics was kept for last. During all these years I was wondering what happened to this moonwatch. Just a few weeks ago while searching in the garage I stumbled on this last box... and decided to clean it up.
Then it happened!!!! OMG, I found the watch in this little plastic bag. I was so happy to find it. At that moment, I knew it had a great sentimental value for me.

This watch will never be sold and will remain in the family; one day my son will proudly wear it.

It is currently being serviced and I should get it back in about 2-3 weeks.
 
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SPEEDYMARTIN SPEEDYMARTIN
This is my Speedmaster 145.022-69 "Straight Writing" Story:

Back in 1973/74 my dad came to me as I was sitting at the kitchen table (I was 10 or 11 years old back then); he proudly showed me this Speedmaster Moonwatch saying it was the first watch worn on the moon. I was very impressed. A year or so later, my parents divorced, and I lost contact with my dad for several years.
We regained contact after a while and life continued; when visiting each other, the watch was never a point of discussion, and he was not wearing it (I always wanted to ask him what happened to the watch but never did...). My dad passed away in 2017 and I was the liquidator. My wife and I cleaned his house, boxed everything we wanted to keep and sold everything else.
My wife had boxed some old electronics found in his bedroom without noticing a small little bag (that contained the watch...). All these boxes were then brought to my house and stowed in the garage. A few months later, I went through them keeping all valuable items and trashing the rest. This box with old non-valuable electronics was kept for last. During all these years I was wondering what happened to this moonwatch. Just a few weeks ago while searching in the garage I stumbled on this last box... and decided to clean it up.
Then it happened!!!! OMG, I found the watch in this little plastic bag. I was so happy to find it. At that moment, I knew it had a great sentimental value for me.

This watch will never be sold and will remain in the family; one day my son will proudly wear it.

It is currently being serviced and I should get it back in about 2-3 weeks.
Fabulous!! And this explains your new found lunacy in coming to this forum- welcome.
Oh, and I’m glad the guy at the mall kiosk can get it back to you so fast. He told me he could do the battery in my Speedmaster in about a month as he’s really backed up with Micheal Kors watches at the moment.
 
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Fabulous!! And this explains your new found lunacy in coming to this forum- welcome.
Oh, and I’m glad the guy at the mall kiosk can get it back to you so fast. He told me he could do the battery in my Speedmaster in about a month as he’s really backed up with Micheal Kors watches at the moment.
Not sure I understand your comments about the mall kiosk…
 
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Not sure I understand your comments about the mall kiosk…
Sorry- internet doesn’t convey tongue-in-cheek well. It’s a long running joke about when people find a vintage watch and know little about watches (you clearly know what it is) take it to the mall kiosk watch guy, then post questions here (rather than inquiring where to get it serviced before the kiosk guy) asking why it’s not working.
 
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