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TimeOut: Oh, yeah? Well, a Nobel Prize laureate . . .

. . . wrote a song . . . . . . for this guy. [photo credit: Dr No, 5/11/24]
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By: Dr No
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Omega: Drove the better part of 500 miles this weekend, Cap. Destination? . . .

. . . Vegas. And what was on my wrist? Why, the . . . . . . R ailma S ter, of course.
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By: Dr No
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Omega: You have the eyes of a hawk, Erich. A dial swap . . .

. . . is entirely possible. Impressed, Art
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By: Dr No
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Omega: Connies are tops! . . .

. . . while I'm a dyed-in-the-wool vintage guy . . . . . . I've mused the possibility of a current model, too. Yours makes me green with envy. ;-)
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By: Dr No
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Automotive: Seen at my local . . .

. . . post office.
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By: Dr No
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Omega: Good observation. The introduction date for tritium is in dispute . . .

. . . with a consensus of early '60s as most likely. The dial of Nicolas' 105.002 subject does not have 'T' markings, but the badging of tritium dials likely occurred after its debut by at least a year or two. So yes, the degradation could well be due to tritium, even though the dial doesn't indicat
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By: Dr No
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Omega: I was wearing my '69 pre-Moon last week . . .

. . . starting Tuesday until Tuesday of this week. Switched to the GS Tuesday afternoon because I was due to meet up with former colleague and dear friend Ken Wednesday night. Would you believe he was wearing a solar Seiko? And that he's trying to get a Snoopy?
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By: Dr No
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Omega: Dial is tops in my book . . .

. . . although I have doubts about the pushers and, to a lesser extent, the crown. But the 'face' is altogether original, in my humble opinion. 🤙🏻
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By: Dr No
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Automotive: Actually, you're right! Just did a little research and sure enough . . .

. . . there were authorized dealer-installed dual quads, most likely on Edelbrock cross-ram manifolds. You know your Chevys, pal!
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By: Dr No
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Automotive: Not originally, Miki. There might've been TRACO 302s with cross-ram Holleys . . .

. . . back in the day but those would've been either dealer or customer installations. Pretty sure the original 302 was fed by a 780 cfm Holley. Now, ask me a Mopar question and I'll have a more definitive answer for you.
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By: Dr No
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