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30 September 2014, 04:15 PM | #1 |
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Nice gift
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Very interesting. HODINKEE did a write up about J.B. Champion, the former owner of the watch, a few months ago. Fascinating story.
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/true-story-jb-champion
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30 September 2014, 05:01 PM | #3 |
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Thank you, I remember reading that bit couldn't place where I'd read it :-)
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30 September 2014, 05:26 PM | #4 |
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What would having the watch engraved do to the value. I presume if it was a light engraving on the case back that could be easily removed it wouldn't do too much damage, but what do you guys think?
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Very interesting and sad story about Champion. I knew nothing about this prior to this post. Thanks!
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I think if 99.9% of people had it engraved it would be worth less. However for two top Hollywood stars (some would say icons I guess) it can only add value if anything as it's now got the original story behind the watch, plus their story. Film star association like Paul Newman or Steve McQueen only make watches more desirable I think. |
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1 October 2014, 03:15 AM | #7 |
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This is incredible
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Crazy and awesome! Saw that over on the Dink.
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1 October 2014, 10:40 AM | #10 |
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That's a wonderful gift.
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Yeah that's a cool gift, a little cheap though IMO
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1 October 2014, 11:52 AM | #12 |
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Now thats a gift
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Really cool gift. Remember reading the article on jb champion, cool to know where this one went.
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So much for that -- it's for sale with Bob Maron. Jolie never bought it.
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Hey,
You're close, but the story is a bit more trickier than that 😉. Yes, for sale by Bob for around $4.5-$5 million. |
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