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Lawrence of Arabia
Budget watch collector.
MS Gulf Coast
Member since
Last active: 7 hrs ago
7.00” / 17.78 cm
Oddball??
Solid choice for #whitedialwednesday Lawrence 🤓
Beautiful white dial Lawrence and I see you are into the gold game too today 👌
Is this one modded?
Oddball??
Solid choice for #whitedialwednesday Lawrence 🤓
I say it's oddball, because it has a Japanese movement. Most M-T you see brandish the "Swiss Made" badge( for whatever that's worth), with a Swiss movement. This was a gift from a high school girlfriend and was never worn. When I left for college, it was then packed away. I was reunited with it last year, so I emailed M-T and inquired about it. Their response said that any watches with a Japan movement were made for a brief time in the '70s, and meant for the US market only. They also said they kept very little records on them. This doesn't make a lot of sense because of the timeline. Here's the possible scenarios:
A) The customer service rep at M-T was wrong/misinformed. (We're all human.)
B) It's a fake. (Unlikely, since it was probably purchased at a mall jewelry store.)
C) My HS girlfriend gave me an unused 15-20 year old watch from her dad's collection as a Christmas gift.
Option C made the most sense to me, until I started seeing other "JAPAN MOVT" M-Ts appearing on ebay, some even stating they were from the same time period (1990-95). Now I'm leaning towards option A.
It's a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. 😂
Beautiful white dial Lawrence and I see you are into the gold game too today 👌
Is this one modded?
Thank you, Kostas. This one is as I originally received it in the 90s.
I say it's oddball, because it has a Japanese movement. Most M-T you see brandish the "Swiss Made" badge( for whatever that's worth), with a Swiss movement. This was a gift from a high school girlfriend and was never worn. When I left for college, it was then packed away. I was reunited with it last year, so I emailed M-T and inquired about it. Their response said that any watches with a Japan movement were made for a brief time in the '70s, and meant for the US market only. They also said they kept very little records on them. This doesn't make a lot of sense because of the timeline. Here's the possible scenarios:
A) The customer service rep at M-T was wrong/misinformed. (We're all human.)
B) It's a fake. (Unlikely, since it was probably purchased at a mall jewelry store.)
C) My HS girlfriend gave me an unused 15-20 year old watch from her dad's collection as a Christmas gift.
Option C made the most sense to me, until I started seeing other "JAPAN MOVT" M-Ts appearing on ebay, some even stating they were from the same time period (1990-95). Now I'm leaning towards option A.
It's a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. 😂
You should keep that quiet, Lawrence. Your ex-GF dad might be on the Crunch.. you wouldn't want him demanding his watch back 😉
You should keep that quiet, Lawrence. Your ex-GF dad might be on the Crunch.. you wouldn't want him demanding his watch back 😉
No worries. Only a few of you know my true identity. 😂 Wouldn't that be something, though?
The TT is just sexy Lawrence 😍
The TT is just sexy Lawrence 😍
Thank you, Danilo!
No worries. Only a few of you know my true identity. 😂 Wouldn't that be something, though?
Your secret is safe with us, Dudley.
Will the real Newbomb please stand up
Your secret is safe with us, Dudley.
Will the real Newbomb please stand up
I need that button.
I need that button.
It would be awesome as a watch dial 😂
It would be awesome as a watch dial 😂
I think you're onto something! 🤔😂