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1971 Star-Kist "Sorry Charlie” Bad Tuna Swiss, Hong Kong & USA Colab
14.00 watch on 14K gold mesh bracelet AKA "The Golden Tuna”
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Shahn
Things I like: Warm Socks, Cold Cookies and Watches of all types, shapes, makes and sizes. However I do have a soft spot for watches from the 60's-70's Things I'm not fond of: Wet Socks, No Cookies an...
Portland, OR
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7.00” / 17.78 cm
Crazy cool!
Crazy cool!
Fun fact: the guy who voiced Charlie in the old Sunkist ads was also the first voice actor for the Jolly Green Giant. How cool would it be to have voiced two of the most iconic ad characters ever?
Fun fact: the guy who voiced Charlie in the old Sunkist ads was also the first voice actor for the Jolly Green Giant. How cool would it be to have voiced two of the most iconic ad characters ever?
Like the Mel Blanc of the Ad world
Gold, and a fish? You don't see that every day!
Gold, and a fish? You don't see that every day!
You've posted this one before and I still don't understand why this watch is in 14k. I suppose it was a corporate thing for people working in the white tower? Or perhaps bribe material for salesmen at the time?
You've posted this one before and I still don't understand why this watch is in 14k. I suppose it was a corporate thing for people working in the white tower? Or perhaps bribe material for salesmen at the time?
The watch is gold plated , the bracelet is 14k gold. It was on eBay and I haggled back and forth over the price for a couple weeks. Ended up paying 25.00 with shipping. When I received it, I immediately noticed the bracelet looked like gold upon inspection it was indeed marked 14k so I took it to my jeweler and he verified it was solid gold. I circled back with the seller to tell him it was gold and to see if I could send him more money or if he wanted it back. The guy said I was stupid and that he was done dealing with me…… I tried, sometimes you get lucky. I’ve had a couple of these watches and I can assure they didn’t come stock with a 14k gold bracelet 😀
The watch is gold plated , the bracelet is 14k gold. It was on eBay and I haggled back and forth over the price for a couple weeks. Ended up paying 25.00 with shipping. When I received it, I immediately noticed the bracelet looked like gold upon inspection it was indeed marked 14k so I took it to my jeweler and he verified it was solid gold. I circled back with the seller to tell him it was gold and to see if I could send him more money or if he wanted it back. The guy said I was stupid and that he was done dealing with me…… I tried, sometimes you get lucky. I’ve had a couple of these watches and I can assure they didn’t come stock with a 14k gold bracelet 😀
Wow! What a story! You performed your honesty due diligence (hats off to you for that) and he rejected it, so his loss. Sounds like he was less than polite for whatever reason. People are funny.
Nice score! 👍
Wow! What a story! You performed your honesty due diligence (hats off to you for that) and he rejected it, so his loss. Sounds like he was less than polite for whatever reason. People are funny.
Nice score! 👍