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Seriously cool 8) .
A brand from Iceland, who would have known :lol: .
But it's a really classy design.
Enjoy,
Daddel.
While stroling through the main shopping street in Reykjavik we came across this small store:
By balrog747, shot with E-510 at 2008-07-02
It turned out that this store is the hq of the first and only watch brand of Iceland JS watch. We had a very long chat with the watchmaker and after he showed me the 1919 I was instantly in love. Sooo, I scratched together every cent I could find and here it is. The outer box:
By balrog747, shot with E-510 at 2008-07-02
Inner box:
By balrog747, shot with E-510 at 2008-07-02
This is what's inside:
By balrog747, shot with E-510 at 2008-07-02
Note the engraving on the rotor - I got No. 56, which is No 6 of this series (the first 50 were limited and came with a brushed case)
By balrog747, shot with E-510 at 2008-07-02
Note the markers for 10-12h: they were deliberately shortened so that the dial reads 1-0-1: 101 is the zip code for the area where the first landing of an aircraft took place in 1919.
By balrog747, shot with E-510 at 2008-07-02
Here's a HWS! at the very site where the landing took place (now it's the Reykjavik domestic airport).
By balrog747, shot with E-510 at 2008-07-02
Seriously cool 8) .
A brand from Iceland, who would have known :lol: .
But it's a really classy design.
Enjoy,
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
Very cool and unique looks. Great that you got to find out so much about it too.
I like it. :D Can you tell us more? (size(44mm?), WR, price...)
Looks great! And Iceland is a fabulous place (from what I remember as a youngster).
Best wishes,
Bob
cool watch,
Congrats...
Sounds like a great day out, with a great result! Like the looks of that watch, even though I had no clue Iceland ever produced a watch! Congrats.
/vince ..
Size: 43mmOriginally Posted by adrian
WR ? dunno - not marked on the case
Price: ISK 210000 (around 1600 - 1700 Euros when you deduct the islandic tax and add german tax).
I like that very much !
Enjoy it - you have something very unique there.
Regards
Tim
Cool, like that, very clean 8)
Respect the past, live the present, protect the future
Interesting, very interesting watch. Not really SHS... so what is it? The case is lovely.
Isn't it wonderful?Note the markers for 10-12h: they were deliberately shortened so that the dial reads 1-0-1: 101 is the zip code for the area where the first landing of an aircraft took place in 1919.
I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
Nice, clean design, congratulations!
Dave E
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day
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Very beautiful, elegant and individual. I love it.
john
THIN is the new BLACK
A clever cross between a normal dial and a 'regulateur'.
Very nice indeed. Wear it in health. :)
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Nice find. A good looking watch & you're hardly likely to bump into someone else with the same thing.
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
A very nice watch - congrats!
I was in Iceland just a few weeks back, and am still feeling shock and awe at the natural beauty of the place.
I actually searched for that shop, but couldn't find it during the few hours we set aside to roam the 101 district (though, to be entirely honest, I wasn't looking all that hard either).
It's in the main shopping street (Laugavegur) - really :wink:
:D I probably walked right past it while staring at the sea/church/whatever. I did buy a few CDs on that street, and did eye the watches in a few jeweler's windows.
That's a very special watch.
That is a great watch with a great story. Overall a very nice total package. Well wear.
Looks great. Congrats! :D
thats one sweet looking watch :)
subtle and classy at the same time
wear it in the best of health :o
Hey - very cool and a great story to go with it!
Enjoy wearing it!
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