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. . . .gifted by a friend twelve years ago. It was in awful shape; the restoration process took five months, with input from no less than Chuck Maddox.
Three years later, said friend passed away under tragic circumstances. Even though I'm not the superstitious sort, I let it go as wearing it was a reminder of his death. (Years later, when I'd gotten over my friend's early demise, I tried to talk mrsnak into selling it back, but by then it had become one of the favorites in his collection.)
The next vintage in my collection was Black Connie . . .
. . . which has been a constant companion for going on nine years now.
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Mine was a Mk II Speedy . . .
. . . .gifted by a friend twelve years ago. It was in awful shape; the restoration process took five months, with input from no less than Chuck Maddox.
Three years later, said friend passed away under tragic circumstances. Even though I'm not the superstitious sort, I let it go as wearing it was a reminder of his death. (Years later, when I'd gotten over my friend's early demise, I tried to talk mrsnak into selling it back, but by then it had become one of the favorites in his collection.)
The next vintage in my collection was Black Connie . . .
. . . which has been a constant companion for going on nine years now.
Art
I too miss chuck maddox, I have met him on the Chronocentric zowie forum as well as on the Omega timezone forum, he helped me for my vintage speedmaster collection
Regarding Mr Snak, he used to be part of the Omega watchuseek forum crowd but it has been a long time I haven't heard of him. If you are in contact with him, give him my warmest regards and my hello
mrsnak lives not twenty miles away . . .
. . . and we bump into each other fairly often. I'll be sure to pass along your regards, Georges!
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thank you very much. He is someone I appreciate a lot. Best and HAGWE [nt]
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What a great story!
Do I recall correctly that a Mark II got to you eventually, via another great Purist? 
Hope you never testify against me in court . . .
. . . 'cause your memory is spot on!