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Water resistant: 20ATM
Date of manifacture: Ca. 1994/96
Mondaine number given (after 1993): 136.880-889
This watch is number 1156
Functions: SC - Date - Chronograph 1/10th - 2x Rotating Bezels
Movement make & model: Gold plated ETA 251-262
Number of jewels: 27
Movement Type: Quartz with 5 step motors
Case and back plate : All Stainless steel
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Special notes: This watch is/was the flagship of the "Camel Trophy Adventure Watches" range from around 1994 This high qualtiy watch was made in very limited numbers. It is the only CT fitted with a Sapphire glass (that I know of)
Personal notes: My guess is that is that it was made in two series like the Team Professional, 001-099 and then 0001-2000 (TBC)
Story: This watch took me/us (Us being Daniel G from Spain) 9 months of much correspondence, travelling, negotiating to finally hold in my hand!
It all started when just by chance somebody sent me an e-mail saying he had seen 2 Masterpieces in a shop window in Spain when he was on holiday years ago! I told this story to Daniel and said he would try to find them! A "long shot" but he only lived around 120km from where the shop should be. He phoned around trying to find out if the shop still doing business but to no avail. As he is Spanish he was not going to just give up (I now know where the saying comes from "take the bull by the horns") and drove to the village where the shop was after work one night! The shop was gone, well empty anyway. He walked around and tried to get some information from the locals. Eventually he found somebody that said the shop is a seasonal shop and is only doing business in the Holiday season. This was around October (I think).
Still not put off we waited for the Holiday season to begin. As soon as it started Daniel was back on the road to see if he could find the shop…. Yippee FOUND IT! And the seller still had the watches for sale!! Daniel had done it! Due to the rather expensive price we could not buy the watches straight away so the shop owner demanded €100 deposit on each watch and he would hold them until 1st July.
The day finally came and Daniel once again travelled down the long road to collect the prised pieces. I got an sms saying "I have 2 Masterpieces in my hands" we were both very excited (especially Daniel as the hunt was almost over)
Pictures were made and sent to me so I could show my wife what all the fuss has been about over the last 9 months (Thanks to both wives for putting up with us)
Shortly after the German postman came and insisted he must give the parcel to me in person (Not my Daughter) and made me sign a very official form to say I had received my 2nd Masterpiece!!
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These watches are very rare and to finally own 2 is beyond my wildest dreams!
I would like to thank Daniel G** for his persistence in getting these watches we must be the only 2 people (Collectors) that both own 2 of this very Limited Masterpiece.
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The ETA 251.262 is/was also used in the following watches:
Longines Hydroconquest Chronograph Quartz
Tag Heuer 2000 Exclusive Racing Chronograph
Chase Durer (SPECIAL FORCES 1000 UDT, SQUADRON COMMANDER, FALCON COMMAND, TRACKMASTER PRO RACING)
Porsche Design Flat 6 Chrono
Rado Sintra Sport Tennis Chronograph and RADO True Chronograph Platinum Matt (from 2009)
Breitling Avenger M1 (Basis)
This watch came from: Spain, July 2010
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