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In Response To: Another Atrocity from "Man of the World" ()

dial and case may be OK . . . but not for $6,000.

Jeff

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: OK, so I'm not a hipster . . . and maybe I just don't get it . .
: . perhaps I am too square / conservative / conventional / set in
: my ways.

: So can one of our more enlightened readers please explain how Man
: of the World offers this "Heuer Autavia Monza Recased"
: [yes, that's how it is listed] for $5,500.

: Here's the listing --
: http://www.manoftheworld.com/products/autavia

: Who would buy this thing? Why not just call it a
: "Franken" or "fake"?

: Previously, we had looked at a Man of the World Abercrombie &
: Fitch Seafarer (shown below), which remains available at $8,150.

: Can someone help me with this . . . I just don't get it.

: Jeff

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