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bad ass. hodinkee: Imagine buying a vintage @IWC Mark XI from the British Royal Airforce and then finding out, years later, that the watch belonged to a man who helped ferry the Queen of Jordan out of the country during a coup attempt, and was fought the Communists in the jungles of Malaya. Oh, and he now lives in your town! For the full story, click here. View Larger
bad ass.

hodinkee:

Imagine buying a vintage @IWC Mark XI from the British Royal Airforce and then finding out, years later, that the watch belonged to a man who helped ferry the Queen of Jordan out of the country during a coup attempt, and was fought the Communists in the jungles of Malaya. Oh, and he now lives in your town!

For the full story, click here.

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