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KenC wrote:OldeCrow wrote:Going through the vintage watches this week, starting with the Omega, Elgin next...
Love that Omega...hmmm, looks just like Tom's!
Seiko SKX35A...now on SS....Cinco de Mayo is not nearly as big in Tucson as St Patrick's Day!
Thanks Ken!
Say what is the deal with the Irish and Arizona anyway?
Last time I was in Phoenix they had a big Irish festival (got drunk) and I spent a lot of time liqueured up in a VERY popular Irish bar. I have a hard time turning down a mug...pitcher. of hard cider...
Don't know about Phoenix (could be related) but Tucson was founded by an Irish ex-patriot by the name of Hugo O'Conor, who was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Spanish Army...when he moved his garrison up from an area called Tubac (about 5 miles south).
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