Looking for vintage or 1999s 2.25 Drueke's board. Paying premium

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After 7 days of search for a board that will be support for my upcoming Dubrovnik 1950 by Noj, I came to conclusion that I want vintage Drueke or 1999s in good condition. 1999s has those marvellous marble like squares in compare to new Bill's Drueke. ( thanks to @RuFour86 for explaining this difference to me in great details ) 
Also not sure which Drueke has rounded edges and I would prefer that one.  

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Hi ptyron, Best of luck on your search.do you have any photos for example?

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That is 1999s I think. I have another few I found here as other people posted theirs and they best are around 2000 as far as I saw.

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And another one with round edges tho I am not sure if this is from 2000s or new Bill's as white squares are not that marble like like on previous two photos.

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Both boards are very beautiful and will be outstanding paired w/ a noj 1950s Dubrovnik.

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Only if I find one in mint condition as these above happy.png 

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If you are buying the regular Noj 1950 Dubrovnik, then I’d actually recommend a 2” square board.

If a 2” square board is your decision, then the JLP board from ChessHouse is arguably even better than a vintage Drueke!

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Thank you VBerriz. There is something special about Drueke 2.25. I personally like my pieces to have more space on the squares. I never owned any board so far but many people have sent me different boards and pieces and that is why I think 2.25 is my first choice so far. 

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Completely understandable! If that is what you like, then you should definitely pursue a 2.25”.

I own both, and my preference is the 2” - here is the photo. By the way, these boards are quite large, make sure you sketch out on cardboard how big it really is!

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Thank you for the photo. I will def. go for 2.25. It gives more space for pieces even though my Dub 1950 ( NOJ ) looks smaller set than yours on this photo. 

What year of production is this one ? 

These boards are lovely. True battlefield for the mind. 

They are large and I honestly really do not know where I m going to store it when it is not used. 

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That is a brand new, 2022 production ChessHouse JLP Drueke-style 2” board. I sold that one to a fellow member here, but there are plenty in stock on their website. It’s a great board!