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where is the best platinum day date ii?

Inspired by another post from a member looking for a thin watch, I went on a Google meander through lots of thin watches. Of course a lot of the uber-expensive watches came up, some featuring micro rotor auto winders, etc. And those movements were as thin as 2.4mm - very impressive considering one of them has 405 parts in it. Then I came across this movement. Made in 1850. 164 YEARS ago. 1mm thick. http://www.horology.ru/en/workshop/golay.htm And I can't find any modern movements that get anywhere near!

Try doing a google search of this board for 114270 (That is the model number you want, right? Or do you want the slightly earlier 14270? Did they make that model in 39mm?)

Today is our 30th anniversary so here's a picture of our pair. Mine is only 56 years old, hers is 72 this year.

My god Ipcress, the long winter evenings must just fly by enjoying your company.

Broken top pivot on the escape wheel, look at the picture guys You need a new escape wheel.

BOTH!

Yeah, it's really interesting - my gen Omega Seamaster (not the actual diving version, but a "dress" version from 1963) is really, really thin! It's a Cal. 565, which isn't even the thinnest movement they made, and the watch basically disappears on your wrist... Really pretty impressive, when you think about it... Some pics of the movement (not my pics, and the second one is a 561, which is basically the same movement, just adjusted for more positions):

Wow, I live in Ginneken! And I'm daily in Tilburg for my work Cool to know we're so close to each other, should definitely go for a drink and have a mini GTG!

Are you fellas saying that the most beautiful franken build across any of the forums, which is owned by our own Nanuq, would not pass the muster? His 6538 is darned near a gen in every way and yet your arbitrary rules would DQ it because it has an aftermarket case (built to gen spec), rep dial and ETA movement. That's the nicest franken I have ever seen and it is not a "lite" in any stretch of the imagination. If I build a vintage automobile from parts and I use both original, period OEM parts as well as aftermarket parts built to gen specs, I would consider that a vintage XYZ car. I could not show it in a car show where it had to be all original, and I could not sell it without full disclosure of all the components, but it doesn't make it any less of a vintage car. I do agree that slapping a crown on a fully assembled out of box watch is just a mod.