... and even if you'd look for problems with a loupe, frank, you would not find them on lume done by vac. All his work for my watches were wonderful and very well done.
Gio, yours looks much better regarding the lugs than the one ET shows in his shop...
Does it have the correct ref. no. 116660 engraved between the lugs? The Supreme seems to have a wrong 116117 engraving.
looks very nice.
At the moment I don't think it is the same as ET's V5. The end links on the V5 do not protrude over the lugs as much as they do on the gen or on the Supreme. The cut outs for accessing the spring bars have the unfinished look of the Noobmariner bracelet on the Supreme but look correct on the V5 if I remember correctly.
1.) Sea Dweller 16600
2.) Day Date 18238 champagne dial
3.) Daytona 16520 white dial
That'd be the top picks. But three are not enough...
4.) Sea Dweller 1665
5.) Sea Dweller 116660
6.) Oyster Perpetual 116000 silver dial with blue indices
7.) Explorer 14270
8.) GMT Master II 16710
9.) Explorer II 1655
10.) Submariner 14060 non COSC
the gold coloured 861 movement is imo the prettiest of the speedy movements. A lot prettier than the 1873 at least.
Take it and get a see through case back for it
Would you be so kind to make some pictures of the clasp?
Does it have the glide lock adjustable clasp?
The gen new gold sub does not have a divers extension but it does have a glide lock lenght adjustable clasp. So one can still use it as divers watch, but it is clearly not as professional as the deep sea.
The text in English:
Here you see a 1967 SUB Professional. This SUB has been restored. The dial is repainted and the case has been matted instead of rebrushed as the condition was very bad - a normal condition for a watch that was made for diving, not for visiting the opera. Clearly visible the recessed crown that can only be seen on this first series and the minute hand with thin lume.
Pictured beneath an example for a SUB300 and it's condition. Hands and crowns get replaced very often which is a reason for the first SUBs being so rare. In the picture beneath one can see the US divers logo. The revolving bezel is scaled in meters and does not carry a logo.
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The bold part says that he is very interested in doxa subs - mail him if you have something for sale.
IMO none of them. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo...
The RO Jumbo actually has some flaws.
1. The case: The gen AP RO Jumbo does not have a case back. The genuine case is a single piece with integrated back.
2. The case / dial combo on the closed case back versions: The dial replicates the ref. 15202, but the last version available with closed case back was the ref. 15002.
3. The movement on saphire case back versions: Obviously this is not a Jaeger LeCoultre 2121...
4. The screws: Should be white gold as Sql_pl mentioned above.
The asian movements are replications of the higher grade ETA 6497-2 with 21.600 bph - that's the reason for the different balance.
I doubt that any rep will be equipped with a 6497-2. Those are much rarer and much more expensive than the standard 6497 with 18.000 bph.
Gen Panerais use a 6497-2 as base movement modded with the panerai style bridges, polished gears and some blued screws.
The asian 6497-2 is much more accurate to the gen than an ETA 6497-1. It is cheaper and when serviced very reliable. I'd go for the asian movement every time.
I think it was a Datejust, too.
Would fit the yuppie theme very well: Everything one had to have in the eightis was a Lacoste shirt, some Ray Ban sunglasses and a Rolex Datejust.
Studied mechanical engineering, worked for Porsche a few years (R+D), but somehow stumbled in the sales department of an automotive componant supplier (more money, better conditions, near my home). Now I am no. 2 in the pecking order regarding sales management.