Given the speed to market these days or the new reps and all the V1, V2, Noob, H-Factory, etc, this is a rapidly moving target.
The general membership seems to be doing a great job getting posts/reviews up quickly after release.
I think the old method of an "Expert Reviewer" is quickly being replaced with a "Crowd Sourced" forum post methodology. All that is needed is enhanced forum moderation and pinning of best of breed reviews.
Just my .02,
Finally, AceTimer has updated his "fuzzy logic" chipset to accommodate 7750's and other one-way winding watches like many of the 21J's. (mode 4 & 5)
My wife and I both have AceTimers, in the bedroom, a total of 5 motors. They are quite, work, and are going on 3 years old now. They are also user serviceable if you are a geek like me.
Yes, but they are out of production. Everything you find is old stock or out of an old watch. The oil is dried out, and it needs a full service when you get them...
Congrats on getting it together.
To be completely honest with you, as it stands, if you sat down next to me at the Sushi Bar, or on an Airplane, I could easily tell it is a REP. (But 99% of the population couldn't tell).
Keep tweaking it...
Wearing what I think is my favorite watch of all time...
@Freddy333 and others working on 1575 movements - Pick up an actual PRECITEC MSA 09.010-26 movement holder. A dream for working on the movement with or without Rotor and Dial. Flip to one side for dial-up, flip to other side for dial-down work.
Instant Lume Removal from (steel/gold) hands = Testors Model Paint Thinner.
Dip or brush over lume, remember to rinse with either water and a micro drop of dish soap. (Use only on non-painted hands).
FYI, after hours of research there only appears to be one manufacturing source for Aftermarket (Gen Spec) 1675 Bezel's and Inserts. So J&W @ $300 is the SAME part from Yuki, NDT, Classic, Clark, etc. and ultimately the SAME part from Mr. Slimeball/WSO who is the cheapest.
Moving along to the insert, the big tell on the insert is the overhanging 2's in 22, and squished 6 in 16.
That new policy makes no sense because a BuyItNow trumps it anyway. I am guessing they want it to go longer to help catch fakes, but just add a BIT, and you circumvent the psedo-protection they are attempting.
Excellent. I am really beginning to love Subs on straps too. My wife got me watching the TV show Burn Notice where Sam is often seen wearing a Sub on an Ox Blood (possibly Shark) strap.
Given it is a GMT the Asian 21j is probably the DG 3804, which in some ways I prefer over the modified ETAs.
However, with the Sinn, it should be high beat rate that you can only get with the Eta. The 3804 21j is a slower beat. But as long as the date wheel overlays are the same, its a coin toss.