wait, the lefty is not a 243 lefty. the 243 has the 1950 case, the lefty (PAM 239, limited to 75 pcs) has the luminor case.
here's an article on the 239 LINK
and again, i don't think the 243 (genuine) has reached the ADs yet, but i'm not sure.
sadly i have to agree!
however, that is going to change, starting march '07, when this baby is released.
stainless steel; 45mm; 24mm lugwidth; Sellita SW200 (swiss made, very similar to ETA 2824); AR coated saphire crystal; two shades of SL on dial; antimagnetic inner core ...
a version with orange dial will also be available:
a valjoux 7750 chrono will follow shortly after. a limited edition 1000m is being considered.
the 087 is the watch that turned me on to watches. very tempted to get it, but i have a feeling, that the 243 (I-series 1000m sub with 1950 case) is also just around the corner. and that would be the ultimate sub for me besides the 202.
i just got an email from quality replicas as well regarding a fiddy with top specs for 320.00.
what makes me wonder though is the email address he used. it is one that is only known to some dealers that have received money from me through pp. since i don't think that its one of the dealers from the boards, that it could be an ebay seller known by some as dragon or drag1280. i've bought a panny rubber deploy strap from him, so he has my email address through pp.
maybe someone should write him and ask if he's QR. he was a pleasure to deal with and might be a nice addition to the dealer section. oh btw, he's offering what looks to be the watchhonpo 187 with engravedd he-valve.