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swdivad

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  1. In my experience many of DSN's dials are too large to fit a regular gen or rep case but some of his dials are the correct diameter. However I don't know which cases he uses for the normal diameter dials. An example of this is his latest 201A dial, which is the regular diameter but he is using his own bespoke case which is totally incorrect, with the crown sitting too high in the case. This means the movement and dial are also too high but this is disguised by his use of a crazily high bezel. His 201A case is an awful shape but at least his dial will fit a normal rep case which incidentally is the closest to the correct preV case with its shorter, more rounded lugs.

    I can also confirm that his Ti case takes his peculiar, larger diameter dial and that again the crown sits too high in the case, but not as bad as the new 201A. He has disguised this error by making his rep Ti CG thicker than it should be, with the section above the lever the same thickness as the lower segment. This means that the arc of the crown above the CG is about right but the arc below the CG is too small. This is very apparent when you are winding the watch as your fingertip can feel as if it is entering the CG at the end of each turn. Additionally the lever closes onto the lower half of the crown rather than the centre, pushing it off line if it's tight fitting. However they are normally very loose fitting, possibly for this reason. His incorrectly proportioned CG cannot be swapped for a regular rep / gen item as the screw holes are wrong and anyhow the correct profile CG would highlight the wrong crown & stem placement issue. Another crazy thing about his Ti case is the thickness of the lug screws

  2. It'll be gone in a NY minute... Anyone that's a serious collector could retain this watch without a problem, and wouldn't blink an eye on the asking price... and would pay much more for this piece.

    The seller is laughing all the way to the bank, as well as the buyer :D

    They're only wantng to know either how well rounded their collection is, or how fast they can make their money back + 100%

  3. OK...

    After several days of trying to feel some love for this (albeit beautiful) watch, I've decided that the radiomir shape is not for me :(

    So... it's on the block. Will put it in the for sale section soon.

    I paid $US1150 for it... will sell for $1100.

  4. Hey all... Just got this in from Japan today... Not sure about it, but wanted to try something Radiomirish... Maybe a better strap would do it for me... suggestions and opinions wanted

    Here are some quick and dirty shots... what do you think?

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