lanikai

You can start with this.. and turn it into a "franken" UPO like this, gen. crystal, dial , tube/crown, hands the tube/crown is a must for functionality.... all can be ordered form Ofrei, the genuine parts are very affordable compared to other genuine brands.. The genuine double AR'd crystal is great.. but if you want to take it to another level without spending 200 usd for a genuine xtal.. chieftangs AR service here on RWG .. provides the best AR in the known universe for 50 usd.. seriously it is called the "invisible" crystal.. the genuine has more a blue hue ... from any angle with chiefs you willnot get a reflection off the crystal with gen. dial and chiefs treated AR coating..also gen tube/crown these are rep hands.. they are just as good as the genuine.. no need to replace them .. even the lume keeps up with the genuine.. but the hands are inexpensive if you choose to go gen. The sky is really the limit to what you can do to your reps.. this hobby is never ending.. and everything you need to learn is right here.. so start with a rep PO and build whatever you want out of it.. that's the beauty of this hobby.. if you choose to stay and learn from the members with the knowledge.. you will have fun,.. it will be much more rewarding than going into an AD and just throwing down money for a gen.. all you need is here on RWG .. and this is the best supporting community on the NET !!!! Welcome .. if there is nything we can do to help .. just Holla ... AC Lani

Looks sharp !! I'm wondering if I should put a cyclops on mine or go without one ?? AC Lani

Can that movement be made to fit the fiddy ??..

Sushi Ken think about the hassle of cooking.. raw fish .... gut it.. slice it up and you got yourself a gourmet meal

I stick it in the safe where I have dry pellets, so the humidity doesn't get to it... and usually forget about it for a year at a time.. maybe it's due for some time on the wrist.. need to get the right strap for it though.. and if it does go for service .. Ziggy would be the only one to touch it.. I can't stop looking at the coronet.. in and of itself that tells the age of this one.. thanks for the support guy's AC R

ok 1957 the original release date.. still a beauty after all this time !!!

I'm down with Red today.. 111H on MP Modded Kruzer OEM crown AC Lani

I've actually had this for years years ago one appraiser had it circa 1930's.. dunno about that so I'm taking it in this weekend to be viewed by a collector... it looks like the rare bubble back crown to me though (?).. the screw down is still in excellent shape.. I've unscrewed it once since last year....I had the case back opened once.. I didn't know they had auto winds way back then..they called it gravitational rotor's back in the day funny how that was the fashion.. ultra tiny huh ...

I've actually had this for years years ago one appraiser had it circa 1930's.. dunno about that so I'm taking it in this weekend to be viewed by a collector... it looks like the rare bubble back crown to me though (?).. the screw down is still in excellent shape.. not that I play with it too much..I had the case back opened once.. I didn't know they had auto winds way back then..they called it gravitational rotor's back in the day funny how that was the fashion.. ultra tiny huh ...

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it was my articulation of the thread.. you are totally correct when saying that smaller was better .. I should of stated that I like wearing the "historic" watches or Homages to those watches of that "era" weather big or small.. again my articulation did not convey my thought's.. what year was the Heritage introduced ?? never looked that one up..1970's ??

I guess they believe themselves to be directly aligned with Panerai.. still I would go with FGD's dial and Ziggy's pvd coat before I dished out any $$ for this.. AC Lani

Point taken

The 116400 Milgauss GV green sapphire is the Model with the green sapphire crystal see here> Green Sapphire Pictorial and here> Lume shots AC Lani

Interesting .. looks like MP is trying to do more than straps. Here> The Maro same 316L steel as our reps.. same eta movement as our reps.. PVD looks cheap... 2,500 usd .....

I think the DSSD is also a working watch .. for depth.. perhaps Rolex had to at least have one since they are the brand that conquered the Ocean.. the statement has to be backed up .. me thinks the 1970's found the thinnest watches with the quartz movements ... the watch industry was all about the quartz movements in that era.."thinner than a dime"..I forget what brand boasted that one..but citizen went a little thinner around 1975-76 I think the thickness of some watches translates again the "movement" and to balance that with design.

I think the point was missed.. for me it's not about the fad or bigger watches .. but watches of the era. and long ago big watches were worn, other than the Panerai's or Pilot watches .. it is not a new fad..if your talking about the bling watches of today.. that is a different story altogether... but history does tend to repeat itself after 20 years or more.. From IWC history The original large "Portugieser" wristwatch was initially produced in the 1940s, on commission from two Portuguese watch dealers named Rodriguez and Teixeira, one from Lisbon and the other from Porto. They requested a large watch be made by IWC, which ran counter to the taste of the times which tended toward smaller and smaller wristwatches. The intended watch would have a diameter of 43mm, unlike many wristwatches of the period which were 31mm in diameter. IWC chose to use their flattest and most reliable pocket watch movement, which at the time was their Cal. 98, evolved from their earlier caliber 74, which had ceased production in 1930 Aside from their size and distinctive, yet classic, styling, the raison de' etre for both these watches is their movements. The Cal. 9521 of the Portofino and the Cal. 9828 of the Portugieser reflect, in many ways, the best of IWC's watchmaking history. Both movements follow IWC's watchmaking tradition. They are both 17 ligne in size (many pocket watches used a larger 19 ligne movement) and are successors to a history of famous 17 ligne thin IWC movements I guess I didn't make clear my thought's or the post wasn't read.. I'm talking about origins more than Brand marketing now.. as the innovators of large watches manufactured them for their movement quality instead of their sheer size. AC Lani

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Sorry Wimpie.. my battery died .. pics tomorrow.. AC Lani

me thinks we're in for a major dissertation in the mornin... beer and tomato juice in the am for you Dems.. or sipping on champagne cures all mornin blues.. AC L

if I remember correctly Ofrei "used" to have them.. I scored the one in the pic for an outrageously low price.. saving it for that particular piece.. that has yet to be made.. but when you think about it an eta 7750 sent to the Zig for full service is just as good and you'd save a some $$. AC Lani

Thanks guy's some of my collection don"t see a camera in front of them AC Lani

this is one of them that stays in the safe.. .. it's in great shape for a Great Great Grandma..

yeah ...yeah.. we know it's a Freudian thang .. or as we say her.. oops I mean "here".. a "dick" thang so you saying your breifs are too big Dems...

Never wear it.. and it is very old.. still runs like a charm .. 34mm to crown gravitational rotor movement AC Lani