Richard Tracy

I just received mail from EL,.. he said that the rest of the 029s are ready to ship by Tuesday, however the remaining 063s are still being assembled. He will write everyone that has not heard from him with an update.

For new, impossible, supply, popularity, and other factors are dificult to measure. Used however could be done with time and member input.

Not to worry, since there were two different choices of case, 029 or 063 it was a large batch custom order. The few that were already assembled, were sent out first,.. the rest will come soon... EL is like the mail man.. he always delivers. I do wish however that he would let you know, what the estimated time of arrival is. I will write him as well.

You are just being a bit more open than some,..who utilize the sleeve technique to best advantage. Regardless Pams are supposed to be large,..looks great ! That being said,.. bands are everything,... the wider, and thicker the better, just don't be tempted to go stainless,.. nothing shows wrist size more evident than a stainless band with all of the links removed. HkTan is the man for this job,.. custom made is best.

aww,.. ain't love Gran-d ? You two make a fine pair,...

Hey Dutchy, be sure to send us some GQ photos of you sporting your new pieces !

Go for the lowest priced one,.. they are all the same,.. I would suggest Silix-prime,.. and..................... Stainless....

Ahh,.. By-Tor,.. you are THE Man.. Thanks bro.. I knew I read it somewhere... So I guess since TW went with the Chinese method,..I best go back to King for my SD,..as they have had more time at this method. All the best to you By-Tor..

Here is a photo that shows the strange paint on the bezel of the gen... AMK000 also has a very large fantastic one.. And Ubi's is grand.. Hey Ubi can you give us the full bezel photo ?

Thanks Ubi,.. I know I must have this wrong, but I must find the information at the old site,.. There was an issue with the date wheel that somehow was related to the attempt at deeper rehaut... Hope I can find it,... if not then.. duh nevermind... :yucky:

Sye46,.. Great Review, Thanks ! I could tell from the photos from EL that they were attempting to reproduce the unusual patina on the bezel of the original.. Not such a great job but passable for me,... I plan on throwing this puppy on a gator band so that's not an issue,.. I can't wait to receive mine,.. hey Krustybrand I guess we both lost,..Sye46 was the first ! Thanks Again !

Hey, I found this TZ article about the history of alarm watches. History of the Memovox. Nobody knows for sure when the first wrist worn alarm watch was made. The earliest known model is a ladys watch made in 1876. The watch had a gold enameled bracelet and featured a silent alarm. When the alarm went off, a tiny pin pokes out of the case back against the ladys wrist. This watch isnt really credited to the birth of the modern day wrist alarm. That honor goes to Eterna for the alarm watch they launched in 1914. It wouldnt be until the 1940s that the wrist alarm would gain popularity with the Vulcain Cricket. Prior to this, wrist alarms were either too silent, or the mechanisms were too complicated or too inaccurate. Reacting to the success Vulcain enjoyed with their Cricket Line, Jaeger-LeCoultre developed their own "Wrist Alarm" in 1949. It featured their caliber 489, and debuted at the Basel Fair of 1951. In 1953 Jaeger-LeCoultre patented their "Memovox," which they launched three years later with their caliber 815. This watch was the first self-wound wrist alarm in history. In 1959 Jaeger-LeCoultre launched their caliber 825, which was based on the 815, but featured a date display. Jaeger-LeCoultre enjoyed ten years of success with their Memovox calibers 815 and 825, but in 1969 the hammer winding mechanism was becoming a thing of the past. So Jaeger-LeCoultre developed their caliber 916, which featured a date display, and a ball-borne rotor that wound the watch in both directions. Caliber 916 enjoyed a production run until 1983. In 1989 Jaeger-LeCoultre released their caliber 919 for use in their Grand Reveils. Until then, for the most part, Memovoxes had only told the time and date. This new edition of alarm watch not only told the time and date, it also offered a perpetual calendar with a display of the day, year, moon phase, and a 24-hour clock. In 2000 this caliber was replaced by the caliber 909. In 1994 Jaeger -LeCoultre released their caliber 918 for their Master Reveil watches, and in 1996 caliber 914 debuted in their Memovox watches. In 1962 it seems the term Memovox was applied to hand-wound models, and is still used for them today. At the time of this writing, both the 914 and the 918 calibers are still used. The noise created by the alarm in Jaeger-LeCoultres alarm watches has changed over time. Their early alarm watches sounded by a hammer striking the case back. This made for a buzzing noise, and a vibration against the owners wrist. The first wrist alarm watch from Jaeger-LeCoultre that made a ringing noise instead of a buzz was their caliber 919. Unlike its predecessors, the Grand Reveil struck against a gong to produce a rich and pleasant sounding alarm. Jaeger-LeCoultre has kept the mixture of metals used for the gong a secret. All we know about it is its made from a bronze alloy that was first mixed in China over 3,500 years ago.

I no longer know ... could be zero tomorrow... they like butterflys very difficult to grab..

Taking the time to dig up and post such childish photos, tells me all I need to know about your maturity level. You really are passing a negative, stinking gas into this forum, you know that ? This is the kind of b.s. we left back at the old place,.. please don't bring it here.

Thanks Hok for that,. maybe one day we will get a rep of it.. Addingwatch your's is fantastic,.. {Narikaa if you are reading this.. get me one of those.}. The Jlc I was referring to earlier was the reveil.

Birdman,.. My post was in jest,... by all means buy what makes YOU happy! By the way, have you sourced any panerai hole punches ?

If that were the case, you would not have responded. "Unnecessary and inappropriate ?" We only have to look back yesterday to see you do much worse. Seems to me Gran was holding out an olive branch in his own way. By the way your stated reasoning behind revealing your nature was total fabrication & you know it. How old are you ?

Thanks Narikaa,.. pretty darn close,.. be sure to pick me up one of each, also some of the other ones mentioned earlier !

Yes,.. come clean,..Inquiring minds want to know,... If gen,.. I feel like I'm in disney land, and someone just opened a door to paradise, then slammed it back in my face.. Just kidding.. I love my reps,..

I was considering the Jlc model until I looked up the gen for comparisons... How close are the Vulcains in your opinion ?

Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but having done a bit of delving into the whole rehaut issue between TW's best and Chinese issue about a year ago, regarding the SD. I believe The reasons behind the change in rehaut and over-all case depth is that a result of TW's attempt to create a more genuine case without a way to match that size with the movements that are available, resulted in a low sitting date wheel. So the new versions are probably back to Chinese size standards, which though has thinner rehaut, and casebacks, fit the movement and thus the date font sits dead center. I don't know if this issue transferred over to the regular subs,.. but I just thought I would post just in case someone would want to transfer over to the SD, if this issue has not been ironed out for that piece.

Well,...glad we could help,...

Great looking watch,.. However, Even though your wrist is small... that thing will look like a button on a string in today's size standards..in my opinion at least,... Even the women are going up to 40mm.. Also allergic to quartz...

Well if it's torching action you miss.. c'mon guys now, your chance to let loose..:akuma: Just kidding... Neil is a gent,.. he's calmed down quite a bit in his old age...

Damn By-Tor that's a sweet Zenith,...Don't do this to me.. my list cannot get any larger,.. or the wife will put me out on the curb with a garbage bag of reps and my rice bowl ....