PAM027,
Here are a few pix I took last week of my FF07. My quick and dirty initial impressions are good, the finish is nice and solid. The one thing I like about the FF is the simplicity of design. Some don't like the thick bezel but I think it has the cool appearence of a port hole. This has a great vintage feel to it and the accuracy details aside I think there is a lot of bang for the buck. Since there are a heck of a lot less FF WIS out there this will pass must muster with flying colors.
Pros:
Keeps COSC time Reverse printed bezel insert in clear acrylic like the gen Case thickness seems correct compared to the Precista PRS-50, which lugs are too thick and feels top heavy -I don't get this feel with the DSN version Caseback engravings are correct
Cons: Ratcheting bezel (not sure that is correct for the vintage FF???) and quality control gripe: the bezel insert is not aligned perfectly Bezel rim is too thin Dome acrylic crystal is not tall enough compared to gen photos I've seen (sorry, I didn't take a profile shot to illustrate this) Lug spacing 22mm instead of 20mm, I'm not an expert but believe the earlier FF models were 19-20mm in the lug spacing Case shouldn't have a dimple between the lugs for watch strap