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Ok, someone enlighten the ignorant here (that would include me) :-) My guess - it's missing "Co-Axial Chronometer" on the dial? I see dings on the bezel insert at 20 and 50 too, but experts please chime in. I was thinking of getting one of these. From Mary, too.

Can't believe no-one's made a firewall joke yet. :-)

I got it from Angus, who's been great when I want to buy watches, but strangely quiet when I have a request for spare parts. I guess the little things aren't worth the effort.

Nevertheless, you're right - I should give him a try. I was hoping another member might have one in pieces that I could pillage...

Or if any one has a spare... It's black,btw

Actually I did, and I just got it back from Vac this week. I bought mine from PureTime (bought a few watches from them now, and they seem as good as any), and had a few mods done:

Replacement crystal from Taka (better AR); ETA day/date wheel; Vac lume and a Gunny Pilot strap. The rep bracelet is not stellar.

I'll post pics at some point, but right now I'm just enjoying the watch. I think I got a good base model, and the mods took it to a whole new level. All added up it wasn't cheap, but it's really beautiful, and rep-wise very accurate, as far as I can tell...

HTH

Does anyone have a couple of links for the Omega Speedmaster 19mm bracelet? I'll take the entire bracelet if you've put yours on a Nato or something.

I bought a Speedy (Calendar) from another member a while back, and the bracelet was sized too small for me. I contacted him and he graciously found and sent the spare links, but they got lost in the mail. I've emailed a couple of dealers, but no joy there either.

I love this watch, and I can't wear it!

I have two IWC reps - Spitfire Chrono and Portofino Chrono. They're both with 7750, and a regular mod with that mvt seems to be to install gen ETA day & date wheels, presumably for the more accurate font. My question is this: Since the actual IWC gens don't use the 7750 (and presumably have a proprietary day/date wheel font), is that still an improvement?

Tried to PM, but you "cannot receive any new messages". Would like to get on the pre-order list - please let me know how.

Thanks

Gran - that would be 5 now, since I've just ordered the 371702 (Fakemaster SMP, WBK PO, D4 Pam 111h, BR03). I had found that list, but as this watch isn't on there I didn't learn much :-)

db - Thanks for the reply. I was planning to send it for the Vac/Chief treatment anyway, just trying to pick up as much info as I could so I start with the best base model, so to speak. It doesn't look like there's much between them, so I went ahead and ordered from Pure TIme. For an extra 20 bucks you can get both strap and bracelet. We'll see what sort of quality they are.

Wow - first post. That's weird - feels like I've been here a while. Lurking, I guess :-)

I'm ready to buy my next rep, and it's gonna be a Spitfire Chrono, but which dealer?

I've found the same watch from three different dealers - Pure Time, Joshua and Trevor - here are the links (if anyone has a preferred dealer for this watch please tell me):

http://www.puretimewatch.com/product/spitfire-chrono-white-dial/

http://www.1-pc8838.com/iw02010-spitfire-chrono-37172-ssss-a7750-chronos-28800bph-p-3704.html

http://www.trevortime.info/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30_31&products_id=1252

I'd love to benefit from everyone's experience here - they all look identical to me (even from the same factory?) - is any of these a better rep than the others? They all have high-beat Asian 7750, Double AR, Working Chrono. I'm interested in 1.) which is the most accurate rep; 2.) whether the movement will need servicing out of the box (I've read that the chrono craps out); 3.) if the AR is ok, or will need sending to one of the AR maves on the forum; 4.) whether I should get the (apparently hard to find) bracelet or strap with deployant (understanding that it may not be that good).

I looked at a lot of 3717 reviews on the forum, but the Spitfire Chrono doesn't seem as well reported. Is it not as good as others, or just not as popular? I think it's beautiful.

Looking forward to some input...