TK471

I can personally attest that the gen dial will fit a swiss 7753

Absolutely stunning! What a piece.

The time is part of the fun, W. Can't wait to see the results, and maybe see the quest along the way.

I'm a little late, but I used the Franken 250 to time the turkey!

Here is a lume shot of the 250. It was shot right after walking inside from a cloudy day, and was taken on my Blackberry Storm. For some reason, the hands appear to be a different color than the dial -- it does not generally look like this in person. The glow is very bright at first, but dims off a bit after a couple of minutes, but maintains a steady glow all night.

No need to kill! You never know what the future holds!

Zig, I'll post some later. I will say, though, that generally my impression is that the SL that you apply is equal to that from the factory, especially with regard to sandwich dials. Some of the painted dials may vary slightly, but that is because you apply by hand, whereas theirs are silk-screened. But in general, the glow is as bright (in some cases brighter) and lasts just as long.

See, Toad, that's absolutely stunning.

That does look great.

I can't give up my sources! Needless to say, without a lot of help from many members here, watches like these just wouldn't be possible.

Awesome watch. This is by far my favorite of the Cousteau editions. Congrats to you, and Zig, wonderful work as usual.

I simply cannot believe how good Zig's work is. Stunning.

I think it looks great. The only things I'd do to it are to send it to Zig for his T color lume treatment and change the DW. Other than that, it's great. Of course, it looks really, really good as is. Good work on the crown guard pin.

My apologies for the quality of the photos, but I wanted to share a recent addition to the family. Many of you have seen the 111 in other posts (gen dial, hands, crown, crown guard, movement), but the 250 is a recent addition. The 250 has a gen dial, hands and crown (hopefully CG to come in the future), with swiss 7753 (fully serviced) and Leo datewheel.

Watches? All I see is an avatar.

If this goes where I think it's going, I'll have one in a heartbeat. I like what they're trying to do.

Color me impressed. This one is pretty close!

Great pickup! What a beauty.

This isn't surprising, for sure, but in the last few years the sales have been off the charts. I hoped they saved some cash. Where is the corresponding rep growth/loss chart over the same period.

I've heard that the strap is the weak link with the watch. Easy to fix that though. Good to know about the water test.

It is awesome. Based on your pic and others I ordered one today. The wait begins.

Thanks fellas. Still a work in progress!

Franken dial, hands, crown, crown guard and movement.

Loving this watch.

There's not a lot good to say about this version. Wrong dial font, wrong crown, wrong color dial. What's going on with the subseconds, etc., etc.