TK471

Is this cyclops from the new Chieftang run?

Title says it all. Please help. I've got the rubber straps. Thanks in advance. TK

I've heard that the Slevin bezel is much more deliberate than the Cousteau model. While mine works, it ain't great. Can anything be done to adjust the action, make it click better? Also, it looks like the outer ring with the 12, 1, 2, etc., is slightly cocked to the right. Can this be adjusted too? Thanks in advance. TK

I almost bought one last saturday before the prices went up. It was $5900 at the AD, and he was giving me 10% (it's a good AD). Ultimately I didn't do it, now the price is $6800. I was really only interested in flipping. Then, wouldn't you know it, one just sold on TZ for +$500 over the old list. I could have made the easiest $600 in history. Oh, well. Hindsight's 20/20.

Paying a third the price of a gen seems extreme, but it's not always the cost of these watches that's the draw. Many people here (myself excluded) can afford to have any gen they want. But it's the hunt and the project that makes it fun.

Don't wind it too much manually -- there's a recent topic in the The Zigmeister section on this.

Looks to me like the only difference is a slight AR thing.

My 63 has gen hands. All are black except the seconds hand which is silver.

This watch is growing on me. I'm looking forward to seeing the gen watch comparison.

A lot of good points on this watch. The dial looks really good, seems like everything else is pretty fixable.

Oof! Some of those movements are incredible!! Enough to make Kruzer a bit misty!!

Color me interested... more so with functioning pics!!

I'm curious, but there is a whole lot of room for error on this one. Keep in mind, though, that the genine is $12,000+. A rep is a rep is a rep.

Oh, Lordy. Now April can't get here fast enough! Great job, Zig.

Sweet mercy, what a pic!

The Zigmeister's ability with lume is unmatched. It's not even close. If it were only aesthetics it would be amazing, but throw in his watchmaking and repair skills.... well, you get the idea. Great watch, and wear it well. Thanks for sharing.

Looking good.

Some real beauties you have there. Thanks for sharing.

Proof positive that there are higher and lower grades of reps out there. Understand that I'm not knocking the purchases if you like them, just noting that these are not the most accurate reps I've seen, even in "out of the box" condition.

Hard to tell from that angle. Is that a gen? As for me? One or the other:

Thanks for all your hard work and for making this hobby fun. Really appreciated.

It looks cool enough, but I'm sure there's no magic to it.

Dunno... looks dark enough to me.

Good lord, that does it. I've got to get one.

Really looks good. Looks like you got the shorter hands and the darker dial. how's the lume?