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Although I kind of like most Breitlings they often seem to make the bezels and crowns/buttons too ornamental IMHO. BTW its funny to see how many airplane stewards wear Breitling, I bet you try to pass yourselves off as pilots when you go to the Blue Oyster Bar to meet the builder, the traffic cop and the indian and the one I always forget. Sure ain't the squaw. Plumber? My favorite is the B1 professional (although it should be sandblasted of course :-) UTC is genious as it is physically separated from the piece you adjust/change/mess with. Even got a countdown timer which is the most practical bezel IMO. Granted many will dislike it because its quartz. To me, that is putting romanticism before utility. Thats fine - we´re all slightly amish, and all slightly gay hey guys take it easy, mg

A friend of mine had a gen 112K pvd coated. How does this effect it's value? thanks mg

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Thanks for the kind offer! I'm still gathering info but will shoot you a pm when what needs to be known is known!! mg

Hi all, Looking for said watch for (a)practical and (b)looks purposes and found an alleged rep here: click however I gotta real bad feeling about the site and the pic and lack of pics for that matter...So I'm looking for encouragement regarding staying away from it, and also asking wether we know of a good source for a B1 pro rep?? Thanks all, mg EDIT: Having checked the speedmasters and other easily identifiable watches it seems it is a scamsite deluxe, probably well known for it too. However the question about a good dealer for this particular B1 remains:)

Hmmm - really like this piece in an "ultimate simplistic oldskool pam toolwatch" kind of way but somehow feel uneasy about this rep for PeteM+Madred reasons. A fake watch is one thing...but a fake relationship to a community is... kind of like going to the funeral of a total stranger... hmmm agree with stormtrooper4 as well....might get it if anyway Edit: Gen pic added

Right now I suggest you either wait for a new version which may be coming although THEY've been saying that for a long long time OR buy a gen for 999 bucks on the bay. mg

Hi to each and every one of us, trying to source said part. Obviously it's not for a Monte Carlo as 2836 isn't a chrono movt, and an Omega hand (see bottom pic) would be equally good - but the point it is should fit a swiss 2836-2 movement. any input greatly appreciated! mg

Thanks for the input guys - I normally need a bezel to pinpoint when for example "in 20 minutes" actually is - hence the countdown bezel preference. Anyway, sorry for distracting a great thread about a beautiful watch - wear it well - gotta get one of those:) BEWT! mg

Not really a fan of this watch ...until now!!! mg EDIT: Excuse me if the question is silly, but has ANYONE EVER used the tachy scale? IMHO it seems even less useful than a compass bezel. Come to think, I hardly ever use the most common one, the elapsed time bezel, the only useful bezel is (IMO) the countdown one, but that's the rarest of all...anyone care to enlighten me on this? I know divers might use elapsed time, but...I guess what I´m asking is wether the bezel is purely a romantic thing or if we use it anymore...

I agree. I have the same issue with vintage panerais and even custom projects and also fantasy watches. To me it would be cool of I could first search for "Rolex" and then search a subforum like "vintage". This sub function could contain "vintage" "new models" "custom" and "fantasy" for example, and posters would simply tag their posts... Heck, I'd like to be able to browse both Panerai and Rolex vintage-posts at the same time btw...it would be cool to be able to save certain choices such as "Panerai" "Rolex" and "Vintage" as a personal setting kind of thing. 2c mg

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Hi dadog, You are correct, it has not been changed on the sketch yet! Thanks a lot for setting me straight, mg

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Its just a sketch! Can't develop it further without a reality (sic) check - what should be changed? mg

Hi all, From the Department of weird steampunk tools: The idea: I like the Nostrum, but dislike sub-dials and blank bezels. So I though I'd retro-engineer something functional into the weird and wacky arsenal of vintage Panerai warfare equipment. Came up with the less known sister of MARE NOSTRUM, the COLPO DI FELMINE. The function: 1943: You're performing a high-altitude-low-opening parachute-jump or climbing the Navarone mountain when a thunderstorm's comin' When you see the flash of the lightning, you press the 2 o'clock pusher, starting the centre counter hand. Seconds later, when you hear the thunder, press stop. Reading the numbers on the bezel, you see how many .kilometers away the thunderstorm is!!! The name: "Colpo di Felmine" means "thunderbolt" or "struck by lightning". It also means "struck with love (at first sight)". I thought this would resonate with the paradoxes of "military folklore" (girls-names for weapons etc) and also resonate the sound and meaning of "Mare Nostrum", which similarly folkloristic translates to "our home the sea" The dial: Resembles compass. Would be printed on matte side of transparent foil and "backlit" w/ vintage colour lume. The bezel: 1/1 and 1/2 kilomers distance to thunderstorm (The rule is 1 km pr 3 secs). Waterslide decal, lumed underneath if possible? The hands: (not shown) blue hrs & mins from nostrum rep, new blue bigsecs hand similar to the one on nostrum, but three times the size (found an old blue boiler gauge needle). Glass: Hoping to find a bigenough sternreuz hws. Case: Beat-up & then beadblasted Strap: Grey vintage leather w/ blasted GPF. My opinion: Loved designing it. Funny [censored]. Taps into dreams. It's willfully silly in it's "hardlyness" of utility, but so is the Arktos. Problem: I don't think it looks vintage enough, especially the bezel. Shame it doesn't measure meters (to do this it would need two secs hands, one of which to do one revolution per second and that's outta the league of everyone I know) FEEDBACK ON HOW TO MAKE IT MORE VINTAGE OR "BELIEVABLE" WELCOME! mg

Agree with all the above. Still I think the layout of pushers (and only that) is interesting. The engineers just need to have a totally different designer rethink...everything mg

Hi all, do we know any sites with hi-res dial scans? Particularly looking for vintage dials with patina, resin etc...... Thanks for any help on this & kind regards, mg

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Guys, sorry if this is old news - stumbled upon this via homageforum, 100 bucks. Crown neck is better that the "other" bersion. Bezel seems to be slighly better, but it still lacks a lot of teeth vs gen, it's too tall plus there is a screw error. The super downsides include quartz movt with wrong (subdial) functions; it's sterile and the dial is horrible - - MN homage mg

Nice!!! Perfect version of one of the most alluring pams around. MG

Looks very nice! The Air-King is really one of the great classics in a respectfully modest way, not presuming to out-cool others. Naive as it may be, somehow I tend to trust people who wear these watches, as they propose the idea of a chip off the old block mg

NICE!!! I'd be interested to know what kind of reactions you get from wearing this piece - a future post about that would be highly appreciated mg

I love it bt - that is to say - I love that you did this so that others could see it! Any out-of the box idea is welcome because any idea, good or bad, can trigger something else. That's evolution, baby. mg