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I think taiji posted that his 232 case from Trusty was pointier than his DSN case. I don't know how close it is to the gen, though.

The 3646 should have fixed lugs, so the 232/249 case won't do. After seeing Kruz's (I think) post, I would say the Watchmaster case is by far the best. Pricey, though!

Shape of the bezel and the dials are slightly different, too. If you can post a profile shot of the watch, we'll be able to tell if it's the old case or the new...

Probably because Jay is OG, and a good guy. Some Johnny-Come-Lately can't really flame one of the pioneers of the 'Risti online community and get away with it, can he?

Jay, that iOffer movement is Swiss, too. It's just using the cheaper Novodiac anti-shock system, instead of the Incabloc. The crown centering problem isn't a recent phenomenon with DSN. My 010D from DSN uses the exact same case, and I bought it almost a year ago. BTW, it's been perfect out of the box since day 1. I'm one of the lucky ones, evidently.

I still say those are way too patina'd to be Luminova hands...

Yep, I think FGD is right. A series only. They certainly appear to have a patina to them.

Ah, I see what you're saying, now. That is likely a case of the winding stem being cut too short. Lightly sanding down the "feet" of the CG would likely fix this issue, were you so inclined...

I think the center seconds hand is a different size between the old and new A7750, no?

The lever shouldn't be centered in the CG. It should be offset towards the "top"/dial side of the watch....

That about sums up how I'd describe the AR on my I series 210...

FWIW, my 002D has a noticeable blue tint to the AR. Neither my wife's 048H or my 210I do, however.

A little bit of clear nail polish might do the trick, too.

No. Looks like maybe they started drilling/tapping the hole for the crown tube too large? Definitely not normal. Sorry, I know that's not what you want to hear, since this was your one watch that you thought didn't have any QC issues...

The 111G in Andrew's ad is NOT using a Swiss movement, FYI. AFAIK, the E/F/G series Swiss movements are gone, full stop. Even the Asian E series movements are scarce. I'd check with Andrew about the availability of this watch, he's a bit infamous for not updating his website when things go out of stock...

Fantastic call, d! One of my favorite straps from MP.

I'd love to see it my my 210i! Nicely done, Kostas! I like the thread that it's currently stitched with, FWIW...

I doubt that. DSN hasn't ever made any 40mm PAMs to my knowledge.

The gen definitely has a recessed seconds subdial. It is just hard to capture in photos.

That's not Angus' website... Also, how is that dial any worse than any of the other rep sausage dials?

The canon pin is the metal post in the center of the watch that the hour and minutes hands mount to. The standard ETA pin is too short for use with PAM reps, this leaves the top of the pin sunken below the level of the top of the hands. When you upgrade to the long/H3 ETA canon pin, it's tall enough so that the top of the pin is flush with the top of the hands, as it should be.

I believe that Angus/PureTime is still selling his "Ultimate" 001B as well, isn't he?

It certainly should, yes.

Kruzer, you wanna PM me the story, here? I've got a gen 002D I'd like to order another crown and CG for.