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If I had the cash to spare, I'd be down for a piece of the action, as this kind of thing is too good to not get in on. Alas, I don't even have the cash to buy a new strap for my Heritage, let along this kind of dollar Gonna love seeing how this ends up though, Bill, kudos for injecting some life into the forum

That really is a stunning build, kudos indeed

Excellent find :thumbsupsmileyanim: I'll upgrade mine to one of those when I can spare the cash

I think it's like with everything, it's all a matter of personal taste, and also depends on how big you want your collection to be I'm only planning ( ) on having three chronos in my collection: braceleted, leather strap, and NATO, (I'm even debating not building a Newman, so I can keep the 1655 on the leather cuff Orlando Bloom-style) so I probably wouldn't want to double up on a model simply to have one of each color variation*, so I can totally understand where you're coming from * That said, I might wind up with two snowflakes... One in the black plastic case, another on the NATO strap military-style, simply because I've found out today that the plastic sub is just as uncomfortable in the heat as a metal bracelet, making NATO the way to go

If you're not too worried about size, I would definitely suggest trying one, I only thought that size may be an issue, because of your comment on 39mm-40mm cases. The one thing I would say, is going from a large watch, to a smaller one, it can sometimes take a while for the eye to 'adjust' to the smaller size. Going from my 42mm Tudor Heritage to a 36mm DateJust (I grazed my wrist carving, and didn't want a heavy watch rubbing over the wound while it heals) did make the DJ seem really small on my wrist, but, my eye soon adapted Equally, same rule applies when going from a small watch to a large one. Wearing a Submariner, then putting on a Planet Ocean 45mm, and the Planet Ocean will look crazy big, but put the PO on last thing before going to bed, and when you wake up, it will just look like 'a watch' on your wrist, rather than the oversized look when seen immediately after a smaller watch Indeed, it's been a while, Bill, all is good thankyou, I hope all is good with you as well The usual issues of never enough cash, but for the majority, all is good It's funny that I recommended it, in that it's a watch I've never worn myself, or ever really considered for myself, but I figured it had the most 'red' on the dial, as well as having the beefier SD case

I'm not really sure what to suggest... Vintage is definitely good, but doesn't really fit into your size requirement... I've never held/seen in person a vintage Sea-Dweller, but I believe they are a bit beefier than a regular Submariner, so my suggestion, would be to go for a Double Red Sea-Dweller, as that has the red lettering, and the vintage yellow dial, but of course, the size might be an issue... Best of luck with your selection

Thanks for the comparison shots, it's interesting to see the two side by side like that I would say that the light grey outer track of the black dial makes the overall dial look larger, but the black subsection looks smaller than the grey subsection on the other, it really is just a play on the two colors It's interesting that the grey dial still hasn't really caught your eye as a keeper, and I'm wondering if it might be because you do like your 34-36mm watches, and the black dial appears to have a smaller 'main dial area'

I have to admit, I did wonder, because of the 'wedge' being on the 3 subdial rather than the 9, but I didn't know that the watch was available with the timing bezel as well

For all it's inaccuracies in replication, I love my Heritage. It (in terms of design) is what I could call a "Diver's stopwatch" rather than a straight out chronograph, simply because it features the rotating timing bezel rather than a tachymeter scale It is big? Yes. I wouldn't call it over-sized though

That's a really interesting perspective I hadn't considered before... I like it

Mostly, I've found it to be the crystal. I wouldn't drop a watch in a pool as an initial test, but running it under a faucet, I've found that the flooding is normally clear on the crystal edge, and slow enough that de-casing prevents damage to dial or movement. Admittedly, not ideal, but I've always found it an adequate measure for 'day to day' resistance

By stripping the watch prior to submersion...

As above, I've read on the forum where the subject was discussed, that a flooding is more likely to occur in shallow/low-pressure immersions, rather than at depth, ergo, shallow/low-pressure testing is the best way to ascertain if the watch is likely to start flooding, before going the whole nine yards with it... I wouldn't trust my Heritage at depth, simply because it doesn't have screw down crown or pushers, but a rep sub, wouldn't worry me... I remember the pic a member posted of a Seiko which had fogged up, so gens are just as prone to leakage as a rep...

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You're very welcome From the specs, I can't really tell which variant it is, as all the version so far all look very similar, with only minor cosmetic differences, and on paper, they would all 'read' as the same watch... With regards the flood testing, I would advise you to only undertake that if you are able to decase the movement in the event of a flooding. If not, you can always get it pressure tested professionally

Interesting question... Personally, I think that if they could have done an automatic version, they would have done so, so it might be that they couldn't obtain suitable movements. There're certainly enough inaccuracies in replication that a V2.0 could improve on to make it worthwhile, but I suspect that the movement is the issue. Just my .2c though

I've no idea about telling the versions apart, but as for water resistance, it shouldn't be an issue. Run a faucet full strength, and hold the watch under the flow, so the full force is going on areas like the crown, around the crystal, and around the caseback. If the watch doesn't flood, try immersing it while having a bath. If it still doesn't flood, wear it while swimming. I've heard that any breaches in the case from poor manufacture, which could cause the watch to flood, tend to flood under low pressure immersions (like above), where pressure from deeper immersions would close the breaches. If the watch does flood under the faucet, just decase the movement, dry the case, reassemble, and avoid getting it wet in the future The only other thing I do know, is that on some of the earlier DSSDs, the HEV on the side moved inwards, instead of outwards... This is an obvious serious flaw (in both water resistance and replication) and in the past, people have used epoxy to seal the inside of the HEVs that go inwards. Hopefully, you will have none of these issues, and you'll be able to wear it for scuba

PS If you want to wear the watch on a NATO strap, here's where I got mine from (about a 3rd of the way down the page) Not identical to the Tudor original, but it still makes a nice combo, and definitely good for hot weather [Edit to add] You want the 22mm, not 20

The flash has definitely over-lightened the colors. The outer ring you mention, by eye, I would call Charchoal Grey, rather than black like the bezel insert. If you compare to this photo of gens, I would say that the color of the outer ring is fairly accurate, and if anything, it is the main section of the dial which is incorrect, and not a light enough grey

I've always found 21j to be reliable

Something that only came to me the other day, is how the dial is listed as 'brown' on the dealer site, then last week, I happened to be wearing a brown shirt, and I might be inclined to agree, that it is a shade of brown, which, when not viewed against brown, does look grey to the naked eye... Here's a couple of comparisons with the shirt in question...

I've been thinking the same things (I'm not too bothered by the GMTIIc, but I wouldn't wear a stock one, it's just a springboard for my warped mind to spin off from with a project ...)

How is it on the wrist? I've found that the dark outer track on the dial of the grey variant, makes the dial appear smaller, I was wondering if the reversal of that color-scheme equally meant that the black dial appeared larger?

As always, excellent work

Fantastic, can't wait to see how they look Incase you wanted a NATO strap for them, this is where I got mine from (about a 3rd of the way down the page) I'm not sure how fast the shipping to the US would be, but within the UK, I ordered it one day, they posted it the next, and I received it the day after, so I'd give them a big thumbs up for transacting business The Ranger's looking good