baltic

I still drop in from time to time, but no where near as often as in the past...hello Z etal

Nothing beat the gen for moonwatch

Amen...

Pfft, could have at least synced them

Discontinued long time ago brother... I should have bought one back in the day when they were like 800...

Forgot to ask in my earlier reply, what do they go for now? New or second hand?

ta.

Discontinued long time ago brother... I should have bought one back in the day when they were like 800...

Thanks, with the rumoured appearance of an Asian 7753 looks like a Swiss 7753 watch should command a premium

Do they come up in FS often?

Haven't visited here for a while so I was just wondering what the availability of 7753 powered chronographs is these days - 196, 188 etc?

Ta in advance...

Ah lovely gen there Pug. Nice to see. Me likey Speedys

where did you find one with the domed plexi chrystal

Whoa this post came back from the dead! I got the rep from EL yonks ago and it has since moved onto another owner. The gen 3570 has now been joined by a pre-moon 145022-69 (told you I was a Speedy obsessive )

It is a Venus movement (stupid ) however it is often wrongly named as an lemania movement...crasy

Hmm, not been on the board for a while, try to help someone and get called stupid....lovely. I bow to your obviously superior knoweldge; I being merely human occasionaly make a mistake.

Would you say Alpha watches were worth considering as parts donors, or as watches on their own right, or do they give the feeling of something 'trying to be' something branded? (where at least the reps are trying to stick closely to the original)

The quality of some Alphas falls short of some 'super reps', particularly if they've been modded. However they allow you to get a feel for the size and style and 'feel' of a watch. For example I'd been undecided about getting a Rolex Exp 1 rep, but just didn't know how it would look like on the wrist. Alpha do an almost exact copy of the Exp 1 and after purchasing it (new for under

Awesome, how do you find they compare to the reps available?

Well to be honest there just is a certain something about a gen that no rep has (perhaps excepting frankens). I had a seriously modded UPO and now have a gen PO and there is a definite difference and maybe it's a small percentage better interms of 'feel' than a modded rep, but that's what you pay for. The difference between winding the PO and the UPO (and mine had an ETA movement) is phenomenal.

Anyhoo I still like looking at reps online and who knows if one really grabs me I may take the plunge but it'd have to be pretty special as the ones I've got (IMHO) are top notch.

Cheers,

B

My first rep was an EL Moonwatch that was Zigmeisterd and I loved it. However every time I saw a gen Speedy Pro in an AD I was drawn to it. Long story short I now have a gen Pre-Moon Speedy Pro from my birth year - '69. I rationalised my rep collection going for quantity not quality (all have now been to the Canadian Spa) and when the urge to buy a watch comes I've satisfied it with a Alpha! Yes I know the purists will be horrified, but hey what the hell, it's my money...

Reps = 5

Gens = 8

Rep on the left?

Too quick for me Pug Since amended...'tis human to err

I only just removed the L & R from my shoes

Omega Speedmaster Professional:

The rep on the right (from EL) replaced by the gen and the rest is history...

That's a beaut! Now..what's an ST 19?

That's what that movement actually is. From the Seagull factory in China and often referred to here mistakenly as a Venus.

The Canadian Army did some amazingly difficult work on Vimy Ridge.

I salute them.

Carl

Indeed they did. I visited Vimy Ridge this summer and it's impossible to comprehend what the conditions must have been like when you stand in the original trenches or walk through the tunnels the troops used to live in.

We shall remember them.

Wecome back, I HATE jet lag!

Hi,

Anyone know the correct size springbars for a 3717-05? I assume they are 21mm length but what about diameter as they seem quite narrow. A good source too - cousins, ofrei, ebay?

ta in advance.

B

Mrs Baltic and I were en vacances in France this year and last year in Canada in a camoer van! Enjoy.

As an afficionado of the Moonwatch and owner of a few gens thanks for this, it compliments my gen v rep review nicely.

Wearer. Quality rather than quantity for me. 3 Gens, 4 reps (all highly modded).

Sounds like you've made your mind up on the Split! Keep the one that makes you happiest.

Bon vacances mate!

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the IWC Jones -- nice little watch, but in no ways did it look anything other than what it is... a $100 watch.

Aye the FAJ looked fabulous in pics but 'in the flesh' didn't feel right. I also found if hard to read - silver hands on white dial

Definitely gen; about