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I think it is a clear sign that there is too much spare money floating around

It costs about

I prefer the one on the left.

It definitely has some level of A/R though - I have compared it side by side at the same angle with a watch I know has absolutely no A/R and you can notice the difference. It is a shame they can't get these little things sorted, but then that's where the value of a community like RWG comes in

I would agree, I don't want a 007 special edition anyway - don't like the gen - all I am after is the 22mm rubber strap. Of course, the irony here is that the trustytime website uses a shot of a PO on a rubber strap as part of a bondian background... and they don't even sell the watch that appears in their pictures!

One more for the pilot chrono club....

Have added some pics to the original post of the 3717 on a (real) alligator strap. Still at -10 secs after 5 days!

Wow! It looks great in the last shot in particular... need to save my pennies for this baby

Someone else (think it might have been on RWI), had a problem with the chrono second hand touching the minute hand. So when you run the chrono, check if the point it stops it when the chrono second hand is about to cross the min hand. I had this once on a PAM (in that case it was the minute hand touching the running seconds hand). If this is the problem I think it should be an easy fix for a watchmaker.

Sorry, you know I'm only joking Where did you get your day & datewheel BTW?

Congratulations! Glad you got it eventually Maybe take part in the next A/R run that chieftang (or another member) does?

I agree, it might not exactly the standard font, but it will close enough. BTW watcher, I was driving past the Parcelforce international hub the other day and I could have sworn I saw a customs inspector wearing a 3717 Sorry, that's cruel, I'll stop it now.

But they are going to make right? I can't see them shifting many Casino Royale special editions without it, since that is what the gen is supplied on.

Without the rubber strap this special edition would be pointless, I am sure they must be making the strap...

Apparently some do and some don't...

If they can get the decent lume (as the 3717 has), it will be great! By the way, after 4 days I am at -10 secs, pretty good going!

He has 2 more the same up there now - adding fuel to the argument that they aren't gen.

It's not really a problem, unless you happen to be sitting in a cafe and some WIS runs up to you with a loupe, or a macro lens and starts inspecting your watch really close up

I take offense at that comment - are you saying my one handed phone cam shot isn't great!

Absolutely - the A/R (which I think is better than my first impressions, maybe just not showing the blue tint as much as I expected) and the improved date font are very minor issues on an otherwise excellent rep. I am loving mine and do not regret buying it one little bit.

Yeah, I have had 2 watches from Precious Time and his prices were comparable with Joshua/Trusty once you took shipping into account, plus as Pug said, he is likely to be much quicker if the watch is in stock and there are no customs issues. If he has the watch you want, he should be the first port of call.

Try to avoid DHL, FedEx, etc. EMS delivery seems much better (although it ends up being delivered by ParcelForce at the UK end, nothing you can do about that!) I have ordered from Joshua, TTK, Andrew, Eddielee (Unicorn) and even Paul (Wo Mart) and have never had a problem. Once had a parcel opened and a charge for VAT added (+

A poor shot from my phone cam, but today it can only be the new IWC pilot chono...

I guess that based on Pugwash's post above there is not much chance of the dealers being able to easily spot these movements without some disassembly - which is highly unlikey - before they ship a watch. I guess they need to stand by what they are shipping out, and tell their suppliers they aren't happy with used parts/movements being used.