Watchmeister

Date is a basic necessity for work week wear. True perpetual calendar is my favorite complication. Chronos get a lot of use... I guess I like them all.

Looking at it again I just love the leather and butch styling. Makes my gen pre-v's look pathetic.

Pug- Get her a new one anyhow. Surprise her for Valentines Day. Do they have that over there?

Can't wait to see pics on people's wrists. I am still eagerly awaiting my BCE - graphite of course.

On the 187, you would have to source a new dial as you can't use the 7750 version. On an old 196 you have to make sure that the movement works with the movement spacer. Some movements come with short chrono pushers and that relies on pusher extenders mounted in the case. Others come with longer pushers in which case you need the movement spacer with no extenders. Your chrono pushers have to be short as it is very difficult (read as impossible) to remove those spacers. I got lucky and was able to do it on my Pandas but others have not been so lucky. In short, anyone who is waiting for the 7753 187 will have to continue to wait.

Got lucky and missed that one. Not because of the movement but because of the fake screws on the back (and also it just looks unomfortable). Although I must say that the price at the time scared me off - too low.

I did the same thing (it originally came from Josh) and Ziggy confirmed it is a real ETA - oops I mean Swiss ETA.hh

Unfortunately, it is a well known fact that the movement is not up to this configuration. Ziggy let us know that as soon as he received it.

You can easily replace the crystal. Davidsen may make one. But do it one better - buy her a Swiss movement radiomir. Does she know it is an Asian movement? If she likes Gold, try the 231.

It's too bad that he is no longer selling parts.

Hey, it's gone! Was it a mirage?

What, Mr. Subtlety now?

It is definitely a 7753 but I guess they are still trying to finalize it. No way are they going to sell that with those hands.

I am guessing it is prelim picture. I would doubt those will be the final hands. Last we heard they were still trying to finalize the the dial. Well, I am ready to cannibalize my honpo of they actually make it (ar crystal, proper he valve, cg, hands etc.)

No. Unless you have nosey neighbors sharing your mailbox and they start asking what all those packages are.

That picture precedes the completion of the Daytona.

You're right or he snapped the picture exactly when the second hand was on the 12 but several hours later.

You guys are paranoid.

Ubi- I want to see you wear one. That will be the day we can convince you to take that franken Dayotona off - a cold day in hell.

I think I remember Ziggy saying he had transplanted a 2892 into the SMP. If he logs on he may have a thought or two.

The only team I follow is the Patriots. Since I struggled with them during the Grogan years I have enjoyed the last few years in spite of this year's defeat. However, I thought the point spread was 7 in which case I take the Bears plus the points - even without a quarterback.

Looks great. I am going to do the same with my black with silver sub-dial Panda. As soon as I get the Panda back I will post pics.

Well, if someone is giving away free watches I am now a watchsmith. Seriously, any process which leads to a truly thorough review either comparatively with the gen or other reps and/or complete with pics of the movement workings and a critique of it is a good thing. Pictures are worth a thousand words for rep collecting from an aesthetic perspective. Most interested parties can handle that part. As for the quality of the movement and the assembly that is where I find write-ups most useful. Although I love it when someone has multiple versions of the same watch and point you in the right direction of which version is best.

Looks great. What is the size on it?

Great collection and nicely presented. You do love those 212 and 253's.