wat44 Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 @dluddy - cant be 027 can it? all the pics I see still have centered seconds??? was after the seconds at 9... bit confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Yup Mick has a Lello on the way sent by me earlier this month . I was going to ask you if you got it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 @dluddy - cant be 027 can it? all the pics I see still have centered seconds??? was after the seconds at 9... bit confused No, I was confused at your question. Power Reserve with hobnail dial and seconds at 9:00 is the 222 Regatta Special Edition from 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Yup Mick has a Lello on the way sent by me earlier this month . I was going to ask you if you got it yet lucky mick!! tanya, tell me you have one more lello dw.. i can always use one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 how do you get a Leo datewheel? I pm'd him and haven't gotten a response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Yep, very lucky to get the Lello disc, still waiting on the postman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK471 Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 The Lello was a great get. Waiting is the hardest thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 The Lello was a great get. Waiting is the hardest thing. Indeed, then I will have to send it to Domi. Still I will post pictures as soon as I can..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Just came back from Domi, thanks very much! He installed a bold date font date disc for me, and now the watch is complete! I also took the opportunity to nudge the power reserve into a better fully charged position (as pictured) Click to expand! Well what do you guys think? I love it, well worth doing! What a journey this has been, cool thread for those wanting to follow the same path, you can see the basic watch all the way through to its final mod! Thanks to everyone for their input and support, this thread shows what a great and knowledgeable community we have here Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Looking fantastic indeed, Mick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Looking fantastic indeed, Mick! Thanks coolfire, it brings a particular quote to mind: "I love it when a plan comes together!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Phenomenal result Mickey! One of my favorite project threads This goes to show how much time and trial and error goes into these! I had been thinking recently, how amazing is the fact that DSN has not produced a dial with good quality dial print and LSL, LSML, TST or TSMT in proper PAM font since his PreA/A/B-transitional hybrid T-S-T dials in 2006-2007 until he made the 27A dial. And even more baffling to me is that he hasn't produced one since he made the 27A dial. His sausage dials for 1A/1B/111E and sandwich 26K that came out after 27A and now most recent 188/196 daylight dials are screwed up in those areas. Could it be that DSN27A is the last truly great rep dial we will get? I'm not saying that his 27A dial is perfection, it could use a 2-color relume (cream colored lacquer surrounding the tritium indexes) and slightly bolder dial print but otherwise it is an awesome dial. I've now decided to build this model once again for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Thanks w0lf, your help has proved most beneficial to this project! This is one of DSN's best watches no doubt, but like all of them, it needs some TLC, his new ETA7753 based 188/196 were tempting, but there are too many issues with the bezel font and deep rehaut to think about buying one, I wonder if anyone did jump on board with that watch? Do you still have a PR PAM from DSN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Thank you Mickey. I'm afraid there will not be many takers on the new daylight offerings. I sold my 27A beginning of the year or late last year but I now want to put one together once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Well it should work out cheaper to build one now, as DSN dropped the price of his PR PAM's a while back Just the hard part will be sourcing a good date wheel now, plenty of crowns out there, a decent CG may prove a little tricky though. When you think of it, three mods is all it really takes! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnb Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Well it should work out cheaper to build one now, as DSN dropped the price of his PR PAM's a while back Just the hard part will be sourcing a good date wheel now, plenty of crowns out there, a decent CG may prove a little tricky though. When you think of it, three mods is all it really takes! Cheers! What about casebacks? I have been bugging jacob, but he is not comitting to a date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 What about casebacks? I have been bugging jacob, but he is not comitting to a date. You mean a thicker caseback, or different engravings? I have to admit I have a limited knowledge of PAM's, but I know what I like! If there was a need for a thicker more accurate caseback, I may be interested, but first I would need to know why it was needed, and if it was really worth the effort? Like I said, I use the knowledge of the community for what upgrades I should do, and that has proved to be a wise decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I have asked Jakob as well for this as the caseback isn't bad on Davidsens but I would like slightly crisper engraving and of course individual serial numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Ah I see, as long as DSN's caseback is OK, I can be happy! I thought for a moment there was some glaring error that I was unaware of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Couple more shots taken today Click to expand: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Time for this baby to find a new home....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchman85 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 What a thread! Did any of you guy's sell yours in the end? Love this model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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