TwoTone Posted August 19, 2006 Report Posted August 19, 2006 Received my FA Jones this last week... I couldn't make up my mind which color set I wanted, so I bought them both... I have found the piece to be quite nice with 3 exceptions... 1. The Strap is a typical Rep product, which is to be expected... 2. Is a flaw in the minute hand - As you can see in the pictures... My dealer has sent me 2 new hands... 3. On the black piece there is a dimple in the dial around both the main pin and the sub-dial pin... Almost like someone simply pressed to hard when putting things together... Dealer has sent a new dial as well... I tried to photograph it, but as you can tell, my photo skills are not the best, so I had zero success... Please bear with my photo skills; I'm working on them... I even bought a tri-pod today... Here are a few pictures for review...
doug Posted August 20, 2006 Report Posted August 20, 2006 (edited) Very nice, TwoTone! Both the Jones and your photos. This is a superb watch. I bought a rose gold from Eddie Lee that arrived 3 days ago. I can't get it off my wrst. Like you, I now want a second Jones, one of the stainless steel versions, probably the blue-hands model. As for the strap, one thing you might try. The one that came on my Jones was the usual rep strap, this one in a kind of brick red/light brown color that had me immediately thinking about an upgrade. But remember, these things ARE leather. So I took some brown Kiwi polish and used a soft cloth to work it into the band in firm, circular motions, putting a few drops of water on every 30 seconds or so and using a soft shoe brush to buff it out between coats. I think I put 3 light coats on it, then topped it off with 2 coats of gloss black using the same process. The whole process took maybe 15 minutes. The result is a small miracle. I now have a dark, dark cordovan strap with a semi-gloss burnished luster that looks about 95% like a genuine alligator strap I bought from Banda for $80 a few months back and perfectly complements the rose gold case. Total transformation. Give it a try before you bail on the strap. Enjoy your Jones! Edited August 20, 2006 by doug
TwoTone Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Posted August 20, 2006 so which do you like better michael? Viagra with a Black Strap... I think... Choices, choices... A man with sooo many choices...
Pugwash Posted August 20, 2006 Report Posted August 20, 2006 Viagra with a Black Strap... That is what I would have said, too. However, I'd go for something plainer than croc.
TwoTone Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Posted August 20, 2006 That is what I would have said, too. However, I'd go for something plainer than croc. My sentiments exactly...
doopey Posted August 20, 2006 Report Posted August 20, 2006 Hmm, a 22mm/22mm strap would look great on this watch, i wander where you can buy these kind of straps.
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