mastrmindalliance Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 For my mind it looks good on both the rubber and mesh (I prefer the mesh): I have the good leather too, but it really doesn't suit IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I received SOH 46 (ETA) on Friday afternoon, in Black, on a Black Leather Deployant. Looks pretty good to me, but then I am a Breitling Noob . Definitely not as solid as a Rollie Sub, but far better looking... The Deployant strap is very uncomfortable and digs into the underside of my wrist and have a feeling that this is due to the overall length of the deployany clasp, itself. It's about an inch and a quarter long and pretty straight. Not sure if the Gen is the same? I will post pics of it later on. Would have preferred the Mesh Link but its not available on the 1:1 copy (24mm between the lugs), but only on the 21J version which is 22mm between the lugs. The Rubber strap was out of stock so too what they had available. V2 Case, "P" on SuperOcean aligns with "A" in Automatic, Bezel notches extend to top of bezel... Drop shipped from China, via HK and arrived in "usual" packaging - bubble wrapped in about 8 layers. Thanks again, Royal Mail - took 4 days from posting to door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Are you sure about there are no 1:1 copy of the bracelet? I saw one on Ms King's website for $85. http://www.kingshowbox.com/goods.php?id=4342 I have a mesh bracelet, but I'm hesitant to put it on this watch. I just don't want it look too blingy and too 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 What I meant was the seller(s) did not have the SOH with the option of the mesh strap...nothing in the inventory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 That's true. You will have to get it separately unfortunately. One thing worth of mentioning though, the gen mesh bracelet is measured 3.8mm in thickness, but the rep mesh bracelet is advertised to be 3mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtanak Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I received SOH 46 (ETA) on Friday afternoon, in Black, on a Black Leather Deployant. Looks pretty good to me, but then I am a Breitling Noob . Definitely not as solid as a Rollie Sub, but far better looking... The Deployant strap is very uncomfortable and digs into the underside of my wrist and have a feeling that this is due to the overall length of the deployany clasp, itself. It's about an inch and a quarter long and pretty straight. Not sure if the Gen is the same? I will post pics of it later on. Would have preferred the Mesh Link but its not available on the 1:1 copy (24mm between the lugs), but only on the 21J version which is 22mm between the lugs. The Rubber strap was out of stock so too what they had available. V2 Case, "P" on SuperOcean aligns with "A" in Automatic, Bezel notches extend to top of bezel... Drop shipped from China, via HK and arrived in "usual" packaging - bubble wrapped in about 8 layers. Thanks again, Royal Mail - took 4 days from posting to door I'll be interested to see pics of this since i was told by a dealer it was no longer in production... Only Blue was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I wonder if anybody had theirs chief AR'd. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNWMan Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 No one has a source for a new dial, then? I neglected to mention that it's a white dial, which makes it even more difficult... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I asked Mary previously about getting parts for these and the factory does not want to sell individual components, only complete watches I think the black would definitely benefit from the 'colourless' Chief AR as the blue is perhaps a little too blue on the rep, but I'm too scared to get it taken apart lol Scruffy - please post pics and who you got it from! I'm interested to see what you got. I also wasn't aware that there was a 22mm lug model - is it the 38mm model? The rep bracelet on these I understood to be non-adjustable, therefore pretty much useless. I think the aftermarket mesh from SeikoPrince (on ebay) on mine looks pretty good, even if it's not gen Does this look blingy?? I think it looks classy on mesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) Here are some photos...sorry about the dust and poor photography. @ MemberX - The cheapo Asian21J apparently has a case which is not made 1:1 and measures 22mm across the lugs. I ordered the mesh strap separately and was informed by the dealer that it would not fit the 1:1 case housing 2824-2 movement. Edited July 27, 2010 by Scruffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur1 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Re 22mm lugs I'd be interested in that as I have a mesh to use and always fancied a SOH. Scruffy-are u able to post a site that lists this version? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Arthur - The site has Idol in its replica name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingoofsweden Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 When I read the posts in this thread I got all frozen up inside....I was so planning on getting the SOH V2 and it's a damn shame it's no longer available.. What the **** are we supposed to do now? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNWMan Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 This is supposed to be a photo of the actual watch being sent to me by Colleen at King Watches. They have been very helpful thus far, but we'll see when it get here. Obviously, they still have them in stock (but no white dial, I asked...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Be careful getting it on the rep mesh - it's non-adjustable and only really fits if you have gorilla arms! The rubber strap is better and very close to gen too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNWMan Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) Be careful getting it on the rep mesh - it's non-adjustable and only really fits if you have gorilla arms! The rubber strap is better and very close to gen too Yeah, I asked about the bracelet, and it's not adjustable (except micro at the clasp), as has been said before. She threw in a leather strap too, because of that. And, I intend to have a try at adjusting it (or the one I have, which is probably the same design). When I do, I'll post a thread in this section describing the process and resutls. By the way, you're right about it being for a gorilla, my wrist is 7 5/8 and it's HUGE on me... Edited August 16, 2010 by BNWMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingoofsweden Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 This is supposed to be a photo of the actual watch being sent to me by Colleen at King Watches. They have been very helpful thus far, but we'll see when it get here. Obviously, they still have them in stock (but no white dial, I asked...) BNWMan: I'm curious to know if it is the true SUPEROCEAN ETA 2824-2 V2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Nope. That's no V2. I have seen this configuration lately...since the white/silver dial came out. Dare I say it is a V3. From what I can see it is a mix of the V1 and V2. Case V1 Caseback V1 Bezel V1 Dial V1 Dial Markers V1 Dial Printing V2 Datewheel V2 Crown ??? My guess is V1 All in all still a lovely watch but it is not a true V2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNWMan Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Krpster, what makes you think that the dial is V1? I don't see any evidence in this photo, or the ones posted at King Watch (http://www.kingshowbox.com/goods.php?id=4410) for this item that there is a radial pattern embossed in this dial. Also, the photo of mine seems to show a difference between the V1 bezel coining on the one in your review and this one, however the photos on the website seem to show a definite V2 pattern. And again, the batons on the photo of mine look more like your V1, but the photos on the website look more like your V2 to me. The lume dots do look more like the V1 in your review than the V2. In any case, the USPS website says that it was delivered to my house about an hour ago, so I guess we''ll see what I actually have in a few hours when I get home tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 The most obvious V1 items are the battons at 12, 3 and 9. They have a convex surface where as the V2 are flat, like the gen. The lume dot circles are also indicative of the V1 but really are just a product of the dial print design where they seem to have fixed the alignment of the P and A. The appearance of the dial also looks V1 ie: the sunburst pattern in black. The V2 black is the continuous texture dial surface. So overall the dial looks to me like a V1 with the font alignment corrected. This of course is all based on the photo from BMWman in post #64. The photos in the listing on King's website definitely look like a V2. The dial, bezel and caseback are all correct. It will be interesting to see what you get. Post up some pics when you can so we can see if in fact the initial subject of this thread is still true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonecollector Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Just bumping to see if BNWMan got his watch. So is the final verdict - the "real" V2 is out of stock everywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Mary has been able to get hold of a few in Blue and Black recently but supply is far from assured so order quick if you want one! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNWMan Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Sorry guys, I've been really busy lately. Yes, the watch was there as expected. Krpstr is correct about the batons, being V1, and I'm not sure about how to tell the difference between V1 and V2 (they aren't perfect, that for sure). But the dial definitely is NOT sunburst pattern, although I expected the surface to be a little more matte (it's very glossy and mirror-like). The rest of his analysis is probably correct; clearly this is not a pure V2. I promise I will get to photos tonight. The mesh bracelet ends appear to be either welded on or epoxied somehow, as even a torch resulted in only smoke, without loosening anything. I will take another stab at it this weekend, but it appears that they just plain can not be dissassembled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_man_may Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Ok guys it does indeed seem that the V2 is no more. So...New question. How good is the new V1.5? By this, I mean the one currently available. I wanted the V2 so bad, I almost got one back in March but my dealer couldn't get it, major bummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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