H-series Cg Hullabaloo...

[JWR]

With all the talk of how H-series reps have incorrect crown guards -- it seems to be confined to criticism of manual wind models such as the 111 and 112.

Is the guard on automatic 44mm 2005 PAMs -- such as the normal submersibles, power reserves, GMTs, etc --- this new, larger, more aggressively brushed guard mentioned above, or is it the same as G and previous series guards?

(apologies for the thread title -- I really wanted to use the word hullabaloo.)

[Watchmeister]

Yes and no. They are not all the same but in general the CG's are changing on the designated new model automatics. The newer daylights (250 and 251), 200 series GMT (244) and 200 series Power Reserve (241) with crown guards introduced this year have centered levers ala the historics. The models that are still in production but are previously introduced models do not adjust the crown guard. The standard subs (24 and 25) are old cg's. At some point either the rep makers are going to have to make a second cg or someone else will have to make aftermarket ones.

[JWR]

Thanks kruzer!

now, to complicate matters -- what about the special editions that are just modifications of the previously produced models... the blue 228 GMT, 222 PR, off the top of my head...

[Watchmeister]

On the 222 and 228 they are 2004/2005 issues so it is unlikely. I have not seen the gens though. This is a 2006 and new model issue (i.e. the future of PAM automatic reps).