daffy Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm up for that. I in for the UK posatge plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silix Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I think we are all waiting for the words from silix and final pics, asian would be good because of the slow beat, nor to mention a bit cheaper than eta Yes, the movement is stable and quiality is good. And the price is unbeatable, US$58 plus shipping, all models. Thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silix Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I think we are all waiting for the words from silix and final pics, asian would be good because of the slow beat, nor to mention a bit cheaper than eta Yes, the movement is stable and quiality is good. And the price is unbeatable, US$58 plus shipping, all models. Thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratedzeus Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Silix: Where can I look at all the different modells with better pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVIGATER Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Silix: Where can I look at all the different modells with better pictures? Also want to know that Greetings Navi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADRED7 Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 ....just shot A&J an eMail ....will buy 2 of these babies...can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olreon Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Yes, the movement is stable and quiality is good. And the price is unbeatable, US$58 plus shipping, all models. Thx. ... that sounds good but what is with the wrong bezel? best wishes olreon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I sent them an e-mail also, but I don't expect to hear back for awhile. I'm sure they are absolutely flooded with e-mails about this, and they aren't the fastest at response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijor Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I just paid for my order of two watches - this is a very good deal if anybody is still sitting on the fence. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I just paid for my order of two watches - this is a very good deal if anybody is still sitting on the fence. Cheers I'm in. But can someone tell me which version I should order, in terms of authenticity, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm in. But can someone tell me which version I should order, in terms of authenticity, etc? And question -- how much would this vintage baby run if it were real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I would be in for a UK group buy, as the price is excellent, but an emergency yesterday meant I had to take one of my guinea pigs to the vets to get broken teeth removed, and that cleared out the last of my money till I next get paid. If there'd be one of the Submariners with numerals left in two weeks, I'll definitely buy one. (Watch at the top of this picture) I don't like the bezel insert, but know where I can get a correct one for that model watch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitimany Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Yes, the movement is stable and quiality is good. And the price is unbeatable, US$58 plus shipping, all models. Thx. How do I order ? any info ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 How do I order ? any info ????? Hi P, Just email (on the Silix-prime website) A&J and tell them what model you want. They're not up on the site yet. It will nice to see the results of what you do with yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 And question -- how much would this vintage baby run if it were real? Think of a number multiply it by your age add a zero or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 If there'd be one of the Submariners with numerals left in two weeks, I'll definitely buy one. (Watch at the top of this picture) Ahh, I thought you had inadvertently answered my question -- about which version I should choose, as most authentic to the time period and 007 -- but no! Turns out Sean Connery wore this one in Dr. No, which will be my choice: So thanks for nothing, TeeJay! P.S.: Sorry to hear about your guinea pigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Think of a number multiply it by your age add a zero or two! Thanks, FxrAndy. Now the real question is, how will it look on a man's wrist (I won't be wearing this), NATO strap, or military strap? Here's one from Angus (Pure Time): http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/pure...nt=IMG_2467.JPG NICE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyhole Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I don't like the bezel insert, but know where I can get a correct one for that model watch... Can you share your source with me TeeJay? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 The bezel its self is more of a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Ahh, I thought you had inadvertently answered my question -- about which version I should choose, as most authentic to the time period and 007 -- but no! Turns out Sean Connery wore this one in Dr. No, which will be my choice: So thanks for nothing, TeeJay! P.S.: Sorry to hear about your guinea pigs. Yes, that might've been what Connery wore, but, in the novel of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Fleming wrote that Bond's watch was a 'Rolex Oyster Perpetual' (no mention of Submariner, and, for someone who wrote precicely what Bond ate/drank/drove, I think that is crucial in meaning that that wasnaming the watch, rather than describing it. In another chapter, it is said that Bond looked at 'the large, luminous numerals'. The only watch which had 'large, luminous numerals, and only had Rolex Oyster Perpetual on the dial, was the 6200, circa 1953. In 1955, they attatched then name 'submariner' to the watch... Indeed, the guinea is fine, her teeth will have fully regrown in two weeks, it was just annoying that she'd snapped the two top teeth off, as that meant the bottom teeth also needed removing, so they'd grow back evenly. Had it only been one tooth (of either set) it wouldn't've required a trip to the vet. Oh well, that's the responsibility of being a pet owner Here's a picture from when we got her last year... Can you share your source with me TeeJay? Thanks! Indeed, ClassicWatchParts.com The bezel its self is more of a problem Indeed. All the more reason to just buy the watch from Silix, order a new insert, and swap them over I had planned on grinding down a Sub's crownguards to make this case, but, if I can just buy one with a suitable case, that saves me a load of work. I'll just use the other Submariner to make a Tudor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyhole Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Holy crap those inserts are way expensive...at that point it may be cheaper just to buy an MBW vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Holy crap those inserts are way expensive...at that point it may be cheaper just to buy an MBW vintage. Expensive, but accurate... Besides, when the watch itself is this cheap, why not go crazy on the extras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Expensive, but accurate... Besides, when the watch itself is this cheap, why not go crazy on the extras I'm with ya TeeJay. Aside from that the MBW uses the thicker 5513 case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyhole Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) Ahh, I thought you had inadvertently answered my question -- about which version I should choose, as most authentic to the time period and 007 -- but no! Turns out Sean Connery wore this one in Dr. No, which will be my choice: This is actually the one that Connery wore in Dr. No... Unfortunately Silix's version not only has the depth in white, 200m does NOT equal 550ft. Also it has the numbers...not the dial markers as the one Connery wore. Kind of hard to justify spending so much on a bezel when the dial is so far off... Edited July 17, 2007 by Keyhole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 This is actually the one that Connery wore in Dr. No... Are you sure about that? The watch Connery wore in Dr.No was on a black leather strap, and belonged to producer Cubby Broccoli... Kind of hard to justify spending so much on a bezel when the dial is so far off... Given the price of the real thing, the cost of the insert is nothing. The owners of the website will also custom produce dials for $150 a piece. I asked if they could to a 6200 dial, but in modern colors (as if the dial was newly manufactured, not 54 years old) and they said that wouldn't be a problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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