seanrye Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 (edited) Hopefully all of my "newb" question threads aren't starting to annoy anyone....With that being said, I have a few questions about the IWC FA Jones. 1) Was a black faced gen every made?? I seem to only come across the white face gen models. 2) I am also thinking of purchasing the white face Jones rep with blue hands. However, I've read the painted blue hands are prone to chip because the dial sits too close to the crystal. Has anyone had success bending the dials down or possibly purchasing real blue steel hands instead of painted. Thanks in advance! -Sean Edited November 30, 2007 by seanrye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellomen Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 1. Pretty sure the answer is yes 2. No problem with the the hands touching the crystal on the FA Jones i got for my father... it been running fine for over a year now and it's the with dial & blue hands version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 blue hands on rep watch are cheap blue colored... most of them has scratches (from watchmaker work) go for the silver hands / black numerals version this blue hands look cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 There wasn't ever a black-dialed Jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehtolcad Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 the white dial/black numeral version is supposed to be platiunum from what I remember and IIRC the serial number that is engraved on the side wasn't correct. watch out for that flaw if you indeed go for that version. i have the white dial with the blue numerals and i love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 silver hands version is the PLATINUM version and the engraving is wrong as the engraving at all watches are the same but is this realy important? Do you mean anyone in the world will belive you that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Hey, despite the fact that it doesn't exist, I own a black-dialed Jones. I slapped on an acrylic crystal, and I sanded off the idiotic serial number on the side of the case. And then I fitted it with a genuine black gator strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrnixon Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 It is a beautiful watch. I have been thinking about one as well, with Swiss ETA. Is tehre any difference between the ones offered, or do they come from the same factory? If they are different, which one is recomended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehtolcad Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 silver hands version is the PLATINUM version and the engraving is wrong as the engraving at all watches are the same but is this realy important? Do you mean anyone in the world will belive you that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellomen Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 There wasn't ever a black-dialed Jones. Oops... by mistake I think though that an AR coating would suit this watch very well... and maybe a genuine gator strap + deployant... Gator strap you can get from The Watch Boys @Euno... nice... it's got a vintage look now and looks like a marriage watch made from a pocket watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 @Euno... nice... it's got a vintage look now and looks like a marriage watch made from a pocket watch! Thanks man! My strap is actually a Watch Boys Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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