longshot Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 i can be as fanatic as the next rep collector about accuracy. that's why my old factory black SMP has a gen insert and crown and tube and hands! but rep collecting is also about fun to me. trying watches you could never own, or are not even sure you like i've never been a huge speedmaster fan but thought i might like to try one someday. so when a member listed this one a few weeks ago at a terrific price, i jumped on it. yes, is is a complete fantasy. the subdials are wrong and it's even quartz (a reliable japanese citizen that works and re-sets every time and is plus 3 seconds in 2 weeks). and i like it and it's a cool/fun beater and it cracks me up that the rep maker even marked on the back that it is a quartz movement. guess they did not want to be dishonest! i just got a dimodell imperator waterproof strap in honey crock from my friend walt at lone star (cost almost as much as the watch) that i'll be putting on it later today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I know I'm not one for chronos, but I could see myself going for such a watch for my collection What size is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishac Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Beautiful watch!! Pleaes tell me how the various sub-dial hands work...are the subdials "dummy", advancing by the pushers, or do they actually work with a "ticking" motion? I have this same watch in automatic form that I bought on Canal Street last year. It has faux chronos and the 6 oclock dial is a 24 hour subdial. The "chrono" hand works as the running second hand. While it has the incorrect clasp, the bracelet is heavy, with a nice clasp. It even has a "correct" standard Moonwatch caseback (not the patch that is on the genuine watch) The color combination is beautiful. Good luck with your watch!!! I am sure that you will love it! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Beautiful watch!! Pleaes tell me how the various sub-dial hands work...are the subdials "dummy", advancing by the pushers, or do they actually work with a "ticking" motion? it's a real chrono and works just fine. the 3:00 subdial is a 24 hour dial. the 6:00 is the running seconds (yes it does 'tick' one a second. quartz after all). the 9:00 counts minutes up to an hour and the center seconds is the chrono seconds hand. the top button starts and stops the chrono and the bottom re-sets it. i use it all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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