verbal Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Just wanted to share some eyecandy from a Portu Laureus I had AR'd by Jakub.. In an old post I showed off my newly AR coated Portu and was amazed by the result. The 3714-04 however doesn't have AR coating -it could pass for the "Miami Vice" special edition, but than the caseback would be all wrong- So I thought a Laureus edition does come with a correct caseback and fitted with a nice AR crystal and a deep blue strap it would be a -almost perfect- killer watch.. as long as the movement holds So, off it went to Jakub for his piece of art and off to TimeZone for a deep blue strap, and here's the result.: hope you like it, I certainly do And a love couple: Images are direct from the camera, only resized....
Pix Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 :wub: Why is this d*mn movement so unreliable ! I've tried many Quartz versions, but have never been 100% satisfied. It's definitely the 7750 one I need... but I'm so scared to spend 300 bucks for a movement that will die in the year. And this blue dial, OMG, it's a pure candy. Needless to mention that K2222's AR coating makes it desirable. May I ask what sounds like a detail : is the crystal flat or doomed ?
Seadweller4000 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 OMG, what beauties... @Pix: it is slightly domed on gen - so I guess it is on rep as well...
verbal Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 @ Pix, it is indeed domed like the genuine :-)))) and thanks for the compliments ! The movement is indeed a gamble, I've been lucky so far and not using the chrono that often...
Orion1632 Posted February 6, 2008 Report Posted February 6, 2008 If I wanted a watch exactly like that .... who do I have to contact?
magagne Posted February 6, 2008 Report Posted February 6, 2008 If I wanted a watch exactly like that .... who do I have to contact? pm sent.
andreww Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 I love this watch, but the seconds at six kills any notion of buying one. Hopefully they'll get it sorted one day!
jkerouac Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 :wub: Why is this d*mn movement so unreliable ! I've tried many Quartz versions, but have never been 100% satisfied. It's definitely the 7750 one I need... but I'm so scared to spend 300 bucks for a movement that will die in the year. And this blue dial, OMG, it's a pure candy. Needless to mention that K2222's AR coating makes it desirable. May I ask what sounds like a detail : is the crystal flat or doomed ? That is my sentiment exactly. When I first saw pictures of these watches, I went nuts. I wanted it. But then the movement reports came in, and I never made the move, even after they released one awesome variation after another (notably the ones with the gold case versions). As beautiful as they are, I cannot justify the expense for such a movement time bomb.
he_haupt Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 thank you for this impressive post! i also admire iwc portuguese; i got mine from trusty more than a year ago. until today no probs (happy me). i also looked for a darkblue strap and got one from waccex - nevertheless i am interested which strap you got (source would be helpful). have you done double or single side AR? thanx, he
scoobs1971 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 These are really awesome! I've been thinking of getting a Portuguese myself, but the secs @6 scares me away..
yellomen Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 Nice, nice, nice!! I love the protuguese and i'm quite sour that the normal one has a wrong caseback
puttputt Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 The Portuguese is one of the nicest looking reps out there. It really is a shame about the "seconds at six" issue. I sent mine to The Zigmeister and he froze the seconds for me. Now I have a long-lasting Portuguese that still looks great, even though it is crippled! It was worth it to me to keep the watch around a while. If you are interested in doing the same, search the forums for his posts about this.
magagne Posted February 9, 2008 Report Posted February 9, 2008 The Portuguese is one of the nicest looking reps out there. It really is a shame about the "seconds at six" issue. I sent mine to The Zigmeister and he froze the seconds for me. Now I have a long-lasting Portuguese that still looks great, even though it is crippled! It was worth it to me to keep the watch around a while. If you are interested in doing the same, search the forums for his posts about this. I think about a porto too after seeing a gen one, if I'll go with one, I'll froze the sec@6 too.. but a a frozen sec@6 don't bother you ? I mean, it look like a dead watch, no ?
Golfman Posted February 9, 2008 Report Posted February 9, 2008 I think about a porto too after seeing a gen one, if I'll go with one, I'll froze the sec@6 too.. but a a frozen sec@6 don't bother you ? I mean, it look like a dead watch, no ? i aske myself the same question, but it's the only way to wear mine again ....cause doesn't wind anymore
verbal Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Posted February 9, 2008 i also looked for a darkblue strap and got one from waccex - nevertheless i am interested which strap you got (source would be helpful). have you done double or single side AR? thanx, he The strap is from The Watch Boys, do a search for Kurt @ TZ, he's listing all kinds of IWC straps and it's a double AR treatment.. @ Yellomen; regarding caseback, I'm doing some testing on a spare caseback to get it nice and evenly brushed , the challenge is to get it perfect round..
he_haupt Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 The strap is from The Watch Boys, do a search for Kurt @ TZ, he's listing all kinds of IWC straps and it's a double AR treatment.. thank you very much indeed!
Orion1632 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 verbal, you said in your post that it had it AR by Jakub, how did you arrange this?
blade007 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Posted February 20, 2008 These are really awesome! I've been thinking of getting a Portuguese myself, but the secs @6 scares me away.. same here, I loved the look of it but was scared to make a dud investment, ended up ordering a iwc 3717 from PT. As for my next purchase I got my eyes set on this Patek Philippe
magagne Posted February 21, 2008 Report Posted February 21, 2008 same here, I loved the look of it but was scared to make a dud investment, ended up ordering a iwc 3717 from PT. As for my next purchase I got my eyes set on this Patek Philippe Skeleton watch, "scare" me too.. (I couldn't resist )
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