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Paul Picot Limited Edition Plongeur C-Type


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Yellow happens to be my favorite color, so when the Plongeur C-Type was released, with it's yellow band and trim, I was immediately attracted to it. But, a yellow watch? Hmmm.... I held back.

But when Hoochman and Bebenn each bought one and posted pictures and positive comments, I bit.

I'm glad I did. It's a head-turner:

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Hooch's wrist shots really captured the texture of the dial:

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A photo tour:

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Here's a shot of the clasp. The one that came with the yellow band was fiddly. You could pull it open without depressing the buttons, so I swapped it for the one on the black band (I got both the yellow and the black). This one works as it should.

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At 43mm it sits big on the wrist, but not too big. The band must be cut to fit. The movement seems very solid and it starts up with a few gentle shakes.

Here it is with my other new acquisition, my TT BCE:

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A word about the band. It was VERY heavily scented with a chemical meant to smell like vanilla. It was so strong it made me nauseas for a couple of weeks. Much better now.

Some pics of the gen. Only 500 were made. (Not including the reps. :laugh: ) About $6,000.

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Got mine from SoCalTimer for $300. Both bands. I guess he's having some growing pains as his communication was poor. I had to practially beg him to sell it to me.

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Wow, amazing pictures.

Even though I am not into this watch at all these pics make me want one...

I need something with color for summer... definately!

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nice watch. The gen is limited to 999 pieces FYI not 500 pieces. It's inaccurate on this rep.

I've seen both numbers listed, but I think people have mistaken the non-chrono version for the chrono. I think the non-chrono was a run of 999 and the chrono a 500.

http://www.fhs.jp/Newmodel/PaulPicotPlongChrno/Dec05E.htm

Not that it matters much. :D Plenty of reps available.

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The ONLY watch I regularly wear from my "40% Accurate? Cool, I'll buy it!" period is the non-chrono version, which is actually pretty accurate. Yellow is great. The Le PLongeur is great. I'd buy the chrono to go with the standard but I have two reservations: possible trouble w/ the tranfer geared 7750 and the longevity of the adonized bezel. I noticed Picot makes a non PVD bezel version--anyone know how hard it is to remove rep-black?

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