AllergyDoc Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 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: Hooch's wrist shots really captured the texture of the dial: A photo tour: 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. 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: 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. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italiano17771 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 wow great pics doc! you and hooch have the same taste in shirts as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllergyDoc Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 wow great pics doc! you and hooch have the same taste in shirts as well. He's got an 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario33 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Definitely a looker - great pics, btw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sql_pl Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 nice watch. The gen is limited to 999 pieces FYI not 500 pieces. It's inaccurate on this rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllergyDoc Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 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. Plenty of reps available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 wow.. that strap really brings out the wath.. thanks for the pics and write up Live stong and wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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