chrgod Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) I ordered two of Andrews cheap Asian vintage Rollies for some friends of mine. These should be well known, but nevertheless here are some pictures. First is the GMT-Master with black-red bezel. A solid, classic pilot watch. It fits well with my vintage USAF A-2 jacket: Nice stainless steel watch, great overall quality feel. Too yellow markers for my taste and tiny date-mag... And it has a triplock crown. But, in all, nice and great service from Andrew as always! We all know the Pan Am connection with the GMT-Master, dont we? DRSD: Nice, matte black dial. Grey, rather than white script and closed 6 and 9s. Excellent crown guards! The famous "Robot watch" engraving, but my friend whom I ordered it for doesn't mind. The movement in the DRSD: Interesting to see the slots in the rotor and purple wheel, to make it more Rolex-like... Instant date-change. I counted it to be six seconds/day too fast: According to the "WO" logo under the balance wheel, it is a Seagull- movement. All in all two nice watches, not MBW quality but very nice. Edited June 22, 2006 by chrgod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yt74 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 That was one of the best reviews I have seen in a while, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskent69 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I have been seriously considering these as well. I just wish the yellow was not soooo yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Nice pics,,,,the DRSD is really calling me, and I'm a serious panerai freek. All I need is a drink or two and I'll probably end up getting one, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehtolcad Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 i love the robot watch text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pammo13 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Great watches be very careflly when screwing down the crown. The crown tubes are thin . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 That was one of the best reviews I have seen in a while, thanks! Yup... Short, Sharp, Concise... and with really well-taken pix to boot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 I've got a few of Andrew's vintage watches. I guess I'm going to have to take the back off again and look for the Seagull mark. One does OK and the other is 5 minutes slow per day. Thanks for pointing out the Seagull mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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