doc savage Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I came home to one of my favorite sights--a parcel from China sitting on my desk. Inside I found this nice 47mm Destro, and the thing was still running! Puretime informed me that it had shipped a whopping 9 days ago; it took a little longer than normal since it routed through two sorting centers before leaving China. So either it has a nine-day power reserve or someone from Customs wound it for me. The package was not opened, by the way. I'm going to let it wind down until it stops just out of curiosity--my Swiss-movement 127 was only good for a couple of days on one wind. I chose this particular dealer for my 217 because he offered a dagger-shaped swan neck regulator, correct text orientation on the movement, and convenient pre-modding services. You can see it here, the version I ordered came to $278 with mineral crystal (they were temporarily out of sapphire), superlumed dial and hands, and shipping. Only Asian movements are currently available. I promptly replaced the rep croc strap with this extra long buffalo from FrxAndy, which has been sitting around waiting for a watch for far too long. It's a great strap and I can tell it's going to age really nicely. I was a little bummed when I looked closely at the movement: From the website: The real McCoy: The decoration on the movement is really nice, and pretty darn close to the gen, except for the upside down OFFICINE PANERAI. Extreme Close-Up: Yes, I have a poor camera and I take poor photos. What do you think of the cannon pin? Superlumed dial and hands: No long exposures, just held it close to a lamp for several seconds. I did miss having a 47mm Panerai on my wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robj Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Unless it's just the picture looks like you have paid $278 for a $140 watch! The cannon looks standard not flush and the movement with the exception of dagger is low grade Asian stuck on letters. Of course the pictures may be the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Great looking watch and love the strap combo i have the same hide strap on my 111h ... love it enjoy ure new piece ... regards laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepshow Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Unless it's just the picture looks like you have paid $278 for a $140 watch! The cannon looks standard not flush and the movement with the exception of dagger is low grade Asian stuck on letters. Of course the pictures may be the problem I don't see stuck on letters, but I agree about the canon pinion. It *appears* to not be flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capice Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 congrats Doc, awesome combo... didn't like the destro's at first but I am changing my mind......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 The letters aren't stuck on, but they are upside-down, UNLIKE the photo from the website. The cannon pin is almost flush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 BTW doc u wear that 217 and it looks like a 44 mm pam at best ure wrist is massive ... lookin good ! Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robj Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 The cannon pin is almost flush: Check the gap between the hands if very little then it's possible to get this effect "almost flush" by sanding down the hands and not replacing the pinion with H3 if gap is good then a little sanding down will make it completely flush. I see now from the better picture the bridge is engraved I know this watch they are better quality than the average. The AR is ok on them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATEspo Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Where can I find that strap? BTW, the 217 is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 BTW doc u wear that 217 and it looks like a 44 mm pam at best ure wrist is massive ... lookin good ! Laz That's what she said. I just finished watching season 4 of The Office--didn't like it much at first but it's addicting! Where can I find that strap? BTW, the 217 is amazing! Send a pm to FrxAndy; I don't know if he has any more of this hide though. He custom made me this one with a nice long tail--the only strap I have EVER had on the smallest hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoliying Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Can u see the difference between mineral and saphire glass? I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Not really, although I might if I had them side-by-side. It does have some light blue-tinted AR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 yeah i wonder if it's easy to change that upside down bridge.. if angus decides to bring in the new version.. coz mine is the upside down version too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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