stilty Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 oh man... every time I see those it makes me really want to build one! All, gen with the zenith movement like yours. I'm tempted to sell my franken collection, well, maybe not my 1016, to pursue one of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Not much to say except :notworthy: :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 oh man... every time I see those it makes me really want to build one! All, gen with the zenith movement like yours. Stilty- These are a lot of fun to build, and even more fun to own! I say go for it! Not much to say except :notworthy: :wub: TMG- That 7031 of yours has me feeling the same way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 This might be a bit of a moot point or maybe not. But did you adjust the beat rate to 28.8 from 36.0 as Rolex does? I wonder how much work and trouble that would be? I'm thinking it would be a real pain to do. How do you find the power reserve? I know on my 2846 hybrid, I get about 56 hours on a full wind. (21.6) and my 2892-A2's are around 42 hours (28.8 ) I'm guessing the high beat 36.0 would have a shorter PR. I bet that little sweep hand is pretty smooth ticking at 10x's per second though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Stilty, Unlike the Rolex 4030, mine still beat at 36k/h. It's actually one of the characteristics that I love about this watch; the seconds hand is smooth and steady! Holding it up to my ear, I can hear the escapement ticking away like crazy. As for power reserve; the white dial is in excess of 50h. The black dial is around 49h. I can let both sit in the watch box fo 2 days between wearing with no problems. Easily my two biggest powerhouses in the collection with regards to PR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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