Radomir 183G

[mwee]

guys,

Now I have the Pam bug really bad. My 111h is completed and on the way back. Am also looking for the FGD dial to make a nice pre-A Pam. I am also seriously considering a Radiomir. need some advice and help. I am eyeing a 183G. To me , this is really nice and elegant. However, I have read that the biigest tell on the rep is the long crown (or stem). I have done some picture comparison, it does not seem obvious on some reps but on some it seems there. Just wante to ask any radiomir owners if this is true?

Here a pic of the gen

Here a pic of a Swiss movement 183 from Trusty site

To me, this comparison does not show any difference. So, would really appreciate any feedback or opinions please.

Lastly, the movement is the right one for a G movement, right?

Thanks!

[wheaton26]

i have owned two 183g's. one with a short stem and one with a long stem ... depends on the factory i guess. i have sold them both but here is one i owned a couple of years back with the longer stem ...

[babola]

Mwee, just a word of caution on that 183 "Swiss movement" from Trusty, nothing's Swiss on that mov't, 100% Asian, so choose carefuly.

Also, while they went extra mile on that model in rep factory and fixed the long minute hand tube so it sits flush with the cannon pin, the subdial second hand is wrong style, it's the one you'll find on Luminor Marinas. Radiomirs use shorter and smaller subdial second hands.

As far as the different stem lengts, I've noticed that DSN Rads come with longer crown tubes (hence providing for more crown turns) that looks a bit out of wack when compared with the gen Rads, but most of the standard rep Rad cases come with close to 1:1 crowns and crown tubes. Just be careful with screwing and unscrewing the crown on a Rad in the early days, normaly there's some debris and final metal shavings to be found after you receive the new Rad watch from the factory, it's so easy to cross-thread if you're not gentle.

Removing the crown and polishing the threads on crown tube, then greasing both the tube and crown before the re-assembly helps as well, in my case it made a big difference as the crown would screw in softly like butter.

babola