Watchmeister Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Got lucky a few months ago and came upon a NOS bezel. Now the 23T is complete. Much thanks to the folks who were so helpful on this project. You know who you are. Here it is with an appropriate A series rubberized carbon fiber strap. Final specs: Gen Dial, Hands, Crystal, Bezel and Crown; Jimmy Case (with custom case tube)and CG; and Honpo movement and case back. And the obligatory wrist shot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Not much else to say - OUTSTANDING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaloArchive Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Got lucky a few months ago and came upon a NOS bezel. Now the 23T is complete. Much thanks to the folks who were so helpful on this project. You know who you are. Here it is with an appropriate A series rubberized carbon fiber strap. Final specs: Gen Dial, Hands, Crystal, Bezel and Crown; Jimmy Case (with custom case tube)and CG; and Honpo movement and case back. Is it me or, is the GMT hand supposed to extend past the marker? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK471 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Wow, W! As to the previous poster, it is NOT supposed to extend past. You're just so used to seeing the incorrect rep hands. W has the most spot on 23 I've seen short of, well, a 23! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaloArchive Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Wow, W! As to the previous poster, it is NOT supposed to extend past. You're just so used to seeing the incorrect rep hands. W has the most spot on 23 I've seen short of, well, a 23! I agree. It is a lovely 23. But, I noticed his GMT hand extends past the marker. Sort of strange considering that the Hands and Dial are Gen. H Edit: Red is the marker, Orange is the end of the hand. Edited January 11, 2009 by HaloArchive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 AWESOME , that it really very special Wear it well ST4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Here is the reference pic from Risti for a 23 T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaloArchive Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 See, now from risti, the GMT hand touches the end of the white marker and is the same length. Yours seems to extend a little. None-the-less you have an amazing watch and, besides that GMT hand, its perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Don't know what to tell you. I have at least one more set of t hands and a couple of L sets I can compare as well. I was aware that the L hands were different from the t and came in two variations (63 vs 23/29) but had never heard of variation on t hands. The only other thing I can think of is that the dial was NOS and perhaps the service dials changed the layouts slightly. I know the hands came directly from an existing 23. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaloArchive Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Yeah, I hear ya on the NOS things. I think there may be variation on the hands though. Look up the NOS hands and see if they fit? Just a suggestion. I could only tell at a second glance but, from far away, you can barely tell H P.S. Please Critique my thread of noob photos of my 111H Edited January 11, 2009 by HaloArchive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Great one K, very well executed. PAM023 dials are so rare I'm really perplexed how did you actually managed to score one - awesome! @HA...as for the hands, it's just an optical illision, they're just fine and same as on T-dial 29. L-dial 29 introduced slightly longer L-hands because the dial markers got pushed more towards the bezel. K, is it me or are the 12 & 24 bezel engravings slightly off? Must be an optical illusion as well, surely. Wear it well! babola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Babola- T dials are hard to come by and you take them when you can get them. On the bezel it is not that the engravings are off as it is a gen bezel. BUt you have to decide where you want line up the bezel and dial markers. More importantly, you want to ensure that the GMT hand is positioned correctly vis a vis the bezel markers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah, I hear ya on the NOS things. I think there may be variation on the hands though. Look up the NOS hands and see if they fit? Just a suggestion. I could only tell at a second glance but, from far away, you can barely tell Gen T hands. Gen T dial. Gen bezel, Gen crown. Gen CG. Gen Crystal. Jimmy case. Same movement as gen. Correctly BBed and OPed, random SN# caseback. Gen strap and buckle.....I'm thinking that Kruzer could probably take that watch anywhere with absolute impunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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