any honpo 187 owners here?

[kenneth2]

i have recently heard about the great rep 187 honpo provided some time ago and wondered if any members here had them?

i was told this might be a good forum to ask since it was more established

wanting to learn more about them and hope to own one some day

thanks

[Guest Sql_pl]

Had one a while back.

Please check my signature to see pics.

[Watchmeister]

Been through a couple of them. Here is my most recent one which was transformed into the only 7753 Honpo in existence (compliments of Ziggy). As we speak it sits with another forum member who is thinking about buying it. I may regret that though.

And here are some comparison pics of the Honpo versus the stock 7753 187 which is IMHO far inferior:

[kenneth2]

sweet!!!

may i ask what is a 7753 please

thanks

also what are some of the honpo 187 features that make them so good?

[Watchmeister]

7753 is the correct movement. Most reps (including Honpo) have an Asian 7750. Aesthetically the datewheel is sunken due to transfer gears to move the date location, the overall date window size is somewhat smaller and placed a little differently on the dial. 7753 has dedicated date pusher on the side of the case. Asian version has a dummy. On Honpo, the case and bezel/markers is closer to gen, etc.

[richard lawton]

Hi

Still got mine, also the honpo version has excellent AR

(Number 004)

Regards

Richard Lawton

[kenneth2]

thanks for the explanations and photos!!

now i can see the difference in the date window and date size

also is it true that the honpo 187 bezel has the markers held on with screws?