Wrist Check - 2018

[Pupp]

So said:

soofsayer said:

Very happy with my new FE-140. Waiting for the croc strap to follow.

What do the sub-dials measure and in what units?

The 3-arm sub-dial is a conventional seconds hand; above that is a 30-minute counter, bottom central is 12-hour counter - the chrono fine timer is the trident.

Edited by Pupp on Wednesday 1st August 21:44

[Sam993]

Pupp said:

Sam993 said:

You should have mentioned that it looks like Precista PRS20, that might have helped...

Until they looked at the (dusty) reverse perhaps...

Indeed. Nice watch BTW. The PAM 721 I mean.

[Pupp]

Sam993 said:

Indeed. Nice watch BTW. The PAM 721 I mean.

Thanks. I suppose is pretty novel having a manufacturer produce a homage to its homage... wonder if Precista will dump its sapphire crystal for a plexi?

[nikaiyo2]

Pupp said:

Same here but they were kind enough to give me a coffee while they checked and confirmed no stock was likely to be allocated...

Haha nice, the Harrods watchroom semmed better informed but equally unable to help!

[nikaiyo2]

Sam993 said:

You should have mentioned that it looks like Precista PRS20, that might have helped...

Lol

I was well disappointed in the current PAM range everything had a second hand just about

[tumble dryer]

So said:

soofsayer said:

Very happy with my new FE-140. Waiting for the croc strap to follow.

What do the sub-dials measure and in what units?

I know this sounds a bit flippant, but does it really matter?

How many people with chronographs ever use them for timing anything more important than the school sports day - or equivalent non essential stuff?

I would have thought that this kind of timepiece is bought primarily on looks, affordability, perceived (genuinely or otherwise) quality and, justifiably in this case, exclusivity.

Well done Sir (Lorne), more a labour of love I suspect than in any real way an addition to your personal wealth.

Strangely I’m also drawn to the a-13a pilots watch https://www.a-13a.com/shop/modules/pspagebuilder/v...

Similar back-story; one man’s passion/obsession/desire, and all the more attractive for it - albeit with a quartz, as opposed to a mechanical, ETA movement.

In a sea of corporate, conglomerate, marketing-led-sheeple-sameness (and I’ve been as guilty as the next man) these two timepieces , driven solely by the passion of their originators, are a breath of fresh air.

[Blown2CV]

i guess it matters to some.

[Lorne]

tumble dryer said:

So said:

soofsayer said:

Very happy with my new FE-140. Waiting for the croc strap to follow.

What do the sub-dials measure and in what units?

I know this sounds a bit flippant, but does it really matter?

How many people with chronographs ever use them for timing anything more important than the school sports day - or equivalent non essential stuff?

I would have thought that this kind of timepiece is bought primarily on looks, affordability, perceived (genuinely or otherwise) quality and, justifiably in this case, exclusivity.

Well done Sir (Lorne), more a labour of love I suspect than in any real way an addition to your personal wealth.

Strangely I’m also drawn to the a-13a pilots watch https://www.a-13a.com/shop/modules/pspagebuilder/v...

Similar back-story; one man’s passion/obsession/desire, and all the more attractive for it - albeit with a quartz, as opposed to a mechanical, ETA movement.

In a sea of corporate, conglomerate, marketing-led-sheeple-sameness (and I’ve been as guilty as the next man) these two timepieces , driven solely by the passion of their originators, are a breath of fresh air.

Thank you for saying so, and yes, a labour of love that hasn't actually made me any money. I'll add '...yet' to that as I'm sure it will one day. Strangely I also love the attention and focus on the A-13a. It comes from a similar ethos of just doing something properly and figuring out how you'll recoup the cost later.

FE-140 will have a layered Teju rather than crocodile strap delivered just as soon as they're made; should be receiving them in about 2 weeks time from John at dangerous9 straps. The UK made crocodile & saddle leather layered straps are not quite there on the quality yet, and so as not to cheese off the chaps that bought a Field Engineer expecting one to be on it, I'm having John over in Munich make some Teju ones on the Field Engineer case and clasp jig he has for custom Field Engineer strap orders. It's a little more expensive to do than the UK straps, but I think it's important to deliver on promises and to over-deliver if the original promise doesn't turn out to be the standard I wanted.

Below is one of the custom teju straps. Standard fit for the Field Engineer until further notice, and soon to be delivered for FE-140, is the same but super-matt black outer, navy blue inner (matches the blue head screws) and black stitching.

Subdials are as noted by others and the reason for not putting any numbers on them is that I can't read numbers on a sub-dial without some milk-bottle magnifying glasses! Also spoils the cleanliness of the overall look.

I ate a teju when I was in the amazon back in april, just to make sure it was a 'local delicacy' and everything lived up to the ethically sourced tag. Truth be told it had the texture of chicken and tasted of whatever it had been seasoned with.



Edit: if you ever find yourself in the amazon and near a river, then definitely go for the fish stew. Absolutely superb, with different sorts of unidentifiable fish chunks, some sort of unknown veggies, chillies and the occasional hard boiled egg. This was fish stew for one please. Pic by the waiter.

Edited by Lorne on Thursday 2nd August 19:09

[CardShark]

Sam993 said:

You should have mentioned that it looks like Precista PRS20, that might have helped...

Yeah yeah, don't I feel like a right chump

[CardShark]

New strap for the A-13A, a Hirsch Arne delivered from WatchObsession earlier today.

Edited by CardShark on Thursday 2nd August 19:54

[crispian22]

This week's favourite.

[Octoposse]

Just purchased new work and summer (wild camping) holiday watch:

Edited by Octoposse on Friday 3rd August 18:40

[Blown2CV]

Octoposse said:

Just purchased new work and summer (wild camping) holiday watch:

Edited by Octoposse on Friday 3rd August 18:40

is that a Niva?

[Octoposse]

Blown2CV said:

Octoposse said:

Just purchased new work and summer (wild camping) holiday watch:

Edited by Octoposse on Friday 3rd August 18:40

is that a Niva?

You're not supposed to ask! It's actually the slightly less rare (on UK roads) Porsche 944 - I swapped out the radio cassette for this Lada badged (I forget who actually made it) radio CD player about ten years ago. Does everything I need and was an exact fit.

[crispian22]

This evenings instrument of choice.

[Blown2CV]

Octoposse said:

Blown2CV said:

Octoposse said:

Just purchased new work and summer (wild camping) holiday watch:

Edited by Octoposse on Friday 3rd August 18:40

is that a Niva?

You're not supposed to ask! It's actually the slightly less rare (on UK roads) Porsche 944 - I swapped out the radio cassette for this Lada badged (I forget who actually made it) radio CD player about ten years ago. Does everything I need and was an exact fit.

ha brilliant

[tumble dryer]

crispian22 said:

This evenings instrument of choice.

You're not wearing a gingham shirt, perchance...?

[Pupp]

tumble dryer said:

crispian22 said:

This evenings instrument of choice.

You're not wearing a gingham shirt, perchance...?

PH small cheque phobia regardless, what's not to like? Cracker if you have the wrists

[tumble dryer]

Pupp said:

tumble dryer said:

crispian22 said:

This evenings instrument of choice.

You're not wearing a gingham shirt, perchance...?

PH small cheque phobia regardless, what's not to like? Cracker if you have the wrists

:

Was just having a laugh. Y'know how, if you're into these things, you find yourself studying/looking at the detail?

It was just right there!

Love it tho'

[crispian22]

tumble dryer said:

:

Was just having a laugh. Y'know how, if you're into these things, you find yourself studying/looking at the detail?

It was just right there!

Love it tho'

Well actually........a blue one yes!