Wristcheck 2012

[neilbauer]

marcosgt said:

Nick M said:

New arrival:


Untitled by Ethel of Buzzez, on Flickr

What does the second crown do?

M.

I'm guessing it moves the internal compass ring?!?

[eccles]

Paid my ransom to the customs man today and picked up this lovely Le Jour automatic chrono today.... far cheaper than a Pasadena, and slightly rarer because it's not PVD . Just got to try and source a new crystal for it now.

[LHD]

Stuart said:

MercuryRises said:

I love these, I really do.

So much so that the Lady in the Rolex shop at Heathrow is getting fed up with me!

Maybe pop in every other tea break, so she doesn't notice so much?

I love mine.

It's my daily watch.

[Podie]

eccles said:

Paid my ransom to the customs man today and picked up this lovely Le Jour automatic chrono today.... far cheaper than a Pasadena, and slightly rarer because it's not PVD . Just got to try and source a new crystal for it now.

I have a mint '82 Pasadena - in steel.

Crap iPhone pic...

[CraigVmax]

I don't like you anymore

[Nick M]

neilbauer said:

marcosgt said:

Nick M said:

New arrival:


Untitled by Ethel of Buzzez, on Flickr

What does the second crown do?

M.

I'm guessing it moves the internal compass ring?!?

Yup. Pretty much all the time...

As a compass feature it's probably not that great, but I really like the overall look and feel of the watch and am training myself to ignore the fact than 'N' isn't at the top of the dial

[Podie]

CraigVmax said:

I don't like you anymore

Which reminds me - the blue dial Montreal is ready for collection.

[eccles]

Podie said:

eccles said:

Paid my ransom to the customs man today and picked up this lovely Le Jour automatic chrono today.... far cheaper than a Pasadena, and slightly rarer because it's not PVD . Just got to try and source a new crystal for it now.

I have a mint '82 Pasadena - in steel.

Crap iPhone pic...

That's lovely! It's amazing what a little bit of ink on the dial will do for the value of a watch.

[Podie]

eccles said:

Podie said:

eccles said:

Paid my ransom to the customs man today and picked up this lovely Le Jour automatic chrono today.... far cheaper than a Pasadena, and slightly rarer because it's not PVD . Just got to try and source a new crystal for it now.

I have a mint '82 Pasadena - in steel.

Crap iPhone pic...

That's lovely! It's amazing what a little bit of ink on the dial will do for the value of a watch.

The Pasadena had been a safe queen - not worn since it was purchased in 1982.

I paid just over 4 figures for it.

[eccles]

Podie said:

eccles said:

Podie said:

eccles said:

Paid my ransom to the customs man today and picked up this lovely Le Jour automatic chrono today.... far cheaper than a Pasadena, and slightly rarer because it's not PVD . Just got to try and source a new crystal for it now.

I have a mint '82 Pasadena - in steel.

Crap iPhone pic...

That's lovely! It's amazing what a little bit of ink on the dial will do for the value of a watch.

The Pasadena had been a safe queen - not worn since it was purchased in 1982.

I paid just over 4 figures for it.

Is it Lemania powered or 7750?

[Podie]

eccles said:

Is it Lemania powered or 7750?

7750

[andy_s]

Nice ones, here's my Lemania PVD version:



...and with a s/s cousin from around the same time (again, mid-eighties)-



I'm still not a complete fan of the case shape of the 510.50x series if I'm honest, but they are still lovely watches.

[Podie]

andy_s said:

...and with a s/s cousin from around the same time (again, mid-eighties)-



I'm still not a complete fan of the case shape of the 510.50x series if I'm honest, but they are still lovely watches.

Interesting the s/s one has "Carrera" written on the dial!

[andy_s]

eccles said:

Is it Lemania powered or 7750?

Easiest way to tell is the top subdial - it's a 30 minute counter on a 7750, but a constant 24hr indicator on the Lemania; the Lemanias minute counter is from the centre spindle, when set to zero, the minute and second chrono hands are superimposed so it can be hard to tell sometimes whether there is one or two hands there.

[andy_s]

Podie said:

Interesting the s/s one has "Carrera" written on the dial!

Yup - it's a Carrera, the last incarnation of that model before the 1990's remake I think. Different case shape to the Pasadena/1000 series 510.50x ones.

[Podie]

andy_s said:

Podie said:

Interesting the s/s one has "Carrera" written on the dial!

Yup - it's a Carrera, the last incarnation of that model before the 1990's remake I think. Different case shape to the Pasadena/1000 series 510.50x ones.

I hadn't noticed - but can see it now.

[bigandclever]

This big lump today...



Shocking photo

[chris5150]

Just in time for Haloween!

[Podie]

chris5150 said:

Just in time for Haloween!

Blimey, wondered if you'd get one of these!

Any plans for an RM037?

[chris5150]

better pic