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 Posted: Fri Mar 31st, 2006 05:28 pm
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mcwright



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 I actually got this with the Amphibia the other day, but didn't have time to mess with it. It is a gorgeous watch. Much better looking in person than in my poor attempt at a quick photo today. It came with an "ironing board" strap. So, that came off right away and was replaced with a nice DeBeer Baby Croc.

It's an eighteen jewel, hand wind movement in a polished case about 43mm in size. Perfect for me. Nice onion crown winds the watch. I haven't tried timing it yet or anything. The movement is moderatly decorated much like the Junkers models. Very nice.

The watch comes off like it costs a heck of a lot more than it does. There is some nice detail on the dial that you can barely make out in my photo. I got the only one in the series that has a luminescent dial. The others (there are 5 other models) all have applied numbers. The lumn on the hands is useless. So, I should have gotten the applied numbers. The blue on white dial is a knockout. And, the gold plated models are drop-dead-gorgeous. REALLY nice.

The series is called the Buran Siberia. Or, is it Bypah? I will never figure out all of the Russian brands and names.


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Last edited on Fri Mar 31st, 2006 05:30 pm by mcwright