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tommy_boy 3T WIS 
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I thank you guys for pointing me in the direction of the smaller watch makers. Invicta, Tissot and Hamilton are nice enough, but it's even nicer to talk to the guy who builds your watch. I wanted a simple dress watch, so had this one built. A nice watch at a fair price. I just love it. German made 316L 42MM stainless steel case with flat double AR coated sapphire front crystal and threaded bezel, K1 hardened mineral crystal with threaded exhibition back. The case is polished with polished bezel and crown. 22mm lug width. Factory pressure tested to 5 ATM. Swiss made guilloche dial with flame blued steel Breguet hand set:  Seagull TY3621, high beat 21.600 a/h, finely engraved with 11mm screw balance, long pin fine regulator and perlage on the baseplate; regulated:  Gen croc strap:  Thanks again, guys! Last edited on Sun Jun 27th, 2010 12:19 am by tommy_boy |
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OldeCrow 3T WIS 
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Looks sharp Tom! You will need to bring that to the next GTG!  |
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wardog 3T WIS
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Very nice! Love the hands! I had been eyeing a Tourby with those hands but couldn't manage to pull the trigger due to the cost. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Looks ok, Tom. Big Congrats! |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Looks great Tom, nice classic look to it....congrats  |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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tommy_boy wrote: I thank you guys for pointing me in the direction of the smaller watch makers. Invicta, Tissot and Hamilton are nice enough, but it's even nicer to talk to the guy who builds your watch. Tommy_boy, I went back to this thread and studied your watch a little bit more. It still is a great-looking dress watch but just as an input to improve the look and confirm it as a true dress watch.....you might want to consider using a smaller crown. if you do, the overall look will improve and attention will now be directed to the dial than to the oversized crown. Also, I'd consider a snake skin strap or a croc strap with tighter/smaller scales. Hope this helps |
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tommy_boy 3T WIS
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Ya know, when that strap arrived I looked at the grain and the finish and decided to start looking for heavily padded lizard with a gloss finish. I see your point about the crown, and it is a good one. I will look at that. Thanks, again, guys. Maybe I know an olde crow with a spare crown?  |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Nice looker enjoy. |
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tommy_boy 3T WIS
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I ordered from the builder his "low profile" flat crown. It measure about 7.5MM in diameter and is about 3.5MM thick. Would a thinner crown of the same diameter look best? Thanks for any advice you're willing to share with this noob!  |
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AntFarm 3T WIS 
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That is simply elegant. Enjoy! |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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tommy_boy wrote: I ordered from the builder his "low profile" flat crown. It measure about 7.5MM in diameter and is about 3.5MM thick. Would a thinner crown of the same diameter look best? Thanks for any advice you're willing to share with this noob! Tommy_boy.....I stand corrected and I apologize. I think your photo perspective/shooting angle yesterday exagerrated the ratio of the crown to the dial/case. If the 2 pics you show now are the same crown as you initially posted yesterday, then my opinion is: stay as it is....IT'S PERFECTONESS! The crown looks great. |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Yes! Ilike this just as is. Great dial and hands. So crisp clean and classic. |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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I particularly like the white dial and hands, and the fact that the Roman numerals are consistent around the dial. (ie, they are "upside down" from 3/9) |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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That is a lovely classic looking watch, congrats on that!! |
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tommy_boy 3T WIS
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I really appreciate your kind words, guys. The knowledge base here is outstanding, so your positive comments mean lot! Thanks! |
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Willieboy 3T WIS 
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Excellent!!! |
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